The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-05-02
AN ORDINANCE.

Parish OF Iberia into road districts; TO
raise funds for the purpose of construc
ing. maintaining and repairing the
public roads and bridges of said Par.
ish; to relieve from compulsory road
duty certain persons: and to provide
for the penalties and punishment OF
violations of this Ordinance.
Section I. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury ofthe Parish of Iberia, La.
That the Parish OF Iberia be and is
hereby divided into eight road dis
tricts as follows, to-wit:
The first road district shall be com
posed of the first ward of the Parish
Of iberia; end road district OF the end
ward; the grid road district Of the grid
ward; the 4th roaG district of the 4th
ward; the 9Th road district OF the 5th
ward the 9th road district of the 9Th
ward; the 9TH road district of the 7th
ward; and the Sth road district of the
Sth ward. The road districts may be
sub-divided thereafter by proper re-
solutions Of this Police Jury.
Section Q. Be it further ordained.
etc, That there shall be set aside one
mill Of the taxes, levied by the Police
Jury of Iberia Parish, of the year 1899
and OF each subsequent year thereaf-
ter, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing the public
roads and bridges of the Parish of
Iberia.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc. That there is hereby imposed and
levied an annual percapita tax OF One
Dollar, for the calendar year 1899, and
for each succeeding calendar year up
on each able bodied male inhabitant
Of the Parish of Iberia, between the
ages Of eighteen (Is) and fifty-ive
(55) years, except expressly exempt
from such tax by Article 29I OF the
Constitution; which said tax shall be
collected in the calendar year OF 1899
and in each subsequent calendar year
by the tax collector of the Parish OF
Iberia, and shall be paid on or before
the thirty first (3I) day OF December
In each respective year to said tax
collector; and whosoever shall refuse,
neglect or fail to pay the said per
capita tax on or before the thirty
first tar day Of December of each
year, shall, be guilty ola mfsdemean-
or and subject himself to criminal
in the courts OF this
State and under the laws governing
criminal prosecutions and trials, and
upon trial and conviction before
court of competent jurisdiction be
to pay fine Of not less than
Five Dollars ($5 00) nor more than
Twenty Dollars ($2O.0ol or imprison-
ed in the Parish jail for not less than
five nor more than thirty days, or
both at the discretion Of the court.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC.. That it shall be the duty OF the
Assessor of the Parish of Iberia. at
the beginning Of each year, to enter,
{ Try and record. in book especially
provided for that purpose and to be
known as the "road and bridge per
capita tax book" the names OF every
able. bodied male inhabitant OF the
Parish of Iberia, between the ages Of
49, and fifty five (55) wears,
liable to the said annual per capita
tax as provided for In sec. 8 Of this
ordinance, and he shall as soon as
turn it over to the tax col
lector Of the Parish Of Iberia, and he
shall receive the same tees as now
fixed by law for assessing property
and other assessments.
Section s, Be it further ordained,
etc., That the collector shall keep the
said "road and BRUCE per capita tax
bookn seperate from the State and
Parish tax rolls, and he shall issue
to the person paying said tax the pro-
per receipt and shall enter IN said
book the date Of the collection or pay
ment thereof.
Section 9. Be it further ordained,
etc., That on the second ~ day Of
January Of each year, the tax collec-
tor shall deliver to the Police Jury =
complete and correct list Of all the
delinquent per capita tax payers. and
the President Of the Police jury shall
take the proper steps towards having
said delinquents arrested and prose
cuted for the violation Of this ordin-'
ance as provided in Section 8 Of this
ordinance.
Section !. Be it further ordained,
etc, That there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1899.
and each vehicle and bicycle In the
Parish, graded as follows to-wit:
Upon each jumper and snlky, twen-
ty Ave cents.
Upon each two wheeled buggy and
chaise, thirty five cents.
Upon each four-wheeled buggy,
cariole or acknowledgement,
and cabriolet, fifty cents.
Upon each barouche, hack. surry
landau, and omnibus or bus. seventy
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