The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-27
TAX LEVY,

TAX LEVY.
Sec. "A. The county court in the
several counties OF the state, st the
term when other taxes are levied, shall
levy, for road purposes, upon every
male ~inhabiiant in the several road
districts in the comfy, over twenty'one
and under sixty years Of age, a poll tax
Of not less than $3.50 o more than
500, except upon the persons
residing within Incorporated Cities
towns, villages and upon all real and
personal property in said district not
within the corporate limits OF any city,
town or village, taxable tor state pur-
poses, may levy a tax Of not less than
five or more than twenty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation, TO be
deducted from the levy made for
county purposes, which levy, both poll
and property tax, shall be COLLECTED as
ether state and county taxes, and the
amounts OF money so collected as road
taxes shall be paid by the collector into
the county treasury for the use Of the
several districts from which collected,
and shall be paid out upon the war
rants Of the board Of the road commits
s%ioners as by this act provided.
LIST OF POLL TAX PAYERS TO BE FILED,
Sec. Is. The clerk Of the board OF
the several road districts in each
county shall furnish and cause a list OF
male persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years residing in
his road district to be filed in the office
Of the clerk Of the county court,
alphabetically arranged, on or before
the first day Of April in each year.
DUTY OF THE COUNTY COURT.
Sec. l6. On or before the first day
of July Of each year the clerk of the
county court shall copy the list o.
names, as furnished him by the clerks
Of the several boards Of the severa
road districts, numerically arranged
on a separate tax-book, to be known a
the poll.tax book, and shall exten'
opposite each name the poll tax, II
levied by the county court, and shall
deliver the same to the collector an,
shall take his receipt therefor.
DUTY OF COLLECTOR AND CONSTABLE.
Sec. II. The collector shall use du
, diligence in collecting poll and prof
erty road tax, the same as other count
taxes are collected, and 10 propert
whatever shall be exempt from seizuI
and sale by the proper officer for sue
taxes. At his annual settlement, th
: collector shall cause to be made an
! delivered to the clerk Of the board
each road district q list Of the nam,
c properly sworn to, Of all persons WI
u have not paid, and are delinquent il
5 their poll tax for the year preceding
9 and the clerk Of the board, upo
receipt OF such list, shall deliver Il
same to some constable residing 10
near the road district in which Il
persons against whom the said poll IL
'e was assessed, reside, taking his recei.
d for the same, with instruction to 81
l. on the same before some Justice Of Il
g peace. Said collectors certified Ii
E. shall be prima facle evidence of Il
correctness and truth Of such stat
ment. The said constable shall pr
S. coed to collect such tax with dillgenC
b. and when not promptly paid on d
r. mand, shall institute suits on each
D. such claims in the name Of the cole
I'd tor to the use Of the road distrit
er before any justice Of the peace in
at township. The constable shall be E
re titled to such fees, as are allowed
Is, law, and shall pay over to the COLI
d. tor all moneys, thus collected, withC
ID, delay. and take a receipt therefor.
ad DISTRICT ROAD FUND.
W. Sec. IS. The money, collected d
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