The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-05-16

ages OF eighteen (IS) and fifty-hve
(55l years, except expressly exempt
from such tax by Article 29E Of the
Constitutions; which said tax shall be
collected in the calendar year Of 1899
and n each subsequent calendar yeSr
by the tax collector Of the Parish OF
Iberia, ana shall be paid on or before
the thirty first l&IJ 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 l3I) day of December of each
year, shall, be guilty ola m1sdemean-
or and subject himself TO a criminal
prosecution in the courts of this
State and under the laws governing
criminal prosecutions and trials, and
upon trial and conviction before a
court OF competent jurisdiction be
sentenced to pay fine Of not less than
Five Dollars IS CO., nor more than
Twenty Dollars ($2O.O0l or impris0n
ed in the Parish jail for not less than
five nor more than thirty days, Or
both at the discretion of the court.
Section A. 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
carry 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 inhab1;ant of the
Parish of Iberia, between the ages Of
49, and fifty-fve (55) wears,
liable to the said annual per capita
tax as provided for in sec. 8 of this
and he shall as soon as
completed turn it over to the tax col
lector Of the Parish of Iberia, and he
shall receive the same fees as now
fixed by law for assessing property
and other assessments.
Section 5, Be it further ordained,
etc, That the collector shall keep the
said "road and briuge per capita tax
book" separate 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
nent thereof.
Section 6. Be it further ordained, !
,tc., That on the second (2) day Of
January Of each year, the tax collec-
or shall deliver to the Police Jury g
complete and correct list of all tn
delinquent per capita tax payers, and
he President of the Police Jury shall
axe the proper steps towards having
'aid delinquents arrested and prose
,uted for the violation of this ordin-
tnce as provided in Section 3 OF this
ordinance.
Section 7. Be it luther ordained, |
,tc., That there is hereby levied an
annual license tax for the year 1899 |
md each vehicle and bicycle in the
Parish, graded as follows to-wit:
Upon each jumper and suIkr, wen
y five cents,
Upon each two wheeled buegy and |
.haise, thirty five cents.
Upon each four wheeled buggy, |
,haeton, carioIe or carry-a all dog cart,
Ind cabriolet, fifty cents.
Upon each barouche, hack, surry
andau, and omnibus or bus. seventy |
i've cents.
Upon each one horse cart, twenty
i've cents.
Upon each dray and two lose cart
fifty cents.
Upon each plantation cart and wag-
IN, fifty cents.
Upon each reddling cart, one horse
evenly five cents.
Upon each peddling cart two horse,
,ne dollar
Upon each bicycle, twenty five cents.
Upon all other two-wheeled vehicl es
lot especially mentioned herein,
ach twenty five cents.
Upon all other four-wheeled vehi-
les not especially mentioned herein
ach fifty cents.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, etc
hat on the second day of January
500, and each subsequent year the
AK collector of the Parish of Iberia
hall begin to collect and shall collect
s fast as possible from each and every
erson or persons, business firms or
in the Parish OF Iberia,
wiring and possessing any of said
ehicles graded in Sec. 7 of this or
nance, the said license tax, which
aid license shall be due and ccllecta-
lie during the first two months of
ach year, and all IN aid licenses
hall become delinquent on the first
ay OF March of each year, ard all
srsons who acquire any of the above
shicles and bicycle, named in said ,
&C. 2, after that date shall become
slinquent unless the license is paid
thin ten days. I
Section 8. Bel it further ordained, {
C., That any person or persons, re-
sired to take out license under {