The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-23
Ordinance No. B.

An ordinance to amend an ordinance of tho City of Skagway. entitled. An Or dInance providing for the assessment levy and collection of poll taxes and for other purposes incident thereto. Be It ordained by the Common Council of tho City of skagway:
 That on ordinance entieled An ordI- nance providing for the assessment. levy and collection of poll taxes and for other purposes incident thereto" being ordi- nance No. (. approved August 2S. 1900. be amended SO as to read as follows;
 SECTION I.
 A poll tax of ,2.5O shall annually, from and after the ist day of September Of each year. be imposed upon and collected from all electors found within the City of skagway. as shown by the poll books of the said said city for such year. or otherwise.
 SECTION II.
 The poll tax collector or assessor shall require every elector to pay his poll tax at the time Of imposing or assessing the same. and it is hereby made the duty or every such elector to pay to such poll tax collector or assessor upon demand the poll tax provided for in section l of this ordinance. and in default Of SO do- ing the poll tax collector or assessor shall immediately return to the City Clerk such uncollected poll tax, and thereupon the City Clerk shall make report or the same to the City Council. who may authorize the City Attorney to proceed to the collection of such uncollected poll tax by an action In any court Of com potent jurisdiction, and penalty or twice the amount of such poll tax, besides costs and disbursements necessarily in- cured in the prosecution of said suit shall be taxed and made a part Of any action SO brought to recover said poll tax md the incorporated City of Skagway shall be entitled to recover of and re- ccive tho sam from any eleetor against whom the said city may recover judg- ment.
 SECTION III.
 The poll books of the City Of skag- way for the year for which such poll tax Is collectable. certified by the officer hay Ing charge thereof, or certified copy of the same shall be prima facie evil dcnce of the liability to pay poll tax or every elector whose name appears there on.
 SECTION ".
 Poll tax receipts in blank. signed and numbered. shall be delivered by the City Clerk Co the poll tax collector or assess or on or before the list of September Of each year. and he shall be charged with the amount of such poll tax receipt de- liyered to him and be credited with those returned and shall settle with the said clerk and pay over the amounts eol- lected to the City Treasurer on or be- fore the ist of each month. with state mcnt under oath of the total amount or poll taxes collected by him during the last preceding month. less the amount allowed for fees. He shall also be credit ed with unpaid receipts by him turned over to the City Clerk.
 SECTION V.
 The poll tax collector or assessor shall receive as a compensation for assessing and collecting poll taxes as herein pro- yidcd. fifteen per cent of the amount col lcctcd. and he shall receive no other com pensation for such services.
 This ordinance shall take eftect and be in full force from and after it's passage approval and publication in newspaper of general circulation within the City ot skngway. for two successive weeks.
 Passed by the Common Council of the Ctv of skagway. Alaska and approved this sSth day of october. A. D. 1901.
 F. M. WOODRUFF.
 Ex-ohicio Mayor. Attest: Godfrey chealander, Clerk.