The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-20
Ordinance No. B.

An ordinance to amend an ordinance of the 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 m ordinance enticlcd 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, i9Oo' be amended SO as to read as follows;
 SECTION I.
 A Doll tax of Se5O 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 tho time of imposing or assessing the iame. and it Is hereby made the duty or very such clcctor to pay to such poll aN collector or assessor. upon demand, he poll tax provided for In section of this ordinance. and In default of SO do Ing the poll tax collector or assessor shall immediately return to the City ClerE such unconectcd poll tax. and thereupon hc City Clerk shall make report oi tho same to the City Council who may authorize thc City Attorney to proceed to the collection of such uncollectcd poll ,ax by an action in any court Of com potent Jurisdiction. and a penalty oi twice the amount of such poll tax. bcsldci costs and disbursements necessarily in- cured In the prosecution of said suit shah be taxed and made a part of any action SO brought to recover said poll lnN and the incorporated City of Skagwny shall be entitled to recover of and rec cciNc the sam from any elector against whom the said city may recover tudg- mcnt.
 SECTION TIT.
 The poll books Of the City Of Skag- way for the year for which such poll tax Is collectable. certified by the officer hav- mg charge thereof. or certified copy of the same. shall be prima facie evi- lcrco or the liability to pay poll tax of every clector whose name appears there on.
 SECTION ".
 Poll taN receipts n blank, signed and numbered. shah be delivered by the City Clerk Co the poll toX collector or 'assess- or on or before the ist of September Of each year. and he shall bc charged with the amount of such poll tax receipt de- ivcrcd Co him and be credited with thorc returned and shall settle with the said clerk and pay over the amounts col- i,ctcd Co the City Treasurer on or be- forc the ist of each month. with a state tneut under oath of the total amount Of poll taxes collected by him during the last preceding month, less the amount allowed for fees. He shall also be credit cd with unpaid receipts by him turned over Co 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 vidcd. fifteen per cent Of the amount col- Icctcd. and he shall receive no other com pensatlon for such services.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be in fuu force from and after It's passage approval and publication In a newspaper of general circulation within the City of sl,agway. for two successive weeks. Passed by the Common. Council ot the 'ity Of Skagway, Alaska, and approved tnis e>th day Of october, A. n. 1901
 F. M. WOODRUFF.
 Ex-ohicio Mayor. Attest: Godfrey Chealonder. Clerk.