The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-19
Moved by Mr.. Drackett and

ScnOpl IoI tHe PURPOSE Oh Coupler
ing the Btrw ,ck school house. The
motion was carried.
MessrS. Drackett and LasSus, d
committee of two appointed to
look into the ferry privilege at
Morgan City reported that after
looking into the matter thoroughly
and careful, in their Judgment
the least shonlI remain as it is,
viz: Lessee shall pay $685. for
the privilege, one half to 20 to the
town of Morgan City, ohe-half to
the parish of st. Mary at the ex-
,,iration of present lease. The re::
port was accepted aud ferry prlvi-
lcge to remain AS it is. Committee
was discharged.
Mr.. Dudley Berwick, Secretary
of the Police jury, asked that the
salary OF the Secretary of the
Police Jury be fixed ut 5000 per
annum insteau OF $3.50 per annum.
Same was granted, DIR. I. +. Frere
voting to the contrary.
The following road tax was in.
troduccd by Mr. l'rackett and
adopted.
SEC. 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury OF the Parish of St.
Mary, in regular session assem-
blcd, that there shall hereafter be
levied against each owner or user
of each and every vehicle, used
within the Parish of St. Mary,
according to the following gradu-
alton. the annual license, to-wit:
Upon each two-wheel buggy or
,haise, $3.50, upon each four
wheeled dog-cart, clarance or
Cabriolet, $3.50, upon each ba-
rouche, hack, surry, landou or
omnibus, S0.75, upon each two
horse dray, wagon or two horse
cart. $3.50, upon each plantation
wagon or cart, so so, upon each
one horse peddling cart s0.75,
upon each two horse peddling cart
S1.OO, upon each bicycle $3.50. Up
on all other two-wheeled vehicles
not mentioned herein 1925. Upon
all other four wheeled vehicles IL,
mentioned herein $3.50.
SEC. 2. Be it ordained as afore-
said, that the license tax herein-
before levied shall take effect and
become operative from and after
the passage of this ordinance; and
that the Secretary of the Police
Jury is hereby authorized to pro-
cure suitable metallic license tags
or certificates, to contain the fol-
lowing inscripti. n: Road Tax
Certificate, Parish of st. Mary,
No. --
of a size not to exceed six inches
square. and not to be smaller than
two inches square; which tax tags
or certificates shall eacl, contain II
different number from the other,
and shall ne numbered in nnmeri-
cal succession from No. to the
end Of the numbered secured
which tag shall also contain
deeply stamped upon IFS face, the
year in and fer w'rica lie said tax
is levied.
SIC. ) l., II .a.,i,Cr ordained,
etc. rs u'n,, >:.i... !'at the sal,
license tax S.iaii be collected 10y
the Sheriff y! the parish Of st.
Mary, who. j. hereby authorized
to receipt tO' tin. same aud to
Issue to the ,aX-lehtor, besides the
said receipt, ,.s'e q! tue metallic
tax certItir. tts aforesaid tor each !
vehicle that H.. ~. iIs or useS, ac-
cOrding to the above schedule.
And that the said tag or certifi-
cate shall Ut take, by the said tax !
debtor and securely screwed or
attacked TO tat left side Of the
body of the vehicle so licensed, III
the most c"">rlcnuhS place posi-
bic, and to l. n-lsi there during
the whole OF ;ie year tor whict,
the crrtliici. Stands.
SEC. i. BE- J.. ursi:,i!.c.l, etc. asl
aforesaid. Via; thu license tax
shall operate :; pr. lc.c npOn the
vehicles culn.ns within the pro-
vision of this ordinance, for the
collection OF The said license, and
lpon default ct it's payment may
,e seized anj SOlu t. satisfy the
same, after advertisement for ten
lays III a newspaper published
within the Parish OF st, Mary, to-
,ether with ali costs 50 incurred.
SEC That the license so col
ectad shall be applied to the i'm
of the public roads and
applied to roe,ls III ward collected
md used for nc other purpose.
SEC. q. BE il further ordained.
to-. as aforesaid. That this Ii.
ense tax slIal! n.ct.',.: due and
'xisib'c ilom airi after he passage
IT tins ordinance; ans: shall become
delinquent after tile 81 uay OF JAN