The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-07-24

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vided, that the provisions of this sec
ton shall not be operative in incorpoi
rated towns End cities in said parish
that maintain their own streets.
Sec. 4. Be it ordained, ETC., that any
person subject to a per capita tax who
shall fail or refuse to pay the same or
.or before the Ist day of January OF
each year shall be guilty Of a misde-
| meanor, AMI shall be subject 20 indict-
ment by the grand Jury OF said parish
or prosecution by the district attorney
O. said parish, or to prosecution b. the
| district attorney of said parish by bill
of indictment, to be prosecuted before
the district court of said parish, and
upon conviction shall be fined in a sum
! of not less than 81 so nor more than
, S. 30 and all costs of the prosecution
and in default of the payment of said
fine and all costs he shall be sentenced
| to work upon the public roads of said
parish undr provisions of this ordi-
nance two days for every dollar Of
fines and costs.
Sec. :. Be it further ordained, ETC..
that there is hereby imnosed and levied
an annual license tax upon the owner
of each vehicle, including bicycles,
kept and used foi locomotion over the
public roads of said parish in said par
ish, as follows:
Carriage, surrey or drag ...... so
Buggy 800. ...... ........... 1 90
One-horse wagon ........... rs
Two-horse wagon 800. .. so
FOur-horse wagon 49,. 80. 49,. IS
(Ix-hnrCR wagon M
Log wagon ...... ...... ....... 2 90
Any other vehicle not herein named
$I.oo, provided said annual license tax
shall not be imposed upon any vehicle
upon which a state, parish or city Ii
cense tax is now levied under existing
laws.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that if the owner of any vehicle or
bicycle in said parish shall fail or re-
fuse to pay said annual vehicle or bicy-
Gle tax on or before the Ist day of jan
uarv of aech year, he shall be deemed
a delinquent, and the sheriff and tax
collector of said parish is hereby au-
thorized to proceed before any court of
competent jurisdiction to sue for and
collect the same with all costs and 10
per cent on amount due as attorneys
fees, as in ordinary suits.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that there shall be committee known
as "The Good Roads Committee" and
to consist of three members Of the jury
of said parish, to be selected by said
jury, whose duty it shall be to select a
superintendent of public roads for said
parish, if necessary. and to fix his com
rensation; to receive and take charge
of the road fund and to disburse the
same to purchase necessary mules,
wagons, scrapers, tents, road machines
and other road implements, ETC., to EN-
pioy foremen and laborers for each
camp outfit; and said committee shall
have full power to direct what roads
shall be worked, wher and by whom
and monthly reports shall be made in
full by said committee to said police
jury.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, etc.
that said committee shall have full
charge of the working and maintenance
of all convicts sentenced by the district
judge of said parish and by the city
judge of the city of Shreveport to work
upon the public roads of said parish.
p. P. KEITH, President.
A. l. DURINGER. Clerk.