The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-11
AN ORDINANCE.

IL
Section I. Be it ordained by the no.
hce jury of the parish of Caddo, that
said parish be and is hereby formed
into road district. in compliance with
Article 2oI of the Constitution of 1905,
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained, etc.
that in order to raise funds Tor the
purpose of constructing, maintaining
and repairing the public roads of said
parish, that one mill per dnnum of the
taxes levied by said police jury of Cad
| do parish for the year 1901, and for
each succeeding year, is hereby set
aside and levied on all taxable prop
erty assessed upon the tax roll of said
parish tor said year and each succeed
ing year.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc,
that tor the same purpose there is
| hereby imposed per capita tax of one
dollar per annum upon each able-bcd-
led male inhabitant of said parish be-
tween the ages of Is and S. years; pro
vided, that the provisions of this sec
ton shall not be operative in incorpo-
rated towns End cities in said parish
| that maintain their own streets.
Sec. T. Be it ordained, ETC., that any
person subject to a per capita tax who
| shall fail or refuse to pay the same on
or before the Ist day of January of
each year shall be guilty of a INSIDE
neanor, and 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 sum
of IL. G.
S. 10 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. 5. Be it further ordained, etc,
that there is hereby IMPOSED and levied
an annual license tax upon the owner
of each vehicle, including bicycles,
Kept and used fol- locomotion over the
! public -oads of said parish in said par
| ish, as follows:
DDiOEci0S go $3.50; '''.'.''''9 50
/ Carriage, surrey or drag .. so
/ Buggy w 49,. ..IO 90
One-hOrSe wagon ............ Is
wo-horse wagon ..... ... 90
+ our-hor5e wagon 80. 80. -. IS
S1X-horSe wagon 80. ..... 90
Log wagon ..-... 1890. 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 IL
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
arv of aech year. he shall be deemed
| 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 Ie
per cent on amount due as attorneys
fees, as in ordinary suits.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, etc,
] that there shall be a 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 i 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-
p,oy foremen and laborers for each
camp outfit and said committee sfnH
have full power to direct what roads
shall be worked, when and ny 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 fun
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.