The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-21
Ordinance No. B.

An ordinance Co amend an ordinance oi 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 oi the City of skagway;
 That an ordinance entieled An ordi' nance providing for 1he assessment. levy md collection of poll taxes and for other purposes incident therc,o." being ordi- nance No. (. approved August eS, l9l0. b' ,mended SO as Co read as follows:
 SECTION l.
 A poll tax of t2.5o shall annually from md after the list day of September ot ach year. he imposed upon and collected from all electors found within the Citl ,f skagway. as shown ty the poll books ot the said said city for such year. or otherwise.
 SECTION IT,
 The poll tax collector or assessor shal rcqulrc every elcctor to pay his poll tax at the time of imposing or assessing th' anne. and t Is hereby made the duty oi every such clector Co pay Co such poll ,,x collector or assessor. upon demand the poll tax provided for In section ' of this ordinance. and in default of SO do ng the poll tax collector or assessor shall immediately return to the City ClorA such uncollectcd poll taN. and thcrcupor he City Clerk shall make report oi the same to the City Council. who may authorize the City Attorney to proceed 10 the collection of such uncollected poll .ax by an action in any court Of com petent Jurisdiction. and a penalty or twice the amount os such poll tax. besides costs anc disbursements necessarily in- cured lu the prosecution of said suit. shall be taxed and made part Of any action SO brought Co recover said poll inN and the incorporated City of Skagway shall be entitled to recover of and re- ccive the sam from any elector against whom the said city may recover tudg- ment.
 SECTION III.
 The poll books of the City Of SkaE- way for the year for which such poll tax Is collectable certified by the officer hay ipg charge thereof. or a certified copy of the same. shall be prima facie ovi- dcnce of the liability to pay poll tax Of every elector whose name appears there on.
 SECTION ".
 Poll tax receipts in blank. signed and numbered. shall be delivered by the City Clerk to 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- ivered to him and be credited with those returned and shall settle with tho said clerk and pay over the amounts col lected to the City Treasurer on or be- fore the ist of each month. with a state mcnt under oath of the tota. amount oi poll taxes collected by him during the asst preceding month. less the amount allowed for fees. He shall also be credit -d 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 ,ided. fifteen per cent of the amount col .ectcd. and he shall receive no other com pensation for such services.
 This ordinance shall take efrect and b, in full force from and after It's passage, approval and publication in newspaper ,f general circulation within the City oi skagway. for two successive weeks.
 Passed by the Common Council of thc City of skagway. AleJka. and approves tbis 2Stb day of october. A. D. 1901.
 F. M. WOODRUFF.
 Ex-Onicio Mayor. Attest, Godfrey chealander. Clerk.