The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-14
Ordinance No. B.

An ordinance Co amend an ordinance of th, City of Sk1gWay. entitled. "An or dinancc providing for thc assessment levy and collection ot poll taxes and for other purposes incident thereto. Be it ordained by the Common Council ot the City of Skogway;
 That an ordinance cnticlcd "An ordi- nance providing for thc assessment. levy and collection of pou t1Vcs and for other purposes incident thcrvlo. being ordi- nance No. q. approved August e,. is". he amended SO as Go read as fellows;
 SECTION
 \ poll tax of e e1n shah annually. from and after Che ist day of September of each year. b, Imposed upon and collected from an electors found within the City of Skagway. as shown by the poll books of the said said city for such year. or otherwise.
 SECTION tt.
 The poll tax collector or assessor shall r.ouire every cIcctor Co pay his poll tax at the time of imposing or assessing the same. and lt .s h,rcby made th" duty or every such cl,ctur Go pay to such poll t1N collector or asscssor. upon demand. the poH tax provided for in section ] of this ordinance. ari .u default of so do- Ing tho poll tlN collector or assessor shall immediately return t" th" City Clerk such uncollcct,d poll t1N. and thercup"n tho City Clerk shah make report oi the same to Che City Council who may authorize thc City Attorney Go proceed Co the collection of such uncollected poll tax by an action in any court "f com pctcnt Jurisdiction. aud 70 penalty (" twice the amount of such pou tax. besides costs and disbursements necessarily in- curr,d in tb, prosecution of said suit. shall bc taxed and made 90 part of any action so brought to recover said poll taV and the incorporated tiN "f skag~aN shall be entitled to recover ot and re- ceive Che sam from any eiector against whom Che saI city may recover judg- ment.
 SECTION Ut
 The poll books of Che City of SSag- way for th, year for which such poll tax Is coilectoble. certified by Che officer hay ing charge thercof or 90 certified copy of the same. shall Joe prima facie cvi-  every elector whose name appears there on
 SECTION ".
 Poll tax receipts in blank signed and numbered. shall he delivered hy the City Clerk Co the poll t1N collector or assess or on or before thc ist of September oi each year. and he shall hc charged with the amount of such poll tax receipt de- iivered Co him and be credited with thos. returned and shall settle with th' said clerk and pay over the amounts col- leeted Co the City Treasurer on or he- fore the ist of each month. with state nent under oath of th" total amount of poll taxes collected by him during the last preceding month. iess the amount allowed for fees. IIe shall also ba credit ed with unpaid receipts by him turned over Go the City Clerk
 SECTION V
 The poll tax collector or assessor shall receive as compensation for assessing and collecting poll taxes as herein pro vided. dft,.l per cent of the amount col lected. and he shall receive no other conn pensatIon for such services
 This ordinance shall take efrect and he In fun force from and after its passage. approval and publication in newspaper of general circulation within the City "t Skagway. for two successive weeks.
 Passed by the Common Council of Che City of Skagway. Alaska. and approved this Sth day of October. \. D. iai
 F. M WOODRUFF.
 Ex-OGiclo Mayor. Attest: Godfrey Chealander. Clerk.