The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-07

dollar per annum upon each able bed
led male inhabitant of said parish be.
tween the ages of I8 and S. years; pro
vided, that the provisions of this sec
ton shall not be operative in incorpo-
rated towns and 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 on
or before the list day of January of
each year shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, AMI shall be subject to 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 $3.50 nor more than
$3.50 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. S. 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 foi locomotion over the
public roads of said parish in said par
ish, as follows:
BICYCLES ........ ..........S so
Carriage, surrey or drag ..... so
DuRpN s'.... ...... ........... 90
One-horse wagon .......... IS
lWo-horse wagon ....... so
-four horse wagon 80. -. go. Isl
SlX-horSe wagon 80. ........ 90
LOS WuSOh 800 .''... 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
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. 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 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-
boy foremen and laborers for each
camp outfit; and said committee shall
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 tC 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.