The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-11-15
Ordinance No. B.

An ordinance Co amend an ordinance of the City of Staswsy. entitled. "Nn or dinancc providing for thc assessment levy and collection of poll taxes and for other purposes incident thereto. Be it ordained by Che Common Council of the City os Skagway:
 That on ordinance entelcd An ordi- nance providing for the assessment levy and collection of poll toVcs and for other purposes incident thereto. being ordi- nance No. {. approved August eN. l9". he amended so as to r.ai as follows.
 SECTION t
 A poU taV of se -1 shah annually. from and after the ist day of September of each year. bc Imposed upon and collected from an electors found within thc city of Skagway. as shown by thc poll books of the s1id said c,ty for such year. or otherwise.
 SECTION U
 The poll tux collector or assessor shall require every cicctor Co pay his poll tax at the time of imposing or usacssing Che same. and t is hereby made Che duty of every such cl,otor to pay Go such poll  the poll tax provided for in section ! of this ordinance. and in default of SO do- Ing the poll t3N collector or assessor shall immediately r,t4ru to che City 'lcrS such uncoIcct,d poll taV. and thercur'n the City Clerk shall make rrport of the same Co Che City Council. who may authorize the City Attorney Co proceed Co the collection of such uncollcctcd poll tax by an action in any court of com petcnt Jurisdiction. and penalty of twice the amount or such poll ttV besides costs and dlsburss rncnt9 uec'7sarilly in- cured in thc prosecution of said suit. shah bc tlN,d and made 90 part of any action so brought to recover sad poll taN. and thc incorporated City ot Sk1gway shan be entitled Co recover of and rc- ccive Che sam from any vlcctor aguust whom thc sad city may recover jidg- ment.
 SECTION lIL
 The poll books of Che City of Skas- way for Che year for which such poll tlN is collcctablc. certified by Che officer hav- ing charge thereof or % ccrtihed copy Of Che same sh1u bc prima iacic cvl- dencc of Che liability to pay poll tax ot every clector whose name appears there on.
 SECTION ".
 Poll tax receipts in blank. signed and numbered. shah be delivered hy the city Clerk to thc poll tlN collector cor asscg'- or on or before thc ist of September ot each year. and he shall te charged With thc amount of such poll tax receipt de- uvercd Co him and he credited with thos. rcturn.d and shall settle with th' said clerk and pay over the amounts c"l- lected Co Che City Treasurer on or be fore the lst of c1ch moath with a state ment under oath of the total amount of poll taxes collected by him during the last preceding month. l,ss th" amount allowed for fees. tie shah also be credit ed With unpaid receipts hy him turnrd over Co the Citv CicrS
 STATION V
 The poll tax collector or assessor shall receive as a compensation for assessing and collecting poll taxes as herein pro vided. fifteen per cent of the amount col lectcd and he shall receive no other com pensation for such services.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be In full force from and after ts nassagr. approval and publication in a newspaper of general circulation within thc City of skagway. for two successive weeks
 Passed by thc Common Colncii or th" City of Skagw1y. Alaska. and approved this 9th day of October A ID. 1901.
 F. M WOODRUFF.
 Ex-Omcio Mayor. Attest: Godfrey Chcalandcr. Clerk.