Douglas Island news., 1902-07-09
Ordinance No. 5.
Levy of Poll Tax for the Year 1902.
The City of Douglas does ordain as follows

The City of Douglas does ordain as follows:
 WHO ARE TAXABLE.
 SECTION 1. Every male person over the age of 21 and under the age of 50 years, re- siding within the corporate limits of this city, shall pay into the treasury the sum of Two Dollars as Poll Tax, except such as are exempt under Section of this ordinance.
 WHEN AND HOW PAYABLE.
 SEC. 9 Said Poll Tax shall be payable on demand of Assessor of said City of Douglas, duly authorized as ex-officio Tax Collector, to collect the same at any time between the first Monday in July and the last Saturday in December of the year 1902.
 WHO EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT.
 SEC B. The following persons shall be eX- empt from paying this tax: 1. All persons who can produce evidence of having paid Poll Tax in any other mu- nicipal city of the United States. Such eyi- dence of exemption shall consist of duly such other municipality, for the current year
 2. All members of the Douglas City Fire Department.
 RESIDENCE.
 SEC A. For the purpose of the enforce ment of this ordinance the word residing" in Section one, shall be construed to mean one who has lived within the corporate linn it's of this city more than sixty consecutive days prior to demand of Assessor fer such tax.
 METHOD OE COLIECIlON.
 SEC. B. For the purpose of collecting this tax the Assessor for the current year is here by declared and appointed eX-oficio Tax Collector, with power to demand, receive, and give receipt for same. The Counci! shall furnish the Assessor with books and blanks | on and after the 1St Monday in July he shall diligently demand, collect and give proper receipts for said tax. At the end of every thirty days after the 1st Monday in July, dur. i'm ba 70 moneys received on account of such tax to the treasurer, taking his receipt therefor in duplicate, one of which the Assessor shall immediately return to the city clerk. On refusal of any person not exempt under Sec tion of this ordinance to pay the same with | in seven CD days after such demand has been made for payment it shall be the duty of the Assessor to serve notice of said tax on any person or firm employing such person refus- ing or neglecting to pay same; said notice to authorize said employer or employers to pay said delinquent tax and demanding payment thereof and the charging of the same to the wages account of said employe. PENALTY.
 SEC. 6. At the end of each current month l from the first Monday in July the Assessor shall report to the city treasurer list con taining the names ot persons who have re- fused to pay said tax after due and sufficient demand and notice. It shall be the duty of the treasurer, within seven CD days after re- oeipt of such names to declare same delin- quent attach a penalty of 1212 per cent in addition to said taxes, and cause list of same to be published in the Douglas Island News, in one issue, and post the same in three public places of this city, notifying such de- l iinquents that unless these taxes. with the added 1212 per cent, penalty, be paid to city l treasurer within seven CD days from date of such notice, the same will be sued for as debts due the city, in the U. s. Commission CTS Court.
 COLLECTION.
 SEC. 2. The treasurer may at his discre- | tion at any time after the expiration of the seven CD days notice given bring suit against | any or all of said delinquent tax payers, the same as in civil actions for debt. TIME OF TAKING EFFECT. 1 SEC. S. This ordinance shall be published l in the Douglas Island News, weekly paper | published in the City of Douglas, on the fol- 1 lowing dates: July 9, 1902, July 16, 1902, and 1 three public places in the City and shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of it's passage.
 Passed and approved the 9th day of July, A. D. 1902.
 Attest; JOHN HENSON, Clerk.
 I, John Henson, Clerk of the City of Doug l las, do hereby certify that the foregoing is an ordinance passed by the Common Council l of the City of Douglas, at meeting of said Council held on the 9th day ot July, A. ID. 1902.
 In witness whereof have hereunto set my 1 hand and caused the corporate seal of said City to be attached this 9th day of July, A. (, ~ > JOHN HENSON, l }sEAL Clerk of the City of Douglas