The Nome nugget., 1902-05-10
ORDINANCE NO. 75.

An ordinance providing for the imposition and
 collection Ot pCI taxes, and dehn,ng the
 duties of the city asse '>or and eXo1lc'o col
 lcctOr of taxes.
 Be it ordained and enacted by the common council of the city of Nome aS follows: - section l. That every male inhabitunt of the cit of Nome must annually. between the first day Of May and the thructh day of Apr Of each and every year. pay u poll tax of four dol lars (siO0) in lawful money of the Cnitcd Sta.cS.
 section ,. That the city clerk must cause to be printed sufficient number of poll tax re- ceiptS for the use of the collector of poll taxes leaving il blank space for the insertion of the name of the person liable to pay the tax, and shall number and sign Inc same, and shall, at the same time and before delivery of the | X receipts to the coll 'ct1r, make record of the number of coiptS and charge the collector there with
 Section 3. That the assessor and ex.offlcio ta collector of the city of Nome shail, in uddl- llon to the duties now provided for him by ord- nance, perform all the duties heretofore lncum- bent upon the collector Of licenses and poll taxes and he shall also perform the duties heretofore provided for the chief of police as collector of poll taxes; and that tn" salary If the assessor and ex-oficio collector of tlXeS, from and after the date of the passage of this ordinance, shall be two hundred dollars (S20LUD per month; and that said a>sesSor as tax co., ] etc eN-othClo. SlGl execute q bond tO the city of Nome, with sufficient SurcticS in the sum of ten thousand dollar, tFlU,0pD for the faithful performance of his duties, sad bond to he ap- proved by the mayor cX-uncio, and hcd with
 
 Section l. That any male citizen of the city of Nome subject to poll tax, aS provided for by this ordinance, who desires, may perform work and labor upon the streets and alley of the city of Nome to the value of four dollars Cri.OUJ, under the supervision of the chief of police and cX otiiCio superintendent of streets, upon such person producing and delivering to the said chief of police an order from the assessor and -Oiiicio collector. directing and authorizing the said party to pay bis poll tax in that man uer: that eight hours work uToa the said streets and alleys shall constitute the full pay ment of >G il poll tax; that any person who re- CeiVcS the Said authorization from ihe assessor must within twcnty-four hours thereafter re- port to the chief of police and that he is ready to perform said work and labor.
 Section ,. That if said poll tax of four dollars &4.00) is not paid on or before the thirtieth day of May of each and every year the same shGil become delinquent and whoever fails to pay said date shall be required to pay a penalty of one dollar (fl.00); and that the said poll tax of four dollars ($i00) and the said penalty of one dollar (SlUO) shall be an existing debt owing from every person who fails to pay the Said amount to the city of Nome: provided that the said debt may be paid by ten hours labor per formed by the person owing the same upon the streets and alleys Of the city of Nome, in the same manner as provided i'll section four of thi ordinance
 Section (. That all ordinances or parts cf ordinances. heretofore passed by the common council in conflict with this ordinance are here by repealed.
 Passed by the common council and approved ny the mayor this 5th day of May, 1902.
 A l.. VALENTINE
 President of the Council and
 Ex-Onicio Mayor.
 T. D. CASIIEr,
 City Clerk.