St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1903-01-10
Police .Bary Proceedings.
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. The police jury shall provide for tn
y necessary number of tin tags for tn
!, several wards and they shall also pre-
vide the necessary books and blank
for the use of the sheriff and treasurer
Section TX. Be it further ordained
, etc., That the sheriff and ex-officio ia,
collector shall have the same remed,
for enforcing the payment of said pc
. capita and license taxes 81 he has TO
and in addition thereto the following
penalties are hereby provided, viz:
I. Whoever shall be liable TO said Pc
, capita tax who shall fail or neglect II
II pay same on or before the first day O.
March of each and every year shall. up
on trial aud conviction, pay n fine no
4 exceeding ten dollars, and in default oi
/ prisioned not exceeding twenty days
said penalties to be enforced by ifitifct
ment or information before any court oi
] competent jurisdiction.
/ 2. Whoever shall take any vehicle
used for locomotion upon any public
Dad OF the parish after the first OF
/ March OF each year without having paid
the proper license thereon, as above pro-
vided, or without having the proper tin
/ tag thereto attached, shall be liable to
have the said vehicle seized by the
sheriff and sold at public auction, after
i ten days advertisement, for cash, for
what it will bring, to pay and satisfy
the license thereon and cost, provided
! that the owner of such vehicle, or any
one for him, may, before sale, redeem
said vehicle by paying the license due
thereon and cost. The sheriff will be
allowed the same fees III such cases ms is
| allowed by law for executing writs of
| feri facias.
Section x. Be it further ordained
etc., That the revenue derived from the
per capita and license taxes above
levied shall be expended in the road
districts from whence collected.
Section XI. Be it further ordained,
etc., That all such persons rs shall
have paid their per capita and license
taxes, as herein provided, shall be re-
lieyed from personal service on the
public roads of the parish, as now pro-
vidad by law or ordinances OF the police
jury. Such persons as shall not pay
their per capita and license taxes as
herein provided shall not be relieved
of the obligation of performing road
duty, and the superintendent OF roads is
hereby authorized to call out all such
to work upon the public roads for
twelve full days, and shall have the.
same authority to enforce compliance
as is now conferred upon road overseers,
and particularly by Act 20s of the Acts
of the general Assembly OF the year
1902.
Section XII. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That his ordinance shall take
effect from and after the first day of
January, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and three, at
which date all ordinances in conflict
or inconsistent with this ordinance
ro any OF the provisions thereof shall
be repealed.
p. FOSTER, President pres. term.
Attest: j. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
On motion of Mr.. Sandoz-That the
report or the committee be received
and the committee discharged. Carried,
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, it was re-
solved that the ordinance be taken up
and passed upon, section by section.
Carried.
ON motion OF Mr.. Fl ass, duly seconded,
hat Section / be adopted as read.
M;r Manual moved that Section be
amended 40 as to make the compensa-
tioi for superintendent and assistants
four dollars and two dollars per day, re-
spectively, instead Of SIS and q so.
Mr.. Manuel called for the yeas and
nays. Messrs. Qnebsdeau and Manual
Haas and Muller voting no. Amend
ment lost, SandoE voting blank.
The vote on the original section was
taken up and adopted
Messrs. SandoE, Manuel and Quebe-
deau voting no.
Mr.. Durio moves that section two be
adopted, seconded by Mr.. Fontenot.
Motion carried.
Mr., SAndox vosiong no.
Mr.. Haas moved the adoption Of sec
ton 81 seconded by Mr.. Durio.
Motion carried
Mr.. SandoE voting no.
Mr.. Haas moved that section four be
duly seconded and carried.
DIR. SandoE voting no.
Mr.. Haas moves that section Ave be 1
dulv seconded and carried.
Mfr. Sandoz voting no.
Mr.. Fontenot moved that secslon six |
be adopted, duly seconded and carried. |
Mr.. Manuel moved that section seven |
be adopted, duly seconded and carried. |
Mr. Haas moved that section eight be |
duly seconded and carried.
Mr.. Haas moved that section nine be
duly seconded and carried.
Mr.. Haas moved that section ten be |
duly seconded and carried.
Mr.. Sandoz moved that section eleven |
be adopted, duly seconded and carried.
Mr.. Manuel moved that section twelve
be adopted, duly seconded and carried.
Mr.. Quebedeau moved that the ordi-
nance be adopted as d whole, seconded
by Mr.. Haas. Motion carried.
Mr.. Sandoz moves that the police jury
now proceed to elect superintendent of
The public roads for the year 1908, sec
1nded by Mr.. Haas.
Mr.. Manuel moves that Mr.. Sandoz's /
motion be tabled until the next regular
meeting, seconded by Mr.. Quebedeau.
Mr.. Haas called for the yeas and nays.
Messrs. Quebedeau, Fontenot, Manuel
voting yes--3.
Messrs, Durio, Sandoz, Haas and Null
Ter voting no--4. Motion lost.
The original motion was then voted
on and carried unanimously
Mr.. Sandoz placed In nomination the
name of Mr.. Charles O. Chaehere for the
position of road superintendent for the
rear 1903. Seconded by Mr.. Haas.
There being no other nomination Mr..
Thacheye was elected unanimously.
The chairman appointed Messrs. Null
er and Dario a committee TO act In con-
junction with the road superintendent
inr the year 1903.
Gin motion, seconded and carried, the
minutes were approved as read.
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot, duly see-
anded and carried.
ANNUAL TAX XORDTNANCE.
The following ordinance was offered
1y Mr. Durio, seconded by Mr.. Muller,
md upon being duly read was adopted
to wit;
Whereas, by resolution adopted on
November 3rd, 1902. this body framed a