The Opelousas courier., 1903-04-04
ROAD TAX ORDINANCE

by notified that the provisions of this ordinance
will be strictly enforced by me:
ROAD TAX ORDINANCE
Relative to CONSTRUCTING. Maintaining and Re
pairing the Public Roads, Providing Rev
enuea Therefor, and the Manner of Enforc-
ing Payment OF the Same.
Section 6. Be it further ordained. etc, That
to make effective the purposes of this ordin-
ancs and IN pursuance to Article 291 OF seq. Of
the Constitution OF 1893, there is hereby levied
an annual per capita. tax of ono dollar on all
able-bodied male inhabitants OF the parish, be
tween eighteen and fifty years of age, not re-
siding within the territorial limits of its ineor-
pOrated municipalities, which maintain their
own streets, and an annual license tax of one
dollar on all wagons, cane carts and other sim
liar vehicles, seventy five cents on hacks, sur
reys, buggies and other similar vehicles. and
fifty cents on gigs, one-horse carts. bicycles
and other similar vehicles kept and used for
locOmOtion on the public roads of the parish;
provided, that the vehicle tax apply to the in
habitants OF the Incorporated municipalities as
well as those of the rural districts. when their
vehicles are used for locomOtiOn on the public
roads of the parish.
Section 7. Be it further ordained, etc. That
said per capita tax shall be due on the first of
January, and become delinquent on the first of
March of each year. The receipt for said per
capita tax shall be in the ordinary form; the re-
ceipt for said license taxes shall be a tin tag of
convenient size and form, upon which shall be
stamped the number thereof, the year for
which issued, and the price for designating the
class of vehicles. Said tin tag shall be securely
attached, in o conspicuous place, to the vehicle
for which issued.
Section 9. Be 1t further ordained. etc. That
the Sheriff and Ex-ofieio Tax Collector shall
have the same remedy for enforcing the pay
ment OF said per capita and license taxes as he
has for the enforced collection of State licenses,
and in addition thereto the following penalties
are hereby provided, viz:
i. Whoever shall be liable to said per capita
tax who shall fail or neglect to pay saIns on or
before the first day of March of each and every
year shall, upon trial and conviction, pay a ine
not exceeding ten dollars, and In default of
paying said fine and costs. shall bs Imprisoned
not exceeding twenty days, said penalties to
be enforced by indictment or information be-
fore any court of competent Jurisdiction.
q. Whoever shall take any vehicle used for
locomOtiOn upon any public road OF the parish
after the first Of March Of each year without
having paid the proper license thereon, as
above provided, or without having the proper
tin tag thereto attached, shall be liable to have
the said vehicle seized by the sheriT and sold
at public auction. after ten days advertise
ment, for cash, for what 1t will bring. to pay
vided, that the owner of such vehicle, or any
one for him, may. before sale, redeem said
vehicle by paying the license due thereon and
in such cases as is allowed by law for eXecut-
ing writs of fieri facias.
Section Ii. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That
all such persons as shall have paid their per
capita and license taxes, as herein provided,
shall be relieved from personal service on the
public roads Of the parish, as now provided 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 81 roadsis 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 ia
now conferred upon road overseers,a and partic-
nlarly by Act 2G3 of the Aots of the General
Assembly Of the year 1902.
Section 10. Be It further ordained, ETC., That
this 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 in
consistent with this ordinance or any of the
provisions thereof shall be repealed.
M. l.. SWORDS,
Sheriff and Ex-Oficio Tax Collector, Parish of
st. Landry. ~jan1T-tf