The Opelousas courier., 1903-03-07
ROAD TAN ORDINANCE


Relative to Constructing. Maintaining and Re
pairing tho Public Roads, Providing Rev
cuues Therefor, and the Manner OF Enfofc-
ing Payment Of the Same.
Section G.. BE it further ordained, etc, Ihat
TO make Effective the purposes OF this Ordln-
anct. ard III pursuance to Article 2l Ell 500. OF
the Constitution of 1893. there 10 hereby levied
an annual por capita tax OF one aoliar on an
able-bodicd male inhabitants Of tho parish. be-
tween eighteen and fifty years OF age, not re-
| siding within the territorial limits of its lncor-
porated municipalities, which maintain their
own streets, and an annual Incense TAX Oh one
dollar on ali wagons, cane carts and other sim
liar vehicles, seventy five cents on hacks, sur,
reys, buggies and other similar vehicles, and
ffty cents on gigs, One-ll0rSe 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 munlclpallties as
| we'll as those of the rural districts, when their
| vehicles are used for lGcOmotlon on tho publlc
roads OF the parish.
Section 7. Be it further ordained, etc. llat
said per capita tax shall be due on the first or
January, and become delinquent on the first OF
March of each year. The receipt for said per
| capita tax shall be i'll the ordinary form; the re.
/ CENT for said license taxes shall be a TN tag uf
convenient size and form, upon which shall he
! stamped the number thereof, the year for
! which issued, ana the price for designating the
class or vehicles Said tin tag shall he securely
attached, i'll il conspicuous place, 10 Inc Eehic''
for which issued. w
Section .. BE 1t further ordained, etc, THAT
the Sheriff ana tS-N.!clb I'm oii'ii Hh"'i
have thp same remedy for enforcing The pay
| mcnt Of said Per capita and license taxes hs lac
| has for the enforced collection of State licenses,
and in addition thereto the uitoWlhS penaiti'S
are hereby crowded, VIZ:
l. whoever shall he liable to said per caplla
tag who shall fail or neglect to pay same Oh or
before the first day of March OF each ahdeVery
| wear shall, upon trial aud conviction. pay a hiit.
not exceeding ten dollars, and i'll detanlt OF
paying said fine and costs. shall be imprisoned
not exceeding twenty days, said penalties TO
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fore any court of competent jurisdiction.
>. Whoever shall take any vehicle used Tor
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 10 nave
| the said vehicle seized by the sheriff and sold
at public auction, after ten days advertise
ment, for cash, for what it will bring, to pay
and satisfy the license thereon and cost; pro
vided, that the owner or such venice, OF any
vehicle by paving the license due thereon and
cost. The sheriff will be allowed the same fees
in such cases as IS allowed ny law TOT eAocut-
ing writs OF iieri facias.
Section IL. Be it further ordained, etc. IIat
| 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 ana
license taxes us herein provided shall not he
| 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 SAINT authority to enforce compliance as is
| now conferred upon road overseerS, ana partlc-
| ularly by Act 2O5 of the Acts Of the General
| Assembly Of the year 1902.
Section IL. 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 aud Three,
at which date all ordinances In conflict or in
onnsiataut with this ordinance or any OF the
provisions thereof shall be repealed.
NJ. l.. SWORDS,
Sheriff and Ex-Otf1cio Tax Collector, Parish OF
st. Landry. Janll-tr