The Opelousas courier., 1903-02-14

| Relative to Constructing. Maintaining and Re.
pairing the Public Roads, Providing Rev.
enues 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 tins ordin.
| anct, and IN pursuance 10 Article 29l ct seq. OF
| the Constitution OF 1888, there is hereby ievie5i
| an annual per capita tax OF one 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-
| poratad municipalities. Which maintain their
own streets, and an annual license tax Of one
| dollar N all wagons, cane carts and other SIM
liar vehicles, seventy. five cents on hacks, sur
| reys, buggiea and other similar vehicles, and
fifty cents on gigs, ore-1orse carts, blcyeles
| and other similar vehicles Kept and used for
locOm0tion on the public roads OF the parish;
provided, mat The vehicle tax apply to tie in
habitant5 Ct lie incorporated municipalities as
| well as those OF the rural districts, when their
vehicles are used tor iocoa3tlon on the public
roads OF Inc parish.
Section Z, BE it further ordained, etc. That
said per capita tax shall be due en- the first of
January, and become delinquent on the arst Of
March of each year. The receipt Tor said per
capita ta1 shGli be in the ordinary form; the re-
ceipt for said license taxes shalt be 2 fin tag OF
convenient see and form, upon which shall be
stamped the number thereof, tue year for
which issued, and the price Tor designating tie
class of vehicles. Sale Tin tag shall be securely
attached, in a conspicuous place, 10 the vehicle
for Which Issued.
Section o. Be 1t further orGa ned, eic., That
the Sheriff and Ex-ofiicio Tax Collector shall
have the same renlcdv for enforcing She pay
ment OF said per capita and liceaSe taxes as lie
has for the enforced collection OF State licenses.
and in addition thereto fhe following penalties
are hereby provided, viz:
i. Whoever shall be liable 60 said per capita
tax whe SHALL fan or neglect 10 Fay same Cd or
before the tifSE day OF Mafcl OF eactI anu every
year shall, upon trial and conviction pay q fine
not exceeding ten deliars, and il default of
payins said fine and costs. shall be imprisoned
net exceeding twenty days said penalties to
io aufnrean Inv j1~Gip; npuT or in Inflammation he
fore any court OF competent Jurisdiction.
Q. Whoever shall take any vehicle used for
loconotioR upon any pubic road o. the parish
after the first oi M;fci: OF eael year without
having paid the pFCner Icels-. thereon, as
above provided, or wit.4ent having lie proper
tin tag thereto attached, snail be / ahle TO have
tho said vehicle seiZea by tbs sbe.IH and sold
at public auction, after tef taRs' advertise
ment, for cash, for wiIat ii viii bring, to pay
and salty the license thereon aud cost; pro-
vided, that the owner OF suca Venice, or any
one for him, may, before sale, redeem said
vehicle by paying the license due thereon and
cost. The sheriff viii be allowed the same fees
in such cases as ls allowed by Law for execut-
ing wFltS Of hefi faciaS.
Section II. Be it further ordained, ETC, That
all such persons IS snail have paid their per
capita and license taxes. as herein provided,
shall be relieved from personal service on the
public roads OF the parish, rs low provided by
law or ordinances OF tue Police Jury. Such
persons as shall not pay tletr per capita and
license taxes as herein provided Shall not be
relieved OF me obligation Of performing road
duty. and lie superintendent af roads is hereby
authorized to call out all such to work upon the
public roads for twelve full Gays. aadshall have
the same authority to enforce compliance as is
now conferred upon reaGi oYerseers, and paptie-
ulsTiy by Act 203 OF the Acts Of the General
Assembly OF the year 1902.
Section IL. BE 1t further ordained, etc., That
this ordinance shall take effect rom ana after
the first daY OF January, In the year of our
Lord, Ont Thousand, Mn Hundred and Three,
at which date ali ordinances in conflict or in-
with this ordinance or<anF Of the
provisions thereof shall be repealed.
III. l.. SWORDS.
sheriff and Ex-0ficlo Tax Collector, Parish of
OFT. Landry. jan1T-f