The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-04-06
the new ROAD LAW
AND new DISTRICTS
County Divided Into Three Sections
.-AbOut $54, 600 Available for
Roads and Bridges.

of which do not seem to he understood
and il is herewith reproduced III full
| nder the measure. at tn" January
meeting OF the county commissioners.
the county was divided into three road
districts and II supervisor appointed for
each George Nelson is the supervisor
of District No. /. which includes all the
territory north of the Nachcs and Gictan
rivers ANA the Mckee valley. W. C..
Winner is supervisor of No. =, which in
cludeS the territory south of the Nachcs
and Indian reservation and Parker Bot
tom. II. \. Wcbbcr of Sunnysidc j.
supervisor of No. ,. which Includes the
territory west of Iillah. taking in the
south end of the county outside of the
Indian reservation. The commissioners
nave made II district levy under the new
law of 3 mills. which will yield about
$4,000 besides the general road and
bridge levy of "a mills that will Weld
some $4,000. Thus it will be seen that
| there will be about S34 900 available for
road and bridge work this year. Much
of it. probably. will have to be used in
bridge work. but the commissioners are
committed TO the policy of better roads
and in making them will be sustained
by public sentiment. The provisions OF
the law follow:
Section l. All male person, of this
state over twcnt y-onc years of age and
under fifty years OF age, outside the
limits of an Incorporated city or town.
unless by the law exempt. shall an
nually pay road poll tax of two dol
lars. which Shall be due and payable in
money without exemption whatsoever
on the first day of March in each year
All poll taxes shall be paid into the
district road and bridge fund of the
district in which the same shall be- col
lectcd
Sec. ,. The county commissioners. or
any poll tax collector they may author
ize. shall annually, commencing ON the
first day of March in each year. demand
II poll tax from each person liable there
! for.
See. ;. Any person. firm, corporation
or company, or agent thereof. having
persons in his or their employ liable to
pay poll tax as hercinbctorc provided.
shall upon demand duly made by such
collector furnish list showing the
names of all persons 80 employed. and
the wages due and owing To each of such
employees. and if the amount of said
poll tax be then due il shall De paid at
once to the collector 10y said employer
Any such employer refusing to furnish
such list upon demand shall be deemed
guilty ot Il misdcmaanur. and upon con
viction shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars. and may
also be imprisoned in the county iai
not exceeding one month. And any pay
ment made by said employer as herein
provided shall be Il complete defense in
any suit or action brought by the en-
ploye for such sum or sums
See. 4. The county commissioners. or
any poll tax collector, may in the name
OF the county where any poll tax j.
sought to be collected, invoke in the
collection of such tax any process of
civil procedure authorized by law. Pub
lie officers of this state shall render any
service demanded by the commissioners
on any collector duly authorized by
them. without charge or fee of any kind
Provided, That the county commission
ers may allow in the ease of public otli-
GERS who receive their compensation bv
fees such allowance chargeable against
the taxes collected rs they may deem
just.
See. >. Any poll taxes due or dclin-
quent shall be chargeablc to and shall
be lien from the time such taxes are
due and payable on any real or per
Sonal property of the person owing the
tax. The county commissioners NAV
certify Il list Of persons from whom poll
taxes are due or delinquent to the coun-
ty auditor, who shall extend such list
or lists on the tax rolls against the real
or personal property of such tax debtor
See. L. The means or methods pro
vlded III the act for the collection of
poll taxes shall be held to be concur
rent and any two or more may be pre-
scented at the same time.
See. !. The board Of commissioners of
the several counties of this state shall
at their regular session next preceding
the date of the levy of taxes for the
year 1903 divide their respective coun-
ties, exclusive of Incorporated cities and
towns, into not to exceed four road dis
tricts for the purpose of this act and
shall cause description thereof to be
entered in their records
See. s. The boards of county com
missioners shall annually. at the time
OF making their levy for county pur-
poses, levy and certify TO the county
auditor tax of not more than four
mills on the dollar on all the taxable
property in the county, which shall be
payable IN money, for the general road
and bridge fund, from which they shall
order paid such sums as may be found
necessary for the construction. repair
and improvement of roads and BRIDES
in which all the inhabitants of the coun-
ty are interested.
See. 9. The boards of county commits
sioners shall annually, at the time of
making the tax levy for general road
and bridge purposes provided for in See
ton s, levy and certify to the county
auditor tax of not more than ten mills
on the dollar of all the taxable property
In the road districts previously defined
by them, which tax shall be PAYABLE in
money for district road and bridge
fund, and from which fund they shall
order paid such sums as may be found