The Delta independent., 1904-07-29
An Ordiss anCe.

AN ORDINANCE CoNcERNIS G TIE LEVY
ING AND COLLECTING OF POLL TAX
FROM EACH ABLEBODIED MALE CiTI-
ZxN OF THE TOwN OF DELTA. EXEMPT
ING MEMBERS OF THE FIRE AND POLICE
DEPARTMENTS AND AMENDING SEC.
TONS TWO, THREE AND FIVE OF CHAP
TER XIII OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED.
IAN ORDINANCE IN REGARD To WORK
ING THE STREETS AND ALLEYS, AND I HE
APPOINTMENT OF a SUPERVISOR OF THE
sTREETs AND THE COLLECTION OF A
POLL TAX" OF TIE TOWN OF DELTA,
COLORADO.
lie IT ORDAINED Dy THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
or TIE TowS or DELTA, CorORADo.
SEcrios l. That tic l,oard ofTr,istecs OF the
town Of Delta shall on or befoe the last meeting
Of the Board In the month Of October Of each
and every year levy poll tax on each and
every abebodicd male citizen in the Town Of
Delta OF require u certain amount Of labor in
lieu :liereof PROVIDED, SUCH tax shall not
exceed the sim Of Three (sD) Dollars per capita
aud Provided ALSO. That no tax shall be
levied upon any member Of the fire and police
| departments Of tile Town Of Delta.
| BECTIoN 2. That sections two, three and five
| Of Chapter XIII OF All Ordinance of the Town Of
Delta, Colorado, entitled: "An Ordinance In re-
gard TO working the STREETS and alleys and The
appointment Of n supervisor Of the streets, and
| the collection Of road tax" be and the same
are hereby amended; Section two C2) Is amended
| to read as follows Section 2. Every nb.cbodicd
male citizen Of the Town of Delta over the age Of
Twenty one ,2ij years and under the nge Of fifty
t5O) years shall annually pay to tile Supervisor II
sum 10 be levied by the Board Of Trustees Of tile
Town Of Delta not exceeding the sum Of Three
| $50 Dollars. Provided that any person may In
| lieu thereof do work on the streets Of Delta mot
exceeding two t2J days work on the streets Of
said town Of Delta under the directions Of the
Supervisor.
SECTION .. That section Three (D Of said Or
dlnalcc be ind the same IL hereby amended to
road rs follows Section B. II shall be tic duty
Of thc Supervisor Of Streets ta give tic person
| described IN section Two Of this Ordinance Il
notice IN Writing at ieast three days before lie
need ds the assistance Of such person to work on
the streets Of said town. aud II any such person
shall fail " appear at the time and place dcsig-
nailed In such notice aud perform labor In ac-
cordancc with the levy made by the Board OF
Trustees md said prron a'so having failed IL
pay the amount Of poll tax levied by the Board
VI Trustees, then 1t sliall be tile duty 81 said
Supervisor To make complaint before the Police
Magistrate Of the Town of Delta or Jtlstice OF
tho Peace having Jurisdiction thereof.
sEcrtox 1. That section Five (5) be and the
same IL hereby amended to rtsd as follows:
Section .. Every ublebodicd male citizen Of the
Town Of Deltn except members Of the fire and
| police departments Who shall I've found to have
failed, neglected or refused 70 pay said poll tax
and failed, neglected or refused to perform labor
III lieu tlisrc0f sher notice liz herein provided
shall be fined In tile snn, Of Three go Dollars
and the costs Of sncii action.
Passed, approved and ordered published this
sist ,las Of July, 1901.
tBEALl
Mayor
|A4rSrt
Clerk.