The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-09-13

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Section 2. Be it further enacted
and ordained that the license tax
herein imrosed and levied by the first
section of this ordinance for the year
1905. Ammo Domini, shall be due and
cOllectable by the sheriff tax-cOl-
lector of the parish of Lafayette on
the FIRST day OF September and for
each subsequent year On the first
day OF the month of March.
Section 3. Be it further enacted end
ordained that on or before the first
day of March and on on before the
first day of March for each subsequent
year, every resident of the parish OF
Lafayette, including residents of in
corpOrated towns of said parish
owner of any one of the vehicles, bicy-
Giles and automobiles upon the use of
which for lOcomOtiOn over the public
roads this license. tax is imposed and
levied. is required to procure from the
sheriff tax collector of said parish a
metallic plate with the words "Road
License Tax with number. year en-
graved or stamped thereon, which said
owner Or owners shall tack or attach
on the left hsn nd side of said vehicle
or bicycle SO used, said metallic plate
to stand as a receipt for the license
tax of said year and no other.
Section 4. Be it further enacted
and ordained that on the first day of
March. and on the first day of March
for each subsequent year all residents
of the parish of Lafayette including
those residing in incorporated towns,
owner or owners of vehicles, bicycles
or automobiles mentioned in section
/ of this ordinance, are required to
comply with the provisions of this
ordinance by procuring said metallic
plate as herein directed.
Section 5. It is further enacted and
ordained, that the metallic plate mem
toned in the preceding sections shall
be delivered to the owner or owners of
said vehicles. bicycles and automo-
biles, by the said tax collector, free of
cost, after payment of said license
tax, said metallic plate to stand in
lieu of q license as above imposed and
levied.
Section 8. The secretary Of the
Police Jury shall procure the number
of metallic plates ~ecessar to carry
out the execution of the provisions OF
this ordinance, and which he will hand
over to the sheriff tax collector and
take his receipt for the same.
Section Z. Be it further enacted
and ordained that after the first day
OF March of the year 1905 and after the
frat day of March Of each subsequent
year. no resident Of the parish of La
fayette. or of any Incorporated town
therein, wne or pOssessOr of any of
the vehicles, bicycles, or automobiles, |
mentioned and enumerated and SUBJ |
iected to the license tax imposed and
levied by the first section of this Ordi-
nance, shall use or allow to be used
said vehicles, bicycles or automobiles
for lOcOmOtiOn 0ve the public roads
of this parish without having pre-
viously complied with the provisions
and the requirements Of section 3 of
this ordinance.
Section 8. Be it further enacted
and ordained that the sheriff tax col
lectOr and. his deputies are hereby au-
thorized and ordered to seize any We
hicle, bicycle or automobile belonging
to Q resident owner not having the
metallic plate tackled or attached
thereto as required by the provisions
of this ordinance which said vehicle,
bicycle or automobile may be found
in use for l0cOmotiOn Over the public
roads OF the parish of Lafayette and
thereupon said sheriff tax-cOllector
shall immediately institute suit before
competent court against the owner or
owners of said seized vehicle, bicycle
automobile, for the recovery Of