The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-20
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE.
LAFAYETTE, La. February s. 1907

Pursuant to adjournment the Police
Jury met this day with the following
members. present: NJ. Billeaud, Jr.,
Presiding. L. G.. Breaux, j. II. Con
molly. Valery Boudreaux, Cornelius
Spell. Alfred A. DelhOmme, j. Ed
mond Mouton. and 2. K. Landry.
Absent: Albert Theall.
The following ordinances were read
and adopted:
AN ordinance of a civil nature to
enforce the collection of the property
| and license taxes levied to construct,
maintain and repair the public roads
Section /. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish Of Lafayette IN
regular session assembled, that it is
hereby made the duty of the Sheriff
| and eX-officio tax collector to immedl-
| atelv proceed by suit before any court
of competent jurisdiction to ~recoverall
vehicle license taxes levied for the year
1906 against the delinquent tax payers
for that wear.
Section ,. Be il flu Their ordained, etc.
that it is hereby made the duty of the
Sheriff and eX-Officio tax collector OF
this Parish to institute suit against all
delinquent property and license tax
PAYERS to recover the payment OF all
property and license tax levied to con-
struct, maintain and repair the public
roads of this Parish. within not less
nor more than ten days after the names
of such delinquents shall be furnished
to him by the several road over seers
OF this Parish.
Section ). Be ii further ordained
etc. that this ordinance shall take ef-
feet after IFS pTOmulUatlOn.
IAN ordinance making 1t the duty OF
the several road OverseerS OF this Far
ISL TO begin working the roads OF this
Parish under the compulsory road
duty ordinances existing not
later than the tenth day of March OF
every year: 70 report to the tax col
rector the names of all persons subject
to road duty not exempt or relieved
therefrom under the Constitution and
laws Of this State together with the
number of vehicles, including bicycles
kept and used for locOmotion over the
public roads in their respective wards,
and who have failed and neglected To
perform their compulsory road duty.
Section /. Be it ordained by b Po'
lice Jury of the Parish OF Lafayette,
in regular session assembled: that it is
hereby made the duty OF the seVera
road overseers of this Parish to begin
working the public roads OF their res
pective wards under the compulsory
road duty ordinances of this Parish
and the laws of the State not later thar
the tenth day of March OF every year
and to continue said work at regular
intervals during the remainder OF thu
wear so as to keep said roads in goo.
condition.
Section ,. Be it further ordained
etc. that it is hereby made the duty o
the road overseers of this Parish t
report to the Sheriff and eX-otficio tal
collector of this Parish thenames OF al
persons subject to road duty who hav'
failed or neglected to perform thei
:. compulsory road duty, together will
the number Of vehicles. including bi
cycles, kept and used for locomotiol
over the public roads OF thei
respective wards. by said delinquents
Section 3. Be it further ordained
etc, that it is hereby made the duty O
the road Overseers of this Parish to re
port to the Sheriff and eX-OfficiO ia.
collector the names of all person
using vehicles, including bicycles, TO
, locomotion over the public roads of thi
Parish without first paying the licens
tax levied on said vehicles with the ia
attached to the vehicle, in violation {
the ordinance of August 3rd, 1907
levying license tax on vehicles used o
, the public road; ard said Overseer
shall be entitled to the sum of 50. fo
. his services therefor which shall /
taxed as costs of Court by the tax-co
lector in the suit for the recovery
the license due by said delinquent.
!. Section 4. Be it ordained, etc, tn;
J, this ordinance shall take effect fro
and after its passage and all other o.
9 dinances inconsistent herewith al
e hereby repealed.
The Jury then adjourned.