The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-03-06
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE.
LAFAYETTE. La, February 8. 1907,


Pursuant to adjournment the Police
Jury met this day with the following
members present: NJ. Billeaud, Jr.,
Presiding, L. G. BreauX, j. H. Con-
molly. Valery BOudreaux, Cornelius
Spell. Alfred A. DelhOmme, J.. Ed
mOnd Mouton. and P. r. Landry.
Absent: Albert Theall.
The following ordinances were read
and adopted:
IAN 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 immedi-
ately proceed by suit before any court
of competent jurisdiction to recovera all
vehicle license taxes levied for the year
1906 against the delinquent tax payers
for that year.
Section ,. Be it flu, Their ordained, etc.
that it is hereby made the duty of the
Sheriff and ex-OfiiciO tax collector OF
this Parish to institute suit against all
delinquent property and license tax
ayers 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 3. Be it further ordained
etc, that this ordinance shall take eff
feet after it's PRONUNCIATION.
IAN ordinance making ii the duty of
the several road Overseers of this Par
ish to begin working the roads of this
Parish under the compulsory road
duty ordinances now existing not
later than the tenth day of March of
every year: to report to the tax col
iectOr 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 l. 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 several
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 than
the tenth day of March of every year,
and to continue said work at regular
intervals during the remainder of the
year SO as to keep said roads in good
/ condition.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc, hat it is hereby made the duty of
the road Overseers of this Parish to
report to the Sheriff and ex-officio tax
collector of this Parish the names of all
persons subject to road duty who have
failed or neglected to perform their
compulsory road duty, together with
the number of vehicles. including BIZ
cycles, kept and used for locOmOtion
over the public roads of their
respective wards, by said delinquents.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc, that it is hereby made the duty of
the road Overseers of this Parish to re-
port to the Sheriff and ex-officio tax
, collector the names of all persons
using vehicles. including bicycles, for
locomotiOn over the public roads of this
Parish without first paying the license
tax levied on said vehicles with the tag
attached to the vehicle, in violation of
|! the ordinance of August Bird, 1905,
levying license tax on vehicles used on
the public road: and said overseers
shall be entitled to the sum of 81. for
his services therefor which shall be
taxed as costs of Court by the tax-col-
lector in the suit for the recovery of
the license due by said delinquent.
Section i. Be it ordained, etc, that
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage and ali other or
dinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
The Jury then adjourned.
FELIX II. MOUTON,