The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-02-27
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE.
LAFAYETTE. La, February 8, 1907

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Pursuant to adjournment the Police
Jury met this day with the following
members present: NJ. Billeaud, Jr.,
Presiding. L. 6. 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 l. Be it ordained by the 20
lice Jury of the Parish of Lafayette in
regular session assembled, that it Is
hereby mada the duty of the Sheriff
and ex-officio tax collector to immedl-
ately 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 year.
Section 2. Be it 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 delinauents shall be furnished
to him by the several road Overseers
of this Parish.
Section ,. Be it further ordained
- it, %I:. o,l,,onna cha1 fnkn Of
| feet after its PRONUNCIATION.
san ordinance making it 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
lector 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 COOS
condition.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc, that it is hereby made the duty OF
the road overseers of this Parish tc
report to the Sheriff and ex-officiO tan
collector of this Parish the names of al
persons subject to road duty. who have
failed or neglected to perform theil
compulsory road duty, together with
the number of vehicles. including bi.
cycles, kept and used for locomotior
over the public roads of theil
respective wards, by said d~elinquents
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 tax
collector the names of all person!
using vehicles, including bicycles, fOl
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 o
the ordinance of August Bird, 1905
levying license tax on vehicles used OF
the public road; and said O~verseer
shall be entitled to the sum of 81. TO
his services therefor which shall b.
taxed as costs of Court by the tax-col
lector in the suit for the recovery o
the license due by said delinquent.
Section 4. Be it ordained, etc, tina
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage and all other or
dinances inconsistent herewith ar
hereby repealed.
The Jury then adjourned.
FELIX II. MOUTON,
Secretary