St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-09

the right TO employ for assistance In
the discharge OF their duties as road
supervisors as aforesaid, a road inspec-
tor 81 inspectors who shall have ali tile
powers of road supervisors and VITO
shall be paid out Of the road funds az
the district for which they are appoint
ed q SALARY which shall be liked BIZ such
member OF members Of aneh road dis
trict, provided that the total amount
paid for such inspection In any one road
district iii any d year shall not exs
coed thesum OF Two Hundred Dollars
(S200.00.3
Section 5. Be iffarfher ordained, etc.,
that to make effective the purposes OF
this ordinance and ia pursuance to 49,
8ic1e 29l and following OF the Gomstitu-
ton of 1895, there is hereby levied an
annual per capita tax of One Dollar
lSL.00( on all able bodied male infahit-
ants OF the parish between eighteen lIsl
and fifty (5gJyears of age not residing
within the territorial limits Of it's in
~eorp0rated municipalities which main
tain their own streets. and an annual
license tax of 0ne Dollar iSI.O01 on all
automobiles, wagons, ane carts and
other similar vehicles, Seventy-fYe
l75c1 on all hacks, surveys, buggias and
other similar vehicles, and Fifty cents
l50c1 on all gigs, ona-horse carts. bicv-
efes and other similar vehicles, kept
and used for 1oeomotlon on the public
roads of the parish, provided that the
vehicle tax shall apply to the innab-a
ftants ct the Incorporated municfpali-
ties as we'll as tofthose OF the rural dia-
tricfs when kheir vehicles are used for
locomotion on the public roads OF fhe
parish. In addition to said per capita
and license taxes, not less than One l1a
mill of the regular anuaal parish I'D
valoreIn tax shall be set aside for road
purposes under this ordinance.
Section s. B~eitfurther ordained. etc.
that said per capita aud vehicle taxes
shall be due on the Ist OF January and
become delinquent on the LIST of March
of each year. The receipt for said per
capita tax shall be in the ordinary
form: that for said license tax shall be
q tin tag of convenient size and shape
upon which shall be stamped the serial
number thereof, the year for which
issued, and the price according to the
class of vehicle for which issued. Said
tin tags shall be securely attached In s
conspicuous place To the vehicle FOR
which issued by the owner thereof.
Section q. Reitfurther ordained. etc.
that the Sheriff and Ex-0fieie Tax Col
lector shall keep 3 separate bound book
for each road district, lin which lie shall
enter the name OF the party paving the
per capita or vehicle tax as the case
may be, the number Of the receipt OF.
tin tag, and the anl0unt collected, IN
such manner as ID Keep the amount
collected for each road district separate
he shall settle with the Parish Treas
urer for the collection Of said taxes III
tbs same manner as is provided bg law
for the settlement ST other parish taxes
d%fTaIt-4 LaT - ~ Ms-H @4EXE Sh(IEaF FFI4A.ZIa
arer shall keep separate and distinct
accounts Of funds received and dis
blrsed Tor each road district. The Po-
lice Jury shall provide the necessary
tin tags for the several wards. and all
the necessary blanks and books for the
use of the Sheriff and the Treasurer.
Section 81. Beitfnrther ordained, etc,
that the Sheriff and Ex-Ofiefo Tax Col
leetoT shall have the same remedy for
enforcing the payment Of said per cap
it's and vehicle taxes as he has for the
enforced collection Of state licenses,
and iii addition thereto the following
penalties are hereby provided, namely.
LIST. Whoever shall be liable to said
per capita tax and shall fail or neglect
to pay same on Or before She Isk day Of
March ef eseh ard every year, shall
upon trial and conviction pay 3 dne not
a1eeeding Ten Dollars $4,000 aud e0sts.
and d dsfauls at paying said fne and
costs shall Dc Imprisoned for NOT ex-
cesdIng Twenty 90 days, said penal.
ties to be enforced ~ Indfetlnenk oy
information beEUra any Ganrt OF eotrl-
pekan4 Jurisdiction.
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heEahy IN pnsed for She nae of any Takf-
eia s4hjaek II he payuoat eg q vehicle
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