St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-01-02

the right to employ, for assistance i'm
the discharge OF their duties as road
supervisors ais aforesaid, d road inspec-
ter on Inspectors who shall hare all the
powers Of road supervisors and vile
shall BE- paid out 81 the road funds Of
the district for which they ara appoint,
ed d salary which shall be dxed 81 such
member or members os such road ais
Etriet. provided that the total amount
paid for such inspection I'D any d road
district in any year shall not ex-
ceed the sum Of Two Hundred Dollars
fS300.A04l
Section 5. Be ii further ordained, etc..
that To make effective the purposes of
this ordinance andin pursuance TO Ar
tiele 29I and following Of the 0onstitu-
ton Of 1893. there is hereby levied an.
annual per capita tax Of One Dollar
l$Is008 on ali able bodied male fahabit-
ants af the parish between eighteen lSl
and fftv (50A wears of age not residing
within the territorial limits or Its in
corporated municipalities which main
tain their own streets, and an annual
license tax Of One Dollar lSI0D1 On all
automobiles. Wag0ns. eAae carts and
other similar vehicles, seKenty%6ga
Use on all hacks surreyg, bnggiss and
other similar vehicles, and Fifty cents
t59e} on all gigs one-horse carts, blCyz
cles and other similar vehicles kept
and used for 1oeom0tion on the public
roads of the parish, provided that The
vehicle tax shall apply tn the Inhabe
Iitants of the Incorporated Manisipali+
ties as we'll an TO those OF kIls rural dis
trfefs when their vehicles are used for
-locomotiun on the public roads OF fhe
parish. In addition to said per capita
and license taxes, not less than One tIl
mill OF the regular annual parish adj
valorem tax shall be set aside Tor road
purposes under this ordinance.
Section q. Be ftfurther ordained, etc.
that said per capita and vehicle taxes
shall be due en- the Isb ef January and
become delinquent on the lst Of March
Of each year, The reception sad per
capita tax shall be 1 the ordinary
form that for saIa license lax shall be
attn tag of convenient size and shape
upon which shall bs staEnpea the serial
number thereof. the year for which
issued, and the price according To She
class Of vehicle tor which Issued. Said
tia tags shall be securely attached in s
c8nspleuous place to the vehicle for
which issued by the cwner thereof.
Section q. Belt further 0TdaEnea.e etc,
that the Sheriff aud Ex-0fieio Tax Col
leetor shall keep i separate bound book
for each road district, I'M which he shall
enter the name OF the party paying the
per capita or vehicle tax as the case
may be, tbs number of the receipt Or
rim tag, and the o collected, in
such manrier as To- keep tile amount
collected for each road district separate;
he shall settle with The Parish Treas
nrer for the collection Of said lakes In
the same manner IS 1s provided by law
Ger tire settlement of other parish taxes
collected by him, and the Iarish Treas
uFer shall keep separate and distinct
accounts cit funds resolved and dis
barsea for each road district. The R8-
lice jury saalI provide the necessary
tin tags FOR the several wards, and alI
the necessary blanks an4 books for 1Ae
use of the sheriff and flss Treasurer.
Secsi0a &. Belt further 0raaiaea.eI64
that the Sheriff and Exeasfeip Tax gel-
Iectoe shall have the same remedy for
enforcing the pavmeu80 said peE cap
ira and gehfe4e taxes as Eae has for fhe
enforced collection eft state licenses,
and ii addition thereto the following
penalties are hereby provided, namely
ISL Whoever shall lie liable to said
per capita tax and shall fail 0r negleei
to pay aaala an or before the 1s1 day ol
March of each ana every rear. Shall
upon trial aad eonsieEion pay d are mol
exceeding Ten Dollars $1,000 and costs
and in daRault Of paying said tue and
costs, shall BE- imprisoned Tor nak ex.
cesaEu1 wentv COY DAYS, SAIL penal,
ties To 8a enforced by iadictmFnk al
information before ans Court of com
pekeHs jurisdiction.
ID penalty of Fifty canea fa3 i
hNvsav Imposed NtF tbs us8 ~ any Yehf
e1N suh1ket ia kha nasmaenk0 f vsiaiell
- sNrsia nscxsasd 81 aa4 og III
nw4tE@Y ~ 8h pNE SF sasS $40
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