The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-10-21
Ordinance No. 80.


OF Ordway, State OF Colorado:
SEC. |. Each able bodied male cit.
izen within the incorporated Town OF
Ordway, notexempted by law, between
the age OF 81 and IS years, shall pay to
the incorporated Town OF Ordway'
to be collected as herein provided, an
annual poll tax Of three dollars, or In
lieu thereof, perform two days labor
upon the streets or alleys or other
public places OF said town. under the
direction OF the street commissioner.
SEC. 9 The street commissioner OF
said town of Ordway shall. between
the Ist and the 18th day Of June In
each year, cause notice to be pub
lished for one insertion In the official
pager OF said town, and shall cause
three copies OF said notice to be posted
in three conspicuous places In said
town, tO.wit:
State of Colorado, &C
County Of OterO. o
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual poll tax due the town Of Ordway.
5 now due and payable. Every male
:itizen OF said town, not exempted by
aw. between the aye OF q and 10
wears, is liable to payment thereof
The amount Of said tax Is three (s3)
2 dollars, or in lieu thereof, two days
work on any street, alley or other pub
tic place In said town.
SEC. 3. Prior to the LIST day OF June
In each year. the street commissioner
shall prepare list Of all persons In
The town OF Ordway, who are liable to
he payment OF poll tax. giving correct
names as far as he may be able. OF all
such persons, and shall file said list
with the town clerk and recorder of
the said town. The board OF trustees
shall at the first regular meeting after
the filing Of said list make a complete
new list Of all persons in said town as
Tar as known 10 them, who are liable
to the payment OF poll tax.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
street commissioner, between June
The first and October the thirtieth. to
warn all persons liable to the payment
II u poll tax, that have not paid the
same, nor reformed the labor as
Aforesaid, or have in their possession
receipt from the clerk Or recurder, or
a receipt from the street commissioner
for the money paid, OF for labor per
formed. ny ,u.. To-.
lie shall give notice, verbal or writ
ten. that such person or persons musi
appear at such a place az he may des.
ignate In said notice, to commence
work within tweuty-four hours. under
the direction OF the street commits.
Sioner, upon any street or alley Or
other public place within, the limits
IT the aforesaid town OF Ordway. or
produce a receipt for the full amount
Of the poll tax paid for the current
year. otherwise the delinquent shall
be proceeded against as provided for
in this ordinance. 10 ...,.-
SEC. 5. In case any person not
exempt by law and who has been duly
warned and required to work or pay
his poll tax as provided herein, shall
fail, refuse or neglect to work or pay
the same prior to the THIRT1ETH
DAY OF OCTOBER 10 each y ear, the
street commissioner Is hereby in,
structed and authorized. and it shall
be his duty to proceed against said
person, so delinquent, for the collec-
tion of said poll tax as by law or ordi-
nance provided. n-
1t shall be the duty OF the board OF
trustees to provide legal counsel to
conduct the prosecution OF all persons
proceeded against under provisions Of
this ordinance. -
SEC. 8. The word residing as used
10 this ordinance shall be construed to
mean any person making his home in
the town or who is engaged 10 any
trade, occupation or calling, or other.
wise, making his home within the in
corporated limits of the town Of Ord.
way.
SEC. I. Any ordinance or part Of
any other ordinance In conflict with
this ordinance or any part OF this Or
dinance, is hereby repealed.
Passed and adopted at regular
meeting Of the Board Of Trustees Of
the town of Ordway, on the 18th day OF
October, 1910, at which time the aye
and nay vote was called and recorded
as follows; Ayes Cook, Green, Hen
sler, Sonneland and Steinmetz. Nays
none. Absent-Riley.
Approved Oct. 10, 1910.
Published Oct. q, 1910.
Attest: A. NJ. WARD,
f. p. JOHNSON, Mayor.