Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1910-06-17
THE PoLL.TAx ORDINANCE NOW
IN FORCE IN HERMANN.

Section Livery able bodied male
~inhabitant of the City of Hermann,
between the ages of twenty-one and
fifty years, who has resided within
the corporate limits of the city thirty
day next preceding the first Monday
In June of each year. shall be liable
to pay poll tax or work on the streets
and alleys Of the city,
Section 2.--The board of aldermen
shall on the First Monday in June
Of each year levy, upon able-bodied
male inhabitant of the City of Her
mann, oVer twenty one and under
fifty years of age, who has resided
within the corporate limits of said
city thirty days prior to the first
Monday in June, when said levy is
made, a poll-tax of not more than
two Dollars. Persons subject to poll
tax shall have the right at their
election to pay the same in money
or labor, and If in labor at the rate
of one dollar per day for a hand.
If the person subject to a poll-tax
desires to pay the same in labor, he
must notify the Street Oyerseer, in
writing, prior to the first day of
July of each year to that effect, and
the Street Overseer shall designate
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the date when his services will be
required within thirty days after
such notice is received, and if such
poll-tax payer does not so notify the
Street 0verseer prior to the LIST day
of July, 1t shall be deemed that such
polltax payer has elected to pay the
same In money, and the same shall
be due and payable in money on the
first day Of September of each year
1t is assessed.
Section SIT shall be the duty
of the Street Overseer during the
month Of June, each year, to pre-
pare a list, alphabetically arranged,
of all ablebodied male inhabitants of
the city, between the ages of twenty
one and fifty years of age, who re-
side in the city, and who have re-
sided within the corporate limits of
the city thirty days next preceding
the, first Monday Of June, and he
shall file said list with the city
clerk on or before the Is, day Of
July of each year. On or before the
first day Of September of each year
the city clerk shall copy the list Of
names furnished him by the Street
Overseer, on a separate tax book, to
be known as the poll-tax book, and
shall extend opposite aech name the
poll-tax as levied by the board of
aldermen, and shall deliver the same
to the City Collector, and take his
RECEIPT therefor.
Section 4.-The Street Overseer
shall on the first day Of September
of each year furnish the city collec-
tor in writing a list of the names of
all poll-tax payers Of the city who
have elected to pay their poll-tax in
labor, for which the collector shall
be credited in his settlement, with
the Board of Aldermen.
Section EVERY person who is
subject to pay a poll-tax under the
ordinances of the city, and who shall
fail to pay such poll-tax either in
cash or by labor according to the or
dinances of the city shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon convic.
ton shall be fined not less than
Five and not more than Ten Dollars.
NO 4th OF JULY SHooTINGl
At a meeting, held by the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Hermann,
Mo-, On June G., 1910, among others
the following proceedings was had:
Resolved that between the hours
of s a. m. and 5 p. m. on the 4th
day Of July next, the firing off OF
any kind Of fire works, pistols, guns
or other continuance that will make
a loud and unusual noice, within the
City limits be and the same is here
by prohibited.
A true copy from the records.
HENRY BOOK,
City Clerk.