The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-30

tanning TO the repair, nlaintenaa NOS PEP.
DRAINAGE OF said roads, and in All and and
penditures of said boards. ,na lug es.
rules, regulations and bylaws sue such
shall be adopted by said boards !. Which
first meeting. subject to approvsf e Their
police jury; provided that sa;a + " tbs
shan publish quarterly in the a psssas
Journal Of the parish detailed a 9aileial
of all receipts and disbursements a ~
account of said boards. S'.ss5 lsf The
Section 3. That in aeeordanaa
Article 29l of the constitution - With With
ana in order to raise funds for t II W.
| poses of constructing, ma1ntain;nss, pufs
repairing the public roads, BRIDGES ~ wy
and to carry out this oIdinancaas go, stes.s
| is hereby levied one ra1Ii sIs,x,.I saefs
mum OF the taxes. levied by the no a.
jury on the assessment rolls r. Ss ae
parish: and that there be irnnnsaa sals
per capita tax OF one dollar rnan se z
able,bodled male inhabitant of this s NV
ish between the ages OF eighteen s1e s# pa -
fifty-five years, which fmposifinna aaas
ever, shall not apply to or be- an s.sHs
tive In the town OF Donaldsonvilia.ss -
tnat there be and the same Is san saa
levied and imposed, an annual lssa NY
TAX IN accordance with Article as1 ~ ~
the constitution OF 1888, 1lpon #aacass.aaaS
every venieie, including bicycles ana asa
tomoblles, kept and used for locoraoss,ssss
on the public roads OF TINS parisn s,aaa
divided and graded in the foiIaw Iss
classes:
F'irst-On all timber wheels, log 10,
ons, floats, drays and vehicles fsaa II.
heavy hauling, plantation carts gsias
three or four mules, wagons. a,ysa arsss
piles, livery buggies and surries rsad ~.
doctors and agents, baker, butcher II sss
and carbOnated water delivery ami na 81 81
ding carts and hacks, and ali yeh hse.
generally. either two or FOUR Wheess 4
with Oh without springs, aolng nusI,s
hauling and operated Tor darlviny7 ~
revenue-one dollar. 5
Second-On all private Carriages. was
ons, Surveys and two or three.ssasss
four-Wheeled vehicles, with or withanss
spllngs-seventy-f five cents. -
Third-On all private buggies. raaa
carts, sulkies and one-seated, two b
Iour- wheeled vehicles, with or Wsthaas#
springs, and all bicycles-fifty cents,
That no vehicle, bicycle or alltoma.
bile shall be allowed OF permitted "a
travel on the public roads OF this Dar.
ism without the proper license being
previously PAID, allu as evidence 81
such payment tags or plates shall 81
issued TO tue owner. OF owners OF sleas
venlcies, blcyc1es and automoniIes, Which
shall be furnished by the respectful
boards Tor tAer districts. and placed
on or attached to said vehicles. snaW.
said tags CT plates shall be NUMBERED
as follows and issued consecutiyely:
For class one, starting from No.
class two, from OIL; class three, from
uUl.
That the police jury shall, in order
to get a correct and full list Of all
senicIes liable TO stcA. annual ~
cense ana ascertain ali persons Liable
to the per capita tax Imposed by this
ordinance, employ competent persea
in eacn police jury Wald whose datg
it snail be TO make a complete list and
enumeration OF all vehicles and persons
In their respective districts subject "a
said annual license and per capita tar
Inat said lists and enumeration shan
be filed in the sheriff's office of this
parish on or before the first day 81
september, 1913, and each and ever
year thereafter al the same time. and
the sheriff and ex-offieio tax collector
shall, at the same time and In The
same manner as all other state and
parish taxes are collected collect az
last IS possible from esc1. owner O.
owners of vehicles used on the public
roads of this parish, and all persons sub.
jeet to per capita tax, the annual
license and per capita tax herein levied
and imposed; that the said sheriff shall
render to the police jury at the same
time as he renders a statement of
parish taxes COLLECTED, a statement of
t.li seilcie Incense anu per capita taxes
collected by him; that the said sheriff
shall settle said annual license and per
capita tax with the parish treasurer at
..ae end OF each month, in the same
manner and at the same time that he
makes his monthly settlement Of parish
licenses and taxes with said treasurer,
s That said persons appointed by xIIse
police Jury shall receive, as compensas
ton 1or the performance of entlIsIa.
tor, such compensation as may be fix
ed by the police jury, not to exceed fIYe
per tentunl on the anouIII5U sssft is=
nIeraLion as listed, fixed and adopted
by the police jury; that the sheriff and
eX-officio tax collector shall receive a.
compensation for the collection Of said
annual license and per capita taxes five
Per centum on all amounts collected
~ hlnl under this ordinance.
That Immediately upon the making
and filing of the lists and enumera-s
tions by the said enumerators IN the
Office OF the police jury, due public
notice shall be given by the secretary Of
the ponce jury, by publication In the
official journal for a period of ten days
OF the filing thereof. and the same shall
be PASSED. Upon by the police jury IN &
the saline manner as WneH sitting as a.
Board OF Review on all state and parish
taxes that upon the acceptance ane S
adoption of the said lists and enurilera.
tons by the police jury, the same shall
be final and conclusive against ell Iae
owners of vehicles.
That in making mis- settlements with
the parish treasurer the sheriff shal
report from which OF said wards the
amounts are collected. and the sag
treasurer shall apportion to each o. las
road boards the amounts SO collected " &
each ward and due. said districts, Ie
spectfvely.
That the annual license imposed upon
vehicles as aforesaid shall only na COZ
lectible for vehicles used on the pHe-
lie roads; and the only legal evidence s
that such license on 8 vehicle has peea 4
paid shall be the placing and attaes
ing of the tag or plate herein DEofaa-
ed upon such vehicle.
That II any person shall use g "
hIcle, bicycle or automobile on the paps#s#z5
lie rcaas OF this parish without lFas 8
obtaining and paying the license neIs.S@
in provided, and placing and atfachas
TO such vehicle the tags or plates n lsaIl
in provided for, the sheriff shah
through the district attorney, on lls.
tion in the proper court, take .a as
on the party or parties refusing aaa
uegiecting to pay said annual license 81, ~
show cause on the fifth day, eAeiu sass
of holidays, after service Thereon, ~ ~
said party or parties should not pas#s
the amount of the license claimed, y
be ordered not to use such vehla sie "
the public roads of this parish uhtii 8. Isl
ter having obtained a license; anu &. y S.
case said rule is made aDsosuts, - -
order thereon shall be eonsldereu ~ -
judgment in favor of the parish Ior "
amount deemed to be due by me .faa a I'd
PENDANT for the license and penail.ys, aa1'
costs hereinafter provided for. Wat t S, -
recognition OF lien and priviiegs .s "a
said vehicle Tor said license, ana ~ sat.
vehicle shall be seized and soid ~. sA Il
isfy the amount of said judgment ~ -
the same manner as provided BY ia# I'D
the execution of other Judgments al ~
every violation of this order 81 en- IN
court shall be considered as - "a
tempt thereof and be punished asso.s
Ing to law. a,.h @
That in case the payment Of SUE y
license shall be enforced by rug s,,aii