The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-02

collected by him; that the said sheriff
shall settle said annual license and per
capita tax with the parish treasurer at
the 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.
That said persons appointed by the
police jury shall receive, as compensa-
ton for the performance of enumera-
tor, such compensation as may be fix
ed by the police jury, not to exceed five
per centum On the amount of said emu
neration as listed, fixed and adopted
by the police jury; that the sheriff and
ex-officio tax collector shall receive as
annual license and per capita taxes five
per centun1 on all amounts collected
by him under this ordinance.
That Immediately upon the making
lions by the said enumerators in the
offlce OF the police jury, due public
notice shall be given by the secretary of
the police 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 same manner as when sitting as q
Board of Review on all state and parish
taxes; that upon the acceptance and
adoption OF the said lists and enumera-
tons by the police jury. the same SHAH
be final and conclusive against all the
owners Of vehicles.
That in making his settlements with
the parish treasurer the sheriff shall
amounts are collected, and the said
treasurer shall apportion to each of the
road boards the AMOUNTS SO collected in
each ward and due said districts, re-
spectfvely.
That the annual license imposed upon
lectible for vehicles used on the pub
lie roads; and the only legal evidence
that such license on a vehicle has been
paid shall be the placing and attach
ed upon such vehicle. :, .
Ihat # any person shall use a We
h1cle, bicycle or automobile on the pub
lie roads OF this parish without first
obtaining and paying the license here-s
n I proY1dsd ana placing and attaching
IN provided for, the sheriff shall,
through the district attorney, on mo.
zion in the proper court take a rule
on the party Or parties refusing and
show cause on the fifth day. exclusive
OF holidays, after service thereof, why
said party or parties should not pay
the amount of the license claimed, or
pe ordered not to use such vehicle ON
ter having obtained license; and in
case said rule is made absolute, the
order thereon shall be considered a
Judgment IN favor Of the parish for the
amount deemed to be due by the de-
costs hereinafter provided for, with a
of lien and privilege on
said vehicle for said license, and said
vehlcie shall be seized and sold to sat
the same manner as provided BY law for
ne execution OF ether Judgments; and
every violation Of this order Of the
court shall be considered as con-
.empt thereof and be punished accord
ng to law.
That in case the payment of such
license shall be enforced by rule as
the defendant therein shall, I
besides paying the annual license, be /
lable. to the payment of two per cent |
,ent attorneys fees on the aggregate,
md all costs of court.
section 4, a. That the revenues de-
lived from the taxes and licenses Inn
oosed by this ordinance shall be al
otted ana appropriated to and expended I
n the road districts wherein they are
levied and collected, but
UGH appropriations as are made for
DAD purposes from the general parish
ak levy shall be apportioned by the po-
ice jury in such manner as said Jury
nay see fit.
b. That every member of the dis
r r.. road board, sheriff, deputy sheriff,
ffleer or employee under this ordinance,
80. - az SUES o. Ihe peace and con-
tables OF this parish, are hereby au-
horfzed and empowered to enforce any
M all OF the provisions of this ordi-
c.. That any person liable to the pay
lent OF the Per capita tax herein pro-
ided for who shall fail and refuse to 3
ay said tax shall be deemed guilty
misdemeanor, and, upon conyic-
on, be imprisoned in the parish iaIl
OF more than ten days or fined not
lore than ten dollars, or both, at the
iscretion&of the court
d. That all laws or parts of laws In
onflict herewith or upon the same SUBJ
.et matter. be and the same are here
repealed. II
DonaIdseaviIle. La, July 2s. 1913. I