The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-05-25
Ordinance No. 289.

All OIuIIldilCS " pIONlu0 lOI
the collection of street tax in
the City of Fitzgerald, to provide
penalties for the on-payment Of
same and for other purposes.
Lee l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council Of the City OF
Fitzgerald, that the sum of One
Dollar and Fifty cents g. 50) per
annum, be and the same is here
by imposed upon each and every
male inhabitanr of this City be-
tween the ages of Sixteen and
Fifty who is not exempt under
the State laws from working the
roads as street or communication
tax, said tax shall be due and
payable on the LIST day of Feb.
of each year. but provided how
ever that each person so taxed
may be relieved of the payment
Of such tax in money by laboring
on the streets of said City by
himself or accepted substitute
for two consecutive days of each
year under the direction of the
officer having control of said
street work. Every person so
committing said tax shall be re-
'quired to furnish whatever hand
tool such officer in control of said
work may require in doing such
labor. Nine hours shall consti-
tute a days labor within the
meaning of this section.
SEC. 2 Be it further ordain-
ed by the authorities aforesaid;
that upon the failure of any such
person to pay said tax when cal
led upon to do so by the collect
ing officer of said City, it shall
be the duty of such officer to
serve such person with a written
notice requiring him to be and
appear alta fixed place and time in
said City in which notice shall be
specified the kind of tool desired
for the purpose of working out
said street tax upon the streets
OF said City. And if such person
shall fail and refuse to appear at
said place and time, or fail and
refuse to work upon the streets,
or to pay said tax, he shall be
carried before the Mayor who is
hereby authorized upon convic-
tiOn thereof to fine him in sum
not to exceed $4,000 or to i'm
prisonment to work upon the
public works of the City not to
exceed Ten days.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained
by the authorities aforesaid; that
it shall be the duty of the collect
. ing officer of said street tax to
keep a correct list of the names
of all persons of whom said street
tax has been collected, and to
turn over to the City Treasurer
at the end of each week the sum
of money collected on said street
tax and shall take his receipt for
same. 1t shall also be the duty of
said officer TO render monthly
statement to the City Council the
amount of money collected on
said taxes and the names of the
persons of whom collected, and
he shall also report to the Mayor
each day the progress of such
work and to make a statement to
him if so desired the names of
the persons from whom street
tax has been collected or as often
as the Mayor may require.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained
by the authorities aforesaid; that
all laws and parts of laws in con-
fiict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved this the 9Th day of
June 1909.
j. G. KNAPP, Mayor.
], David L. Paulk, City Clerk
in and for the City of Fitzgerald,
do hereby ceretifY that the above
Ordinance No. 289 is a true and
correct copy of Ordinance on file
In Office.
This the 23rd day of May 1914.