The log cabin Democrat., 1915-03-06
An Act Making it Possible to Issue Bonds and Build Permanent Roads in Faulkner County-Subject to a Ref erendum Vote of the People on March 31, 1915.

ment and tax between the first Mon- day in January and the 10th day of April of each year, and if said taxes
 and assessment are not paid on or be-
 fore the 10th day of April of said year, the same shall bear six per cent
 interest per annum from said 10th day of April and in addition thereto
 a penalty of z5 per cent of said tax shall be added thereto. Immediately
 after the 10th day of April of each year the said collector shall make a written report to the board of con-
 missiOners of said district showing all delinquent land and the amount of penalty and taxes thereon not paid
 and also showing all taxes that have been paid, and he shall pay over to the treasurer of said district all taxes so collected by him by the 20th day of April of each year. Said collector shall give bond to the said district each year in the amount at least equal to the amount of taxes to come into his hands during said year, with surety to be approved by the board of commissioners of said district, con- ditioned for the faithful and honest performance of his duty as such col lector and the payment of said taxes collected by him, which bond shall be | filed with the said board of commits sioiers on or before the first day of January of each year. And it is here by made the duty of said collector to collect the taxes due to said district, along with the general taxes collect ed by him, and any collector who shall negligently or wiIfully fail or refuse to so collect said taxes due to said district, along with the general taxes collected by him, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of not less than five hundred
 ($500.00) dollars nor more than one thousand ($1,00000) dollars, and shall be removed from office In event of the failure of the collector to file
 bond as collector of said district as provided by this act, the board of commissioners of said district shall elect some suitable person as collec- tor of said district who shall be re- quired to give bond in amount at least equal to the amount of taxes that may come into his hands, condi- toned for the faithful and honest performance of his duties and the payment of all taxes collected by him, with sureties to be approved by the said board of commissioners.
 l Sec. 8. In event a road tax shall have been or shall be levied by the levying court of Faulkner county un- der the provisions of amendment No. 5 to the constitution of the State of Arkansas, the county court of Faulk- her county may make an order direct ing the sheriff and collector of Faulk- her county to pay over to the treas urer of Road Improvement District 1 No. 1 of Faulkner County all road tax that shall have been collected by him under such levy by the Ievying court upon property of every kind To- cated within said Road Improvement District No. 1 of Faulkner County 1; and in event said order being made by the county cour1 for the payment of the funds arising from said road tax to the treasurer of said Road Im- provement District No. 1, the board of commissioners shall make an order reducing the levy made by them for the corresponding year by the total amount to be derived from the colec- tion of said road tax on property To- cated within said district, and shall levy for such year only sufficient percentum upon the betterments as assessed upon all lots, blocks, rail road right -of-way, tracks and grounds in the district as will raise an amount which, when combined with the amount to be derived from said road tax, will be sufficient to pay all obli- gations and indebtedness of said dis trict becoming due during said year.
 Sec. g. The board of commission CTS of said district shall enforce the collection of all unpaid taxes and as sessments by causing a complaint in equity to be filed in Faulkner chan cery court, and any number of tracts, or parcels of land or property may be embraced in said complaint, whether said property is owned by the same person or not, and in said complaint it shall not be necessary to state more than the fact of the levying of said tax and the non-payment thereof within the time required by law, to- gether with a description of the de- linquent property, without any furth. CT statement of any steps required to be token by the board of commission
 CTS, assessors, collectors, or other of
 fcer whatever, and concluding with the prayer that the delinquent prop
 erty be charged with the amount o1
 said taxes, interest, penalty, cost ant
 attorneys fees and be condemned ant sold for the payment thereof, and sait