The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-11-17
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r K Kcdditt. Clerk protein.
nnIINANCE No 1DW

An ordinance adopted by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of Caldwell lpvVing
Il per capIts tax OF $l.0O per wear DER
annum upon all male persons RESTING
. in wards !, ,, i. ), s, 9 and that por-
bon Of ward 2 contained in the newly
crratet coad district No. ! Of the par
+ ISL 81 Caldwell. between the ages If
. - and % years for the purpose Of con
structHg, maintaining ard repairing
the pUuII" roads in the SAID WlrdS or
ROAD districts, providing for the assess.
, mrrt and collection Of same and pro-
I viding penalties Tor the failure to pay
such.
| s. it ordained by the Police Jury,
/ tLal there snail be and is hereby levied
per capita tax Of Sl.OO per annum On
all male persons between the age Of Is
and % years residing in wards |, 3. A.
3, :. 9 ard all that portion Of ward ,
contained III the newly created road
. district No. !. beginning with the year
! l|lb for the purpose Of constructing
and maintaining aud repairing the pub
! lie roads and bridges Of the sand wards
0r road districts IN the parish, which
| tax shall be collected for the year l9' 6
and ever year thereafter until this
ordinance shall be repealed,
| Be it further ordained that it shall
he the duty of the Assessor of State
and Parish taxes for the Parish Of
! Caldwell to assess all such persons
with said tax at the same time that he
assesses poll and other taxes and to
| extend the same on the assessment of
Of the parish in the same manner.
! b. it further ordained that said tax
shall become due and payable on the
lst day Of Dec. 1916 and Oh the same
! day each and every year thereafter
and the assessor shall be entitled to
the same compensation for assessing
of said tax as he is allowed by law for
| the assessing OF other taxes.
! Be it further ordained that the tax
collector shall collect the said tax in
the same name. that he collects other
I taxes and that he shall receive the
same compensation therefor as is al
lowed by law for the collecting of other
| taxes.
Be it further ordained that if any
person against whom snch tax may be
legally assessed shall neglect, fail OF
refuse to pay the same when due anc
upon demand, shall be proceeded
agai"@t by information filed by thu
distr t attorney or by indictment b.
the %rand jury upon trial and convic
ton hereof he shall be fined in a sun
not exceeding ten dollars and not les:
thar five dollars together with the
amount of said road tax as may be due
by him as well as all of the costs OF
the prosecution and in default of pay
ing said fine and costs he shall be i'm
prisoned in the parish Jail not less
than ten days nor more than thirty
subject to work the period of his jai
sentence out on the public roads of the
parish.
BE it further ordained that all fines
and forfeitures collected under this or.
dinance shall come, when collected, int
the road and bridge fund of the sever.
al divisions of the parish of Caldwell
heretofore mentioned.
Be it further ordained that this or.
dinance shall take effect from and after
its adoption.
| Adopted this Oct. 18th, 1916.
j. A. u .cner, Pres
R. R. Redditt, Clerk.
ORDINANCE 80. 13-W.
An ordinance adopted b. the Police
Jury of the Parish Of Caldwell, levyjnl
a tax of five mills for the year l9l6,
on all property situated in road dis,
trict No. |, OF the parish Of Caldwell
subjsct to state taxation for the par
pose of building, constructing, main
tanning and repairing the public roads
otasaid district, ard providing for the
| lew of sufficient tax in said district
for the next 80 years beginning with
The wear Of 1917 meeting the payment
Of interest and principal OF certain
! bonds issued in said district, based on
a tax voted therein by the property
tax payers Of the said district on the
10Th of Oct. 1916 and authorizing the
, issuance Of bends based on the tax Sc
levied in order that funds may be
immediatiy available for the purpose
of building, constructing, repairing
and maintaining the said public road In
said district.
Sec. |. Whereas there was, on the
4th day OF Sept. 1916, petition pre-
scented to the police jury of the parlsi!
Of Caldwell, signed by majority OF