The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-09

Section 1. That there iS hereby made. imposed and levied upon each male person. except soldiers. sailors in the United States Navy or Revenue ~r,,"" Service. volunteer firemen. paupers. insane persons or territorial charges. over the age of twentyone years and under tho age of fifty years. an annual tax in the sum of five dol lars ($5.O0). to be paid and collected Tn the manner provided in the follow ing sections of this Act. and to be q separate fund called the "School Fund" and used for no other than school purposes.
 Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Common Council of each Incorporated town in the Territory of Alaska to provide by ordinance for the collection of the tax imposed by this Act within the limits of such incorporated town. and for this purpose to designate a competent person to act as School Tax Collector who shall perform the duties and receive the compensation hereinafter provided.
 It shall be the duty of the School Board in each School District outside of incorporated towns in the Territory of Alaska to designate a member of such Board, or some other competent person, to act as School Tax Collector who shall perform the duties and re. ceive the compensation hereinafter provided in this Act.
 Sec. 3. Every School Tax Collector shall. on or before the first day of Auril of each year. publish in at least one newspaper of general circu. lation, published within his school district. or if there be no newspaper published therein. then post in five (5) public places within his school district, notice setting forth that the tax imposed by this Act Is due and payable between the dates hereinaf ter designated ard that payment thereof will become delinquent as pro vided in this Act, and warning al! per. sons to pay the same and that in case of failure. ths penalties prov:enu in his Act wi" bc imro's";.
 It shall be the duty of every person. subject to such tax, to pay the same to the School Tax Collector within the time which said notice specifies.
 T he notice herein prescribed shall be published at least a month during the period within which the tax is payable or posted at least once a month, as herein provided, during the same period.
 Sec. 1. The tax for which provi sion is herein made shall be payable between the first Monday in the month of April and the first Monday in the month of August in each year; Provided, that all persons subject to the tax who are in the Territory of Alaska on the first Monday in the month of April shall pay said tax oil or before the first day of May m the same year, and all persons ar irving in the Territory of Alaska after the first Monday in the month of April shall pay said tax within thirty (30) days after such arrival; Provid. ed further, that all persons subject to said tax shall pay the same with in ten (10) days after a written or oral demand by the said School Tax Collector made within the period be. tween the first Monday in April and the first Monday in August in each year.
 Sec. 5. All taxes shall become de. linquent if not paid within the times prescribed in the last preceding sec. tion or within ten (10) days after de. mand by the School Tax Collector. as above prescribed, and each person de- linquent in the payment of his tax. as aforesaid. shall be subject to penal. ty of two dollars ($2.00) in addition to the amount of the tax.
 Sec. 6. Any person who shall fail. neglect or refuse to pay his tax, as herein provided. shall be deemed gull ty of a misdemeanor and, upon convic. tion thereof. shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dol lars (s25.00) or by Imprisonment in the Federal jail not to exceed one (1) month. All fines collected under this section shall be converted into the Territorial Treasury and become a part of the School Fund"
 Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the School Tax Collector to receipt each person. upon payment of the tax here in provided for, and such receipt shall be the only evidence of payment.
 Sec. S. It shall be the duty of the Scf ool Tax Collector to demand. and 1t shall be the duty of every person firm or corporation. employing labor In the Territory of Alaska, to furnish to such Collector upon demand. list Of tho ,mplcyees of such person, firm or corporation subject to the tax i'm posed herein, and for this purpose tho Territorial Treasurer shall furnish tr each School Tax Collector suitable