The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-03-18

An Ordinance of the Council of the
City of Wolf Point, Montana, Pro-
viding for a Special and General
Tax for Road, Street and Alley
Purposes, under Authority of Sec
ton l of Chapter 2 of Chapter 172
of the Session Laws of the Fiji
teenth Legislative Assembly.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOLF
POINT, MONTANA:
SECTION L. That there be and
there hereby is levied a general road
tax of $500 1.-TWO Dollars) per an
mum on each male person over the
age of twenty-one years and under
the age of fifty years, within the
corporate limits of the City of Wolf
Point, Montana.
SECTION 2. That said tax so
levied shall be payable by each per-
son liable therefor, at any time with
in the year, upon demand by the
marshal.
SECTION 8. Every person, firm
or corporation, having in his or it's
employment any person or persons
liable for the Special Road Tax of
Two Dollars $4,000 mentioned in
this act must on or BEFORE the third
Monday in March in each year, and
monthly thereafter, until the first
day of October, furnish to the City
Treasurer a complete list of all the
persons so employed and if any such
employer shall neglect or refuse to
furnish such list, he shall forfeit to
the City in which said road tax is
collectible, the sum of Fifty Dol
lars ($50.00) to be recovered by an
action brought in the name of the
State in the Justice Court of said
City, and the further sum of Fifty
Dollars ($50.00) for each refusal or
neglect to furnish such list after any
demand shall have been made by the
City Treasurer. Upon the receipt of
said lists it shall be the duty of said
City Treasurer to furnish to said
employer furnishing such lists, print
ed Special Road Tax receipt books
with proper stubs containing men,
orandum of name, amount and date
attached.
SECTION a. If any person re-
CURED to pay the Special Road Tax
mentioned in this Act, does not pay
the same and has no property sub
ject to taxation, and the person ow-
ing IlC OdliIC VI any JULIET DGISOII,
the City Treasurer must deliver to
the Employer a written notice, stat
ing the amount of the tax due for
such employee and from the time of
receiving such notice the EMPLOYER
is liable to pay said tax, and the tax
paid may be deducted by such en-.
from the amount then due or
to become due to such employee.
K II cho1I bo +ba J,,+,r
of the Marshal of the City of Wolf
Montana, to collect said tax,
for which purpose he shall be fur
with printed road tax receipt
books with proper stubs. He shall
such collections to the Coun-
I'll of the City of Wolf Point on the S
irst day of each month submitting ,
his receipt books and a re-
,eipt from the City Treasurer for
he amounts collected during the
month, which money so collected =
shall be deposited to the credit of the
Street and Alley Fund.
SECTION 6. BE 1T FURTHER !
ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF i
THE CITY OF WOLF POINT,
MONTANA:
1t is hereby provided that the
Council of the City of Wolf Point,
Montana, shall annually levy a spe-
ial tax upon all taxable property
within the corporate limits of the
lily of Wolf Point, Montana, of not
than Two Mills ($O.OO2) and
lot more than Five Mills (S0.O05)
the dollar, and shall not exceed
he like levy made by the County (
commissioners for road purposes.
SECTION Z. The said Tax shall {
e levied by resolution in the same
amer and at the same time as +
Their taxes so levied and assessed.
SECTION 8. BE 1T FURTHER {
ordained BY THE COUNCIL OF #
CITY OF WOLF POINT, E
IONTANA: e
That a certified copy of this Ordi- Il
be filed with the County Clerk E
nd that the residents and all taxa {
lie property within the Corporate {
mits of the City of Wolf Point, E
I%ontana, are hereby declared to be Z
xempt from general special high 6
ay taxes similarly levied by the E
ounty Commissioners, in accord Z
nee with Section 1, Chapter 2 of 6
HAPPIER 172 of the Session Laws of E
lie Fifteenth Legislative Assembly. Z
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall E
Ike effect and be in full force from E
nd after it's passage and approval. z
Finally passed and approved by s
lie Council of the City of Wolf s
oint, Montana, and approved by the Z
.ayor thereof this 18th day of July, E
g. d., 1919. &
(Signed) 0. T. STENNES, z
oEALl Mayor. z
Frank Kenny, &
Clerk. z
first Publication March 10, 1920 z