The Colfax chronicle., 1920-07-31
AN ORDINANCE

{, requiring all able-bodied male persor
residing within the corporate limi
of the. Town of Colfax, Louisian,
between the ages of 18 and SIS year,
: 10 work the streets of the Town III
: der the supervision of the stree
! commissioner, when. summoned b
Ihim, SO to do, providing that any Del
sson may relieve himself of such com
pulsory service by the payment o
| Tour dollars per annum, such sums t
| be collected by the street commits
] sloner, and fixing penalty for tn
violation of this ordinance.
BE 1T brdalned by the Mayor ant
Board of Aldermen of the Town O,
Coifax, in legal adjourned session con
vened
Section One: That from and afte,
the passage and PRONUNCIATION of this
ordnance all able-bodied male persons
between 1S and 55 years of age within
the corporate limits of the Town of
Cdfax are made subject to work the
streets of the town, when called upon
ana summoned by the street commits
sioner, SO to do. All such persons shall
De subject to work as many as eight
days per annum, provided, % however,
that any person may relieve himself of
thus compulsory service by paying to
the street commissioner four dollars
per annum; such payment to be made
on or before August first of each and
every year, or prior thereto, if the
commissioner makes demand for same.
providing that payment at any time
will relieve the person of the compul-
sorry service, if such payment is of the
same date as call to service or prior
thereto.
Be it further ordained, etc.
Section Two: That in the event any
male person residing within the corpor-
ate limits of the Town of Colfax, who
is between the age of is and SIS years, |
and who has been summoned to work
the streets of the Town of Colfax, as |
provided in section one above. fails to |
answer said call and summons and to |
work the streets as required and |
Who likewise fails to pay to the
street commissio ers the fourl
iolPrs, upon service of such sum-
no1ss shall be guilty of crime, and
lpon trial therefor by the mayor or q
'lea of guilty thereto upon conviction
hail be fined not less than FIVE dollars,
Tor more than ten dollars, and in de-
ault of payment of such fine shall be
entenced to not less than five nor more
han ten days in Jail, or both, in the
discretion of the court, for each such
allure to work and pay.
Be it further ordained, etc.
Section Three: That all ordinances
nd parts of ordinances in conflict with
r contrary to the provisions of this
rdinance are hereby repealed, insofar
they may SO conflict, and this ordi-
ance shall, because of the bad and al
lost impossible conditions of the
treets of Colfax, owing to the long
ontinued rains, go into effect, be en-
'rceable and become operative on July
9Th, 1920, and all funds collected un-
sr this ordinance shall be used exclu-
vely for the maintenance and repair
the streets of Colfax.
The above ordinance was read and :
by sections and adopted by
'ctions and was then placed upon final
assage. and the yeas and nays being
llled, the vote thereon was as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. L. A. Barrios, w. D.
urry, L. B. Gay, H. B. Farsldo and |
B. McKnight-5.
Nays: None. ii
And the ordinance was declared
iopted and was thereupon approved
7 the Mayor this, the 22nd day of Il
lily, 1920.
Approved: A. G. BUFORD,
Mayor Town of Colfax.
l.. A. BARRIOS,
Secretary.
A true copy of the original ordinance.
l.. A. BARRIOS, 1
Secretary, C
These ordinances, Nos. 24i5 and 2416,
ere all read and considered by Sec
ms, adopted by sections, and, being .
aced on final passage were adopted v
d signed by the mayor, July 22, 1920, II
d are being published in full in the II
lfax Chronicle. official organ of the o.