The Madison journal., 1920-12-11
POLICE JURY ORDINANCES

An Ordinance to levy and collect
for the calendar year 1920 a per
capita tax and vehicle license, to
raise funds for the construction
maintenance and repair of public
roads and bridges in the parish.
Section \. Be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of
Madison, Louisiana, that to raise
funds for the constitution main
tanence and repair of the public
roads or bridges Of the parish,
there be and there is hereby levied
and imposed for the calendar year
of 1920, a per capita tax of one
dollar upon each able bodied male
l.habitant of said parish between
the ages of 1S and So years; and
that there be and there is hereby
levied and imposed for said year a
license Of sl.O0 upon each vehicle
including bicicyles, kept and used
for locomotion over the public
roads of the parish; provided that
the said per capita tax shall not be
o?eratice within any incorporated
town maintaining its own streets.
Section 2. Be it further ordain-
.rd. etc, that the COLLECTION r' -"
taxes and licenses hereby levied
shall be enforced by the maner pro-
vided by law.
Mr.. LeSeusr moved the adoption Of
the foregoing Ordinance ano Mr..
Wright seconded the motion, which,
being put to a vote, was carried and
the Ordinance adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas:-Clark, Galloway, Wright,
Oakes, LeSuer, Hewes and Jefferson.
Eays:-None.
Mr.. Wright offered the following
Ordinance: ::
An Ordinance to levy assess and
collect for the calendar year 1920.
for the parish purposes, an advalorem
tax Of FIVE mills, and an additional
tax of three mills for said year to
pay the principal and interest of the
road bonded Indebtedness falling du,
in 1921; and to fix the date Of delin-
quency, the rate of interest, the pen
alties, the securities Of said taxes and
the manner of enforcing the collec-
ton of the taxes herein levied.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Of Madison, La, That there be
and there is hereby levied and irnpos-
ed for parish purposes for the calen-
dar year 1920 an advalorem tax of
five mills on the dollar valuation of
all taxable property in said parish,
one and one-half mill thereof being
for school purposes.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That an additional special ad-
valorem tax Of three mills on the dol
lar valuation Of taxable property in
said parish be and II hereby levied
and imposed for the calendar year
1920 for the purpose of paying those
portions Of the principal and interest
on the road bonded indebtedness fall
ing due in the year :1221.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the assessor be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to
extend the taxes herein above levied
upon the assessment rolls for the year
1920, and the tax collector directed to
collect same. s
Section 4. Be II further ordained,
etc, That the taxes herein above
levied shall become delinquent at the
same time, shall bear the same rate
OF interest, be subject to the same
penalties, be secured in the same man.
ner, and be enforced by the same
proceedings as are provided by law in
reference TO State Taxes.
Mr.. Wright moved the adoption of
the foregoing ordinances and his mo-
tion seconded by Mr.. Hewes and be-
ing put to vote was carried and
the ordinance adopted by the follow
ing vote:
feas: Clark, Galloway, Wright,
Holloway, Oakes, LeSeuer, Hewes.
Jefferson.
Nays: Meme. - "'r7r@s;%
ALEX CLARK, President.
r. o. BENJAMIN, Secretary
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