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Ordinance 326 - Tax Levy - Streetsan 0 R D I N A N C E NO. 326 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY ,AND COLLECTION OF A GENERAL AND SPECIAL TAX FOR ROAD, STREET AND ALLEY PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL: Section 1. For the purpose of raising revenue for road, street and alley purposes the City Council shall annually levy and cause to be collected a general tax upon the taxable property in the City of not less than two mills and not more than five mills on the dollar, which shall be payable to the County Treasurer with other general city taxes, and there is also established a special road tax of,,' Two Dollars per annum on each male person over the age 01 twenty-one years and under the age of sixty years inhabitant within the City, payable by each person liable therefor at any time within the year. Section 2. The said special road tax, collectible from free -holders, shall be collected by the County Treasurer the same as general City taxes and from non -free -holders as here- inafter provided. Section 3. The City Clerk shall annually, on or before the first day of September of each year certify to the County Treasurer the names of all free -holders inhabitant of the City liable for the special tax herein provided for. Section 4. Every employer, having in his or its employ any person or persons liable for the special tax mentioned in this Ordinancd, must on or before the third Monday of March in each year and monthly thereafter until the first day of October #furnish to the City Treasurer a complete list of all the per- sons so employed and if any such employer shall neglect or refuse to furnish such list he shall forfeit to the city the sum of Fifty Dollars, to be recovered by action brought in the I name of the City in any Court of competent jurisdiction and the further sum of Fifty Dollars for each refusal or neglect. to furnish such list after any demand shall have been made by the City Treasurer therefor. Upon the receipt of said lists it shall be the duty of said City Treasurer to furnish said em- ployer furnishing such list printed special road tax receipt books with proper stubs containing memorandum of name, amount and date attached. Section 5. If any person required to pay the special road tax mentioned in this Ordinance does not pay the same and has no real property subject to taxation and the person owing the same isin the employment of any other person, the City Treasurer must deliver to the employer.a written notice stating the amount of the tax due from such employee and from the time of receiving said notice the employer is liable to pay said tax and the tax so paid may be deducted by such employer from the amount due or to become due from such em- ployee. Section 6. Where any person other than a free -holder is liable for the special tax provided for by this Ordinance and has personal property the City Treasurer is hereby authorized, upon the refusal of such person to pay such special tax, to seize and sell sufficient of the personal property of such person to satisfy such tax and the charges, expenses and costs of such seizure and sale. Section 7. The sale must be made at public auction after one week's notice of the time and place thereofgiven by publication in a newspaper in the City or by posting in three public places. Section 8. For seizure or sale or personal property the City Treasurer may charge in each case the sum of Three V Dollars for the use of the City and shall be allowed his reasonable expenses for seizing, handling, keeping and caring for the property so seized or sold. ff--.7-Ahl H0111 Lzim Section 9. All excess over the special tax, charges, expenses and costs of any such sale must be returned to the owner of the Lproperty sold and until claimed must be held by the City Treasurer.subject to the order of the owner', his heirs or assigns. Section 10. The unsoldportion of any property may be left at the place of sale at the risk of the owner. Section 11. On the pant of the price bid for any property sold under the provisions of this Ordinance the de- livery thereof by the City Treasurer with a certificate of sale vests the title to such property in the purchaser. Section 12. 'All moneys collected under the provisions of this Ordinance shall belong to the general street fund of the City. Section 13. The provisions of all Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance.are hereby repealed. Section 14. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its passage and approval. Passed by the City Council August 2nd, 1915. Approved by the Mayor August 2nd, 1915. R. PAULINE, MAYOR. ATTEST: R. E. ROLLINS., CITY CLERK. I STATE OF MONTANA, ( cs CITY OF KALISPELL.) 0 . I) R. E. Rollins, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, do hereby certify that on the 3rd day of August, 1915, 1 posted a copy of the foregoing ordinance in my office, and that the same remained posted for a period of five days thereafter, and that the foregoing record is a true copy of the ordinance as passed by the Council. Witness my hand this day day ofa'. 1915. CITY CLERK.