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Town Ordinances.
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I'm Ordinance in relation TO Whag Mas
ter and Wha.Jdge, and far other Pur-
poses.
b. it ordained BY the Board Of Trustees Of
the tIwn Of Louisiana, as follows:
Sec. l. There shall be appointed by
the Board Of Trustees, immediately after
the passage Of this ordinance, and annual
n thereafter at their first meeting after the
annual election of trustees, or as soon there's
after as may be, some suitable PessoR4f TO
Iact as wharf and lumber master, who shall
hold his Office during the pleasure of the
board, and until his successor shall be duly
Sec. 2. The duties Of wharf & lumber
the master, shall be as follows, to-wit:
LIST. To direct the landing and station
ing Of ell steam boats, water crafts, lumber,
logs, RATS and wood, arriving at any point
ION the river bank within the town, and the
discharge Of their cargo, so as to prevent
interference between different vessels and
their cargoes and to prevent undue advan-
ltsges to the owners Of wood in the station
ing Of the same.
I'd. To keep the wharf and river along
shore from improper distractions, to keep
in repair the ring-bolts and blocks provided
for fastening vessels, to regulate and con-
troll all vehicles traversing the wharf, and
to remove from thence such as unnecessa-
rily obstruct the free passage IN the wharf,
and generally to exercise complete super
vision and control over the river bank, wharf
and landing.
Sd. To register in a suitable hook, the
name of each steam boat, raft, or other
craft, landing within the town limits, upon
which wharfage is charged, and the date Of
such arrival.
4,h. To collect all wharfage on each
boat. raft, or other object chargeable there.
with and to pay the same over to the town
,r~easurrr monthly, at the close Of each
month, and make Q monthly report thereof
to the chairman Of the board of trustees
for the use and inspection Of the board.
8. To keep regular accounts IN a suits.
bic book uf all moneys received and paid
out on account Of the town, or paid into the
town tire ssury.
9Th. To keep an account Of the export.
and imports made BY water. and the amour,
Of each article exported and imported. and
the name of the " ssrl or boat on which the
same vas exported or imported, and ts
make reports Of the same to the board Of
trustees.
9TH. To measure, when called Oh, al
wood Of. red for sale in the town, and wher
required, to give a Ger i6cate Of such mea'
sun ment, o. tie person requiring the same
and for ever, such measurement and certih.
cate. the wharf master shall charge and re-
ceive of the owner Of such wood, at or be-
fore measuring the same. the sum OF i've
cents for any number Of FIVE cords or less.
and for each additional cord q cent. J.
Sec. 3. The wharf master before en-
ltering on the discharge Of his duties. shall
enter into bond and security 10 the satisfac.
ltion nf the board of trustees, conditioned
for the faithful performance Of his duty. and
lfor the payment Of all moneys which may
come into his hands for the town, and shall
ltske the usual oath of Office. He shall have
power, and is required to appoint q snfh-
cient number of deputies to perform all the
duties ufhis Office promptly. who shall take
the like oath Of office, and for whom the
wharf master shall be accountable. l' y.
Sec 4. There shall be charged end
collected from escl, and every description
Of water craft, RATS, and floats. landing OF
touching the landing, or receiving any
freight or passengers within the corporate
limit, Of the town, the following sums as
wharfage, to-vit:
For every landing Of q steam ,bost, one
dollar. For every keel, barge or iat boat,
not in tow Of a steamboat, seyenty-6ve
cents, except wood boats owned by citizens
Of the town or trading regularly to the
town. air2.s $50.
For each raft OF logs landing between
Georgia street and North Carolina street,
at the rate of one cent per log for the FIRST
six days, and one half that sum for each
additional day. .
For each and every cord Of wood receiv.
ed and landed on the landing within the
town limits, or offered for sale in any boat
Lying to or adjoining the landing, above OF
below the wharf, four cents per cord, and
for all such wood landed or slowed on the
wharf, ten cents per cord, il the same re-
mains on the wharf longer than a hours,
ororiSed that no wood or lumber OF any
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