The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-02-19

The Commute. on the city charter SUBJ
nitted the following report, together with
proposed amendments, which on motion
we're read section by section and adopted
An Act TO AMEND, AN ACT ENTITLED, IAN
ACT TO AMEND THE SEVERAL ACTS RELA-
TIVE TO THE POLICE AND GOVERNMENT
OF THE TOWN OF BATON RoraE." Ar-
PROVED FEBRUARY 18TH 1880.
sec. l. Be it enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives. of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That the act OF
incorporation of the town of Baton Rouge.
approved February 18th, 1850, be SO amen
ded, that the Mayor of said town shall hold
his office for two years from the beginning
of his term, instead of one year, as now
provided-commencin at the next regular
election on the first Monday in April next,
and until his SUCCESSOR shall have been duly
qualified. -
sec. g Be it further enacted, &C., That the
said mayor shall receive for his services a
salary not less than one thousan! dollars.
nor more than fifteen hundred dollars, and
shall during the term of his Office be prohl-
bited from holding, or discharging the f'inc-
tons of any other public office Of eniolu-
,nent, than that of Mayor OF said town.
! sec g. Be it further enacted, &C., That said
Ma, or shall at any time be liable to be tenn
porarily suspended from his Office. for mall
.feasance, or for violating in his official ca
.pacity, any Of the laws Of the State of Lou
isiana, or ordinances of the Board of Select
men. That said power Of suspension shall
be vested in the board of selectmen. three
tourths of the members Of said Board con-
senting, who in case of said suspension, shall
appoint one of their own members to act
as Mayor pro- TEN. At the next succeed
ing term Of the District Court, or the court
of the parish of East Baton Rouge, having
general criminal jurisdiction-a copy OF the
charges against the said Mayor, duly certl-
fed by the Mayor pro- tenn; and the City
Clerk shall be presented to the District At
torney or the Foreman of the Grand Jury
of SAID parish,-and the said mayor may up
on such charges, be prosecuted by lndIct-
ment or information, according to the laws
for criminal prosecution, in force IN this
State In case Of failure to indict in the
part of the grand jury, or to file an informal
ton on the part of the prosecuting attorney.
or in case of verdict of acquital. the SAID
mayor shall lie Immediately restored to his
functions, and receive his salary tor the time
during which he has been suspended. But
in case the charges of malleasance in office.
or of having officially violated any OF the
laws of the State or ordinances OF the Sc
lectmen, shall be sustained and verdict OF
guilty pronounced; the Judgment Of the
court shall remove the SAID Mayor from his
office subject to an appeal to the Supreme
Court according to the tenor Of the exist
ing laws.
sec. 4. BE it further enacted, &c., That the
Board of Selectmen shall have power to
divide the town into two or more sePerate
Districts. the place of holding the polls in
each district to be esignated by the board
of selcctmen and three commissioners to
be designated by said board, shall hold the
election in each of said districts, and make
their return of votes to the clerk OF the DIS
trct court of the parish of Fast Baton
Rouge, to be by HIM certified to the board
OF selectmen And should one OF the COM
missioners thus appointed fail to appear, the
other two shall have power to appoint a
third and should but one or no one appear,
the people present shall appoint the re-.
1uisite number of commissioners. who shal,
fulfil the duties incumbent on those regular
~ appointed.
sec 5. Be Il further enacted, Sr.. That each
district, shall elect three
members of the board of selectmen, residing
ir their said district. TO be voted tor by the
electors of the respective districts, and to
hold their offices Tor the term now prOvl-
ded by law.
!. Be it further enacted. 9r., That every vo-
ter for the office OF Mayor and other NUM-
cipal officers, shall be required to vote with
in their respective districts.
sec. 7. Be 1t further enacted, &c, That any
qualified elector under the laws OF this
State, shall be qualified voter for munich
pal Offices provided he shall have resided
for six months within the limits OF the city,
and the last thirty days thereof, within the
District in which he offers to vote.
sec s. Be it further enacted, &C., That this
act shall take effect from and after its pas
sage.
On motion, the foregoing amendments to
the city charter as a whole, were unanl-
nously adopted and the attorney to the
NJ. j. W. Seymour, was in /,
.tr,icted to prepare and place in the hands OF
our Senators and Representatives. copy |
thereof, with the request that they use all
ieligence in having them acted upon and
assed by the Legislature.
His honor, the mayor. reported to the
board, that under the ordinances providing
therefor. he had sold the right of collecting
the Tax on the vegetable market for one |