New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-21
THE CITY CHI ART !.

THE CITY CHI ARl,E1R.
4 %4 AN ACT, ls$ SS5SS IA
| TO amend an actEentitlei nm not to CONSOLE
i date the city oT#Neyv Orleans, ana to ,,rn
I Il wide fpri the Government of tfaoi city OF
New Orleans, and the administration OF
I the affairs thereof. 2s5s %5l
SECTION l.. Be ii enacted By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State Of Louisiana IN Gen,
eral assembly conuened, That all that portion Of the
parish Of Orleans, situated the left bank of the
river Mississippi shall be the city Of New Orleans
be body comparatively the name Of the ., City of
New Orleans" and bySthat name they and their sue
cessors shall be known in law, and shall be capable
OF suing and being sued and Of prosecuting and de
fendingn all courts and in all actions and matters
! whatsoever; and may have a common seal, and may
alter and change the same at pleasure and by the
same name they shall be capable Of holding and
yeying any estate real Or PERSONAL for the use Of
| tons hereafter set forth E' %'"'&l= &
SEQ Be it further enacted etc. That the city OF
New Orleans shall be divided into four Districts the
numbers and limits Of which shall be and remain as at
present organized and there shall be eleven repre-.
sentative wards, the numbers and limits Of which shall
be and remain the, same as at present organized.
sEu3 8. Be ii further enacted ETC., That the Legs
latiye power Of the city of3New Orleans shall be
vested in Board of Aldermen and 4 Board Of As
sistant Aldermen, Who together, shall form the Com
mon Council of the City. The Board Of Aldermen
shall consist of nine members, who shall hold their
Office for two years, and shall be elected as follows
Three by the First District, two by the Second Dis
trct two by the Third District, and two by the Fourth
District. The Board of Assistant Aldermen shall
i consist OF fifteen members, who shall hold their office
for two years; and shall be elected follows Six by
the First District, two from each ward in said Dis
trct !; four by the Second District, two from the
fourth and one from each Of the other wards in said
District three by the Third District, one from each
ward in said District and two from the Fourth Dis
trct, one from each ward in said District. IA
Sec BE 1t further enacted, ETC., That at the first
i sitting of the Common Council in 1856, the Alder
men shall be divided by lot into two classes, The
seats of the first class shall be vacated at the end Of
one year, and the seats Of the second class shall be
4 vacated at the end two years. ProUided that one
half Of the Aldermen Of each District shall constitute
the first class and at each annual election after that
1 of 1856, sufficient number of Aldermen shall be
elected to fill the places of those going ont. S4
SEC s. Bet further enacted, ETC., That at the first
sitting Of the Common Council in 1885, the Assistant
! Aldermen shall be divided by lot into two classes
The seats of the first class shall be the end
of one year, and the seats of the second class shall
be vacated at the end of two years; Provided That
seven of the Assistant Aldermen shall constitute the
first class and at each animal election after that Of
1856 sufficient number Of Assistant Aldermen shall
be elected to fill the places Of those going out. Il,
SEC. g. Be further enacted, etc, That the Exec1-
tive power of the City of New Orleans shall be vested
| in one Mayor, four Recorders, one Treasurer one
Comptroller, Surveyor, Street Commissioner
Board Of Assessors, and Board Of Supervisors Of
Assessments, together with such other subordinate
officers for preserving the peace and good order of
| said city as the said Common Council NAV deem
necessary.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted etc. That the quail
fcations of the Mayor, Recorders Aldermen, aud
Assistant Aldermen, shall be the same as are required
for members Of the House of Representatives in the
General Assembly of the State and said officers shall
have attained the age Of thirty years. and shall have
been citizens of the State for ten years. and for five
years resident Of the city of New Orleans and with
the exception Of the Recorders shall be the Of
assessed taxable property to the amount of three
! thousand dollars in the city of New Orleans
f. Sec s. Be it further enacted etc. That the cleo
ton of Mayor Comptroller and Street Commissioner
shall take place every two years. on the first Mon
day of June. The election of Recorders shall take
place every two years. and of one class the Alder
men, shall take place on the first Monday of June
every year. The Mayor, Comptroller and Street Com,
missioner shall be elected by general ticket, the Re
corders by District ticket, and the Mayor, Comp
troller and Street Commissioner Recordersand Alder
shall enter upon the duties Of their office on the
| third Monday of June following their election. The
Recorders Districts shall be the same as provided by
Section I'd, this act.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc. That the cleo
ton Of one class Of Assistant Aldermen shall take
place on the first Monday of June of every year. and
they shall enter upon the duties of their office on the
| third Monday Of June following ~
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc That the
qualification of voters for Mayor Recorders, Alder
men, and Assistant Aldermen, shall be the same as
the election of Representatives in the General Assem-
bly, of the State.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, etc. That at the
first election to be held under this act polls shall be
held in the several precincts which shall be hereafter
established by proper authority and sach elections
shall be held in conformity with existing laws and
| ordinances. ~
! SEC. IL. Be it further e,acted etc. That on or
before the first Monday in May, 1856, the Common
Council shall lay out and establish sufficient number
not less than four of election precincts each of the
Districts established by Section Of this act each of
which precincts shall contain as nearly as practica.
| BILE, an equal number of qualified voters And the
Common Council shall make accurate description
OF said precincts, and the same to be published
In the official journal of the said Common Council ;
and if at any election thereafter more than five hun
dred votes be polled in any Of said precincts then at
some period, at least forty days previous to the next
succeeding election, the Common Council shall rear
range the divisions of the precinct, precincts,
wherein such votes have been poed, and increase the
number thereof, if necessary, and in case the said
Common Council shall fail to make such re-arranget
ments of said precinct, the Mayor shall make the same
at least thirty days previous to the next succeeding
! election. 10 45@7 80
SEC. ID. BE 1t further enacted etc That the cleo
ton at each of said precincts shall be conducted by
three Inspectors Of Elections, one of whom shall be
appointed BY the Mayor of the City of New Orleans,
| for the time being, one by the Board of Aldermen,
and one by the Board of Assistant Aldermen. Two
Clerks shall also be appointed at each of said pre-
cincts; one by the Board Of Aldermen the other by
tue Boaru Oh ASSISTANT Aldermen. and they shall pos
sess the same qualifications required for the officers
named in Section T. without the qualification as to
property. The said Inspectors and Clerks shall be
legally qualified voters of the precincts in which they
act, and shall be seyeraly sworn by the Mayor two
days previous to the election, according to the pro
visions of the Goth article of the Constitution of the
State. And they shall take further oath that they
possess the qualifications prescribed by this act
Said Inspectors and Clerks shall be appointed at
least ten days before the election and the Mayor
shall cause to be published in the official journal
at least five days before the election, procama-
ton setting forth the day which the election is
to take place. the precincts and polls established the
names ofthe Inspectors and Clerks at EACH and the
hours at which the polls will be opened and closed
Provided, That in case of vacancy in the office Of
Inspector Clerk at any precinct arising from the
neglect refusal of either Bsrd to appoint or the
neglect refusal of the person appointed to attend
or the sickness death of the person appointed il
shall be the duty of the Mayor to supply the place
the absent Inspector and OF the Inspectors to supply
the place Of the absent Clerk.
Sec. "A. Be il further enacted, etc. That the re
turns of said election shall be made by said nspec
tors to the Mayor Or in case said Mayor be a cand
date for reelection, to the Sheriff of the parish OF
Orleans; who SHALL in the presence of the Recorders
Of said city, specially notified by the Mayor Sheriff
as the may be, for that purpose, within three
days after said returns have been received, and with
the aid of said Recorders, open and examine said re-
turns and proclaim the result of said elections which
they shall cause to be published under their official
signatures in the official journal of said Common
Council: Provided, That in the event of the failure