New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-07

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Land ono year iii tfe Board Assistant ldcrnieI
n shall and other oiiicers be 5udgeof
the eIeotio returns and uuali of its own nen
Berg keep Id journal Of IFS pToceed ings and have
power to censuIe d member for disofde conduct,
Il ana to ex,el member BY vote Of two thirds of all
fae members elected, i've day notice, and an oppor
tanty of being heard his defence having been pre-
yiously given said member but no member shall he
twice expelled for the same offence Each Beard shall
sit with open doors, except when the public welfare
shah require secrecy ii aiority Of each shall bea
quorum to do business, but small Ter number may adj
josirn from day to day, and may compel the attend
1 ance OF absent members and the yeas and nays
shall be called at either Board at the instance Of any
/ one member thereof. FIJI igSi II Ss$
$50. Be II eilacted etc. That the two
Boards Of Common Council shall have separate cham
bers meeting and shall always act as separate
bodies but may appoint joint committees to renort
upon any subject or To perform any act specially Sc
slgratea in the resolution appointing them EACH
Board may amend concur in or reject any
ordinance resolution, except as hereinafter
ed but no ordinance shall become biitilng q lhe
shall aye passed basa Bosla .a
ceeaing $500 for the " u y
real estate shall ~ w
the members elected Aoafa Wy u
Il nance or solution shall Gontelnplate any
speeffc work of or the sale, dlsposl-
nropriaton OF public expendi,
ature Of public moneys, Or the income tleretrom, or
N any lax OF assessment originate iii the
RasI5! but the Board of Aldernen may
propose As - other resolutions Of ordis
ii 3narces " s,
the5 duty of the Mayor to publish all the ordinances
Il and ntons passed by the Common Council and
improved BY him an it shall be tie duty of the clerk
Board To publish the proceeding ofthe respect
i've Boards, except the secret procee dngs said
cnlonfa al
1.-The Common Council its of6cia journal and when
ever d vote shall be- aken in either Board upon the
passage of an ordinance or resolution which shall
Contemplate any specific improvement or work or the
sale. disposition appropriation Of public property
of public moneys, orineome there
OF the laying Of any tax or assessment, such
ordinance resolution SHALL before being sent to the
other Board Immediately after the adjournment IF
be published, with the ayes and noes, and with the
names OF the members voting for and against the
same land no ordinance resolution which shall have
passed one Board shall be acted upon by tile otheri
the same day, unless unanimous consent, exceptin
case of invasion, insurrection, or pestlence, 555
N SEC 1t further enacted ETC., That no mem
lsber$ Of the Common Council shall hold any other
employ rnent or office under the government Of New
member of the Common Council, Or any officer of the
Corporation Shall he, directly Indirectly, interested
in any work, business OF contract, the expense or
price Of which is paid from the city
For resolution Of the Common Council; nor be the
surety Of any person having aeontract work bust
ness with said city for the performance of which
security may sbe required. 8
/ SEC. %. Bet further enacted, etc. That the Board
of Assistant Aldermen shall have the whole power Of
I chment of city officers otherwise provided
for and pending such inape achment and until the
i final disposition thereof the shall not
exercise any Of the functions Of his Office The Board
Of Aldermen shall have the sole power to try all i'm
peachments, and when sitting for that purpose the
l Aldermen shall be on oath or affirmation and no per-
son shall be convicted without tile concurrence of
4 tWotirls of all the members elected to said Board
Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend
further than from Office and disqualification
from holding any office under the city charter but
the party convicted shall be liable to Indictment trial
Il and imprisonment according to law. "A 5592
III Be enacted, ETC., That upon the
first Of the Common Council of the City
Of New Orleans AZ herein provided, City Of New
Orleans established BY this be vested with
al the powers rights, privileges and mmunties Incl
dent to d Municipal Corporation, and necessary for
1 the proper GOV eInnient ef die same. I'll f.
SEe. BE 1t etc. That the Common
Council shall nth and every two
years thereafter elect, poce. Joint meeting,
Treasurer Surveyor, Attorney and one Assistant
ttorney said officers shall enter upon their several
offices on the first Monday of August following and
shall hold the same until their are qualified
provided that at the first election the COMPTROLLER shall
be elected for only one The present Gomptrol
Ter Treasurer Street oner, Surveyor City
until the first Monday in July next, Or until their sue
cessors are qualified. q # s g3$3 vi
SEQ. further enacted, etc. That the Com
mon Council snail, during the month Of December,
after its organization elect U0ce in Joint session
Board OF Assessors, to be composed Of twelve per
sons, and the Mayor, who, together4w with the CHAIR
4 men of the Finance Committees OF the Common Col,i-
j ell shall compose Board Of Supervisors Of Assess
ments Said officers shall enter upon their several Of
fees the first Monday after their election and hold
the same until the second Monday Of January 1863;
and further. the Common Council shall III the month
December and every two years thereafter,
elect Uoce, in joint session. the aforesaid officers
4 who shall enter on their several offices the
first Monday Of said January preceding their election
and hold the same until their successors are qualified;
but The Common Council may remove any of said Off
Gers bya vote Of thirds, for inconpetency, ne
II glect 0f duty, Or nlalefeasance in office.
SEQ. &C.. BE enacted, etc. That the Mayor
sha be at least years Of age ten years citizen
tile State, and five citizen OF the city,and shall
have the qualifications required for the members OF
the House Of of the State; lie shall
skeephis Office Mt the City Hail. he shall have a seal
Ito be called the seaof the city of New Orleans which
shall be affixed to official acts of the corpo
shall see that the laws and ordinances with
Emthe limits Of the city of New Orleans be properly
executed he shall be ex-ofcio Justice and Gonserv-
ator Of the Peace; shall appoint police officers, po-
iicemen5 and Ratchmen, under the ordinances of the
Common Council organizing the same, and discharge
the same ut pleasure and in case of dischargng any
officer OF police he shall communicate the fact of such
discharge to the Common Council at their first meet
after such discharge; he shall alone control and
make regulations for the police officers, policemen and
IA watchmen; he shall call meetings of the Common
Il Council whenever he shall deem the same necessary,
or whenever five members OF either branch of said
Common Council may request him, in writing, TO do
He shall also appoint one Inspector OF Elections at
each precinct of the city of New 0rleans he shall
from time to time lay before the Common Council
full statement of the condition of The affairs Of the
city, 1t shall be his duty to report to the Common
Council all officers and persons employed by the city
who fail to perform their duty, commit any act fol
(which they should be mpeached or removed from of
fee The Mayor shall receive annual salary of not
less than four thousand dollars more than five
"A thousand dollars No fees shall be allowed him fol
His oWnuse and benefit upon any pretemce whatever
and he shall render monthly account, and pay into
the Treasuryall sums which he may receive Tor fees
ii or dues of every description. t5 'N
SEC further, enacted, etc. That all ordnan
ces and resolutions after having been passed by botl
n Boards of the Common Council shall be transmitted
10 the Mayor for his consideration, who if he shal
approve thereof, shall sign and publish the same
and such ordinances and resolutions shall thereupoI
have the force Of law. But if the said Mayor shall
dsapprore Of any ordinance or resolution
to him as Aforesaid he shall, within five days from
the time he received it, return the same to the Board
iii which it originated with his objections in writing
and if tWo-th Of the members elect to each Board
shall adhere to said ordinance resolution, notwitl
standing said objections them and not otherwise, the