New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-07
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ssai assefbis eoaeitea That all that ton of the
parish 6f rleaHs stlafe on the lett bank 81 the
liver % s The city of New Orleans;
ana tfatal HE free white inhabitants therep shall
lie body the name of the q City Of
New Orleans aud III tdat name they and their snc-
eessofs sliall BE known shall be capable
af sning and being sues aail pfeseen tng and de.
tending i a courts and matters
ana5 have d common seal and may
alter std change the same at pleasure, and by the
same aaiue they shall he of holding and con
geyilg any estat asal cr soral FOL tie use d
said corporation, and restrictions ana iimita
tiors hereafter let forth. ss M s*8 8ssS3 8s8
ENACTED That the city d
NeW Orleans four Districts, ths
nurnber HID limits of hic shall he and remain ID d
presea any there shall he eleven repre-
Sentative wards, and limits Of which shall
be and the as at present rganiaed,
SIC. 81 Be enacted, etc.. That the Legis
latire power ef city % New Orleans, shall ii
vested In ri Board of Alderflell and Board of AIS
sistant aldermen, who, ogether shall form the Com
mon gsaneil Of the City. The Board Of AlderneI
shall consist De nine members, WHO Shall hold theil
office for two years, and shall be elected as follows
Three tile First District, two BY the second Pts
trict TIVE by the Third Distli and FqErth
consist Of fifteen members Eho shall hold tleIl once
years be follays: i4 ny
the First District Two from each ward m salf us Y
trict; four BY Tie Second nom tle
fourth ana one from eael oE wards AZ sad
District three by one rom e 4a.
ward said District frenl tlle Fourth DIS
triet,pne from each ward "a sag l1ist ~
sitting of the Common GonnciI in 1906, the Alder
men Shall he digitled hy ot into two classes The
seats of the pc at the end OF
one ear, ana te seats Of the second class shall be-
vacated AT Two Yeas ,5ol,ised, that one
half of the Of each shall constitute
fI1 t aha at each animal election after that
of 1856 hi Rcient nuinber of lderlnen shall be.
elected 10 fll the pla of 3going ont 5
Ees 81. That at the first
sitting Of the Common Council lS56, the Assistant
Aldermen shall be divided by lot into two classes
The seats first class shall be vacated at the end
os one ssaF, and THE seats 81 the second class shall
be vacated at The end Of two years Provided That
seven Of The Assistant defnen shall the
first class and at each annual election after that Of
1856 a sufficient number of Assistant Aldermen shall
be elected 70 GIL tile places of those going out.
SEC 81. he That the ExeG1-
tive powero The Of NeW Orleans shall be vested
III one Mayor four rders, one one
Comptroller, one Surveyor one Street Commissioner,
Board Of Assessors, md a Board of Supervisors of
Assessnen together with such other subordinate
officers preserving the peace and good order Of
said city as the said Comlaon Council may deem
necessary. " IA s
ssEG. 7 81 VI enacted etc THAT The quail.
dcatons Of the Mayo +, Recorders, Aldermen, and
Assistant denneGs shall the same as are required
for members Of the House Of in the
General Assembly Of the State and said officers shall
have attained The age of thirty years and shall have
been Of for years and fer five
years resident Of the city Of New Orleans, and with
the exceptional of the Recorders shall be the owners 81
assessed taxable property to the amount of three
thousand dollars III tile eityof New Orleans 81 Ell
SEC. BE further enacted etc. hat the cleo
ZION of ssllI place every two years; oh
the first Monday Of he election Of Recorders
shall take place every years and Of one class OF
the aldermen, take ilase on tile first Monday Of
june every year Comp roller and Street
Commits be elected BY general ticket the
Recorders by District ticket, and the Conn.
troller and rect and Alder
men shall enter upon the duties Of office iii the
third pfldaY June following their election The
ReCorasrs District shall be the same as provided by
Section n of this act TEL A g558S Ri 1T Is
ssIs! b III enacted, eac That Tile elec-
lion class Of Assistant Aldernen shall take
place pnthe first Monday Of June of every year and
they shall enter upon Of their office on the
third Monday Of June following. HI III ii5s s$
SEC. 10. Bet further, enacted, etc. That the
auale Of voters for Mayor, Recorders Alder
men and Assistant "a ldermen, shall be the same as
are prescribed by the Constitution Of the State for
the of in the General Assem-
bly, Of the State. Bsst3 zs Nj 5s
aE0. ii, Be it enacted, etc. That at the
first election be held under this act polls shall DC
held Id tile several precincts which shall be hereafter
established by proper authority and such elections
shailbe held 10 conformity with existing laws and
ordinances. 81 BEL gs
sEo. u BE ID jststhe 6aactsd, etc. That Oh 81
before The first Monday in May $685. The Common
Council shall lay out aud establish asuficient number
nESl
Districts bsfed by Sectionig Of this act each o
which precincts shall contain as nearly as pfactca
hle,an equal numb Of quafi voters, And tile
Common Council shall make an accurate description
ofs1td precincts and cause tile same to be published
IN the official Journal of3 said Common Council
and at any election thereafter more than live hun
dred votes be Poed in any then a
some period AZ least forty to the next
succeeding election, the Common Council shall rear
range the divisions Of the precinct, precincts
wherein such votes have been poed, and increase the
number thereof, if necessary, and id case the sad
Common Council shall fail to make such re-arrange.
ments of said precinct the Mayo shall make the same
rat least thirty days previous to the next succeeding
election. at 81 {5s:s u g$
Sec 1s. Ii tfttef enacted, stc Tint the cleo
ion each Of said reeincts shall be conducted BY
three lnspec Of one Of whom shall be
appointed w the Mayor p The CITY of New Orleans
forthe time being one by the Board of Aldermen
and one by the Board of Assistant al der1nen Two
Clerks shall also be at each of said pre-
cincts one by the Board of Aldermen, the other b,
the Board of Assistant Aldermen, and they shall pos
sess the same qualiic required for the officer
named i'll Section without the qualification Ms II
property The said Inspectors and Clerks shall b
legally qualified voters Of the precincts in which the
ct,iand shall he seYelaly sworn by the Mayor, tn
days previous to the election, according to the pre-
visions o the Goth article Of the Constitution of t
State. And they shall take further oath that the
possess the adualil eations prescribed BY this acts
Said Inspectors and Clerks shall be appointed 10
least ten days before the election and the Aiayo
shall cause to be published III the official journal
y ut least five days before the election; d proeama
ton setting forth the day which the election
to take place the and polls established, th
names of the Inspectors and Clerks at each and til
hours at which the polls will be opened and closed
ropfdea, That in case of d vacancy in the ofieeo
Inspectoror Clerk at any preeinct arising from TIL
neglect or refusal Of either Bsard To appoint Oh til
neglect or refusal of the person appointed to attend
Orthe ekness or death of the person appointed i
shall be- the duty of the Mayor to supply the place
theahseht Inspector, and Of the Inspectors to suppl
the place Of the absent Clerk. 49,
SEC IL Be ~ further enacted etc. That the re
turns Of said election shall be made by said Inspet
tors to the Mayor, OF III ease said Mayor be cand
date for reelection, To tile Sheriff Of the parish
Orleans who shall III the presence Of the Recorder
ofsad city, notified by the Mayor or sherii
as the case may ne, that prp Csc within tffe
days after said returns have been received and wit
the aid Of said Recorders, open and examine said IL
trns and proclaim the result of said elections whic
they shall cause to be- published under their ofici
signatures in the official journal Of said Commit
Gouneis EroefEed, That Ia the event of thef ailul
attend of The Mayor or Recorder or any Of then
AT The timeaHd place appointed, the ahsenteeis dut
may be fulfilled by any Justice ofS the Peace: ar