New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19
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onalGed electors of the said town, as hereinafter
provided for in this act,
| SEc A. Be il further enacted, ETC., That the
mayor and couuolmen shall be elected on the first
Saturday in March next, and on the first Saturday
in January of each succeeding year, as follows,
to-wit: All the legal voters within the bounds OF
said corporation shall meet at some public place
within said town. aud shall then and there proceed
| to elect by ballot mayor and five councilmen,
who shall, when so elected, constitute board for
| the government of said town of Vienna for the
year next ensuing their election, or until their
sue cessors be elected and qualified.
| SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That the
first election for municipal officers of said town
shall be held by the nearest acting magistrate
who shall give not less than five days notice of
said election by public advertisement, and III the
event the said magistrate should fail or refuse to
hold said election, then William P. OTIS, Colonel
7. W. Poole, DR.. M. P. Quinn and Dr. Stewart, Or
any two of them, are fully authorized to hold said
election, and at all subsequent elections the said
mayor and councmen, or majority Of them,
| may preside.
| SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
said mayor and councilmen, before entering upon
their duties as SUCH shall take the oath prescribed
| a board for the government Of said town, shall
have and possess the following powers, to wit :
First to lay tax upon all taxable property
within the limits of said corporation, not to exceed
the amount of the parish tax upon the same
property; second, 10 impose fines for all breaches
of this act of incorporation, or of the bylaws of
| said board, not to exceed fifty dollars, and the
! same to sue for and collect for the use of said
| town; third, to remove all nuisances, tax all
| plays, and the retailing OF spurious liquors, bill
| lard tables, and every other species of games
| prohibited by law, in such sum as TO them may
seem just and proper, provided that said tax shall
never exceed the amount of one hundred dollars;
fourth, to appoint treasurer, secretary and col
lector and such other officers may be necessary
for the administration of said town, and to require
from them bond and security for the faithta per-
Torrance of such duties as the said board may
| from time to time prescribe.
| SEC. 7. Be il further enacted, etc, That the
said mayor shall have power to suppress all riots,
or unlawful assemblies, ARRAYS and tumults, and
all breaches of the peace, and to arrest all offend
ers, in the same way that justices of the peace
may or can do; that they shall make bylaws for
the government of said town, and have power to
repeal or modify the same, provided said bylaws
! arc not inconsistent with the laws of Louisiana.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
mayor and councilmen may require such compen.
sation for their services as may be determined by
said board.
SIC. 3. Be it Ji7Fher enacted, ETC., That at any
time whenever majority Of the citizens Of said
corporation may wish to dissolve said incorpora-
ton, they may do so by vote of tmotArds OF
the qualified electors residing within the said
town.
SEC. u. Be It j5,rlner enacteA etc, That this
act take effect from and after its passage.
(Sgned) J. 3. ELAN,
Speaker pro. tenn of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved March 2, 1866.
(Signed) J. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
true copy:
J. Il. HARDY.
Secretary of State.