The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-03
LAWS OF LOUISIANA.


AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRST SECTION OF AN ACT
ENTITLED. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE TIE TOWN
op MONROE, IN THE PARISH OF ouACHiTA, AND
TO PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF fHs SAME
APPROVED ON THs EIGHTH OF MARCH, 1866
SECTION l. Be 10 enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives of The state Of Loatsi.
ana in General Assembly conuened, That the hrst
section Of an act entitled an act to incorporate
the town of Monroe. In the parish Of Ouschita,
and to provide for the government Of the same,
approved on the,eighth OF March, 1866, be amended
and re-enacted to read as follows:
That the following geographical limits shall con-
stitute the boundary of the corporation OF the
town of Monroe, in the parish Of Ouachita, In the
State of Louisiana, to.wit: Commencing at a
point on the east bank Of the Onaca,'a ruer Of
the parish of Ouschits, at the lower corner OF
Bry's saw mill lot; thence paraiiel win Mrs.
Nancy Bry's upper plantation me, eas,waruy
line of Mrs. Nancy Bry's plantation; thence
along said plantation line to point two hundred
and fifty yards beyond point intersected by
jackson street, thence from said point and parailei
with Jackson street to point on James Hartsup-
per line thence along said Jane Harris upper line
to point from which line run at rigat angles
to De Siard street will include the Monroe Gene
terry; thence along II. Flhiol's lower line, north.
eastwsrdy to Young's bayou; thence up said
bayou to II. Filhors upper line; thence west
wsrdly along said ii. FilhiOl's upper line TO Sixth
street; thence along Sixth street through Breards
addition TO Monroe. TO the upper side OF Pine
street; thence along Pine street to the 0uachtl
river, and thence down said river to the place of
&c. q BE ii further enacted. etc., That the
act entitled An act to provide for the eiecuo1
and commission by the governor OF Justice o.
of Ouachita, and to define his powers" approved
March IL, 1866, be and the same Ia hereby re-
pealed, and that hereafter the justice Of the peace
elected for the ward in which the town OF Monroe
Is situated, shall have power and authority 10 en-
force the laws and ordinances Of the town OF Mon
roe, in all cases which may come under the juris.
diction of justice Of the peace.
q ReH further pnacfed etc.. That sec ton
second of an act entitled " An act to incorporate
the town of Monroe, in the parish of Ouachita,
and to provide for the government OF the same"
approved March s, 1885,. be amended and re-
enacted Ms to read as follows: That to provide
for the government of the town OF Monroe, there
shall be elected on the first Monday OF May 10
each year by the qualified voters of said corp
ton, from among themselves, one mayor, one
treasury who shall be exoficio secretary, one as
SCISSOR who shall be collector OF taxes and seven
trustees, whose powers and duties are hereinafter
SEC. A.. BE il further enacted, etc., That the
constable for the ward in which the town OF Mon'
roe is situated or the sheriff Of the parish of Qua
chita or any Of his lawful deputies, shall do and
perform all the duties required by the act entitled
20 An act to incorporate the town OF Monroe. In
the parish Of Ouachita and to provide for the
erpment of the same,n approved March S. 1866
10 be performed by the town constable of said
town of Monroe, and that Office of town constable
for the town OF Monroe be and the same are
s1 SIC. 5. BE Il further enacted, etc., That all
laws OF parts Of laws contrary TO or in conflict
with this act be and the same are hereby re-
pesled. and that this act take effect twenty day
after its passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR }. Dunn,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved September 10, 1865.
(Rigned) =. Q. WARNoTH,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State. IA. .r