New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-05

~ buol1 De the DUTY OF the Assessor, Collect.
OF and treasurer to assess, collect taxes
and make an exhibit of their ac-
counts whenever required to do SO BY the
Board; and for any dereliction os duty or
defalcatlon they or either of them shall be
deprived of their functions and prosecuted
before any court of competent jurisdiction.
The Assessor shall be authorized to assess
and the Collector to collect all taxes due the
corporation In the same manner as the As
SCISSORS and Collectors of parish taxes are
authorized to proceed by act of the Legisla.
ture, and in such other manner as the Mayor
andCouncil may determine; that the taxes as
sessed by virtue OF this act on privilege
lien on the property to be taxed.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Mayor and Common Council shall have
power and authority to lay and collect all
nualiy such a tax as they may deem neces.
cary for the Improvement of the town, for
the comfort and convenience of its inhabit-
ants, and for preserving well organized
police; Provided, it shall not exceed one
per cent of their value upon all landed
property, buildings within the corporation,
ooserVlng IN the assessment and collection
Thereon equality in proportion to the value
OF said landed property and buildings; they
shall have power to impose such tax as
they may think proper on all stores, whole
sale and retail, or retailers of spirituous
liquors or tavern keepers, or keepers of
billiard tables, grog-shops, restaurants, ten
pin alleys, beer, wine and cake shops, ex-
htbitions, hawkers, peddlers, auctioneers,
clearinghouse, livery stables, carts,
wagons, drays and carriages running for
hire, on steamboats,, fatboats and other
water crafts landing within the limits of
the town, and on all other property not
enumerated above, should they deem it ex-
pedient and necessary.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That
IL hall hn 10 urft1l tho Mason
Gil to enact from time to time such bylaws
and ordinances in writing as they may
deem expedient relative to streets, levees
and landings, and sidewalks, relative to
the public markets, relative to slaughter
houses and nuisances generally, and rela.
tive to whatever may be necessary for the
improvements, police or good government
OF said town, and may require for any neg
lect or disobedience Of any such laws or or
dinances; the person or persons so offending
shall, on conviction before the Mayor be
fined in sum not exceeding fifty dollars:
provided, such regulations are not made
inconsistent with the laws of the United
States or of this State.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all storekeepers, retailers of spirituous
liquors, keepers of grog shops, taverns, bill.
hard tables, beer, wine and confectioners,
restaurants, tenpin alleys, exhibition carts,
wagons, drays, and carriages running for hire
before they be authorized so to do, shall
obtain a license to that effect from the
Mayor, after paying the amount of such
taxes as the Mayor and Council may have
imposed by virtue of the power vested in
them.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Mayor and Council shall have power to
provide for the punishment of Migrants and
disorderly persons who may be found in the
day or night time disturbing the public
htrH an ut 20 ill
and Imprisonment not exceeding forty-eight
hours.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the Mayor shall have power to recall and
annul any license that he may have granted
by virtue of this act, where, from the disor.
derby, outrageous or improper conduct of
the party, the peace and good government
OF the town may require 1t.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That
whenever the owner of property in front of
which n sidewalk, banquette or other
walks shall have been ordered to be
made, filled up or repaired, shall
fail to do so within the time required by the
ordinances of the Mayor aud Council, the
said Mayor and Council shall order it to be
done at the expense of the proprietor of the
said property, and that the said corporation
shall have a special lien and privilege on
said property to secure the payment So due,
which privilege shall entitle the corporation
to be paid in preference to any other mort
gage or claim upon said property, and in
case said owner shall be unknown, said Cor
poration shall have the power to proceed in
recu against the said property in the same
manner as is pointed out in article two hun.
dred and ninety-one Of the Code of Practice;
the corporation to be entitled to eight per
cent interest upon the said amount paid
upon for such work, from the time it is ad-
var ced until paid.
no f,r al ato 1,oA
in case of the incapacity, negli-
gence or malfeasance of the Mayor
or any member of the Council, the Gov
erDor shall declare the office or offices
vacant, and forthwith make appointments
to fill the uneXpired term; and that in case
of incapacity, negligence, or malfeasance of
any other officer appointed under this act,
the Mayor aud Council shall declare the
Office vacant, and forthwith make new ap-
pointment to fill the unexpired term of said
officer.
SEC. 16. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in the absence of the Mayor, one of the
Councilmen shall be chosen to preside at
their meeting, provided quorum be present
besides the presiding officer; in case of
sickness or absence from the town, the
Mayor shall appoint Justice of the Peace
residing in the town to exercise the power
OF the Mayor during said absence or sick |
ness, and in default Of such appointment by |
the Mayor, the Council shah appoint u |
Justice Of the Peaceto be invested with the |
power.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc., That |
all the bylaws and ordinances enacted |
by the Mayor and Council shall be pro- |
mulgated by the posting copy thereof at |
the door of the Courthouse, or publishing |
the same In one or more of the newspapers |
printed in said town, for ten days; Pro-
Vided, that the owner or owners, publisher /
Dr. publishers, proprietor or proprietors and /
editors have not allowed articles published |
N said paper or papers encouraging the |
or condemnatory of the govern
nent of the United States during the pro.
yress Of the rebellion.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That
Ill laws passed relative to the government |
md police of the town of Alexandria, be and
hey are hereby repealed.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
his act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) CHAS. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Slgned) OSCAR J. DUNN,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved September 20, 1868.
(Signed) II. @. WARM0TH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
q D' ''D'' GEO. E. BovEE,