New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-19

tions to said report as to the amounts al.
lowed or exacteds no other opposition is to
be allowed, the Court shall fix time for
the hearing OF said opposition at as early a
day as practicable, and shall try the same
in summary manner, and without the in
prevention of Jury. The judgment of
homo legation, and On the oPpositi0Is, 10 be
all cases where the amount in dispute is
appealable. The trial Of said appeals be-
ing entitled to a preference over all other
cases, except those in which the State is a
party. ..5.
Seventh-That the amount deereed to be
paid by the city shall be due and payable
whenever the city shall take possession of
the property appropriated, aud the amount
due to the city shall bear mortgage and lien
upon the property upon which it was
assessed. t4., r..
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
in all proceedings in courts, such as Writs of
sequestration or iDjunctions, or in appeals,
the corporation is dispensed from giving
security, aud on affidavit of the Mayor that
the interest of the city requires it, shall be
entitled to have all cases fixed by prefer
ence in the inferior courts as we'll as in the
Supreme Court over all other cases, except
those in which the State is party.
| SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the city shall cause plan book of all the
squares Of the city to be made, on which
shall appear the subdivision of each square
into lots with the dimensions of all lots,
squares, streets and banquettes, and the
angle at each corner of each square as at
present divided, as we'll as the present
owner or owners of each lot and square,
which plan.book shall be kept deposited in
the City Surveyors Office, aud no new sub.
division of square shall be considered law.
ful, unless the same shall hays FIST been
made by the City Surveyor and .ppy owed
by the City Council and been entered she
book of plans; the Mayor OF the city is
prohibited from recording any sale made
after the completion of said plan books, of
any property within the limits of the city
OF Jefferson in which any other ub,division
shall appear than that authorized by said
book of plans. under penalty of one hund.
red dollars for each violation of this sec.
ton, to be collected in any court of com.
petent Jurisdiction, for the benefit of the
city. And in order to this the certificate
of the Surveyor shall be given in every re-
CURED case that the acts of sale correspond
with the divisions and subdivisions as
shown on the book Of plans approved and
on file in his office; and the Mayor of the
city of Jefferson is hereby required to report
to the City Surveyor, within forty-eight
hours after the recording of an act, every
transfer recorded by him of property within
of FIVE dollars for each days delay: which
transfer shall be entered by the City Sur
veyor in the margin of the book OF plans,
on the opposite page of the plan book of
the square in which the property 30 trans.
ferred is situated. The fees of the
Mayor Of the parish for such certificate is
fixed at twenty-five cents for each transfer.
Sec Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the act approved March s, 1867, entitled
can act incorporating the City Of Jefter.
son, y and all acts amendatory or supple
mental thereto, and all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with or contrary to the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC, II. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage,
(Sigaed)a CHAS. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of ehe House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved September IA, 1865.
(Signed) q. G. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy
GEO. Z. B0yEE.
Secretary Of State.