The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-10-21
AN ACT

| III lNCORPORATE THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted 5y the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con
oened. That from and after the passage
of this act all that portion Of the territory
lying on Red River in the parish of Ra-
pides, known as the town of Alexandria a
plat of which is on file in the office of the
Recorder of the Parish of Rapides, and
also that portion of land adjoining the
same on both the upper and lower sides,
heretofore designated as the town of the
upper and lower suburb, plat of which is
also on file in the said recorders office,
shall form corporation and body polite
by the name of the town of Alexandria,
and as such shall have perpetual success
sion, and all the inhabitants thereof shall
form body corporate under the name and
style of the Mayor and Council of the
town of Alexandria, and by that name
they and their successors shall be known
in law, and be capable to cue and be sued,
plead and be impieaded, defend and be de-
Tended in all courts and places whatever,
and in all manner of actions and causes
whatever. Also, to hold, purchase, receive,
possess; enjoy and retain to them and their
successors all and every kind of property
whatever; provided the same be for mu-
nicipal purposes, and the same sell, trans
fer, alien and lease from and dispose of,
and may have and use a common seal, and
may alter and change the same at pleasure.
SEC. Be IL further enacted, etc., That
on the first Monday of January, eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, and every two
years thereafter, at election precincts, one
of which shall be established by the City
Council in each ward, they shall be chosen
by ballot, by the citizens Of the ward quail
flied to vote by the laws of this State aud
the United States. and who shall be resi-
dents of the ward in which they offer to
vote for ten days preceding the election,
the alderman allotted to each ward, re-
spectively, by this act, and one mayor, one
treasurer, one controller, all of whom shall
be residents of the city at the time of their
election, and who shall, when elected by a
majority of the votes of the whole city,
enter upon the discharge of the duties Of
their respective Offices on the third Mon
day following their election; the aldermen
shall be voters in the ward from which
they shall be elected. - q. 4, i,..5
| SEC. 3. Be 1T further enacted, etc., That
the Legislature shall upon the passage OF
this act remove the present board of coun-
Gil and other officers of said city, and APP
point the mayor, treasurer, controller and
board of council until the aforesaid officers
shall have been elected and qualified as in
accordance with section third. aql % aea5f
Sec. 4. Be ii further enacted etc., That
the said Mayor and conncilmen shall, be-
fore entering on the discharge of their du-
ties, prescribed by this act, take and sub
scribe the oath provided for all persons
holding Office under the Constitution of
this State. 3 "a 3,f - - IC>'TI
| SEC. 5. BeHfurteer enacted, etc., That
the mayor shall be commissioned by the
governor q justice of the peace, and shall
exercise powers as such in civil and Grim
inal cases He shall preside at the meet
ing of the Board of Trustees, and shall call
a meeting thereof whenever he may deem
it necessary. He shall sustain all laws and
ordinances passed by the board. He shall
have vote only on tie. II shall be his
duty to see that the laws and ordinances
of the board are duly enforced, and to that
effect, by virtue Of his Office, shall have
full and exclusive power and authority to
try all offenses against, or violations of the
same, upon simple rule to show cause
Immediately, or at such time and place as
be may judge proper, and by warrant and
execution signed by him in his official ca
pacity, command the town constable to ex-
ecute his order or judgment and satisfy the
same by Selling and exposing for sale, with
the usual sormalities in ordinary cases, the
property real and personal OF the persons
against whom any Judgment shall 6y him
be rendered or by committing the offender
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SEC. 6. BeitJst,'the, enacted etc. mat
the mayor and council shall, as soon rs
indicted in Office appoint the following
officers, to wit: One constable, one asses
sor, one collector, one treasurer and such
other officers not herein mentioned, as said
mayor and council may deem necessary,
who shall take an oath faithfully to per-
form their duties and shall give such bonds
and security as the board by their bylaws
may require, and they shall continue in
Office until the appointment Of their sue
cessors, aud shall receive such .compensa-
ton as the board shall determine.
SEC. Z. Be ii further enacted, etc. That
it shall be the duty Of the Secretary to be
present at all meetings of the board, and
under the direction Of the mayor to keep a
fair and correct journal of their proceed
ings in books kept for that purpose; he
shall attest all laws passed by the mayor
and council and signed by the mayor |; be
shall file all papers belonging to them and
do and perform such further duties as may
be imposed by the mayor and council.
SEC. 8. Be it further. enacted, etc., That
the town constable shall attend the meet
ings of the board and execute such, sum-
mons, warrant or orders as the mayor is,
by this act, authorized to issue, as well du-
ring the recess as during their sittings. In
case Of the sickness and the absence Of the !
constable, the mayor shall appoint suita-
BILE person to discharge the duties of the
office.
Sec. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
it shall be the duty of the assessor, collec-
tor and treasurer to assess, collect taxes |
and make an exhibit OF their accounts !
whenever required to do so by the board !; |
and for any dereliction of duty or defalca-
ton they or either of them shall be depriv-
ed of their functions and prosecuted before |
any court of competent Jurisdiction. Tie
assessor shall be authorized to assess and
the collector to collect all taxes due the !
corporation in the same manner as the as
sessions and collectors of parish taxes are
authorized to proceed by act of the Legis-
lature, and in such other manner as the
mayor and council may determine that the |
taxes assessed by virtue of this act on a
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