New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-22


the Mayor, Treasurer, Controller, and Board
Of Council, until the aforesaid officers shall
have been elected and qualified as In accord
ance with section three.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the said Mayor and CouncilmeH shall, before
entering on the discharge of their duties
prescribed by this act, take and subscribe
the oath provided for all persons holding
office under the constitution of this State.
SEC, s. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the Mayor shall be commissioned by the
Governor Justice of the Peace, and shall
exercise powers as such in civil and criminal
cases. He shall preside at the meetings of
the Board of Trustees, and shall call meet
ing thereof whenever he may deem 1t neCes-
sary. He shall sustain all laws and ordin-
ances passed by the Board. He shall have a
vote only on tie. 1t shall be his duty to
see that the laws aud ordinances of the
Board are duly enforced, and TO that effect,
by virtue Of his office, shall have full land
exclusive power and authority to try all
offenses against or violations of the same,
upon a simple rule to show cause immedi
ately, or at such time and place as he may
Judge proper, and by warrant and execu-
tion signed by him in his official capacity,
command the town Constable to execute his
order or Judgment, and satisfy the same by
seizing and exposing for sale with the usual
sormalities in ordinary cases, the property,
real and personal of the persons against
whom any judgment shall by him be rem
dered, or by committing the offender or
offenders to Jail, as the case may be.
SEC, 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor and Council shall as soon as in
Quoted in office, appoint the following Off
/ es-a, to wit: One Constable, one Assessor,
| one Collector, one Treasurer, and such other
.fcers not herein mentioned as said
Mayor and Council may deem necessary,
who shall take an oath faithfully to perform
| their duties, and shall give such bonds and
security as the bond by their bylaws may
require, and they shall continue in office
until the appointment of their successors
and shall receive such compensation as the
Board shall determine.
SEC. Z. Be it 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
fair and correct journal of their proceedings
in books kept for that purpose; he shall at
test all laws passed by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil and signed by the Mayor; he shall file all
| papers belonging to them and do and per
form such further duties as may be imposed
by the Mayor and Council.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the town Constable shall attend the meet
ings of the BoaId~and execute such sum.
mons, warrant, or orders as the Mayor is by
this act authorized to issue, as well during
the recess as during their siltings. In case
!
stable, the Mayor shall appoint q suitable
person to discharge the duties of the office.
| SEC. Q. Be it further enacted, etc, That 1t
shall be the duty of the Assessor, Collector,
and Tredsurer to make his assessment, will
collect taxes and make an exhibit CT his
account whenever required to do so by the
Board: and for any dereliction of duty OF
defalcatiUl. he thall be suspended from his
functions and prosecuted before any court
of competent Jurisdiction. He shall be au
, | thorized to assess and collect taxes due tht
corporation in the same manner go te'
assessors and collectors of parish taxes art
; authorized to proceed by act of the Legisla
: ture, and in such other manner as the Mayo
, and Council may determine; that the taxes
assessed by virtue of this act on privilege
l lien on the property to be taxed. -,
SEC. 10. Be 1t further enacted, etc, Iha'
the Mayor and Council shall hayepower ant
authority to lay and collect annually sucn
4 tax as they may deem necessary for the i'm
j provement Of the town, for the comfort am
convenience of its inhabitants, and for pre-
, | serving q well organized police: PROVIDED
1t shall not exceed one per cent OF thei
} value upon all landed property, building
e within the corporation, observing in "a
assessment and collection thereof equalit
e in proportion to the value of said lande
re property and buildings; they shall haT
power to impose such tax as they may thin
-. proper on all stores, wholesale and retail, c
|
keepers, on keepers of billiard tables, grol
I, shops, restaurants, tenpin alleys, bee
= wine and cakeshops, exhibitions, hawker
peddlers, auctioneers, boarding-houses
=, livery stables, carts, wagons, drays, an
u carriages running for hire, on steamboats,
flatboats, and other water crafts landln
within the limits OF the town, and on q
other property not enumerated abOYi
should they deem it eXpedient and nece,
! sary.
I SEC. Il. Be it further enacted ETC., This
it shall be lawful for the Mayor and CouI
A0 Gil to enact from time to time such bylaw
and ordinances in writing as they may dee
Il expedient relative to streets, levees, al
ID landings and sidewalks, relative to Il
~ public markets, relative to slaughte
u houses and nuisances generally, and rel
tive to whatever may be necessary Tor II
improvement, police, or good goyernmel
of said town, and may require Tor any ne
lect or disobedience of any such laws or 0
es dinance5 the person or persons SO otfent
as ing shall, on conviction before the Mayo
be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dc
lars: Provided, Such regulations are II
made inconsistent with the laws OF Il
& United States or of this State.
he SEC. II. Be it turthe enacted, etc, Tn
all storekeepers, retailers of spirituo
n. LIQUORS, keepers of grog shops, taverI
ne billiard tables, beer, wine, n
of confectioners, restaurants. tenpin
IN leys, exhibition carts, wagons, dra,
he and carriages running for hi
he before they be authorized so to do sh
as obtain a license to that effect from t
nv Mayor, after paying the amount of su
,rt taxes as the Mayor and Council may ha
la. imposed by virtue of the power vested
them.
SEC Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., Th
the Mayor and Council shall have power
*. provide for the punishment of vagrants a
disorderly persons who may be tou
in the day or night time disturbing t
public peace, by fine, not to exceed fl
lor dollars and imprisonment not exceed
forty-eiglt hours. -.
he SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, etc., tt
- the Mayor shall have power to recall a
&c" annul any license that he may ha
'he granted by virtue of this actWhere, FRI
the disorderly, outrageous, or improl
conduct of the party, the peace and GO
tx government of the town may require it.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., I'll
md whenever the owner of property in front
of which sidewalk, banquette, or other wa
ed, shall have been ordered to be made, fill
act up. or repaired. shall fail to do so witt
led the time required by the ordinances of |
.he Mayor and Council, the said Mayor a
on Council shall order it to be done at the
of pense of the proprietor of the said proper
Id and that the said corporation shall hav
md special lien and privilege on said prope
the to secure the payment SO due, which pri
,lat lege shall entitle the corporation to be p
rd- in preference TO any other mortgage
md claim upon said property, and in case S
of owner shall be unknown, said corporal
tu shall have the power to proceed IN
eof against the said property in the same nj
me ner as is pointed out in article two hund