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

s 1 SG vising and Amending the Charter of the
City OF Jefferson.
Iss, bBorIoN l. Be it enacted by the Senate
ab3# House OF Representatives of the State of
Euisana in General Assembly convened,
d II at all that territory situated in the parish
of vest Jefferson, on the left bank of the Missis-
a. fpi river, descending, and comprised with
nv ~ The upper line of the parish of Orleans,
p pms Apmencing at the Mississippi river; thence
day aing said line until it intersects the upper
M. Id of Rlckerville; thence along the upper
loJ trsA of Rickerville to the Mississippi river;
10 at the inhabitants thereof shall be body
I eAu tporate by the name of City of Jefferson,
are by that name they and their successors
or VII NJ be known in law, and shall possess and
I g WI the power of exercising all the rights
4 ony powers of municipal corporation gen.
,-o, LILY not Inconsistent with or contrary to
ISsl 'sprovisiops of this act. and the Constitu-
i and b. and laws Of this State and of the
st. Ia lted States.
WOES. Bic. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
% = said city shall be- and hereby is divided
& at b five wards. namely: Ward No. shall
ar ro Aprise all that portion between the
Ement Der line of the city and the centre
BOO tcs General Taylor street, and shall be
P1 i lied to two Aldermen. Ward No. 2
that portion between the centre of
viousykerai Taylor street and the centre of Ma
~ ana eon avenue, and shall be entitled to two
IuOtP w ifu LNb d all Lllhl pOINApu bG-
sack ben the centre Of Napoleon avenue and
s s.9. =: centre of Bordeaux and Upper Line
mast bets, snd be entitled to two Aldermen.
Stand Hrd No. 4, all that portion between the
80 hire OF Bordeaux and the centre of Val.
an sn' bit street. and be entitled to two Alder
Ec p IN. Ward No. shall comprise all that
NJ a Is ton between the center OF Nalmont
|derss bet and the upper line OF the city, or Jo-
!; eona street, and shall be entitled to one Al
bod No man.
L.t,, be- Q. Be it further enacted ETC.. That
[enat the FIRST Monday of January eighteen
:, norea and siXty-nine, and every two
s9 9 w rs hereafter, at election precincts, one
B stilt which shall be established by the City
new nncil in each ward, there shall be chosen,
In, i, ballot, by the citizens of the ward quail
to vote by the laws of this state and
l25ss# United States, and who shall be resi-.
a b of the ward in which they offer to vote
ten days preceding the election, the Al
suppl smen allotted to each ward respectively
: "a - / shis act, and one Mayor, one Treasurer
! to IA Controller, all of whom shall be resi-
is lis OF the city at the time of their cleo
milne and who shall, when elected by the
Eht and h of the whole city, enter upon the dis
bloc lHrge of the duties OF their respective Off,
|r'or on the third Monday following their
he and Zion. The Aldermen shall be voters in
Ewards for which they shall te elected,
Al, BE. 5. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
nbins Governor shall, upon the passage of
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