New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-19

Of competent jurisdiction. He shall be au' |
thorized to assess and collect taxes due the
corporation in the same manner as the
assessors and collectors of parish taxes are
to proceed by act of the Leegisla'
ture, aud in such other manner as the Mayor
and Council may determine; that the taxes
assessed by virtue of this act on q privilege
lien on the property to be taxed.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Mayor and Council shall have power and
tax as they may deem necessary for the I'M
pr0vement Of the town, for the comfort and
convenience of its inhabitants, and for pre-
serving well organized police: Provided,
1t shall not exceed one per cent OF their
value upon all landed property, buildings
within the corporation, observing IN the
assessment and collection thereof 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, wholesale aud retail, or
retailers of spirituous liquors or tavern
keepers, on keepers of billiard tables, grog-
shops, restaurants, tenpin alleys, beer
wine, and cakeshop, exhibitions, hawkers,
peddlers, auctioneers, boarding houses,
livery stables. carts, wagons, drays, ana
carriages running for hire, on steamboats,,
flatboats, and other water crafts landing
within the limits of the town, and on all
other property not enumerated above,
should they deem it expedient and neces-
sary.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be lawful for the Mayor and Coun-
Gil to enact from time to time such bylaws
and ordinances in writing as they may deem
expedient relative to streets, levecs, 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
Improvement, police, or good government
OF said town, and may require fol- any neg
lect or disobedience of any such laws or or
dinances the person or persons so Offend
ing shall, on conviction before the Mayor,
be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dol
lars: Provided, Such regulations are not
made inconsistent with the laws Of the
United States or of this State.
SEC. II. Be it furthe enacted, etc, That
all storekeepers, retailers Of spirituous
liquors, keepers of grog shops, tayerLs.
billiard tables, beer, wine, and
confectioners, restaurants tenpin al
leys, exhibition carts, wagons, drays,
and carriages running for hire
before they be authorized so to do shall
obtain q 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 peace, by fine, not TO exceed fifty
dollars and imprisonment not exceeding
forty-eight hours.
SEC. il. 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 disorderly, outrageous, or improper
conduct of the party, the peace and good
government of the town may require it.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the owner of property III front of
which 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 and Council, the said Mayor and
Council shall order it to be done at the ex.
pense 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 priVi-
lege shall entitle the corporation to be paid
in preference 10 any other mortgage or
claim upon said property, and in case said
owner shall be unknown, said corporation
shall have the power to proceed in recu
against the said property in the same man
ner as is pointed out in article two hundred
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 advanced
till paid.
SEC. l6. Be it further enacted, etc., That
in case of the incapacity. negligence, or
malfeasance Of the Mayor or any mem
Der of the Council the Governor
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 officer appointed under this
act the Mayor and Council shall de.
clare the office vacant, and forthwith make
a new appointment TO fill the unexpired
term of said officer.
SEC. II. 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 pres
ent besides the presiding officer; in case of
sickness or absence from the town the Mayor
shall appoint a Justice of the peace resid-
ing in the town to exercise the power of the
Mayor during said absence or sickness, and
in default Of such appointment by the
Mayor the Council shall appoint justice of
the peace to be invested WITH the aforesaid
power.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all the bylaws and ordinances enacted by
the Mayor and Council shall be promulgated
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; provided that the
owner or owners, publisher or publishers,
proprietor or proprietors, and editor or ed
itors have not allowed articles published in
said paper or papers encouraging the re-
bellion or condemnatory Of the government
Of the United States during the progress of
the rebellion.
SEC. TO- Be if further enacted, ETC., That
all laws passed relative to the government
and police of the town of Alexandria be and
they are hereby repealed.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
House bill No. IA, entitled an act TO
amend and extend an act entitled an act to
proyidefor supplying the loss of the public
records, and other papers consumed by the
burning of the courthouse in the parish of
Rapides during the month OF May, 1864,
and to ratify the appointment by Governor
Wells of commissioner for that purpose,
Was placed on its third reading, final pas
sage, adopted by its title, and ordered to be
sent to the Senate for concurrence.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following Senate bills passed their
first reading and were placed on the calen-
dar:
Senate bill No. 81.
Senate bill No. 81.
Senate bill No. 80.
Senate bill No. 81.
Senate bill No. ia
Senate bill No. 10.
undera suspension of tine rules the follow