New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-02

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chants, retailers grog-shops, billiard tables
haWKers, peddlers, shows, Circuses, me
hagerles, concerts, etc, and male citizen:
ABOVE tWenty-o ne years, in such amour,
ana amounts as may be deemed expedient
Wltnln the limits aforesaid; provided the
amount of tax SO 10 be laid does not exceed
the parish tax in any oge wear.
SEo.2. BE 1t further enacted, etc, That
the second section OF the above act, which
reads thus: THAT the first Monday of June
OF each year and every year. between the
hours of ten o'clock A. NJ. and four O'Clock
p NJ, the qualified electors residing within
said town or limits shall meet and elect five
treeholders, residents of said town. 10 be
trustees thereof, who shall serve until their
successors are elected and qualified, and in
the event that said election should, from an
cause, not take place as aforesaid. then III.
same may be held at any time thereafter, on
giving ten days public notice by posting up
/. at three public places within said town, and
such elections may be held bv a Justice of
the Peace and two freeholders, or three
treeholders, to be named by the Board of
Trustees" be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted as follows to wit:
That on the first Monday of June of each
ana every year, between the hours of ten
O'Clock A. NJ. and four o'clock P. NJ. the
| legal voters residing within said limits shall
meet and elect seven resident voters Of said
town of New Iberia to be trustees thereof
| VINO snail serve until their successors are
elected and qualihed; and in the event
that said election should, from any
cause not take place as aforesaid, then the
| same may be held at any time thereafter on
giving ten days public notice bV posting up
at three public places within said town, or
oy publication i'll a newspaper, should
there be one published in said town. and
such elections shall be held by three resi-
dent voters to be named by the Bosrl of
Trustees and by the President thereof or a
Justice Of the Peace.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the third section of said act which reads
thus: That the President of the Board of
trustees snail have full power and author
lty 10 punish all iDfractions of the laws or
ordinances of the Board of Trustees, and all
disorderly conduct within the limits of said
town, by leVylng the fines and penalties
prescribed by said Trustees, and by i'm.
prisonment in the prison or guard house of
SAID town, not exceeding twenty hours at
any one time, and shall further have full
power and authority to imprison all slaves
found within said limits, without a proper
permission, and to cause any and ali ruua.
way slaves to be imprisoned in said prison
or guard-house, and shall be entitled to
charge the fees allowed by law in such cases
made and provided, be and the same is
hereDy repealed, and re-enacted as follows.
TO wit:
That the President of the Board of Trus-
tees shall have full power and authorize to
punish all intractions of the laws and Ordi.
nances of the Board of Trustees, and all dis
orderly conduct within the limits of said
prescribed by said Trustees, and by imprjs.
onment in the pris IN or guarl-house of said |
town, not exceeding twenty-four hours at |
any one time Provided, no fine shall ey- |
coed the sum of fifty dollars.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc, Tha |
the fourth section of said act which reads |
thus: That from and after the passage of |
this act the police jury of the Parish of St. |
Aartin shall no longer exercise any jurisdic-
ton within the said town of New Iberia. |
except 1t be over the bridge or ferry and
Other property belonging to the Parish of
St Martin within said limits; provided, that
when it shall become necessary to Law a tav
jail, bridge, Jury or other pro.
perry OF SAID parish, the real estate and
slaves within said town shall be equally
taxed with the property in the parish gener.
ally, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted as follows, to-wit:
That from and after the passage of this
act the police jury of the Parish Of St. Mar
an snail no longer exercise any jurisdiction
within the limits of said town of New
IBERIA, or impose any tax on property or
persons therein, except to impose such
special tax as may be required to make or
,epalr the courthouse or Jail of said parish.
SEC. 3. Belt further enacted, etc, That
section of The act approved March Is,
1873, which reads thus: That majority of
aid Trustees, together with the President,
hall be quorum for transacting business
md shall meet on their own adjournment,
md shall have power, from time to time, to
lass and make such ordinances and by laws [
n writing, not inconsistent with the laws of
he State or of the United States, as In Y
nay deem proper in relation to the public
markets in said town and in relation to the I
treets, alleys, highways, etc, therein, and
raining, filling iup, keeping in order and i
improving the same, relative to a town. t
Tatch aud patrol, and relative to ANYTHING (
ihatever that may concern the police and l
GOD government of said town; but no such {
y laws shall extend to the regulating or I
scertalning the price of any commodities
r articles OF provisions that may be offered I
II sale in said town, be and the same is q
ereoy amended by striking out the follow a
lg WORDS to wit: But no such bylaws shall n
Ntend to the regulating or ascertaining n
le price OF any commodities or articles Of n
lid town.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc. That +
lie third section of said act which reads
lus: That at ten O'Clock on Monday in the :,
renoon, after the election of said trustees, y
shall be their duty to meet at the placa v
here such election may have been held u
Id there shall elect by ballot one of their "
Vn BODY to be President whose duty 1t u
lall be to preside at their meetings, to sign 3
ordinances or bylaws passed by them. :.
call meeting of said trustees whenever u
may deem necessary, and to take care -
at their bylaws and o-1inances are faith. =.
lily executed; provided that in such cleo =
ons 1t Will require majority of votes to 81 81
ect, be and the same is hereby amended >.
striking out the words at ten o'clock on Oh
e Monday in the forenoon, and insert in a,
u thereof the words within eight days. -
SEC. Z. BE 1t further enacted, etc., That 81
case OF absence, sickness, resignation or a.
ath OF the Justice or Justices of the aS
FACE residing or holding office within the ~
nits of the said town, the President there. 81
shall be vested with the same power in W
iminal cases for all crimes and offences ~
mmltted within the limits CT said town: "
divided that his powers as such shall cease " "
on the same being assumed by qualified ~ ~
stice. az
SIC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc. That pa
laws and parts of laws contrary to these 70 70
ana the same are hereby repealed. and 0n
At this act shall take effect from and after AZ
passage. IN
(Signed) CHAS. W. LOWELL. pc
Speaker of the House of Representatives. ~
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN, III ~,
sutenant Governor aHd President of the
Senate. A.,
Approved September Is, 1868. IN IN
(Signed) H. c. WARMOTH, -
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
GEO. E. BovEE, lii
Secretary Of State.