New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-07
mo. HI.
AN ACT


To Incorporate the Town of Alexandria.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Represe natives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That from and after the passage of this act
all that portion of the territory lying on
Red river in the parish Of Rapides known as
the town of Alexandria, 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 a corporation and body
polite by the name of the town of Alexan-
dr1a, and as such shall have perpetual sue
cession, and all the inhabitants thereof
shall form body corporate under the name
ana 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 sue and be sued
plead and be implicated, defend and be de-
Tended in all courts aud 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 nave and use common seal. and NAV
alter and change the same at pleasure.
SEC. 2. BE " 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 there shall be chosen
by ballot, by the citizens of the ward ouali-
fed to vote by the laws Ofthis State and the
United States and who shall be residents of
the ward in which they offer to vote for ten
days preceding the election, the Alderman
allotted to each ward, respectively, by this
act, and one Mayor, one Treasurer, one Con
troller, all OF whom shall be residents of the
city at the time Of their election, and who
shall, when elected by majority of the
votes Of the whole city, enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of their respective
offices on the third Monday following their
election; the Aldermen shall be voters in
the ward from which they shall be elected.
SEC 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
the Governor shall upon the passage Of
this act remove the present Board of
Council and other officers of said city, and
appoint the Mayor, Treasurer, Controller
and Board of Council until the aforesaid
officers shall have been elected and Quail.
fed as In accordance with section third.
SEQ. 4. Be Il further enacted ETC., That
the said Mayor and Oouncilmen shall be-
fore eutering on the discharge of their du-
ties, prescribed BY this act, take and sub
scribe be cath provided for All persons
holding oftice under the Constitution Of this
State.
Sec. 5, Be 1t further enacted. etc. That
the Mayor shall be Commissioned Nv the
Governor Justice Of the Peace, an6 shal
exercise powers as such in civil and crimi.
nal cases. He shall preside at the meetings
OF the Board Of Trustees, and shall call a
meeting thereof whenever he may deem Il
necessary He shall sustain all laws
and ordinances passed by the Board.
He shall have vote only on a tie.
It shall be his duty to see that the laws and
ordinances Of the Board are duly enforced,
aud 70 that eject. by virtue OF his Office
SHAH have full and exclusive power and
autEoriiy 70 try al otienses against, OF viola
tons OF the same. upon q simple rule to
snow cause Immediately, OF at such time
ana place g he may Judge proper, and by
VIBRANT AsA execution signed BY him in his
oiqclRt capacity command the town CON
etanle = execute his order or Judgment and
satisfy the same By Selling and exposing for
sale, with the usual formalities ia ordinary
casef, the property real and personal of the
persons against whom any Judgment shall
bF BIN. De rendered or By comn3ittiDo ne
offender Or offenders 70 jail is the case nav
be,
SIC 6. Be II further enacted. ETC.. that
the Mayor and Council shall, as sooa as Ii
Quoted ia Office, appoint the following Off
GERS, to vii. One constable, one Assessor.
Q1e collector, one treasurer and such other
eiisoer not herein mentioned, as said