Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-05-01
AN ACT
No.. 81 |.
GEO. +. BovEE,
Secretary Of State,

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Monroe, in The parish Of OuacLita and 10
provide for the government of the same,
approved on the eighth of March, 1866.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted By The Senate and
House Of Representatives IF the STATE Of Loui-
siana in General Assembly c%onrened, That
the first section Of an sc, entitled All act to
incorporate the town If Monroe, in The parish
OF Ouachila, and to provide for the govern
ment of the same, approved on the eighth of
March, 1866, be amended and re-enacled TO
read as follows:
That the following geographical limits shall
constitute the boundary Of the corporation Of
the town Of Monroe, in The parish OF Onachi'a,
in the State Of Louisiana, 10 wit. Cummenc.
ing at a point on the cas-, bank Of the Onachi,a
river, in the pa,i>h Of Ouaclll,a, at the lower
corner Of Rty's saw mill lot, thence parallel
with Mrs Nancy Bays upper plantation line,
eastwa,dIy two hundred yards thence north
to said upper line Of Mr.. Nancy Bry's plan
,ation lhelce along said plantation line 10 a
poin, two hundred and fifty ya'ds 6ey00It 4
poin, iu,elsecteJ by jackson street; ,ience
from said point and parallel with jackson
street 10 a poin, on James Hatt's upper line
thence along said James HATS upper line to
a poin, from which a line rnnS a, right angle,
10 De SiarA street will inclnde The Monroe
Cemetery thence a'ong il. Fihiol'S lower
line, notll'ea>,ward y TO lonng's bayou e II
Fllhio,'s upper line; thence we>twardly along
said II. Flihiol's nrper line TO Sixth strce,;
thence along Sixth stree. through Breads adj
dition TO Monroe, 10 the upper side of Pine
river. aud thence down said liver to tie place
Of beginning. .
Sec. 9. BE further enacted, efc. Tina,
the act entillel "An act 10 provide fur rhr
election and commission by the Governor Of a
justice Of The peace for the town Of Monrnp,
in the parish of Onacli,a, and to define HI,
powers, approved March 10, 1866, be and the
same is hereby repeated, and ,ha, hereafter
in which the town Of Monroe is situated, shall
have power and authority to enforce the laws
and ordinances Of the town Il Monroe. in al
cases which may come under the Jurisdiction
of a justice Of the peace.
SEC. 5. Be il further enacted, ec, That
section second OF an act entitled An act 10
incorporate the town Of Monroe, in The parish
of Ouachi,a, aud TO provide for the government
and re-cnacted SO as to read as fol.
lows: That to provide for the government of
The town Of Monroe, there shall be elected on
the first Monday Of May in each year, by The
qualified voters Of said corporation, from
among themselves, one mayor, one treasurer
who shall be er obicio secretary, one assessor
who shall be collector of taxes, and seven
trustees, whose power and duties are herein,
after set forth.
SEC. 4. Be il further enactsd, etc, That
for the ward in which the town of
is situa1ed4 or the sheriff of the parish
OF Ouachita, or any of his lawful deputies,
shall do and perform all the duties required by
The act entitled "An act 10 incorporate the
Of Monroe, in the parish Of Onachi,a,
and to provide for the government. Of the
approved March 8, 1866, TO be petfor.
med by the town constable of said town of
and that the office of town constable
for the town of Monroe be and the same is
abolished.
Sec. 5. Be ii further enacted, etc, That
laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
with this act, be and the are hereby
repealed, and that this act take effect twenty
lays after its passage.
(Signed) CHAS. w. LOWELL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Signed OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved September 10, 1868.
(Signed) II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. T.. BovEE,
Secretary Of State.