New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-06
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Secretary Of State.
| NO. u.
! An ACT
To renew the corporation OF the town Of
| Farmerviile, IL the parish OF Union; 10
| provide for the government q the same
and to repeal all laws heretofore existing,
on the same subject matter.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
aud House or Representatives OF the STATE OF
Louisiana i'll General Assembly convened,
| That the inhabitants Of the town OF Farmer
VILE, in the parish of Union. are hereby
created and made body corporate with
perpetual succession, under the name and
style Of Farmervile; that the said corporate
limits shall be one mile square, having the
| Courthouse IN said town for its centre.
| SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
on the fourth Monday OF March, in each
and every year, between the usual hours Of
holding elections, the qualified voters resid
| ing within the aforesaid incorporated limits
| shall elect a Mayor and four Aldermen to
| administer the affairs of said town for the
| ensuing year, and until their successors are
elected and qualit d; and by the name of
| the Mayor and Aldermen OF the town of
| Farmeryiile the said incorporation shah be
| and is hereby made capable in law to sue
and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer
and be answered. defend and be defended.
in any court or place whatever, and also TO
| have, hold, purchase, possess, receive and
| enjoy, to them and their successOr5, any
| kid of property. and the same to sell,
| transfer, lease, farm or dispose OF; also to
| have common seal, the same 10 alter and
! change at pleasure.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty Of the Sheriff Of the
| parish to give at least ten days notice by
| posting up the same Of two or more public
| places N said town. Of the first election to
| be held under this act, and to appoint three
| commissioners, qualified voters ofsaid town,
| to hold such election; aud the said commits.
| siOner5 shall, within twenty-tour hours after
said election, post over their signatures, at
| two or more public places in said town, the
names of the persons who have been duly
elected Mayor and Aldermen of The said
! town Of Farmervile.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha:
| for eli elections after the first, the Mayor
and Aldermen Of said town shall, previous
10 any election for members OF their body,
appoint three persons, qualified voters, re-
siding within sad town. as commissioners 70
hold said elections; and said Mayor and Al
dermen shall fix the place and manner Of
each annua! election; aud for the purpose 0:
filing vacancies IN their body, they shail
fix the time, place and manner Of holding
the election. ard il All cases ten days' pub
lie notice sna'l De given before holding any
eleCtiop; il shall be duty Of the Commits
siOners OF Elections to preside a. the same,
and certify in writing over their own sigma
lures the result threOf, sud within twenty
four hours after closing the polls, 10 lie
such certificate with the clerk Of the Mayor
and Aldermen, who shall forthwith notify
the members elected OF the same.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc, That
before entering upon the duties OF their OF
fees, the Mayor and Aldermen shall take |
the constitutional oath Of Office, and the |
said Mayor shall preside over all their meet |
ings, and they are hereby empowered to or !
dan and establish all such ordinances, by !
laws, rules and regulations, and to appoint |
all such officers as they may deem expedlent |
for the government and police of said town, |
not incon sstent with the constitution and |
laws Of the United States or Of this State, |
and they shall have the power to levy and |
collect tax for the use of said corporation,
upon all taxable property within said cor
poration, not to exceed in amount one thou
sand (Sl0OO dollars annually. They shall |
have power to prohibit houses OF i'll fame |
and disorderly houses, to remove nusances,
to tax all shows, plays, gaming tables, grOg
shops and groceries; they shall have the |
power to impose fines for breaches of their
ordinances, rules and regulations, which
shall not exceed fifty dollars, and in default
of the payment OF any fine then to imprison
in the parish jail for period OF not exceeding
thirty days; and in the absence Of the Mayor
the Aldermen shall elect president pro
tempoTe, from among Themselves TO act in
his place, and il all cases the Mayor, or in
his absence the president pro tempore, and
two Aldermen shall constitute g quorum to |
do business and the Mayor and Aldermen |
shall appoint q clerk, whose duty it shall be |
TO keep a faithful record Of the proceedings
Of their meetings, and to make public their
ordinances, by advertising the same in some
newspapers in said town. or by posting [
copies of them in two or more public places
in said town, and no person shall be Mayor
or Alderman unless he be qualified voter
of said corporation.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor of said town shall have power to |
suppress all riots, routs, and unlawful as
sembes, atfrays and tumults; and he shall
have power to cause to be arrested and
brought before him for trial, under regula-
tons of the mayor and aldermen ell often
ders against the ordinances, rules and regu-
lations of said town. He shall also be ex
oficio justice of the peace within the limits
of said town, and commissioned accordingly. |
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
ne-half of the taxes assessed by the parish
on the property within the limits of the said
corporation, and one-half of the licenses as
sessed by the parish within said corporation
be paid over to the treasurer Of said cor
poration for the use of the same: provided,
IIds SACoO tdASS, tOoCtiiCA Will 6uCll OlncI |
taxes levied under the provisions OF this
act do not exceed one thousand $4,000
dollars.
SEC. S. Be If further enacted, ETC., That
all persons living within the limits of said
corporation be exempt from all road duty.
except such as may be imposed by the mayor
and aldermen Of said town.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor OF said town shall receive in
for his services the same
fees as are allowed by law for similar
services. and for all other services rendered
by him he shall receive such compensation
as the Board Of Aldermen may allow him.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
all laws heretofore existing on the same
subject matter be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this act go into effect |
from and after its passage.
(Slgned) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
(Slgned) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved March &c. 1870.
(Slgned) Fl. G. WARMOTH.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
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