New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-19

wagons. draws and carriages runniL
for hire. on steamboats, and otneis
water crafts landing within the limits
of the town, and every o.ner
thing not prohibited !, OF MxaIlon
by the laws of this State, they snaii never
have mower to fine any person or persons,
nn6pr contract with the said town, cut
shall be compelled to resort to the cour. OF
the parish and district. according 10 Inc
laws of the State of Louisiana.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted, etc., inst
it shall be lawful Tor the Mayor and Aioes-
men to enact. from time to time. such oy.
iaws and ordinances in with" lwrit1ngl
"a thew NAV deem expedient, relative TO
streets, levees and landing. and sidewalks
relative to the public market, slaughter
houses and nuisances generally, ana reistiVe
to whatever may be necessary for the I'M
movements or good government OF s&lc
Town, and may require for any neglect OF
[orl disobedience OF any such laws OK
ordinances. The person or persons so
offending shall. on conviction before the
Mayor, be fined III sum not exceeding Ten
dollars, or be imprisoned net exceeding
tWenty-fo nOurs.
SEC. Il. Be it further enacted. etc. lnas
the Mayor shall be ex- officio Justice OF thHn
Peace within said limits of the town, ans.s
commissioned accordingly Dy the Governor
of this State. He shall have power, ana IL IS
hereby made his duty, to suppress all riots
or unlawful assemblies, ARRAYS and tumuIts,
and breaches Of the peace, and to arrest All
Offenders in the same manner that Justice
of the Peace may or can do.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor and Aldermen, and all officers OF
the town, shall receive such compensation
for their services as may be fixed By the.0y-
laws of said town OF Donaldsonville.
SEC. Is Be IL further enacted, etc. Thst
it stall be lawful for said town OF Donald
sonviiie to own ferry and bridge property Il
the Bayou Lafourche and Mississippi rivet>
within their corporate limits, and TO lease
the same out every year to the highest bid
der and TO receive the proceeds OF said ter
ries and bridges as their legal revenues.
SEC. II. Be II further enacted, ETC., That
ali the bylaws and ordinances enacted ny
the Mayor snd Aldermen shall be nromui-
gated by the posting copy thereof at the
door Of the Courthouse, or publishing the
same in one newspaper printed in said town
for ten days; Provided, That the owner or
owners, pu biisher or publishers, proprietor
or proprietors and editors have not allowed
articles published in said paper or papers
encouraging the rebellion, or cOndemnatory
Of the government of the United States
during the progress of the eb-liiOn.
SEC Is. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the act approved tweDty-ffth OF March,
eighteen hundred and thirteen, the original
town charter. and all acts amendatcry
thereof, enacted previous to this act, are
hereby repealed and declared null and
void.
SEC XVIV El9J. Be it further enacted
ETC., That this act shall take effect from and
after lis passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARE,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
(SigIei) csc RI J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor aud President o. the
Senate.
true copy:
GEO. Z. BOvEE,
Secretary of State.