New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-26

| A0SA oCooiOAo ounlA NC puUtlC, tuCu PAVOCCu'
lngs shall be duly recorded and shall be pub
lished in an official journal to be selected by
them; four members shall constitute quo
rum for doing business; no ordinance levy
ing "a tax, making an appropriation over
five hundred (S500) dollars or providing for
: the purchase or sale of real estate, shall be
passed except by majority OF the Council,
nor shall q final vote on the same be taken
except at regular meeting, subsequent to
} previous regular meeting, at which the
same shall have been introduced and passed
to its second reading, and the said ordinance,
} together with the vote on the same, and the
names of the members voting yea or nay,
shall be publisl led in the official journal, ex.
cept in cases of invasion, instruction, pes
thence or inundatiOn.
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, etc., That
no administrator Of department shall be
qualified to take his seat or to exercise the
functions of the Office to which he shall have
been elected, or appointed, until he shall
have given bond in the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars, with solvent and sufficient
sureties, resident in the city of New Or
leans, tor the faithful performance of his
duties, the solvency ana sufficlency of
which bond and sureties shall be deter
mined in The manner herein provided, to
wit. That within one week after receiving
his certificate of appointment OF election,
said member of Council shalt appear before
Judge of q District Court of the parish of
Orleans, with his bonds and suretles; and it
shall be the duty of the judge of said court
to examine and question, under oath, the
sureties so offered, in which said examina-
ton he shall be assisted by the District
Attorney of the parish of Orleans, and the
said Judge shall decide as to the suffiCiency
and sOlvency of the sureties, and approve,
or decline to approve, the bond SO rendered.
| These proceedings shall have Preference
l hngN 10 -
They shall be public, and be entered upon
the minutes of the court. and the clerk
shall furnish q certified copy of the same,
under the seal of the court, for which he
| shall be entitled TO charge two dollars;
copy of said proceedings shall be recorded
in the Office of the Recorder of Mortgages
of the parish of Orleans, and the inscription
| shall operate as a judicial mortgage against
| all the property of the principal for the
| amounts for which he is bound and in de-
| fault of said member furnishing said bond,
| and the approval thereof by said court, and
his undertaking, notwithstanding, to per-
form any functions of said office, he shall
be considered guilty OF msdemeanor,
punishable by fine not exceeding five thous-
and dollars, and imprisonment in the Parish
Prison not exceeding one year. to be prose-
cuted before the First District Court of the
parish of Orleans, or such other court
as may have criminal jurisdiction,
by Indictment or information; and all acts
done By him under color OF said Office shall
be absolutely null and void. Should any of
the administrators appointed or elected fail
to qualify as herein provided for, the Mayor
shall Immediately order an election in the
manner as provided for in the act to fill the |
vacancy or vacancies thus created, except !
in such cases as are herein provided to be |
filled by appointment.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted. etc., That |
at the first meeting of the Council, or as |
soon thereafter as practicable, they shall |
elect, uiUd UOce one of the chartered banks |
OF the city as the Fiscal Agent Of the city of |
New Orleans, in which shall be deposited |
daily, sby the Administrator of Finance, all |
moneys. bonds and notes collected by him |
on account of the city, who shall open and
keep such special accounts as the Council
may prescribe. and shall pay from the funds
SO deposited all checks which may be drawn
by the administrator of the department of
finance, and shall make weekly reports to
the Council of the amounts deposited to
the credit of the said several accounts, the
amounts fpaid out from each, and the
balance remaining on hand.
SEC. 81. Be further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the Council, at its first
regular meeting after its induction into
office, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
to elect Secretary, whose duty it shall be
to keep a correct record Of al proceedings
Of the Council, to certify to the Mayor all
ordinances and resolutions passed by the
Council, and to perform Tsuchl other ''such"
iuties as may be prescribed By the Council,
who shall hold his Office for one year, unless
sooner removed, as is provided for in this
act, and who shall receive a salary, to be
liked by the Council, not to exceed three
housanI dollars (sS000) per annum; also, a
City Attorney. learned IN the law, who shall
,e the legal adviser of the corporation in all
matters in which legal advice may
,e necessary, and shall represent the
in all Judicial proceed
ngs and actions to which it may be party {
n in which it may have an interest, and ,
hall in all cases, when required by the ,
fayor or any administrator Of department,
urnish a written opinion OF the Legality or
Of any law or ordinance to
'e submitted to or pending before the Coun-
il, or as to any questions involved in the dis I
barge of their respective duties. He shall {
old his Office for term OF two years, I'M {
sss sooner removed, as provided for in this ]
ct, and shall receive a salary, to be fixed 9
" the Common Council, not to exceed six |
thousand dollars per annum; he shall be 6
lloWed no extra fee or compensation, nor | {
hall any other attorney be appointed to 8
ssist him. unless by vote of majority of |
be members of the Council, and shall be q
to employ one or more clerks. i
b
low.
Also City Surveyor, whose duty it shall G
c to furnish the Council, or any admins g
-ator of department, with ali plans,l esti. T
rates and other inform alton pertaining to G
he projection, repair and construction of c
ny public works or improvements, and
fter completion of the same, to report the i
and shall perform such other t
utes as may be assigned to him by the a
ouncil. He shall hold his Office for two f
ears, unless sooner removed, as provided d
this act, and shall receive a salary, not to a
xceed five thousand dollars, to be fixed by d
le Council. The Council may also elect il
equity surveyors, not exceeding four, who b
My compensation shall be such fees as may e
3 fixed by the, Council, and 10 be paid by il
le parties employing them. b
Also Six Recorders; one tor each district
the city, as herelnbefore described, who t
lall be er o6fcao justices and conserva- i
,rs of the peace, and exercise all the p
uties now vested in and imposed by law t
pom the Recorders OF the city of New a
rlcans, not incompatible with the provi- C
oDs of this act, and with authority to i'm s
)se all penalties for violation of the u
ty ordinances. They shall keep their o
fees in such places as shall be designated b
y the Council; shall appoint, subject to g
10 approval of the Council, one Or more
erks, as may be authorized by the Coun- =
/. Such Recorders shall hold their Offices r
II term Of two years, unless sooner re- r
owed, as is provided for in this act, and v
lall receive salary to be fixed by the n
ouncil, not to exceed twenty-five hundred n
,2500) dollars per annUm, payably monthly. !,
hey shall receive no fees whatever. The q
ouncil shall also elect an alternate for each p
ecorder, who shall discharge the functions =
Office in the absence, sickness, resigna- :,
IN removal or death of the Recorder of "