Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-02
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section twelve of said act be amend
ed and re-enacted to read as fol-
lows:
Ihuteenth-To establish ferries
and markets places, AID to farm
out the same. and to lease the whar-
/ YES and landings; prorided, that 10
ferry privilege, exclusive of any or
all similar grants, shall be made
for greater term than three years,
and no lease of wharves or landings
shall be made for q term greater
than ten years: and no such lease
Of ferries or wharyes can be made,
except upon adjudication author
lied and subsequently accepted and
approved by the votes OF five members
of the Council
Sec. 8. BE it further enacted, etc,
That the Mayor and Administrators
shall he removable for malfeasance in
Office, gross neglect of duty or disabil-
ity affecting the fitness of the occupant
to fill and discharge the duties of the
position. Upon the pretarring of art
icles of impeachment by four members
of the Council, the accused shall be
SUSPENDED from office and placed upon
trial, which shall take place within
thirty days: and on trials upon impeach-
ment the Mayor. when not himself
upon trial, shall vote is a member OF
the Council; and in ali trials upon i'm
parchment five members voting i'm the
affirmative shall sustain the charge and
remove the accused from Office, other
wise he shall be restored and allowed
salary for the time of suspension.
All other officers. clerks and deputies
shall be removable from Office at the
pleasure of the Council by majority
vote; and no contract shall be made for
the services of any officer, clerk or
deputy by which lie shall claim to serve
or draw salary after removal from
Office, or the abolishment of the Office
by the Council; nor shall any annual
salary he construed to entitle the en-
t pfoyce to more tiftn his pay TT the rate
ofso much per annum until discharged.
Sec. 9. BE it further enacted, etc
That section twenty-first of said act
| he amended and re-enacted to read
as follows: That al taxes imposed
by the city of New Orleans or due
to the same and not paid on the
thirty-tirst day OF July of each year,
shall be exi 5ible with interest at the
rate OF ten per cent. PER annum
from chat date upon thirty 800 days
notice by the Administrator of FL
nance During which delay there
shall be three publications in the
official journaD, in such district
courts of the parish of Orleans as
may be designated by the Admins
traitor of Finance, under the direc-
ton of the Council. And the only
process necessary for judgment
upon said claims or bill for taxes
shall be said publication. Upon the
! production and fling of said Claims
or bills, in tine appropriate ana
competent court AID the rroduc-
ton Of proof OF publication, Judge
mert shall be Immediately rendered
IN favor of said city, and against the
delinquent taxpayer or debtor It
shall be the duty of the Administra-
tor of the Department of Finance
to iilc said bills and proof Of publ
cation in the appropriate court i'm
metiately after said publication
and to superintend said preceding
under the advice of City Attorney,
and collect the proceeds of the judg-
ment and writ in the hands of the
clerks or sheriff. The clerks of said
courts shall be allowed and permit
ted to charge two dollars for I'LL
proceedings had, including judg-
Lnent and execution IL each cast
filed.
! and the sheriff shall be allowed
a sum not exceeding one dollar for
ali processes placed in his hands in
each case, the same not to include
the regular commissions for collect
ing the same, or cost of keeping
and advertising. Upon the prayer
of the city, through the Admins
traitor OF Finance. any court OF COM
petent jurisdiction, besides the
remedy granted in section twenty
(20) Of the act Of which this is
amendatory, shall enjoin any per-
son Or persons liable to pay the
"A license tax, and who shall have
refused or neglected to pay the
same, from continuing to carry on