The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-10-07
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CHAPTER XXXII.-STREETS AND
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CHAPTER XXXII-STREETS AND
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See. 1S2.-Be il ordained, That the streets
| of the town shall be sixty feet wide French
measured from wall to wall, and shall cor
respond in every particular with the proyi-
| sions of the ordinance relative to roads. Ia
| fra, chapter xxx, sec. l67 ct seq. zvs,Ezt
See. 1S3.-fhat no person shall erect, re-
build or enlarge any house. building or fence
| fronting ON any street in the town SO as to
encroaeh on the line of the street, under d
penalty of fifty dollars, and any house, build-
ing or fence which may be placed so that it
| encr0aches on the street is a nuisance, and
shall be removed back to the proper line OF
the street, under a penalty OF ten dollars for
| every day it continues.
| See lS4.-That it is not lawful for any per-
son employed III building or repairing any
house, store or other building to lay or place
| bricks, boards, timber, or any material IN the
| streets So as to occupy more than one third
of the middle of any street. under penalty of
| twenty dollars.
Sec lS5.-That no person shall dig, haul or
| carry away any earth OF materials OF any
kind from any street, nor from any ditch
| opened or eXcavated. Nor cut, fell, break,
| strip off the bark, or damage any tree which
| is planted ia any walk, square, street, road
or public way. Nor permit any wall, house
or other building or erection to remain stand
| ing, if the Mayor notifies him that lie is of
! the opinion that they are liable to fall and
endanger the lives of persons passing, under
penalty for each infraction of fine OF ten
| dollars.
Sec IS6.-That there shall be placed the
name OF each street in legible painted letters
at one of the corners at the intersection of
each street, right and left alternately.
REGULATION OF SIDEWALKS
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or claimant, or 0ecupier of every lot of
ground shall make or cause to be made, and
keep III repair, to the whole extent and front
OF his property, a sidewalk, according to the
level and graduation to be furnished by the
Mayor. "5~ 81
See. 1S8.-It shall be the duty of all per-
sons desiring to make or repair their side
walks In front Of their property, to notify
the Mayor whose dutyit shall be to fix the
lines thereof; and every person neglecting
to inform the Mayor shall be subject to Ii
| fine of five dollars.
Sec. iS9.-When sidewalks shall be made
of lake bricks with brick wall towards the
ditch, the Board will reimburse the propri-
] etor one-thlrd OF the cost thereof, provided
the same does not cost more than thirty-fiye
cents per square yard
Sec. l9O.-No person shall obstruct,. en-
| barrass or inculnbcr any sidewalk with
bales, lumber, fire-wood, carts, tlrays,
| wagons, goods, wares or merchandise, OF
any article.
Nor sell or offer for sale at public auction
or cutlery in the streets, or on the sidewalk,
any horses, cattle or live stock.
| Nor to permit any walls, houses, or other
buildings that are i'll a broken or ruinous
condition, liable to fall or endanger the lives
| OF persons passing by, to remain or otherwise
obstruct the sidewalk under penalty of fifty
dollars and ten dollars for each day that any
1 violation OF this section continues.
/ Sec. I9l.--No steps shall project on the
| Sidewalks more than two feet, under penalty
of two dollars for each day after notiileatiolI
that the same shall SO remain 81
1 See. I92.-That when any article is found
| Obstructing or encumbering the sdewalke Or
streets of the town, and the owner is I'M
known, the Constable or other officer under
| the direction of the Mayor, shall cause such
| distractions to be taken TO, some place of
safety, to be held five days; at the expira-
ton OF that time it shall be sold, after giving
| three days notice of the time and place The
proceeds shall be paid into the city treasury,
after deducting the expenses and COSTS and
| if the proceeds are not called for by the own
er within sixty days shall be forfeited to the
town.
See. 193-That all persons or tenants of
houses, yards, lots or grounds fronting on
| any street, shall sweep or eausesto be swept,
| and clean or cause to be cleaned that part OF
the sidewalk that lies before their premises,
4 every day before ten o'clock in the morning,
under penalty of one dollar.
CHAPTER XXXIII.-TAxES AND
! TAXATION.
An ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESS
MEST AND COLLECTION OF TAXES ass
/ AND LICENSES
Article l. Assessor and assessment of
taxes.
Article ?. Collector and collection of taxes.
ARTICLE I.-AssEssoR AND ASSESSMENT OF
TAXES. 81
Sec. I94.-Be it ordained, That the Asses
sor shall keep his office in the municipal
| buildings and devote his time and attention
to the duties of his office, and shall hold the
books and papers relating to his office, at all
| times during business hours, open and free
to the inspection of every person.
Sec, l95.-Fhat the Assessor shall proceed
soon after the first Of September, by diligent
| inquiry, to ascertain the names of ali the
inhabitants of the town of Dgnaldsonville
who are liable for licenses or for property, or
| beth; and, also, tohmake a full and complete
assessment of all the real and personal prop
erty within the corporation, which shall be
completed for each ensuing year, before the
| first Monday of February
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this, the Assessor shall appoint in each warsf
of the town, u time and place for taking u.s.
sessnents, notice of which shall be given by
advertisement for ten days of publication III
the official journal,
See. 1W.-Assessor's Notice:
Notice is hereby given that on the Oath
day of December, 1871, | will attend at "a
b. Cs., on Chetimaehes street, between the
hours Of % A. NJ. and "A p. NJ to assess the
property in the first wardI, at which time
and place all persons are required to give in
their assessment of property. f.
SEARCH WE'LL, Assessor.
Donaldsonville, LIST December, 1871
AT which time all persons shall be required
to give their assessments of all property liza
BILE to taxation under the Revenue law Of the
State, IN their possession or under tsleir con
! troll IN any manner, and to give the value of
each OF said objects of taxation, and if any
person fail or refuse so to give their assess
ment, the assessor shall proceed according to
his knowledge and the best information he
can obtain, to do so himself; and any descrip-
ton of property SO made in default of the
taxpayer to furnish description thereof as