The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-16

ARTICLE I-TOWN SEAL.
SECTION 1.-Be it ordained, That the seal
here represented shall be and is hereby es-
tablished and declared to be the seal Of the
town of Donaldsonyille.
ARTICLE II.--PUBLICATIoN OF ORDINANCES.
Sec. BE it ordained, That there shall be
a Town Printer elected annually i'll Council,
who shall receive such salary and give such
bond as may be determined at the commence
ment of each municipal year. r
Sec. 3.-lt shall be his duty to print and
publish in the official journal all laws, ordi-
nances, bylaws, resolutions, tax lists, and
other public acts relating to the general veal
officially made, enacted ordained or passed
by the Common Council of the town of Don
jacksonville at each session; and, further, to
print and publish in such manner and for
such time as the Mayor shall direct, all adj
vertisements, notices, and other acts as may
be necessary, expedient and proper by the
Mayor and Common Council.
Sec. 4.-That no ordinance nor repeal of an
ordinance shall be of force until three ~ days
after its publication, excluding the first day
of publication the same shall have been pub
lished in the "official journal"
ARTICLE III.-MoDE OF ENFORCING.
SEC. 5.-Be ct ordained, That all fines, pen
alties, forfeitures and recoveries for all viola
tons of any ordinance or bylaw of the town,
may be tried and determined before the
Mayor. and shall be fer the use and benefit
of town, unless otherwise expressly provided.
SEC. 6.-That in all cases where the Mayor
regularly sitting for the trial of offenders
against the laws and ordinances now exist
ing, or which may be hereafter ordained or
passed, shall, in accordance with such laws
and ordinances, impose any fine, penalty or
forfeiture upon any persenl for the breach
thereof, and if such person shall not comply
with and perform the Judgment imposing
such fine, penalty or forfeiture, he shall be
committed TO prison unless discharged by
law, not to exceed the term of thirty (30)
days for any otfense, the time TO be deter
mined by the Mayor trying the offender, pro-
vided that any one against whom such pen
atty of imprisonment may be imposed, shall
be entitled, if he requests it, to labor for the
town at such labor as may be selected by the
Mayor under the direction of the Board of
Public Works, for term not exceeding the
term of imprisonment adiudged
SEC. when the Mayor shall be holding
court for the trial of offenders, and any CON
tempt shall be committed by any person in
the presence of the court, such person shall
be fined six (6l dollars, and may be impris-
oned six t6l hours, one or both for each
offence.
SEC. Sin all cases where fines, penalties
or fOrfeitures are imposed by any ordinance
amount except where the ordinance provides
for an amount not less than given sum.
SEC. SIN all cases where fines, penalties
or forfeitures are imposed, they shall be for
and shall extend and apply to each and
every act or omission, and for each and every
DAVIS continuance of such act or omission,
when it is continuing character, and in adj
dition thereby, the Mayor is authorized,
when in his opinion the welfare of the town
requires, it to remove or to see removed to
any other place within or out of town any
and all persons, vessels, goods, property,
distractions, erections, and nnisances that
are forbidden by any of these ordinances to
be or remain in the town or any part thereof,
at the expense of the offender.
SEC. 10.-In all cases where the act. duty
or omission may be made punishable or shall
be created by different classes or sections Of
the ordinances of the town, the Mayor may
elect under which TO proceed, and the person
must be in reference to such clause or sec
ton.
SEC. 1.-In all cases where the doing any
act or the omission TO do any act or duty is
required or enjoined, and there shall be no
fine or penalty or forfeiture declared for it,
every person convicted thereof, shall be fined
not less than one q J, nor more than fifty i50)
dollars.
SEC. I2.-In all cases where there is reason
to apprehend breach of the peace or the
violation of any of the ordinances, the Mayor
may require bond, with sufficient security
that such person shall be of good behavior
for a time not exceeding six (6) months, and
IT such person refuse or fail to give such
bond, he may be confined in prison until he
give the bond for such time as the Mayor
may determine, not TO exceed thirty {30l
days.