Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-03
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OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITYl

power and authority to make and
pass such bylaws and ordinances
as are necessary and proper.
First-To regulate and preserve
the peace and good order of the
city, and provide for and maintain
its cleanliness and sanitary condi-
ton, not inconsistent with any law
relative thereto.
Second To regulate and make
improvements to the streets, public
squares, wharvcs and other public
property, and to provide for the
lighting and wateringyo the same,
and to order and direct the ditch
ing, failing opening, widening and
continuing Of any street; and if for
such purpose the land of any pri-
vate person or body corporate is
necessary to be had, the said City
Council shall have the right and
power of purchasing the same at a
reasonable price, or causing the
same to be appropriated according
to the manner and formalitics pre-
scribed by existing laws upon the
subject: to regulate the proportion
and to make and repair all com
mon sewers, drains, canals, public
roads, lcvees, dykes, causeways and
bridges, notwithstanding any super
intenslence which might he set mp
by any corporation or individual
over such works; to determine the
complexion and dimcnsiOns of the
pavements Of the streets, to fix the
squaring, and to prevent any Ell
crOachments upon or stopping and
obstructing the streets, public
squares, levees, pnblic roads, or any
part of the port of Shreveport, and
to order any object, whatever may
be its value, which may encumbcI
the said places, or prevent and en-
barrass the free use of the same, to
be removed or sold for whom il
may concern, in the same manner
and after such advertisements as
shall be required by such reSula-
tons. ...-.t
Third. For cleaning the banks
of the river or other navigable
streams within the limits of the; for
the reopening of such ancient nat
ural drains as have been Obstructed
by the owners of the adjacent lands,
or the filling up of any water cause
which is not navigable, for the pnr-
pose of carrying the public high
ways over the same; provided, that
injury be occasioned thereby to the
neighboring inhabitants.
Fourth TO prescribe and collect
rates of levce dues and wharfage
and to designate the place for an
choring and mOOring steamboats,
and other water craft in the port OF
Shreveport, and to regulate and
maintain the public peace on the
same while in the limits of the city
of Shreveport, every year lay an
equal and uniform tax upon all real
and personal property in said city,
us prescribed, and under the limita-
tons imposed in this act for the en-
suing year, which said taxes shall
be due and payable at the Office OF
the department. offnance from the
first day of March to. the twenty
first day of July, inclusive; and al
its first regular meeting in Deem
her, and on the same day annually
thereafter, shall impose an annual
license tax on trades, professions
and callings, as herein prescribed
said license to expire on the thirty
first day Of December in the year in
which it was obtained, and which
license tax shall be due and payable.
at the Office OF the finance depart
ment, from the first day Of Januar,
to the twenty-eighth day of Febru
AIRY, inclusive.
Sec. II. Be itf,irther enacted, etc.
That the Council shall, once il
every twelve months, before fixing
and deciding upon the amount O.
taxes and licenses to be assessed
for the ensuing year, cause to bt
made out a detailed estimate ex.
bibiting the varions items of liza
bilities and expenditures, including
the requisite amount Of contingent
expenses. { during said year; apd
shall cause the same to be publish
ed for at least ten days in the Of
6cial journal OF the city; and sucl
rate of taxation not exceeding ont