Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-02

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effices until their Successors are
duly elected, or appointed and
qualified.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
That section eight of said act he
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows:
The Mayor shall be the chief exc
cutive officer of the city. He shall
keep his Office in the City Hall; he
shall affix the seal of the corpora
ton to all its official acts; when the
same shall be necessary he shall see
that the laws and ordinances be
properly and faithfully executed ;
he shall be er o6icio justice and con-
servator Of the peace; he shall call
extra meetings OF the Council when
ever he shall deem the same neces-
sary, or. whenever three members
of the same shall, in writing, stating
the object thereof, request him to
do SO; he shall from time to time
lay before the Council a full state
ment of the affairs of the city. 1t
shall be his duty to report to the
Council all officers and persons en-
ployed by the city who fail to per-
form their duty, or commit any at
for which they should be removed
from Office and may in his discre-
ton suspend any such officer or
said suspension at their first meet
ings thereafter. He shall preside at
the meeting of the Council, but
| shall have no vote therein, except
when there is q tie, in which case he
shall have the casting vote: he shall
have the power to veto any ordinan-
ce or resolution or any specific ap-
preparation not required by the law
Of the State, by giving in writing,
ut or before the first regular meeting
of the Council thereafter, his reasons
against the same; otherwise he shall
sign all ordinances and resolutions
passed in due form by the the force
If law; and five Administrators vo-
ting for any vetoed ordinance, reso-
luton or appropriation shall pass
the same, the objections Of the May
or Notwithstanding: he shall have
general superintendent over the
department of administration, and
shall lay before the Council every
month the monthly reports herein
after required to be made to him by
said departments. His term Of Off
e, when elected, shall be for two
years; he shall receive a salary OF
seven thousand five hundred (7,500)
lollars per annum, payable monthly
IN his own warrant, countersigned
)y the Administrator of Public Ac-
counts, and shall not be- allowed
my other fee or compensation what
.ver: he shall be permitted to ap-
point private secretary and such
,ther clerks as the Council may au-
5horize, whose salaries or comp, n
sation shall be fixed by the Coun.
Gil, and shall exercise all other pow
ers hereto ore vested in the Mayoi
# the city of New Orleans unde.
existing laws, not inconsistent or il
conflict with this charter.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.
Tint the words, "shall prescribe
the mode and f. rm Of keeping tht
corporation books and accounts il
n every department created by thil
act" be omitted from the duties O
The Administrator of Finance, il
the first subdivision OF section min,
of said act, and inserted among
those of the Administrator Of Pub
tic Accounts, in the sixth subdivi
sion Of section nine of said act.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted. etc.
That the second subdivision of sec
ion nine OF said act shall be amen
ded and re-enacted to read as fol
iows:
Stcoad-A Department Of Com
merce, which shall have general 50
perintendence Of all matters relatin,
10 markets, wharves, railroads
canals, weights and measures, th
ise department and manufactures
bud shall be vested with and pc,
form such other functions and du
ties as may, from time to time, b
prescribed by Council.
Sec. g.. Be it further enacted etc
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