New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-09


ject, to regulate the proportions and t
make and repair all common drains, pubhc
roads, Ievees, cauSewaYS and bridges, tC
! determine the completion and pavement Of
. the streets, to fix the squaling, and 10 pre-
, vent encroachment upOn the stopping and
Obstructing OF the streets, pu0hc squares,
: sidewalks, leve6s, public roads or river
banks OF the city Of NaUchitoches, and to
0rGer any object, whatsoever may be its
value, which may incumber the said places
or prevent and emDdrasS the Tree use OF the
same. to be removed or sold for whom it
may concern. in the same manner and
after sucn advertisement as shall be re-
CURED by ordinance; tenth, to clean the
banks OF Cane river. or other streams
within the limits Of the city, and reopen
such ancient and natural drains as have
been INSTRUCTED by the owners OF adjacent
land; eleventh, to determine what animals
| shall run at large within the corpora. e
limits, and prohibit Others from doing so,
to impound all animals running at large in
violation OF the laws and ordinances OF the
city, to fix the penalties and fines which
the owners thereof shall pay before the
animal so !mpOunded snail be delivered
! up. and to pass laws and ordinances Tor
the sale of said animals, after three
days notice in a newspaper, or by posting;
! twelfth, to abate nuisanCes, suppress houses
Of ill-tame, AMI cause the arrest and pun
ishment of Migrants; thirteenth, to enact
laws and ordinances, and to make apprO-
priations for the purpose of building city
WOrkhouse, and providing for the govern
ment Of the same; fourteenth, to pass laws
and ordinances imposing tine upon all
persons who shall conduct any business or
pursue any occupation for which license
is to be collected. whenever such persons
shall coUducU such business or pursue said
occupation without previously obtaining
. tttpanFi N
of theatres, public balls, tayerns places for
shows and exhibitions, houses Of public en-
tertainment, saloons and shops tor retailing
liquors, and to order the same to be closed
whenever the public safety and tranquility
shall require it, and impose such duties and
regulations upon persons keeping such
| places as they may deem necessary and
proper; sixteenth, to regulate the proper gov
eminent of carts and drays, carriages, ON
nibuses and other vehicles of every descrip-
ton; seventeenth, to establish market
places and adopt regulations by ordinances
| governing said market houses and places.
! Sec. Ii. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the mayor ard city council Of NatchitOches
! shall succeed to, and be invested with, all
the rights, property and possessions OF the
! town Of NatchltOches, as previously inCor-
! porated.
| SEC. u. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and four cOuncilmen, and no
| less number shall constitute quorum to
transact business but to levy any tax, toll
or iInpost, or to fix any license, or to make
any appropriation. it shall require a vote of
the majority Of the cOuncilmen and mayer,
and the affirmative and negative of each
vote shall be recorded on the minutes.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the owner of tile property in
front of which a sidewalk banquette or
ditch shall have been ordered TO be made,
! filed up, cleaned out or repaired, shall fail
. to DO so il the time required by the laws
and ordinances OF the corporation. the
may or and city council shall cause it
owner Of the property, and the said
corporation shall have q special priv
lege on said property to secure the
payment SO due, which privilege shall hold
until the corporation he paid and in case
such owner shalt pc absent from or have no
authorized agent living IN the corporation or
parish OF NarChitochrs. or be unknown, the
corporation shall have the right to proceed
ia rem against the property in the manner
pointed ont by article 2y2 and seq. OF the
Code Of Practice and the corporation shall
be entitled 10 eight per cent interest upon
the amount paid.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted. etc, That
in case Of the absence or inability of the
mayor to attend. the city council shall elect
Dut vi tucii LlLbtE mayor pro LtIl JOlt.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the treasurer shall be ex-oificio secre-
tary OF the city council, and as such he shall |
keep minutes OF the proceedings OF each !
meeting. and he shall read all laws, Ordi- !
nances and resolutions, and all other pro- |
ceeGings OF the city council; he shall file all |
the bonds Of the officers of the city and re- |
cord them in q separate book, aud certified |
copies OF said bonds and of all laws and or |
dinancea shall be evidence in all courts Of !
this State: he shall furnish, free OF costs, to I
the mayor OF the city certified copies of all |
laws and ordinances which impose q fine or |
penalty. or both, for their intraction, ana |
he shall do and perform such other duties !
as may be imposed upon him by the Ordi-
nances OF the city.
SEC. lG. Be it further enacted, etc, That
as treasurer he shall keep a correct
account Of all moneys received and |
disbursed, he shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
alton on real and persona! estates, licenses,
fines and forteltures, and he shall exhibit
his account whenever required to do SO by
the mayor and city council
SEC. II. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
it shall be the duty of the assessor and col
IectOr to assess the taxes on real and per-
sonal estate in the city, in the manner
pointed out by the laws and ordinances of
the city, and to collect the same.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
for the purpose of leyying and collecting
taxes and licenses, the mayor and city
council are hereby invested with full power
to pass all laws not inconsistent with the
constitution of the United States or of this
State, to compel the payment, by complll-
sorry process, of all taxes or licenses which
may be due, and they are hereby author
lied to confer on the assessor and collector
power sufficient to carry into effect the laws
and ordinances pertaining to the levying
and collecting of such taxes and licenses.
SEC. 49, Be it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the passage of this act the
powers OF the police jury OF the parish OF
shall cease and determine
within said city Of NatchitOches, and the
mayor and the city council shall possess all
the powers within said corporation which
have been heretofore exercised by the police
Jury, except so far as it relates to public
buildings and property within said city
which belong to said parish Of Natchi- !
oches, and that the inhabitants and prop
,rty within the corporate limits OF said city
If NatchitOcbes shall be exempt from the
Of all parish taxes.
SEC. 90. Be it further enacted. etc, That
Ill the laws and ordinances Of the mayor !
nd city council shall have effect two days
tter publication in the official journal of {
he parish, or after certified copies Of them
re posted at three public places in said t
own {
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, etc. That +
10 Inconvenience may arise in the admins t
ration Of the affairs of the city of Natchi- i
0ches in consequence of a failure or neglect
o elect the municipal officers thereof it is 4
ereby declared that all officers elected ;
nder this act sha! remain until their sue ! c
essors are duly elected and qualified.
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