New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-29


the mayor ard city council of NatchltOchet
shall succeed to- and be invested with, al
the rights, property and possessions OF the
town of Eatchitoches, as previously incor
porated.
SEC 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and four cOuncilmen, and nc
less number, shall constitute aquOrum tC
transact business, but to levy any tax, toll
or impost, or TO fix any license, OF to make
any appropriation, it shall require tote OF
the majority of the councilmen and mayer
| and the affirmative and negative OF each
vote shall he recorded on the minutes
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the owner Of the property In
front of which q sidewalk, banquette or
ditch shall have been ordered to be made,
filled up, cleaned ont or repaired shall fail
to do 80 in the time required by the laws
and ordinances of the corporation, the
mayor and city council shall cause it
to be done at the expense OF the
owner Of the property, and the said
corporation shall have special privi-
Iege on said property to secure the
payment so due, which privilege shall hold
until the corporation be paid; and in case
such owner shall ne absent from or have no
authorized agent living in the corporation or
parish of Natchitoches, or be unknown, the
| corporation shall have the right to proceed
in rem against the property in the manner
pointed out by article 292 and SEQ, OF the
| Code Of Practice and the corporation shall
be entitled to eight per cent interest upon
| the amount paid.
| SEC. II. Be it further enacted. etc, That
in case of the absence or inability of the
! mayor to attend. the city council shall elect
one Of their number mayor pro tempore.
| SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
! the treasurer shall be eX-offiCiO 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-
| nanCeB and resolutions, and all other pro-
ccedings of the city council; he shall file all
| the bonds of the officers of the city and re-
| cord them in a separate book, and certified
| copies of said bonds and of all laws and or
| dinances shall be evidence in all courts Of
| this State; he shall furnish, free of costs, 10
! the mayor Of the city certified copies of all
| laws and ordinances which impose a fine or
! penalty, or both, for their intractiOn, and
| he shall do and perform such other duties
| as may DE imposed upon him by the Ordi-
nances Of the city.
SEC. Is. 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 personal estates, licenses,
| fines and forfeitures, 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
lectOr to assess the taxes on real and per-
sopal estate in the city, IN the manor
pointed ont 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 leyyinE 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 c0mpui-
scrv process Of all taxes or licenses which
may nc due, and they are hereby author
lied to confer on the assessor snd collector
| power sufficient to carry into effect the laws
and ordinances pertaining to the leySing
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
Natchitochcs 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 10 public
buildings and property within said city
which belong TO said parish Of Natch-
toches, and that the inhabitants and prop
erty within the corporate limits OF said city
OF Natchit0ches shall he exempt from the
payment Of all parish taxes.
SEC. &c. Be it further enacted. etc. That
all the laws and ordinances Of the mayor
and city council shall have effect two days
after publication in the official journal Of
the parish, or after certified copies Of them
are posted at three public places in said
town.
SEC. y. BE il further enacted. etc. That
No Inconvenience may arise in the adTnins-
trariOn Of the affairs of the city OF Natchi-
tOcbes III consequence of failure or neglect
10 elect the municipal officers thereof, it is
hereby declared that all officers elected
under this act shall remain until their sue
ceEsors are duly elected and qualified.
SEC. p. Be it further enacted, etc, That
ibis act shall take effect from and after its
passage, and the officers elected andes the
former charter shall hold thor offices ANTI
size first Monday in MAY, A D one thou
sand eight hundred and .aTentTtWo, or
UaGl thciy successors shall have beer. duly
elected and qualified and the CLERK OF the
c"nrt shall order an election under Til. act
as soon as the same is Promulgated. ana the
officers elected at said election shall enter
upon the discharge Of their duties on the
first Monday OF May, one thousand eight
hundred and scVenty-twO, or as soon here
after as they may qualify: provided, that if
any officer elected shall refuse or fail to
qualify within thirty days from the date of
his election, the office for which ne was
elected shall be deemed vacant. and new
election TO ill such vacancy shall be ordered
and held in accordance with the provisions
OF this act.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the right of appeal shall exist in all cases
where liked penalties and forfeitures shall
be decreed under the provisions Of this
act, to the parish court Of the parish OF
NatchtOches in the manner and under the
same formalities as in the caafsof appeal,
and such appeals shall be tried in prefer
epce to appeals in ordinary cases.
SEC. u. BE it further enacted, etc, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with
this act. and on the same subject matter,
except the general laws of the State rela-
tive to municipal corporations. 5e and the
same are hereby repealed.
tSignedl O. Il. BREWSTER.
Speaker OF the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
tSigned1 2. B. s. PINCHBAEk.
Lieutenant Governor and President q. the
Senate.
Approved July ), 1872.
.Slgaodl II. .. WARNoTN.
Governor os the State q: 9.ou:a:auA
= sle copy:
J.. }. HERON,
Secretary Of STATE.
AN ACT
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