New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-19
IaWa oE la sTATE 0F LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. o3.


| anu pfOVlue IOE Tue government Oh tne
same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That all that portion of land within the fol
lowing boundaries, to wit: bounded on the
east by Red river, including the left bank
Of said river: on the south BY the lower
line of the land belonging to Auguste Mar
tin; Oh the north BY line beginning at Red
riser, and running due west across the high
est point Of Badin's Hill to Bayou Ides or
Yaco; thence on the west by line running
due south until it intersects the southern
line, shall be known and distinguished by
the name of the city of Natchitoches.
SEC. g Be it further enacted, etc, That
to provide for the government of the city of
Eatchitoches, there shall be elected on the
first Monday in May Of every year, by the
| qualified voters Of said corporation from
among themselves, one mayor and six cOun-
cilmen, with the powers and duties herein
after set forth.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
the election of the officers created by the
second section of this act shall be held
! at the courthouse in said city, and be pre-
| viOusly notified to the inhabitants by pub.
lie advertisement at the door of the court
house and two other public places in said
! city, which notice shall be given by the
mayor Of said city, ten days before holding
! the election; and said election shall COM
menee at six o'clock A. M. and close at six
| o'clock p. NJ. of the same day, and the said
| election shall be conducted in al respects
/ according to the laws of the State regulat-
! ing elections, and the returns to be made
and commissions issued according to the
election laws of the State, which may be in
! force at such time.
SEC. A. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| in case of tie vote at said election, or in
| case of the death or resignation of any of
the officers mentioned in the third section
| of this act the clerk Of the district court or
his deputy shall order an election in the
manner set forth in the third section Of this
act, and plurality of votes at ali elections
shall be sufficient.
SEC S. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
on receiving their commissions of election
the mayor and cOuneilmen shall meet and
organize themselves into body to be known
as the "mayor and council of Natchitochesp
and shall proceed to elect one suitable per-
son to be assessor and collector of the city
taxes and licenses, and to elect a treasurer
of the city Of Eatchitoches, who shall be
ex oficio secretary of the city council.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor shall preside at all meetings of
city council shall call meetings of the coun-
Gil when he deems necessary, shall approve
all laws, ordinances and resolutions of
the city council, shall vote as other
members of the council upon all cues
tons, and shall be vested with the
same powers as are now exercised by the
recorders of the city of New Orleans. He
shall be committing magistrate, with full
power to examine and commit in all cases
arising under the laws Of the State, for all
crimes, Oftenses and misdemeanors against
the State in the same manner and to the
same extent as justices of the peace now
or hereafter may do. He is hereby
authorized and empowered to examine.
try and sentence persons for violation
of the laws and ordinances of the cor
poration of the city of Natchitoches, and
otfenses against the same; and shall hold
his court daily. from nine o'clock A. NJ, un-
til three o'clock P. NJ, or longer if neees-
sary. All fines collected by said mayors
court under the provisions of this act, shall
be paid into the treasury of the city of
Natchitoches monthly.
SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
the mayor shall hold his Office for the term |
of one year from the first Monday in May, |
eighteen hundred and seveutv-twO, or until |
his successor shall have been elected and |
duly qualified, and lie shall be entitled to
and receive an annual salary to be fixed by |
the city council, which shall be neither in /
creased nor diminished during the term of |
Office in which it shall be established.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor of the city of NatchitOches is
hereby authorized to appoint one court
officer who shall be at all times subject to
the orders of The mayor; and said court
officer shall be empowered and authorized
to serve warrants, summons, search war
rants, attachments and mittimus issued by |
the mayor in otfenses against the State AMI
city incorporation, and shall receive the
same fees for such services as are by law
allowed to eonstables, to be paid by the
city Of Natchitoches.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
that the mayor and city council, and their
duly elected and. qualified successors in
Office shall have perpetual succession; that
they shall be capable of instituting and de-
Tending suits in all courts of this State, I'M
der the title Of "The Mayor and City COun-
ell Of Natchitoches," and that citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
mayor.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
5he mayor and city council shall have full
power and authority to make and pass such
avs and ordinances as are necessary and
proper; first, TO regulate and preserve the
peace and good order of the city, and pro-
ride for and maintain it's cleanliness and
alubrity, IN manner not inconsistent |
With the laws of this State; second, to adoDt
md use a common SEAL third, to purchase,
lOld and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, real
II personal to accept any gift, grant or
Inheritance of property for public or
haritable purposes, to erect school, |
market and fire engine houses, and such
ther buildings as may be for the public
Deneft, and TO build a city workhouse;
ourth, to establish quarantine for the
of the city against contagious
diseases and epidemics; fifth, to levy and
Ollect such annual and special taxes on the I
cal and personal, movable and immOyable
property OF the city Of NatchtOehes as
hall be deemed necessary by them pro-
'ided, that SAID taxes shall in no one year
Xceed two per centum on the assessed
'alue Of the real and personal estate within
aid city for the year for which the
assessment of taxes is made; sixth, to i'm
rose an annual license tax on trades, pro-
essions and callings said license to expire {
II the thirty-hrst day of December in the
-ear in which it was obtained, and which
license tax shall be due and payable at the
,tfice of the city treasurer from the first
lay of January to the twenty-eighth day
# February inclusive; seventh, to
TX the amount of bonds to be given /
" the city officers from whom bonds are
equired; eighth, to organize, appoint and ;
Uniform and commission a police force, and
o appoint as many police officers as may (
'e necessary; to fix their salaries and COM
sensation of all officers and Others appoint {
q or elected by them; to remove for sutfi- {
lent cause any of the appointees or officers {
lected by themselves, and to define the du- {
les of all such officers and apDointees;
inth, to survey and lay out Streets public
quares, to regulate and make improve '
lents to the streets and squares and other
ublic property, and provide for lighting {
nd watering the same; to construct a
wharf within the corporate limits, and fix s