New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-25
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To incorporate the city of Eatchitoches
and provide for the government Of the
same.
SECTION /. 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; on the north by a line beginning at Red
river, and running due west across the high
est point of Badin's Hill to Bayou Ides or
Gaco; thence on the west by a line running
due south until 1t intersects the southern
line, shall be known and distinguished by
the name of the city Of Natchitoches.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
to provide for the g~OvernmentO of the city OF
NatchItOches, there shall be elected on the
first Monday in May of every year. by the
qualified voters Of said corporation from
among themselves, one mayOrand six coun-
ciImen, with the powers and duties herein.
after set forth.
SEC. B.. 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 bv 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
menGe at six O'clock A. NJ. and close at six
o'clock P. NJ. Of the same day, and the said
election shall be conducted in all aspects
according to the laws of the State reguIat-
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. 4. Be it further enacted. etc, That
in case of a 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 IN election III the
manner set forth in the third section of this
act, and a plurality Of votes at all elections
shall be sufficient
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
on receiving their commissions of election
the mayor and Councilmen shall meet and
organize themselves into a body to be known
as the mayor and council of Natchitoches,"
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 NatchitOChes, who shall be
ex Ohicio secretary of the city council.
DEL u Dc II luI llltE tLdtJtU, GJt.. ll1G
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 OtherF
OF the council upon all cues
tiOns, and shall be vested with the
same powers as are now exercised by the
OF the city of New Orleans. He
shall be committing magistrate, with full
power to xamine and commit in all cases
under the laws of the State, for all
Ottenses and m"isdemeanors against
the State in the same manner and to the
extent as justices of the peace now
or hereafter may do. He is hereby
and empowered to examine,
try and sentence persons for violation
OF the laws and ordinances of the cor
p%Oration of the city of Natchitoches. and
Ottenses against the same; and shall hold
his court daily, from nine o'clock A. M, IN
til three o'clock p. NJ, or longer if neces-
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
mayor shall hold his office for the term
II year from the first Monday in MAY,
eighteen hundred and seventy-twO, or until
his successor shall have been elected and
duly qualified, and he shall be entitled to
receive az annual salary to be fixed by
The city council, which shall be neither in
'reased nor diminished during the term of
office in which it shall be established.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
he mayor of the city of Natchitoches ia
iereby authorized to appoint one court
officer, who shall be at all times subject to
he orders Of the mayor; and said court
officer shall be empowered and authorized
o serve warrants, summons, search war
ants, attachments and mittimus issued by
he mayor in ottenses against the State and
:ity incorporation, and shall receive the
anne fees for such services as are by law
flowed to constables, to be paid by the
lty Of Natchitoches.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
hat the mayor and city council, and their
tuly elected and qualified successors in
,tice, shall have perpetual succession; that
hey shall be capable of instituting and de-
ending suits in all courts of this State, un-
Ter the title of "The Mayor and City CouD-
Il Of NatchitOches," and that citations and