New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-07
No.. 93.
AN ACT

AN ACT
To incorporate tile 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 witt 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 ldes or
waco; thence ON the west by a line running
due south until it 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 government of the city OF
Natchitoches there shall be elected on the
I 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. 3. 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
mence 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 all 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 f. 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 an election in the
manner set forth i'll the third section of this
act, and 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 COunciimen shall meet and
organize themselves into a body to be known
as the mayer and council of NatchitocIes,"
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 OtficiO secretary of the city council.
SEC. g. 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 ques-
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, ottenses 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
0fenses against the same; and shall hold
his court daily, from nine o'clock A. NJ I'M
til three o'clock Z. 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. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
the mayor shall hold bis office for the term |
OF one year from the first Monday in May, |
eighteen hundred and seventv-twO, or until |
his successor shall have been elected and |
duly qualified, and he 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 Natcbitoches 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 and
city incorporation, and shall receive the
same fees for such services as are by law
allowed to cOnstables, to be paid by the
5itY of Natchit0ches.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted etc, That
hat the mayor and city council, and their
luly elected and qualified successors in
'ttice, shall have perpetual succession; that
hey shall be capable of instituting and de-
ending suits in all courts of this State, IN
Ter the title Of 'The Mayor and City Coun-
ii of Natchitoehes," and that citations and
'ther legal process shall be served on the
mayor. s
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC. That
he mayor and city council shall have full
'ower and authority to make and pass such
avs and ordinances as are necessary and
roper; first, to regulate and preserve the
eace and good order of the city, and pro
ide for and maintain its cleanliness and
alubrity, in manner not inconsistent {
|
nd use a common seal; third, to ptsrchase |
old and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, real
+ personal to accept any gift, grant or q
'heritanCe of property for public or a
naritable purposes, to erect school. a
larket and fire engine houses, aud such t
Their buildings as may be for the public a
enett, and 10 build city workhouse +
,urth, to establish a quarantine for the
rejection of the city against contagious n
seases and epidemics; fifth, to levy and t
,llect such annual and special taxes on the +
al and personal, movable and immovabIe l. +
roperty OF the city OF Natchitoches as h
all be deemed necessary by them; pro- u
ded, that SAID taxes shall ill no one YEAR G.
Sceed two per centum on the a sessed
tlue OF the real and personal estate within Il
i'd city for the year for which the n
of taxes is made; sixth, to i'm Il
,se an annual license tax on trades. pro- II
ssions and callings, said license to expire =;
1.-The thirty-frst day of December in the n
ar in which it vas obtained, and which e]
ense tax. shall be due and payable at the 3,
ice of the city treasurer from fbe first ~
y of January to the twentv-eigbfh dav q
February inclusive; seventh. 10 n
the amount of bonds to be g1ven f,
the city officers from whom bonds are h
luiredi eighth, to organize. appoint aud al
form and commission "a rnIia4l iDrna -or1 a,