New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-14

| obC. II. Dc IL 1ufther enacted, ETC., Tina
the treasurer, secretary, assessor and MAI
snal, before entering upon the duties o
their respective Offices shall take the sam
oath as is prescribed in the section of thi
act Tor the mayor and cOuncilmen.
SEC. II Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
from and after the passage of this act, til,
powers of the police jury of the
parish of AvOyelles shall cease anC
determine within said town of Ever
green, and the mayor and council shall
| possess all the powers within said cOrpor
alton which have been heretofore exercised
by the police jury, and the inhabitants and
/ property within the corporate limits of said
town of Evergreen shall be exempt fro1I
| payment of all parish taxes
SEC. IL. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
! 1t shall be the duty of the assessor to assess
| the property, ETC., on which said mayor
and council are authorized to impose taxes.
and make out a list of immOvable. landed
and other property in said town subject TO
said tax, together with the amount of tax
assessed thereon, pursuant to the ordi-
nances OF SAID town, and the said assessor
| shall exercise the same powers as bv law
are vested in the assessors of State taxes.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| when the'owner or owners of any landed
or lmm0Vable property in said town shall
fall 10 pay any taxes assessed thereon. due
to said town, the mayor and council shall
have special privilege for the amount of
said tax, with eight per cent per anuum in
terest thereon, which privilege shall take
rank IN preference to any other mortgage,
privilege or Judgment except rights exist
ing IN favor of the State; provided that an
account of the same, duly certified by the
mayor, be recorded in the office of the re-
corder OF mortgages of the parish of Avoy-
Giles, whose duty it is hereby made to re-
cord the same.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the mayor and council shall furthermore
have power to prevent the st0pDage or OBJ
struction of the streets, roads and other
public places of the town, and TO adOnt
and to carry into effect such regulations for
that purpose, and for the removal of all
buildings, distractions and nuisanees of
whatever nature, and for the organization
OF police, as may not be inconsistent with
the laws of this State and of the United
States, and also to impose such fines and
penalties for the breach of said regulations
as they may think proper; provided the said
tine shall not exceed one hundred dollars, or
imprisonment for each and every contraven-
ton
SEC. I6. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the mayor of the town of Evergreen shall
be ex OtficiO justice of the peace within
the limits of said town, and as such shall
have power to suppress all rOuts, riots,
unlawful assemblies ARRAYS and tumults,
all breaches of the peace committed
within the limits of said town; to that end
he shall appoint from time to time such q
number of policemen as he NAV think
proper, and the policemen so appointed
shall be subject to his control in the dis
charge Of their duties; he shall have power
TO hear charges against offenders, to issue
warrants and summOnses, to examine the
informant, accused and witnesses, in the
same manner as a committing magistrate
may do; to grant bail for appearance. to
commit for trial, to bind over to keep the
peace, and generally to do all acts for the
preservation of the peace in said town
which committing magistrate can or may
do; he shall try and punish all offenders
against the town of Evergreen according
to the laws and ordinances of said
town, and for that purpose he shall hold
his court, at least once in each week, or
Oftener, If necessary, and for all such ser
vices he shall be entitled to charge and
receive the same tees as are allowed by law
to justices of the peace, and he shall receive
such salary not less than one hundred or |
more than one thousand dollars annually. /
which salary shall be fixed by the council |
OF said town; that the said Mayor shall |
preside over the meetings of the council, |
but shall have casting vote only.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc., That |
all costs in criminal cases originating within |
the limits Of said town, due to any Justice |
Of the peace, shall be paid out of the treas
1ry OF said town; provided, the criminal be |
not able to pay the same out OF his or their /
proper goods or chattels.
SEC. l8. Be it further enacted, etc That
n all cases where the mayor of the town of
Evergreen shall, in accordance with the
laws and ordinances of said town, impose
any fine or penalty or forfeiture upon any
person for the breach thereof, and such
person shall not comply with and perform
he judgments imposing penalty and for
elture, he shall be committed to the town
prison until discharged by law, not to ex-
'eed the term of thirty days for any one
'tfense, the time to be determined by the
mayor OF said town trying the Otfense; pro-
'1ded, that any one against whom said pen
llty of imprisonment may be imposed shall
De entitled, it he or she requests it, to labor
or the benefit of said town, at such labor
IS may be selected by the mayor or street
or the officer performing his
luties, under the direction of the mayor, for
time not exceeding the term of imprisOn-
1ent adjudged.
SEC. l9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
be mayor and council shall create such
Ulcers, not provided for in this act, as nav
e necessary for the good government of
aid town.
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, etc., That
bis act shall take effect and be in force from
nd after its passage.
(Signed) o. FL. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P. B. S. PINCHBACK,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872.
(Signed) II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State