New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-14

an receivirp their commissions Of election
tha MAYOR and councilmen shall meet and
orrarize themselves into a body to be known
as the .navor and council OF Natchltoches,
and shall proceed to elect one suitable per
son 10 be assessor and collector Of the city
taxes and licenses, and to elect treasurer
Of the city Of NatchitOches, who shall De
ex oaticio secretary ct the city council.
SEC. G. Be il further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor shall preside at all meetings. Of
city council, shall call meetings Of the coun-
ell when he deems necessary. snail approve
all Jaws, ordinances and resolutions OF
the city council, shall vote as other
members Of the counci! upon All 4ues-
lions. 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 mag -tratc. with fuI.
power to examine and commit IL AZ! cases
arising .lndeg the Jaws OF tile State. !Qr All
crimes, 0tfenses and nisdemeanors against
the State in tile same manner an. 10 the
same extent IL justices OF I'll" peace 40"
or hereafter may do. He y hereby
authorized and empowered Z" examine.
try and sentence persons tor VOCATION
OF ghe laws and ordinances o. u" cor
pOtatICn Of the city OF Aatchlt0ches, and
0tfenses against the same: and snail LoI1
hi. court daily from nine o'clock a. NJ. I'M
ill three o'clock ?. NJ, Or longer i necess-
saw. All tines collected Ivy said mayor:
coure under the provisions Of this act. shall
be paid into the treasury OF the CITY OF
NatchitoChes monthly.
SEC. Z. Be iS further enacted. etc, That
the mayor shall hold his office -or the term
Of one year from the first Monday in May,
eighteen hundred and seventE-two, or until
Iii. successor shall have been elected and
duly qualified. and he shall &c entitled to
and receive an annual salary to be fXed 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 il further enacted, etc, That
the MAYOR Of the city OF NarclicOcheS is
hereby authorized to appoint one court
officer who shall he 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 mittinus issued by
the MAYOR in ottenses against the State and
citv incarceration. and shall receive the
same fees for such services as are By law
allowed to constaDles, to be paid by the
city Of Natchit0ches.
SEC. 8. 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 il all courts Of this State. IN
der the title Of "The Mayor and City Coun-
Gil Of Natchitoches," and that citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
mayor.
sra 10 RI II further enacted. etc. That
Aha nJaI-or ana ci+v council shali have full
la-,-n, 9n3 anthnri+4- ii make and mass s11ch
laws and ordinances AZ are necessary and
proper: first, to regulate and preserve the
peace and good order Of the CRY, and pro
Via far ana maintain its cleanliness and
sai,Ih,;+,r in manner nn+ Inconsistent
18th ~ laws II HE STATE. second n adont
va M ) onmTnnn saal. third N i.,rchasn
inI1 ana convey aIienatn snv estate. real
N, ,Iarsnn3I N accent any oitt, giaTr or
i,,haritanca nF 7ronprtv t0r ,i5lblic ar
niarifafIn ,,urndsaz Il erect school
Ito,I.at onaF +ira .,,g,;na housns ana ench
a.G,nr hniI7inr,z a. NAV IL a. rhq r,rhlic
6onafir ann "a hui1d a ci+v wo,.kfonsp:
F,,Ir4h IA eta l,lish 4 C0Iarant;ne for the
nrn+nr+ion ~ The citv AGAINST CONTAGIOUS
diseases ana enida1lics. tifth. ia levy and
cnlIcct sncI an1naI and snerial taxes on tie
real ana personal. movable and ilDmOvable
nr0nnr+v ~ 4bo ci-v of Natc1lirocbes as
thafl M deemed necessary l,v them: nrO-
yidp7 4Ta- sand taxes shall in no one wear
ns,rnad two npr cen+1m on the assessed
.alna of the real and personal estate within
aid city for the wear for which the
assessment If taxes il made: sixth, to inn
T,oco an arnt,al license tav on trades. nro-
fnssinns and ca1lin0s, said license 10 exIire
On the +birtv-tirst dav Of December i'll the
[.paY in vlirh n was obtained, and which
iirorcn +ax shall he dine and navahn at the
utf4ra of the CITY treasurer flo1l the first
Iay If .Tanuary to tile twen+v-nirhth dav
Of February inclusive; seventh, to
fix the amount of bonds to be given
NV the city officers from whom bonds are