New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-11
No. 63.
AN ACT
To incorporate the town of Waterproof, in
the parish of Tensas.

AN ACT
To incorporate the town of Waterproof, in
the parish of Tensas.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That the inhabitants of the town of Water
proof, as hereinafter defined, be and they
are hereby made a body corporate and
polite by the name of Waterproof, and as
such can sue and be sued, plead and be inn
pleaded. and shall possess Of right a COM
mon seal, and shall have power to amend,
alter or change the same at their pleasure.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the limits of said town shall be as follows
beginning on the northern boundary IN
centre of levee the same being on the sec
ton line dividing the lands Of the estate OF
McAlister and the Eben Miller tract;
thence in a westerly direction 2O.25 chains
to a stake; thence with ditch in south
ern direction 1922 chains to the southern
margin Of Texas road; thence in an easterly
direction with said Texas road in southern
margin Al .l6 chains: thence south on line
parallel with the Mississippi river lone hun
bred feet from said river) Is chains to
old levee; thence with old levee Al
chains; thence directly east 5 chains to
river; thence up the Mississippi river to
where the first mentioned sectional line
1879 chains to the point of beginning. TIC
said described land is situated in townships
9 and 10, range ii, district Of land north OF
Red river.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the municipal government of said town OF
Waterproof shall cOnsisG of mayor, who
shall be ex-OficiO justice Of the peace OF
the town of Waterproof, and three council
men, any two of whom, with the mayor,
ho itT1fn nrO m o.
ton Of business. No person shall be eligible
for the office of mayor or councilman unless
he be qualified elector. and reside within
the limits of said corporation. The said
mayor and cOuncilmen shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the town of Water
proof, and hold their Offices for two years.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the first election for mayor and eOuncilmen
shall be held at the town of Waterproof,
on the first Monday of June, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-twO; then all
the legal voters within the limits of said
corporation shall meet at some place as
may be designated by the magistrate
presiding in said town, and shall then and
there proceed to elect by ballot a mayor
and three cOuncilmen, who shall hold their I
offices for two years, or until their success !
sors be elected and qualified. The said |
elections shall be held after ten days mo-
tiee by public advertisement, and it shall |
be presided over by any acting magistrate
of the parish of Tensas, and at all sub |
sequent elections the said mayor and coun-
Gil, or a majority of them, shall preside, |
after ten days notice Of said election by |
public advertisement
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc, That /
the said mayor and cOuncilmen shall have |
the following powers, to wit: kirst-TO lay |
a tax on all taxable property within the cor
pOrate limits, not to exceed the parish tax
upon the same property. SecOnd-TO i'm
pose fines for all breaches of this law, or of
the ordinances passed by said board, not to
exceed fifty dollars, and to sue for and col |
lect the same for the use of said town.
Third-To remove all nuisances, to impose
taxes on the sale of spirituOus liquors by |
retail, on billiard tables, and any species of
plays or games not prohibited by law pro-
vided, SAID tax shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars each. FOurth-TO appoint
treasurer, who shall be collector of taxes,
a secretary, and such other officers as may
be necessary for the administration OF said
town, and to require from them bond and
security for the faithful performance Of their
duty. They shall also have the power to
suppress riots or unlawful assemblages, and
all breaches of the peace, to make arrests,
and impose fines in the same way as jus
tees of the peace may or can do. They
shall make bylaws for the government of
said town, and have power to repeal or
modify the same.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the mayor, cOuncilmen, and other officers
Of said corporation, may receive such COM
DensatiOn for their services as may be de
termined by the board.
SEC. z. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) o. H. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) P B. S. PINCHBACK,
Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved April %, 1872
lSignedl H. c. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
F. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.