New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-21
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER e. 1872

| mayor and city council shall canse it
| to- be done at the expense of the
| owner Of the property, and the said
| corporation shall have a special PRIV
| lege on said property to secure the
| payment so due, which privilege shall hold
| until the corporation be paid; and in case
| such owner shall be absent from or have no
authorized agent living i'll the corporation or
| parish of NatchitOches, or be unknown, the
| corporation shall have the right TO proceed
in rem against the property IN the manner
| pointed out bv article 292 and seq. Of the
| Code of Practice; ar1 the corporation shall
| he entitled to eight per cent interest upon
| the amount paid.
SEC. ii. Be it further enacted. etc, That
in case Of the absence or inability OF the
| mayor to attend, the city council shall elect
one Of their number mayor pro tenpoT6.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the treasurer shall be ex-Ofieio secre-
tarv of the city council, and as such he shall
keep minutes of the proceedings OF each
| meeting, and he shall read all laws, ordl-
nances and resolutions, and all other pro
Ceedings Of the city council; he shall Tie all
| the bonds Of the officers Of the city and re-
cord them in a separate book, ana ceFtlned
copies of said bonds and of all laws and or
dinances shall be evidence in all courts OF
this State he shall furnish, free of costs, to
the mayor Of the city certified copies OF all
laws and ordinances which impose a tine or
penalty, or both, for their intraction, and
he shall do and perform such other duties
| as may be imposed upon him by the Ordl-
nances OF the city.
SEC, Is, Be it further enacted, ETC., That
as treasurer he shall keep correct
account of all moneys received and
discussed, he shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
alton ON real and personal estates, licenses,
fines and f0rfeitures, and he shall exhibit
his account whenever required to do go by
the mayor and city council.
SEC. II. BE it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the assessor and col
lectOr to assess the taxes on real and per-
soDal estate in the city, in the manner
pointed out by the laws and ordinances of
the city, and to collect the same.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
for the purpose of levying and collecting
taxes and licenses, the mayor and city
council are hereby invested with full power
to pass all laws not inconsistent with the
conBtitutiOn of the United States or oil this
State, to compel the payment, by compul-
sorry process, of all taxes or licenses which
may be due, and they are hereby author
lied to confer on the assessor and collector
power sufficient to carry into effect the laws
and ordinances pertaining to the leyying
and collecting Of such taxes and licenses:
SEC. 10. BE it further enacted, etc, That
from and after the passage Of this act the
powers Of the police jury of the parish OF
NatchitOches shall cease and determine
within said city of Natchit0ches, and the
mayor and the city council shall possess all
the powers within said corporation which
have been heretofore exercised by the police
jury, except 80 tar as it relates 20 public
buildings and property within said city
which belong to said parish of Natchi-
TOBIAS Eo+ 1a hnb i+ur+C nTA
erty within the corporate limits OF said city
of Natchitoches shall be exempt from the
payment of al parish taxes
SEC. 90 Be it further enacted, etc. mat
all the laws and ordinances Of TIE mayor
and city council shall have effect two days
after publication in the 0ticia! Journal OF
the parish, or after certified copies OF them
are posted at three public places II said
town.
SEC. y. Be it further enacted. etc. That
no Inconvenience may arise IN the admins
tration of the affairs Of the city Of Natchi-
t0ches in consequence of failure OF neglect
to elect the municipal officers thereof, IL is
hereby declared that all officers elected
under this act shall remain unit! their sue
ccssors are duly elected and qualified
SEC. y. BE it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect ?rcn and after Is
passage. and The officers elected under the
former charter shall hold their offices unit!
tho first Monday in May. =. d. one chou.
sand eight hundred and BeVCntT-tWo, or
until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified, and the clerk Of the
court shall order an election NndeF this act
rs soon as the same is promulgated, and the
officers elected at said election shall enter
upon the discharge OF their .iutios on the
first Monday Of May one thousand eight
hundred and seventy two, or as soon here
after az thew NAV qualify: provided, chat il