New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-22

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lie advertisement at the door of the court
house and two other public places in sat
| city, which notice shall be given by tn
| mayor Of said city, ten days before hOldin
the election; and said election shall CON
mence at six o'clock A. NJ. and close at ST
o'clock 2. NJ of the same day, and the salt
election shall be conducted in all respect
according to the laws Of the State regulat
| ing elections. and the returns to be mad
| and commissions issued according TO tn
! election laws of the Statee which may be il
| force at such time.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
| in case Of tie vote at said election, or il
| case of the death or resignation of any o
| the officers mentioned in the third section
of this act the clerk Of the district court o.
| his deputy shall order an election in thu
manner set forth in the third section of THU
act, and plurality Of votes at all election:
shall be sufficient
SEC. 5. Be il further enacted, etc, THAI
on receiving their commissions Of election
the mayor and cOuncilmen shall meet anC
organize themselves into a body to be known
as the mayor and council of NatchitOches,
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 Natchit0ches, who shall be
ex oticiO secretary Of the city council.
SEC 6. 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
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
0tfenses against the same; and shall hold
his court daily, from nine o'clock 4. NJ, I'M
til three o'clock P. NJ. or longer if neces-
sary. ali fines collected by said mayors
court under the provisions of this act, shall
be paid into the treasury OF the city OF
SatChitOcheS monthly
SEC. :. Be il further enacted, etc. Thai
che mayor shall hold his Office for the term
of one year from the first Monday in May.
eighteen hundred and seyenty-twO, or until
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 NatchitoChes is
hereby authorized to appoint one court
officer, who shall be at all times subject to
the orders Of She 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 constableso 70 be paid by the
city OF NatchitOches.
SEC. 9. 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 in all courts of this State, un
der the title Of 1.-THE Mayor and City Coun-
ell Of Natchitoches," and that citations and
other legal process shall be seEved 0D the
mayor
SEC. 10. BE IL further enacted. etc. T'hae
The mayor and city council shall have sulI
power and authority 20 make and pass such
laws and ordinances as are necessary and
proper: first, to regulate and preserve the
peace and good order OF the city and pro.
vide Tor and maintain its cleanliness and
salubrity, in a manner not inconsistent
with the laws OF this State; secong 20 adopt
and use a common zeal; third, to Purchase.
hold and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, zeal
or personal, to accept any gltto grant or
Inheritance OF property tOr pubic or
charitable purposes, t0 %recS school.
market and fire ENGINE houses. ami such
other buildings az may be for the public
benefit, and 10 build city WOrkhouae;
fourth, to establish % quarantine Tor the
protection OF the city against contagious
diseases and epldemics; fifth. &c levy and
collect such annual and special taxes on The
real and personal, movable and lmmOVabIe
property 81 The Gity OF Satchltoches as
shall be deemed necessary by them; pro
sided. that SAID taxes shall IN no one ear
exceed two per centUm on the assessed
value OF the real and personal estate within
said city Tor the year t0T which the
assessment OF SaXes ~ made: sixth, 20 IN"
pose an annual license tax on trades. pro-
LESSONS and callings, said license 20 expire
on the thlrty-1rst day OF December III the
year in which it was obtained, aud which
license tax shall be due and payable at the
office Of the city treasurer from the trst
day of january to the tWenty-elghth day
of February inclusive; seventh, TO
fix the amount OF bonds 70 De gwen
by the city officers from whom bonds are
required; eighth. to organize, app0mS and
uniform and commission police force, and
to appoint as many police officers as may
be necessary: to tx their salaries and COM
ptnSatlOn OF all OfncerS and others appolnG'
ed or elected by them: TO remove 10r SUM
cient cause any OF the Apprentices or ofhcers
,tT-ala ON OF