New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-24
Secretary of State.
No. 81.
AN ACT

secretary OF state.
AN ACT
Entitled an act to incorporate the town O.
Harrisonburg in the parish of Catahou.
la, and fixing the boundaries of the same
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That the inhabitants of the town
OF Harrisonburg, in the parish of Cata-
hOuIa, are hereby created and made a BODY
corporate with perpetual succession. under
the name and style of Harrisonburg, and
by that name they and their successors
shall be known in law, and be capable of
suing and being sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded, defend and be defended in all
courts and places whatsoever; also to hold.
purchase, possess, enjoy and retain to them
and their successors all and every kind of
property whatsoever; provided, the same
shall be for municipal purposes and they
may have and use a common seal.
Sec. ?. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the corporate limits shall be as follows; Be-
ginning at the mouth of Seargent's bayou,
on the Ouachita river, thence up said BAYOU
to the dividing ridge; thence along said
ridge to the head of HarrisOn's Spring
branch; thence on a direct line to the north
corner of the Turnkey or Brooks property:
thence along the north side of said proper
ty TO the northeast corner: thence on
direct line to the southwest corner of the
Spencer property; thence along the line of
said property to the Ouachita river: thence
up said river to place of beginning.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
on the first Monday in April, in each and
every year, between the usual hours of
holding elections, the qualified voters resid-
within the aoJd Ill
elect mayor and three councilmen to ad-
minister the affairs Of the said corporation
for the ensuing year, and until their success
sOrs are elected and qualified and it is
hereby made the duty Of the sheriff of the
parish to give at least ten days. notice. by
having the same printed in the parish paper,
If there be ore, and if not. to be posted up
at the courthouse door, and to appoint three
commissioners, qualified voters of said town.
to hold such election; and the said commits
sioners shall, within twenty-four hours after
said election, post over their signatures at
the courthouse door in said town the names
OF the persons who have been duly elected
mayor and cOuncilmen of said town.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
for all elections after the first, the MAYOR
and cOuneilmen of said town shall, pre-
vious to any election for members of their
BODY, appoint three persons, qualified
HObOAe1 ACSAuCnlS NltIllu bdlu I0W4, as COM
to hold said elections: and said
mayor and cOuncilmen shall fix the place
and manner of each annual election; and
for the purpose of filling vacancies in their
body, they shall fix the time, place and
manner of holding the election, and in all
cases ten days notice shall be given before
holding any election: it shall be the duty
Of the commissioners to preside at the same,
and to certify In writing over their own
signatures the result thereof, and within
hours after closing the polls to
1le such certificate with the clerk OF the
mayor and cOuncilmen, who shall forthwith
notify the persons so elected.
SEC D. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
before entering upon the duties of their
)thces, the mayor and cOuncilmen shall
AXE the constitutional oath of office: and
he said mayor shall preside over all their |
meetings., and they are hereby empowered |
% 0rdaln and establish all such ordinances.
bylaws, rules and regulations, and to an |
'olnt ali such officers as they may deem ex- |
Iedlent for the government of said town. |
lot inconsistent with the constitution of the |
United States, and of this State; and thew
nall have power to levy and collect tax |
or the use OF said corporation upon all tax
ole property within said corporation, not |
o exceed IN amount One-half the State and |
'arlsh tax upon said property. They shall
ave power TO prohibit houses of ili-fame,
M dlsorderly houses; to remove nuisanees;
0 TAX all shows, plays, gaming tables, grog-
hops and liquor dealers; they snail have !
over to impose fines for breaches of their
rules and regulations, not to ex-
eed fifty dollars, and imprisonment
OF to exceed thirty days, either or
9th as they may deem just; and in
ase of the temporary absence of
he mayor, the cOuncilmen shall elect
president pro tempore from amOng them
elves, to act in his place, and in ali cases
be mayor, or in his absence the president
TO tenp0re and two couneilmen shall con
ltute quorum to do business; and the
layOf ana councilmen shall appoint clerk
nose GuGy u shall De to keep faithful
cord of the proceedings of their meetings.
nd to make public their ordinances hv-sd- |
ertising the same in the parish paper, if
lere Dc one II not TO post copies in two
1Dlic places within said corporation
mlts; and no person shall be a mayor or
,unclIman unless he be oualihed voter
thin said corporation
SEC o. be IL further enacted, etc, That the {
ayor shall have power, and it Is hereby
ade ms duty, to suppress all riots, rows
Id unlawful assemblies, affrays and |
mults, and he shall have power to cause I
Dc arrested, and brought before him for t
lal, under regulations Of the mayor and I
9lnellmen, all offenders against the rules,
dlnances and regulations of said corpora
IN, the mayor shall be ex oficio justice of d
e peace, with jurisdiction within said cor b
rate limits, and shall be commissioned by t
9 Governor accordingly. I
SEC. z. Be it further enacted, etc, That Q
persons living within said cor 8
rate limits be exempt from all road tax. n
cepts such as may be imposed by the
ay0r and counoilmen of said corporation. a
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc. That +
id corporation shall own and control All q
rries within said corporate limits. and .
all have power to lease the same to the .
CHEST bidder from time to time. and for a a
lgth of time not to exceed two wears.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted. etc, That I
Q State tax collector shall be ex oficio q
rporation tax collector for said cornora. h
n, and shall receive the same percentage n
: collecting said tax that he does for col. q
ting the parish tax. va y
SEC TO- Be it further enacted, etc. That Il
} mayor of said town shall receive as a
npensatiOn for his services the same fees :,
are allowed by law to any justice of the q