New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01
No. S:S.
AN ACT

| To incorporate the city OF Nateaitoches,
| and provide ior tAe government OF the
same.
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by Size Senate
and House OF Representatives Of the State
| of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
| That all that portion of land within the fol
| lowing boundaries, to wit: bounded on the
| east By Red river, including the LETT bank
| of said river; On the south by the lower
| line Of the land belonging to AUEuste Mar
! tin: on the north by line beginning at Red
| river and running due west across the high
! est point of Badin's Hill to Bayou ldes or
| Waco: thence on the west by Il line running
| due south until il intcrsect5 the southern
! line, shall be known and distinguished by
! the name Of the city Of Natchitoches.
| SIC. ,. BE it further enacted. etc., IhaS
! TO provide for the governmental the city OF
| Natchitoches, there shall be elected on the
! first Monday in May Of every year, by the
! qualified voters OF said corporation from
| among themselves, one mayor ard six coun-
| Gilnen, with the powers @ad duties herein
! after set forth
| SEC g. Be it further enacted. etc, That
! the election Of the officers created BY the
second section OF this act shall be held
| at the courthouse in said city. and be pre-
| vioueiy notified to the inhabitants by pub
| lie advertisement at the door OF the court
| house and two other public places IN said
! city, which notice shall be given by the
! mayor OF said city, ten days before holding
| the election; and said election shall com
! mence at six O'Clock A. NJ. and close at six
| o'clock P. NJ Of the same day, and the said
| election shall be conducted in al respects
| according to the laws Of the State regulAt-
| inc elections. and the returns TO be made
! and commissions issued according to the
| election laws of the State, which may DO IN
! force at such time. .....
| SEC d. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| in case Of tie vote at said election or IN
| case Of the death or resignation of any OF
| the officers mentioned in the third section
| of this act the clerk Of the district court or
| lis deputy shall order an election in the
manner set forth in the third section OF this
| act, and plurality OF votes at ali elections
| shall be sufficient
| SEC. 5. Be it further enacted. etc, That
| Oh receiving their commissions OF election
| the mayor and councilmcn shall meet and
| organize themselves into body to be known
as tho 'fmay0r and council OF Natchlt0GheS,"
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
+ eE Officio secretary OF the city council.
SEC g. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the Mayor shall preside at all meetings OF
city council, shall call meetings Of the conn
Gil when he deems necessary, shall approve
all laws, ordinances and resolutions OF
the city council, shall vote as other
members of the council upon all que8-
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 magistrate, with full
power to examine and commit in all cases
arising under the laws Of the State, for al
crimes, offeuses and misdemeanors against
the State in the same manner ana 10 the
samo 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
p0ration Of the city Of Natchitoches, and
0tfcnses against the same; ard shall hold
his court daily from nine o'clock A. VI un-
til three o'clock P NJ, or longer if neces-
sary. All fines. collected by said mayors
court under the provisions Of this act, shall
be paid into the treasury Of the city ol
Natchitoches monthly.
SIC. 7. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor shall hold his Office for the term
Of one wear from the first Monday in May,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, or until
his successor shall have been elected and
dulv qualified, and he shall be entitled TO
and receive m annual salary to be fixed By
the CITY council, which shall b8'GeIther IN
creased nor diminished curing tllo ttEA1 "
Office in which it shall be established,
SIZE 3. 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 MI 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 mittimUs issued bE
the mayor in etfenses against the State and
city incorporation, and shall receive the
same fees for such services as are by law
allowed to constables, to be paid by tie
city Of Natchitoches..
SEC. O. Be it further enacted, etc, That
that the mayor and city council and theiI
duly elected and qualified successors II
office, shall have perpetual succession that
they shall be capable Of tnstitutiRg and de
Tending suits in all courts of this State, m
der the title Of Tho Mayor and City Co1n
I'll Of Ngrchitocbps. and that cllat.4&s +ls 4