New Orleans Republican., 1872-08-08
No. 93.
AN ACT

To incorporate the city of Natchitoches,
and provide for the government OF the
same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the 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 left bank
of said riVer;N on the south by the lower
line of the land belonging to Auguste 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 Ides or
YacO; thence on the west by line running
due south until it intersects the southern
line, shall be known and distinguished by
the name of the city of NatchitOches.
SEC 2 Be it further enacted, etc, That
to provide for the government of 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 and six cOun-
cilmen, with the powers and duties herein
after set forth.
SEC. 3. 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-
viously notified to the inhabitants by pub
lie advertisement at the doOr of the court
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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 all respects
according to the laws of the State regulat-
ing elections, and the returns to be made
and commissions issued according to the
election laws Of the State, which may be in
force at such time.
SEC. 4. Be it ftfther enacted, ETC., That
in case of tie vote at said election, or in
case of the death or resignation of any of
the officers anentiOned in the third section
of this act the clerk of the district csurt or
his deputy shall order an election in the
manner set forth in the third section of this
act, and plurality of votes at all elections
| shall be sufficient.
| SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
on receiving. their commissions of election
! the mayor and cogncilmen shall meet and
organize themselves into 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 treasurer
| of the city of Natchitoches, who shall be
| ex otficio 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
members of the council upon all ques,
tiOns, 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
| Offenses against the same; and shall hold
! his court daily, from nine o'clock A. M, un-
! til three o'clock P. NJ, or longer if neees
! sary. All fines collected by said mayors
| court under the provisions of this act, shall
| be paid into the treasury Of the city O1
/ NatChitoches monthly.
| SEC. T. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the mayor shall hold his Office for the tern
! of one year from the first Monday in May
eighteen hundred and 'seventy-twO, or unit
| his successor shall have been elected and
! and receive an annual salary to be fixed by
! the city council, which shall be neither in
| creased nor diminished during the term o.
office in which it shall be established.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, THAI
the mayor of the city of Natchitoches Is
hereby authorized to appoint one court
! officer, who shall be at an times subject tC
| the orders Of the mayor; and said court
officer. shall be. empowered and authorized
to serve warrants, summons; searcn war
/ rants, attachments and mittlmus issued by
| the mayor in offenses against the-otsse and
| city Incorporation and shall receive the
4 same fees for such services as are by Law
allowed to constables, to be paid by the
I~city of NatchitOches.
SEC 9. Bel further enacted, etc, That
that the mayor and city.eOupen, and then
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 "The Mayor and City COun
| ell of NatchitOches," and that citations and
| other legal process shall be served on the
mayor. -1 .--
SEC 10. Be it FURTHER enacted, etc, Thai
| the mayor and city council shall have tul
| power and authority to make and pass sueI
| laws and ordinances as are necessary and
| proper; first, to regulate and preserve thG
/ peace and geOd order of the city, and pro
vide for and maintain its eleaniiness and
/ saiubrity, IN a manner not inconsistent
| with the laws Of this State; second, to adopt
/ and use q common seal; third, to purchase
/ hold and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, real
| or personal, to accept any gift, grant OF
| Inheritance Of property !. Tor public Ol
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