New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-11
No. 93.
j.. 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 banl
of said river; 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 Badins Hill to Bayou Ides OF
waco; 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-
viQ1sly 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 Fix 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 further enacted etc., That
| in case of a 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
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 councilmen 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 end Licenses, and to elect a treasurer
of the city of NatcbitOches, who shall be
ex Otficio secretary of the city council.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor shall preside at all meetings Of
city council shall call meetings of the cOun-
Gil NHeh lit uteulS necessary, SnalI 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 Natcbitoches, and
Otfenses against the. same; and shall holds
his court daily from nine o'clock A. 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
Natchitoches monthly.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, etc. That |
the mayor shall hold his office for the term
of one year from the first Monday in MAY, |
eighteen hundred and seveuty-two, or until |
his successor shall have been elected and |
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 the 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
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allowed to constables to be paid by the
city of Natchitoches.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
that the mayor and city council, and their
July elected and qualified successors in
,ffice, shall have perpetual succession; that
hey shall be capable of instituting and de-
ending suits in all courts of this State, IN
Ter the title of "The Mayor and City COun-
I'll of Natchitoches," and that citations and
'ther legal process shall be served on the
navOr.
SEC. TO- Be it further enacted, etc, That
he mayor and city council shall have full |
'ower and authority to make and pass such
avs and ordinances as are necessary and
roper; first, to regulate and preserve the
'eace and good order of the city, and pro- '
ide for and maintain its cleanliness and
alubrity, IN a manner not inconsistent {
With the laws of this State; second 70 adopt {
nd use a common seal; third, to Purchase, 1
old and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, real
r personal, to accept any gift, grant or a
lheritance of property for public OF a
hartabe purposes, to erect school, q
larket and fire engine houses, and such t
Their buildings as may be for The public a
enetit and 10 build city workhouse t
,urth, to establish a quarantine for the
rejection of the city against contagious D
seases and epidemics; fifth, to levy and t
,llect such annual and special taxes on the t.
al and personal, movable aud immovable t,
,Qperty OF the city of Natchitoches as b
lall be deemed necessary by them; pro- u
ded, that SAID taxes shall in no one year G.
,ceed two per centum on the assessed
due of the real and personal estate within Il
id city for the year for which the p
sessment of taxes is made; sixth, to i'm IL
'se an annual license tax on trades, pro Il
ssions and calIings, said license to expire ss
the thirty-frst day of December in the IL
ar in which it was obtained, and which el
ense tax shall be due and payable at the G
nce OF the city treasurer from the first az
y OF January to the twenty-eighth day OF
February inclusive; seventh, 10 u
the amount of bonds to be gwen fl
the city officers from whom bonds are hl
CURED; eighth, to organize. appoint and al
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