New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-31

ties Of all such officers and apDOinteeS;
! ninth. to survey and Law out streets. pubEc
| squares, TO regulate and make improve
/ ments to the streets and squares and other
| public property, and provide Tor lighting
! and watering the same: to construct a
wharf within the corporate limits and tx
the wharfage dues thereon: to order and
| direct the dItChing. filling. opening. widen
! ing and continuing OF any Of the streets.
| and if for the above or other public puT-
| poses the land Of any private person or
! body corporate IS necessary to be had. to
! purchase the same at a reasonable price.
! or to cause the same to be appropriated
| according to the mode and tOrmalities
! prescribed by existing laws upon the sub
! ject, to regulate the proportions and to
| make and repair ali common drains, public
| roads, Ieyees, .Cau=eWaVs and bridges, TO
! determine the completion and pavement Of
/ the streets, to tx the squariuL. and 20 pre-
| vent enCTOaChment upon the stopping and
| Obstructiug OF the Streets. public squares,
! sidewalks. leyees, public roads or river
| banks OF the city Of NatchitOches. and to
| order any object, whatsoever may De its
| value, which may inCUmbeT the SAID places
! or prevent and embarass the free Use Of the
! same. to be removed or sold for whom it
/ may concern, IN the same manner and
| after sucn advertisement as shall be re-
! qUired by ordinance: tenth, to clean the
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! within the limits of the city, and reopen
| such ancient and natural drains "a have
| been INSTRUCTED by the owners OF adjacent
| land: eleventh, to determine what animals
! shall run at large within the corporate
! limits. and prohibit others from doing SO,
! to imp0und all animals running at large in
| violation Of the laws and ordinances OF the
! city, to fix the penalties and fines which
| the owners thereof shall pay before the
animal so impOundcd shall be delivered
| up, and to pass laws and ordinances for
! the sale of said animals, after three
| days notice in newspaper, or by posting
| twelfth, to abate nuIsauCes, suppress houses
| of ill-tame. and cause the arrest and pun
! lshment OF Migrants; thirteenth, to enact
laws and ordinances, and to make appro-
prlations for the purpose OF building city
| wOrkhOuse and. providing for the govern
meut of the same; fourteenth, to pass laws
and ordinances imposing a fine upon all
persons who shall conduct any business or
pursue any occupation for which license
is to be collected, whenever such persons
shall Conduct such business or pursue said
occupation without previously obtaining
such license; fifteenth. to regulate the police
of theatres. public balls, taverns, places for
shows and exhibitions. houses of public en-
teTtainment, saloons and shops tor retailing
liquors, and TO order the same to be closed
whenever the public safety and tranquility
regulations upon persons keepAlg such
places as they may deem necessary and
proper sixteenth to regulate the proper gov
eminent Of carts and draws .CaTTIa yes, ON
nIbuses and other vehicles of every desCrip-
ton; seventeenth, to establish market
places, and adopt regulations by ordinances
governing said market houses and places.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc That
the mayor ard city council Of Natchitochca
shall succeed to, and be invested with, all
the rights, property and possessions of the
town of NatchitOChes, as previously inCOr-
-pOrated.
SEC. p Be it further enacted etc, That
the mayor and four cOUncilmcn. and no
less number, shall constitute quorum to
transact business. but to levy any tax, toll
or impOst, or to tx any license, or to make
any appropriation. it shall require a vote OF
the majority Of the coUnc.lmen and mayer,
and the affirmative and negative Of each
vote shall be recorded on the minutes.
SEC 10. Be it further enacted. etc. That
whenever the owner of the property IN
front Of which a sidewalk. bauquctte or
ditch shall have been ordered to be- made,
filled up. cleaned out or repaired. shall fail
to DO so in the time required By the laws
and ordinances OF the cOyporatiOn the
mayor and city council shall cause it
to be done at the expense Of the
owner Of the property, and the said
corporation shall have a special pIivi-
Iege on sad property. 10 secure the
payment so due, which privilege shall hold
until the corporation be paid: and in case
such owner shall be absent from or have no
authorized agent HFihG IN me corporation or
parish of NatChItOCheS, or he unknown, the
corporation shall have the right to proceed
n, rev, against the property in the manner
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ccedings Of the city council: he shall file all
the bonds of the officers of the city and re-
cord them in d separate book. and certified
copies of said bonds and OF all laws and OF
dinanccs shall be evidence in all courts Of
this State; he shall furnish. free Of costs. to
the mayor OF the city certified copies of all
laws and ordinances which impose a fine or
penalty. or both, for their intractOn, and
he shall do and perform such other duties
as NAV be imposed upon him by the OTdi-
uanccs Of the city.
SEC. Is. BE it further enacted, etc. That
as treasurer he shall keep 4 correct
account OF all moneys received and
Gisbursed, hi, shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
alton on real and personal estates, EccHsc-
fines and tOrielture7, ana he shall exhibit
his account whenever required TO do So 10y
Tie MAYOR and CITY council.
SEC. l.. Be it further enacted. etc.. That