New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-17
No. ga.
AN ACT

Entitled an act to incorporate the town of
Harrisonburg, in the parish of Cat2hou-
La, and fixing the boundaries of the same.
SECTION 1. 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 Gaia
hOula, are hereby created and made 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. 2. 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 uD 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 a
direct line to the southwest corner of the
Spencer property; thence along the line of
said property to the Ouaehita 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-
ing within the said corporate limits shall
elect mayor and three cOuncilmen to adj
minister the affairs of the said corporation
for the ensuing year, and until their success
sors are alevGed 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.
II there be one, and if not, to be posted up
at the courthouse door, and to appoint three
commissioners, qualified voters of said town,
20 hold such election; and the said commits
sloners 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. A. Be it further enacted, etc, That
for all elections after the first, the mayor
and cOuncilmen of said town shall, pre-
viOus to any election for members of their
body, appoint three persons, qualified
voters, residents within said town, as COM
missioners, 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 an
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
twenty-fOur hours after closing the polls TO
file such certificate with the clerk of the 1
mayor and eouneilmen, who shall forthwith /
notify the persons so elected.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc., That