New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-20
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Sec. 7. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the election of these officers shall take place
in building selected for that purpose by
the town council, under the superintend-
ence of the members of said town conn,
Gil appointed by the mayor, after notice
of said election given and posted at least
ten days previous, at three or more public
places in said town.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the return of elections shall be made by the
two members appointed as aforesaid to the
mayor, kwhO shall, in the presence of the
town council summoned for that purpose,
examine said returns and proclaim the re-
suit of said returns.
Sec 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the members of the town council are the
Judges Of the election of the members
thereof, in compliance with the laws OF
election, and all opposition to the said
elections shall be made within three days
after the said election.
| SEC 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the mayor shall preside at the meetings of
the board of selectmen, and shall call a
meeting thereof whenever he may deem it
necessary: he shall sanction all laws and
ordinances passed by the board of select
men, he shall have Il vote only on a tie; it
| shall be his duty to see that the laws and
| ordinances of the board are duly enforced,
and to that effect, by virtue of his office, he
! shall have full power and authority to try
all otfenses against or in violation OF the
| same, upon simple rule to show cause
| Immediately at such time and place as he
may judge proper, and by warrant and
| execution signed by him in his official ca
| pacity command the city constable to exc
cute his order and judgment, and satisfy
| the same by selling and exposing to sale,
| with the usual formality in ordinary cases,
the property, real or personal. of the person
or persons against whom any Judgment
| shall by him be rendered, or by committing
! the offender or offenders to jail, as case
| may be.
SEC. H. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| in order to carry ont the powers vested in
the mayor of Breaux Bridge by this act, he
! shall be appointed and, upon the certifi-
! cate of the board of selectmen, be com
niissioned by the Governor as IA judge of
| an interior court, to be called the 'munlcl-
pal court of the town of Breaux Bridge
and shall be invested with all the powers of
! judge so far as may be necessary to carry
out the corporate ordinances, being author
| lied to hold his court at such time as he
may think proper; provided, that all the
! judicial powers conferred by this act to the
| mayor of the town of BreauX Bridge. as
aforesaid enumerated, shall be exercised
by any commissioned justice of the peace
whenever the said mayor may Judge it
proper.
SEC. H. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor shall have the ri ght to recall or
annul any license issued by the secretary of
the corporation by virtue OF this act, and to
order the closing up of all drinking saloons
and stores where spirituous liquors are sold
to prevent, during specified time. the sell
ing or distribution of intoxicating liquors
whenever good order aud the peace and Sc
curity of the inhabitants shall require it :;
and all persons refusing to abide by this or
der to that effect shall be punished by fine
not exceeding 500, or by confinement in the
Jail for period not exceeding thirty days.
SEC. ID. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the duties of the other selectmen shall be as
follows: |. The controller shall have a
general superintendence of the fiscal affairs
of the corporation; he shall prescribe the
mode and form of keeping the corporation
books and accounts in every department in
terested with the receipt and expenditures
of money. The superintendent of fire shall
superintend the organization against fire.
SEC. Ia. BE it further enacted, etc, That
the council shall appoint and nominate one
secretary, who shall be eN-Otiicio treasurer
of the corporation. and one town constable
The secretary of the COZ poratlOn shall he
the assessor thereof: he shall keep book.
in which he shall record all the ordinances
and bylaws of the corporation, and the
date of the enactment: he shall receive and
file all documents belonging to the corpora
ton: he shall keep full set of books, in
which all fiscal operations shall be re-
corded; he shall, in tue month of January
in each year lay before the council re-
port of the receipts and expenditures dur
ing the past year, giving not only the va
rious items of the receipts and expenditures.
but a full detail of the names of all persons
to whom money has been paid, or notes and
bonds issued, the amount thereof. the num-
Der of warrants, and dates of the resolu-
ton authorizing the expenditures. All Ii
censes shall be granted by the secretary
and signed by the controller. He shall per
form such other duties as may be imposed
upon him by the council.
SEC ID. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the town constable shall be the town collec-
tor. He shall collect all the taxes and rev
enues of the corporation, and shall deposit
the funds thus collected in the hands of the
secretary. He shall be present at all meetings
of the town council. He shall execute such
summons or orders as the mayor may issue in
conformity with the authority vested in him
by this act, either when the council is as
sembled or otherwise: in case Of absence or
sickness of the constable, the mayor shall
appoint competent person to fulfill his du-
ties
Sec. Ii. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and council of selectmen of the
town of Breaux Bridge have power and au-
thOrity to raise taxes IN such manner as they
may see proper upon all movables and i'm
movables within said town for such pur-
poses as the police and good government of
the city may require. They shall have full
power to fix and collect
First-A uniform rate of wharfage to be
paid by steamboats, and other water crafts
landing in front of the town.
Second-A uniform rate of taxes on drays
carriages, hacks, buggies, wagons, carts
and other vehicles of whatever description,
which are kept for hire or other use
Third-A uniform rate of taxes on all bill
lard tables.
Fourth-A uniform rate of prices for all
licenses to butchers and bakers
Fltth-A uniform rate OF prices for Ii
censes to peddlers. hawkers. brokers, mer
chants, traders, wholesale and retail deal
ers, hotels, boarding houses, theatres, thea
trical and other performances, grog shops,
bar rooms, cabarets, tavcrns, public ball
rooms and all other callings, professions or
business.
Sixth-To fix and collect on each and
every lot not exceeding five dollars for
superficial arpent; provided, that they be
and are hereby authorized and empowered
to exempt from said taxation the owners of
land situated in the limits of the second
district, as long as they shall judge it to be
the interests of said corporation to exempt
them of said tax, and provided that, as a
compensation for this exemption Of taxa
ton, the said owners of the second district
of said town be held to make the necessary
repairs on the streets, roads, sidewalks, and
bitches and bridges in said second district,
and that the said council shall have the
power to exempt from taxation all buildings
and improvements erected on the town lots
of the first district, thus paying the said tax