New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-23

/ they enter upon the dIscnarge oA bheH
| duties. shall give a bond and such security
for the faithful performance OF their duties
| as the mayor and cOuncilmen may deem
sufficient, and the said collector shall, with
| in such time as shall be provided for by the
/ ordinances and bylaws of the corporation,
! after the receipt of his warrant for collect.
| ing any tax which may have been levied
| and ordered to be collected, collect the
same and pay it into the hands OF the treas
! urer;. and for that purpose he shall have
| mower and means to enforce the payment OF
| corporation taxes, fines and penalties i'm
posed by the mayor and councllmen,
| whether on residents or n0n-resldents, as
| are given to State tax collectors by the
laws of this State to enforce the payment OF
| State taxes, fines and penalties.
| SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc, That 1t
| shall be the duty of the treasurer OF SAID
town to receive and receipt for all moneys
| paid over to him by the collector; to keep
an account of all receipts and expenditures
| in a well bound book, and to submit the
same to the mayor and councllmen When
REQUIRED, and no money shall be paid out
! by him except upon the warrant OF the
| mayor.
| SIC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
/ it shall be the duty of the secretary to
| record, in a well bound book, to be kept by
| him for that purpose, all the proceedings,
/ bylaws, ordinances, etc, enacted Oy Uhe
| mayor and cOuncilmen, and to cause the
| same to be promulgated, by posting them
up in two or more public places IN SAID
| town, or by publishing in any newspaper
| published in said town.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That
| it shall be the duty of the marshal to attend
| the meetings of the mayor and cOuncilmen,
| and do and perform all such duties as may
| be required of him by the mayor and coun-
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| upon constables of this State, for which he
| shall receive the same fees and em0luments
| as are allowed by law to them; he shall be
| ex oficio collector.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| the treasurer, secretary, assessor and mar
| shal, before entering upon the duties OF
/ their respective offices, shall take the same
oath as is prescribed in the section of this
| act for the mayor and councilman.
SEC. r. Be it further enacted, etc, That
! from and after the passage of this act, the
/ powers of the police jury of the
| parish of AvOyelles shall cease and
| determine within said town of Ever
| green, and the mayor and council shall
| possess all the powers within said corpor-
| alton which have been heretofore exercised
! by the police jury, and the inhabitants and
/ property within the corporate limits of said
| town of Evergreen shall be exempt tro1h
| payment of all parish taxes.
| Sec. l3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
/ it shall be the duty of the assessor to assess
| the property, ETC., on which said mayor
| and council are authorized to impose taxes,
| and make out list of immOvable, landed
| and other property in said town subject to
| said tax, together with the amount Of tax
| assessed thereon, pursuant to the Ordi-
nances of said town, and the said assessor
| shall exercise the same powers as by law
are vested in the assessors of State taxes.
| SEC. IA. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| when the owner or owners of any landed
| or immOvable property in said town shall
4 fail to pay any taxes assessed thereon, due
| to said town, the mayor and council shall
| have a special privilege for the amount of
| said tax, with eight per cent per annum in
terest thereon, which privilege shall take
| rank in preference to any other mortgage,
| privilege or Judgment except rights exist
| ing in favor of the State; provided that an
| account of the same, duly certified by the
mayor, be recorded in the office Gf the re-
| c0rder of mortgages of the parish of AvOy-
| elles, whose duty it is hereby made to re-
| cord the same.
| SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the mayor and council shall furthermore
| have power to prevent the stOppage or OBJ
| struction of the streets, roads and other
| public places of the town, and to adopt
and to carry into effect such regulations for
that purpose, and for the removal of all
| buildings, distractions and nuisances of
whatever nature, and for the organization
| of police, as may not De inconsistent with
| the laws of this State and of the United
| States, and also to impose such fines and
| penalties for the breach of said regulations
as they may think proper; provided the said
fine shall not exceed one hundred dollars, or
| Imprisonment for each and every contraven-
| ton. -.
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the mayor Of the town of Evergreen shall
| be ex OficiO justice of the peace within
| the limits of said town, and as such shall
have power to suppress all rOuts, riots,
| unlawful assemblies, affrays and tumults,
all breaches of the peace committed
within the limits of said town; to that end
he shall appoint from time to time such
number of policemen as he may think
| proper, and the policemen so appointed
| shall be subject to his control in the dis
| charge of their duties; he shall have power
to hear charges against offenders, to issue
! warrants and summOnses, to examine the
| informant, accused and witnesses, in the
| same manner as a committing magistrate
may do; to grant bail for appearance, to
| commit for trial, to bind over to keep the
| peace, and generally to do all acts for the
| preservation of the peace in said town
| which committing magistrate can or may
| do; he shall try and punish all offenders
! against the town of Evergreen according
! to the laws and ordinances of said
| town. and for that purpose he shall hold
| his court, at least once in each week, or
| Oftener, if necessary, and for all such ser
| vices he shall be entitled to charge and
| receive the same tees as are allowed by law
| to justices of the peace and he shall receive
| such salary not less than one hundred or
more than one thousand dollars annually,
which salary shall be fixed by theeounciI
of said town; that the said Mayor shall
preside over the meetings of the council,
but shall have casting vote only.
SEC II. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all costs in criminal cases originating within
the limits of said town, due to any justice
OF the peace, shall be paid out of the treas
ury OF said town; provided, the criminal be
not able to pay the same out of his or their
proper goods or chattels.
SEC. l8 Be it further enacted, etc, That
IN all cases where the mayor of the town of
Evergreen shall, in accordance with the
laws and ordinances of said town, impose
any fne or penalty or forfeiture upon any
person for the breach thereof, and such
person shall not comply with and perform
the judgments imposing penalty and for
felture, he shall be committed to the town
prison until discharged by law, not to ex-
ceed the term of thirty days for any one
ottense, the time to be determined by the
mayor OF said town trying the Offense pro-
vlded, that any one against whom said pen
atty OF imprisonment may be imposed shall
be entitled, if he or she requests it, to labor
for the benefit of said town, at such labor
as may be selected by the mayor or street
commissioner, or the officer performing his
duties, under the direction of the mavOr, for
a time not exceeding the term of imprison-
ment adjudged.
SEC. l9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the mayor and council shall create such
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