New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-16
Laws Of THE STATE d LOUISIANA
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and provide for the government Of the
same.
SECTION ]. 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 bank
az said river. on the south by the lower
line Of the land belonging to Auguste Mar
tin; On the north by line beginning at hed
river. and running due west across the high
est point Of Badfn'B bill TO Bayou Ides or
Yaeo; thence on the west by line running
due south until it intersects the southern
line, shall be'known and distinguished Dy
| the name of the city of katchitOcbes.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
to provide for the government ofthe city Of
Natehitoches, 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-
vionsly 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
may DI DA rdAA AAbye IGN lttNn hCAgAC AoA0&AAS
the election; and said election shall COM
mence az six o'clock A. NJ. and close at six
o'clock p nj. of tie 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 A. 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. s. 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,p
and shall proceed to elect one suitable per-
son to be assessor and collector Of the city
taxes and licenses, and to elect a treasurer
Of the city OF Natchitoehes, who shall be
ex oficio secretary Of the city council.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Mayor shall preside at all meetings Of
city council, shall call meetings of the c0un-
ell when he deems necessary, shall 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 tie 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, oftenses and misdemeanOrs against
the State in the same manner and to the
same extent as justices of the peace now
hsas.a Pcs n Ia 10 hor nv
authorized and empowered to exami e,
try and sentence persons for violation
of the laws and ordinances of the cor
poration of the city of Natchitoehes, and
Offenses against the same; and shall hold
his court daily, from nine o'clock A. NJ, un-
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. q
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 seventy-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 Offenses against the State and |
city incorporation, and shall receive the |
same fees for such services as are by law |
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 |
duly elected and qualified successors in |
Office, shall have perpetual succession; that !
they shall be capable of instituting and de- |
Tending suits in all courts of this State, I'M |
der the title Of 1.-THE Mayor and City COun- |
Gil of Natchitoches, and that citations and |
other legal process shall be served on the /
mayor
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That |
the mayor and city council shall have full |
power and authority TO make and pass such
laws and ordinances AS are necessary and /
proper; first, to regulate and preserve the
peace and good order of the city, and pro-
vide for and maintain its cleanliness and /
salubFity, in a manner not inconsistent /
with the laws of this State; second, to adopt
and use a common seal; third, to purchase,
hold and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, real
or personal, to accept any gift, grant or
Inheritance Of property for public or
charitable purposes, to erect school,
market and fire engine houses, and such
other buildings as may be for the public
benefit, and to build a city workhouse;
fourth, to establish q quarantine for the
protection of the city against contagious
and epidemics; fifth, to levy and
collect such annual and special taxes on the
real and personal, movable and immovable
of the city of Natchitoches as
shall be deemed necessary by them; pro-
vided, that sand taxes shall in no one year
exceed two per centum on the assessed
value Of the real and personal estate within
said city for the year for which the
assessment of taxes is made; sixth, to inn
pose an annual license tax on trades, pro-
fessions and eallings, said license TO expire
on the thirty-frst day of December in the
year IN which it was obtained. and which
license tax shall be due and payable at the
Office of the city treasurer from the first i
day of January to the twenty-eighth day
of February inclusive; seventh, to
fix the amount of bonds to be given
by the city officers from whom bonds are
required eighth, to organize, appoint and
uniform and commissions police force, and
to appoint as many police officers as may
be necessary; to fix their salaries and COM
pensation of all officers and others appoint
ed OF elected by them; to remove for sutfi-
cient cause any of the app0intees or officers
elected by themselves, and to define the du-
ties of all such officers and apDointees;
ninth, to survey and lay out streets, public
squares, to regulate and make improve
ments to the streets and squares and other
public property, and provide for lighting
ana watering the same; to construct
VI within the corporate limits, and fix
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