New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23

. the mayor and city council of Natchitoche
shall succeed to, and be invested with, al
= the rights, property and possessions of tht
! town OF Natchltoches, as previously inc0r
porated.
Sec. u. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
2 the mayor and four Councilmen, and NJ
q | less number, shall constitute quorum tt
, transact business, but to levy any tag, toll
or impost, or to fix any license, or to make
any appropriation, It shall require 7ote OF
: the majority OF the cOUncilmen and MAYER
! and the affirmative and negative of each
| vote shall be recorded on the minutes.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whenever the owner of the property in
front of which a sidewalk, banouetts or
ditch shall have been ordered to be made.
hlled up, cleaned out or repaired, shall fail
20 90 so IN the time required by the laws
| and ordinances of the corporation. 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 priv
Iege on said property to 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 living in the corporation or
parish Of NatchitOcheB, or be unknown, the
corporation shall have the right to proceed
IN rem against the property in the manner
pointed out By article 1872 and seq, of the
Code OF Practice and the corporation shall
be entitled TO eight per cent interest upon
| the amount paid.
SEC ID. Be it further enacted, etc, That
IN case Of the absence or inability Of the
mayor to attend. the city council shall elect
one Of their number mayor pro tempore.
| SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| the treasurer shall be ex-officio secre-
| tary of the city council, and as such he shall
keep minutes of the proceedings Of each
| meeting, and he shall read all laws, Ordi-
nances and resolutions, and all other pro-
| ceedings of the city council: he shall file all
| the bonds of the officers Of the city and re-
| cord them IN separate book, and certified
| copies of said bonds and of all laws and Or
| dinances 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 fine or
penalty, or both, for their infractiOn, and
he shall do and perform such other duties
as may be imposed upon him by the ordi-
nanCes of the city.
SEC. I6. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
as treasurer he shall keep o correct
account of all moneys received and |
discussed, he shall keep separate and apart |
from each other all moneys received by tax |
alton on real and personal estates, licenses, |
fines and forfeitures, and he shall exhibit |
his account whenever required. to do so by |
the mayor and city council.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
it shall be the duty of the assessor and col
Iector to assess the taxes on real and per
s0nal estate in the city, in the manner
pointed out by the laws and ordinances of
the city, and to collect the same.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted. etc, That
for the purpose of levying and collecting
taxes and licenses, the MAYOR and CITY |
council are hereby invested with full power
to pass all laws not Inconsistent with the
constitution of the United States or Of this
State, to compel the payment, by c0mpul- J
sorry process, of all taxes or licenses which
may be due, and they are hereby author !
lied to confer on the assessor snd collector
power sufficient to carry into effect the laws
and ordinances pertaining to the levying
and collecting of such taxes and licenses.
SEC, Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
from and after the passage Of this act the i
powers OF the police jury of the parish OF |
NatchitOche8 shall cease and determine
within said city of NatchitocAes, and the
mayor and the city council shall possess all
the powers within said corporation which |
have been heretofore exercised by the police |
jury, except so far as it relates to public
and property within said city
which belong to said parish Of Natchi-
toches, and that the inhabitants and prop
ertv within the corporate limits of said city
Of Natchitoches shall be exempt from the !
payment of all parish taxes.
SEC. 70. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all the laws and ordinances of the mayor
and city council shall have effect two days I
after publication in the official journal of 9
he parish or after certified copies uS them ;
re posted az three public places III said {
own. I
Sec. 81 BE IL further enacted. ETC. That i
10 inconvenience may arise ia the admins
ration of the Affairs Of the city Of Natchi- J
oche8 in consequence OF a failure or neglect ,
o elect the municipal officers thereof, it is !
hereby declared that al officers elected ! 9
lnder this act shall remain until their sue s
essors are duly elected and qualified. u
SEE. -. Be it further enacted. etc. That f.
his act shall take effect from and after its b
assage, and the officers elected undec the &
ormer charter shall hold thoir Offices until a.
he first Monday in May, a. . one thou il
and eight hundred and seventy two, or OI
NTH their successors shall have been du!y
lected and qualified, and the clerk OF the p
curt shall order an election udder tlst act bt
: soon as the same is Promulgated, AMI the
Ulcers elected at said election shall enter | s@
pom he discharge Of their duties on the
Ist Monday of May, one thousand eight
undred and seventy two, or as soon here z
fter as they may qualify; provided, that if z
ny officer elected shall refuse or fail to
uaify within thirty days from the date of sill
is election, the office. for which he was an
ected shall be deemed vacant, and a new izt
ection to fill such vacancy shall be ordered 70
nd held in accordance with the provisions vo
this act. +ic
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc, That bo
70 right Of appeal shall exist in ali cases me
here fixed penalties and forfeitures shall A.
J decraed under the provisions of this 20,
It, to the parish court of the parish of 90,
in the manner and under the o oTl
me formalities as il the ca rs0f appeal, ~ ~,
Id such appeals shall be tried in prefer !o-
ICE to appeals in ordinary cases. He
SEC. u. Be it further enacted etc, That
laws or parts Of laws in conflict with
is act, and on the same subject matter, 49,
,cept the general laws of the State rela- II
We to municipal corporations, be and the or,
me are hereby repealed, ev,
(Sgned) 0. H. BREWSTER, The
,eaker Of the House of REPRESENTATIVE. oG
(Signed) 2. 3. S. PINCHBACK. on
eutenant Governor aud President OF the no.
Senate. W.
July 5, 1872. Ia Ia
lSigned) II. c. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana I
A true copy: 9th
+. j. HERON,
Secretary of State