New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-17

mayor and city council shall cause il
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
untlt the corporation be paid: and in ease
such owner shall be absent from or have no
authorized agent living in the corporation or
! parish OF HatchitOches, or be unknown. the
corporation shall have the right to proceed
IN rem against the property in the manner
| pointed out by. article 292 and seq. of tho
| Code OF Practice; and the corporation shall
be entitled to eight per cent interest unon
the amount paid.
SEC. IA. 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-0tficio 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-
| ceedlngs OF the city council; he shall file all
the bonds of the officers of the city and re-
cord them III separate book, and certified
copies Of said bonds and of all laws and or
dlnances 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. Is. Be it further enacted. etc. That
as treasurer he shall keep correct
account Of all moneys received and
dIsbursed, he shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
atlon 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. IL. 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
sonal estate in the city, in the manner
pointed out by the laws and ordinances of
= the city, and to collect the same
SEC 49, 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 compul-
sorry process, OF all taxes or licenses which
may be due, and they are hereby author
lZed TO confer on the assessor and collector
power sufficient to carry into effect the laws
and ordinances pertaining to the leEying
and collecting of such taxes and licenses.
SEC. l9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
from and after the passage of this act the
powers of the police jury of the parish OF
Natchitoches shall cease and determine
within said city Of Natchitcches 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
buildings and property within said city
which belong to said parish of Natchi-
+OnIac hot fba III:
eTty within the corporate limits of said city
OF Natchitoches shall be exempt from the
payment of all parish taxes.
SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
all the laws and ordinances Of the mayor |
and city council shall have effect two days |
after publication in the official journal of |
the parish, or after certified copies of them
are posted at three public places in said
town.
SEC. q. Be it further enacted, etc, That
no Inconvenience may arise in the admins
tration OF the affairs OF the city of Natehi-
tOches in consequence of failure or neglect
to elect the municipal officers thereof, it is
hereby declared that all officers elected |
under this act shall remain until their sue
3essors are duly elected and qualified
SEC. %. Be il further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after ts
and the officers elected under the
|
The first Monday in May, 4. ID. one thou
'and eight hundred and seventy-twO, or
Until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified. and the clerk of the
court shall order an election under this act
rs soon as the same is promulgated, and the
otticers elected at said election shall enter
lpOn the discharge Of their duties on the
ir6t Monday of May, one thousand eight
hundred and seyentytWO, or as soon here
liter as they may qualify; provided, that if
NY officer elected shall refuse or fail to
IuaIitY within thirty days from the date of
lis election, the Office for which he was
lected shall be deemed vacant, and new
lection to fill such vacancy shall be ordered |
nd held in accordance with tue provisions
f this act.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc, That
he right of appeal shall exist in ali cases
'here fixed penalties and forfetures shall
e decreed under the provisions Of this
ct, to the parish court Of the parish of
;atchitoGhes in the manner and under the
anne tOrmalities as 10 the caa'eof appeal,
nd such appeals shall be tried in prefer
ace to appeals in ordinary cases.
SEC. "a. Be it further enacted, etc, That
II laws or parts Of laws in conflict with {
ais act, and on the same subject matter,
kept the general laws Of the State rela-
We to municipal corporations, be and the
sme are hereby repealed,
(Signed o. H. BREWSTER,
peaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ?. i. S. PINCHBACK,
Governor and President of the
Approved July s. 1872 =
(Signedl H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana. ,
A true copy: