New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-19

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sembly of the State; rh.+
the election of these officers shall take place
in a building selected for that purpose ~
the town council, under the superlntend'
ence of the members OF salo Ic"n ~:
oil Amounted by the mayor, after n0tice
of said election given and posted at leasC
ta, dars nreviOus, at three or more puDuc
places in said town. rho+
p'S sc Re it further enacted, ETC.. That
.bo re+nrn of elections shall be made Dy the
two members appointed as aforesaid 70 ne Tue
mayor. lwho shall, in the presence VI .uo
town council summoned Tor thaI Puipose'
examine said returns anu proci"'"A WV
suit of said returns. H., 49,. Tbo+
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted ETC, i th
the members of the town council are tne
;udres of the election OF the neMoois
thereof in compliance with the laws ~
election. and all opposition to tne salu
elections shall be made within three DAYS
after the said election. That
Src 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., 1 nat
tho mayor shall preside at the meetings OF
the board of selectmen, ana snail COIL 2: q
meeting thereof whenever he may deeIh l,
necessary: he shall sanction all laws anu
ord;nances passed by the board OF selec!-
men. he shall have vote only on Tie; ~
shall be his duty to see that the laws anu
ordinances of the board are duly enrorceu,
and to that effect, by virtue OF his ONCE ne
shall have full power and authority 70 ny
all otfenses against or IN vloiatloh VI .no
same. upon a simple rule to show cause
immediately at such time and place as ne
NAV iudge proper, and by warrant anu
execntion signed by him in his official ca
nacity command the city constable to exc
cute his order and judgment, and satisfy
the same by selling and exposing 10 saIe'
with the usual formality IN ordinary cases,
tbe nroperty, real or personal. OF the person
or Versions against whom any judgment
shall nv him be rendered, or by committing
the offender or offenders to jail, as case
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in order to carry out the powers vested IN
the mayor of Breaux Bridge by this act, ne
shall be appointed, and, upon the certlh-
cate of the board of selectmeE, be COM
missioned by the Governor as Judge OF
an inferior court, to be called the "munlci.
nal 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 be
may think proper: provided, that all the
jndicial 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 1t
proper.
SEC II. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the mayor shall have the right 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 and 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. -. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the uties of the other selectmen shall be as
follows: |. The controller shall have a
general superintendent 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 tire shall
superintend the organization against fire.
SEC. a. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
the council shall appoint and nominate one
secretary, who shall be ex-otfcio treasurer
of the corporation, and one town constable.
The secretary of the corporation shall be
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 a full set of books, in
which all fiscal operations shall be re-
corded: he shall. in the month of january
in each year. lay before the council a 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 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 IL
censes shall be granted ty the secretary
and signed by the controller. He shall per-
form such other duties as may be imposed
upon him by the council
SEC. II. 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. l6 Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and council of selectmen of the
town OF Breaux Bridge have power and au-
thOrlty to raise taxes IN such manner as they
may see proper upon all movables and i'm
mOyables 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
Flrst-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 draws
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
Flfth-A uniform rate of prices for IL
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, taverns, 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 a
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