New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05
No. 93,
AN ACT

AN ACT
To incorporate the city Of NatchitocLes
and provide for tie government OF tn
same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senat
,, and House Of Representatives Of the Stat
: Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
, That all that portion of land within the fol
lowing bouDdaries TO wit: bounded On tht
+ east by Red river, including the left banl
OF said river: on the south by the lowe
line of the land belonging to Auguste Mar
tin; on the north by a line beginning at Rec
river, and running due west across the high
est point Of Badin's Hill to Bayou Ides OF
waco; thence on the west by line running
due south until it inter8ects the southern
line, shall be known and distinguished by
the name of the city of Natchitoches.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc, That
to provide for the government of the city OF
Natchitoches, 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-
| viously notified TO the inhabitants by pub
4AC CtN ' q tLSCl-CL4G TIC uDpI VI Tie court
house and two other public places in said
city, which notice shall be given by the
mayor Of said city, ten days before holding
the election; and said election shall com
menCe at six O'clock A. NJ. and close at six
| o'clock 2. NJ. of the same day, and the said
| election shall be conducted in all respects
according to the laws Of the State reguIat-
ing elections, and the returns to be made
| and commissions issued according to the
! election laws Of the State, which may be III
| force at such time.
! SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
IL case Of tie vote at said election, or in
| case OF the death or resignation of any Of
! the officers mentioned III 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. 5. 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, -
aIHt shall proceed to elect one suitable pr
son to be assessor and collector Of the CITY
taxes and licenses, and to elect a treasurer
OF the city Of Natcbitoches, who shall be
ex otfcio 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 coun-
cal 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-
tons, and shall be. vested with the
same powers as are now exercised by the
recorders OF the 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, ottenses and misdemeanors against |
the State III the same manner and to the |
same extent as justices of the peace now
or hereafter may do. He is hereby |
authorized and empowered to examine. |
try and sentence persons for violation |
OF the laws and ordinances of the cor I
poratlon of the city of Natchitoches, and |
0t1enses against the same; and shall hold |
his court daily, from nine o'clock A. NJ. IN
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 tile CITY of |
Natclitoches monthly.
SEC. I. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the mayor shall hold his office for the term
OF one year from the first Monday in Nav.
eighteen hundred and seyenty-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
nor diminished during the term of
office in which it shall be established.
SEC g.. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the mayor OF the city Of Natchtoches 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
'ants, attachments and mittimus issued bv
he mayor in ottenses against the State and
;lty incorporation, and shall receive the |
ame fees for such services as are bv law
allowed to cOnstables, to be paid by the
,ity OF Natchitochea.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That I
hat the mayor and city council, and their
July elected and qualified successors in
,tt1ce shall have perpetual succession: that {
hey shall be capable of insrituting and de- {
ending suits in all courts of this State, un-
Ter the title Of THE Mayor and City COun- I
Il OF Natchitoches." and that citations and /
Their legal process shall be served on the !
layor. Y
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That I
he mayor and city council shall have full t
over and authority to make and pass such b
avs and ordinances as are necessary and j
roper; first, to regulate and preserve the b
eace and good order Of the city, and pro- v
lde for and maintain its cleanliness and I
alubrity, In manner not incOnsistento e
18th the laws of this State; second TO adopt 0
nd use common SEAL third, to purchase. ?
old and convey, ALLEVIATE any estate, real
r personal, to accept any gift, grant or a
.heritance Of property for public or a
variable purposes, to erect school, q
arket and fire engine houses, and such Il
her buildings as. may be for the public a.
aneft, and 10 build a. city workhouse; te
urth, to establish a quarantine for the
rejection of the city against contagious u
seases and epidenics; fifth, to levy and II
ollect such annual and special taxes on the tt
al and personal, movable and immoyabIe to
'operty of the. city OF Natcbitoches as b,
all be deemed necessary by them; pro III
ded, that SAID taxes shall in no one year &c
coed two per centum on the assessed
.lue of the real and personal estate within tb
i'd city for the year for which the ps
sessment OF taxes is made; sixth, to i'm 70
se an annual license tax on trades. pro. II
ssions and callings. said license to exnire "a
the thirty-frst day of December in the M
ar in which it was obtained, and which Ell
ense tax shall be due and PAYABLE at the GO
ice of the city treasurer from the frst as
Y Of January to the twenty-eightb day of
February inclusive: seventh. to NJ
the amount of bonds to be g7ven ff
the city officers from whom bonds are In
luired; eighth, to organize, appoint and at
form and PnTnTDI cSIpv, q T,,1srL1 - =