New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-15

| mayo and city. council shall cause it
| to be done at the expense OF the
| owner Of the property, and the sad
| corporation shall have special prlFl-
lege on said property to secure the
| payment SO due, which privilege snan hold
| until the corporation be paid; and IN case
such owner shall De absent from or have no
| authorized agent living in the corporation or
parish of Natchitoches, or be unknown, the
! CORPORATION shall have the right to proceed
IN rem against the property IN the manner
pointed out By article 2J2 and SEQ. OF the
Code Of Practice; and the corporation shall
| be entitled to eight per cent interest upon
| 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-otIicio secre-
tarv Of the CITY council, and as such he shall
keep minutes of the proceedings OF each
meeting. and he shall read all laws, ordl-
nancas and resolutions, and all other pro
| ceedinrS Of the CITY council; he shall Tile all
the bonds of the officers OF the city and re-
cord them in a separate book, and certified
| copies Of said bonds and OF all laws and or
| dinauce8 shall be evidence IN all courts OF
this State; he shall furnish, free OF costs, TO
| laws and ordinances which impose tine or
| penalty, or both, for their inlractiOn, and
| he shall do and perform such other duties
| as NAV be imposed upon him Oy the CTd!-
nanceS OF the city.
SEC rs. BE 1t further enacted, etc, That
| as treasurer he shall keep q .orrect
! account of all moneys received aud
disbursed. he shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
| alton an real and personal estates. licenses.
fines and fOrfeitures, and he shat! 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.
| Icctur 10 assess tie taxes on real and per
souai estate in the city, in the manner
| pointed out by the laws and ordinances OF
the city. and to collect the same
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted. etc, That
for the purpose of levyinG and collecting
taxes ana 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-
| sory process, OF all taxes Or licenses which
may he due. and they are hereby author
! lied to confer on the assessor and collector
| power sufficient to carry into effect the laws
/ and ordinances pertaining to tie !eYyln9
| and collecting Of such taxes and licenses
DEC4 II, itS II IllSI GlitCJVNl' E-N'o +9-'Sv
| from and after the passage OF this act the
! powers Of the police jury OF the parish OF
| NatchitOchRs shall cease and determine
! within said city OF Natchit0ches. 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-
| t0ches, and that the inhabitants and prop
| eTtT within the corporate limits OF said city
! of Natchit0ches shall be exempt from the
payment Of all parish taxes.
/ SEC. 20. De il further enacted, ETC., That
all tie 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 IA said
/ town.
SEQ d. Be it further enacted, etc, That
i no Inconvenience may arise III the admlai3-
/ tratiUn Of the affairs of the city OF Natchi-
| t0chcs iii consequence OF a failure or neglect
! to elect The municipal officers thereof. II is
! hereby declared that all officers elected
| under this act shall remain until their sue
| cessors are duly elected and qualified
| SEC. -. Be it further enacted, etc. That
/ this act shall take effect from and after its
! passage. and the officers elected under tile
| former charter shall hold their Offices untll
| the first Monday in May, 4. u. one thou
/ sand eight hundred and scNcr+T-tWo, or
| until their Successors shall have been duly
/ elected and qualified. aud The clerk Of the
court Shall order an election under this act
! as soon as the same Is promulgated. and The
| officers elected at said election shall enter
! upon he discharge of their dUtit On the
! first Monday Of May, one thousand eight
| hundred and seyenty-two, on as soon here
! after as they may qualify; provided. that il
/ aDv officer elected shall refuse Or tail TO