New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-02


| exercise the same powers as By law are
vested in assessors of the State taxes.
SEC. l3. Be it. further enacted, etc.
| That said mayor and cOuncilmen shall fur
thermOre have power to prevent the stop
| page or obstruction of the streets, roads
! and other public places of the town, and to
! adopt and carry into effect such regulations
for that purpose, and for the removal of all
| buildings, distractions and nuisances of
whatever nature, and for the organization
| Of the police as may not be inconsistent with
the laws of the State and Of the United
States and also to impose such fines and
penalties for the breach of said regulations
as they may think proper; provided, the
said fine shall not exceed one hundred dol
lars, or imprisonment more than thirty days
for each and every cOntraventiOn. The
said mayor and council shall have the en-
tire control of the banks Of Red River with
! in the limits OF said town, so far as may be
consistent with the laws of the United
States OF that subject; and the said mayor
and council shall have power to impose and
collect leyee fees or wharfage upon all
steamships, steamboats, and other water
crafts landing within the limits of said
town, and generally to make all ordinances
and regulations such as they Iuay deem
necessary for the police and health of said
town.
L
the mayor of the town of COushatta shall
be eX OtfiClO justice Of the peace within the
limits Of said town, and, as such, shall have
power to suppress all riots, unlawful as
semblies, atfrays and tumuts, all breaches
of the peace committed within the limits of
said town; to that end ne shall appoint,
from time to time, by and with the advice
and consent of the council, such a number
of policemen as he may think proper, and
the policemen SO appointed shall be subject
to his control in the dischage Of their
duties; he shall have power to hear charges
against offenders, to issue warrants and
summOneses. to examine the informant, ac-
cused and Witnesses, in the same manner as
a committing magistrate may do; TO grant
bail for appearance; to commit tor trial; to
bind over TO keep the peace, and generally
to do all acts Tor the preservation of the
peace in said town which a committing
magistrate can or may do; he shall try and
punish all Otfenses against the town of
COushatta, according to the laws and Ordi-
nances of said town; and for that purpose
he shall hold his court at least once in each
week, OF Oftener if necessary; and for all
such services he shall be entitled to charge
and receive the same fees as are allowed by
law to justices Of the peace. The mayor
shall preside over all meetings of the cOun-
ell, but shall have a casting veto only.
SEC. ID. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in all cases when the mayor OF the town
OF CCushatta shall, in accordance with
the laws and ordinances Of said town, i'm
pose any fine or penalty or forfeiture upon
any person for the breach thereof, and
such person shall not comply with and
perform the judgments imposing penalty
and forfeiture, be shall be committed to
the town prison until discharged by law,
not to exceed the term of thirty days for
any one Otfense; provided, that any one
against whom such penalty OF imprisOn-
lnent may be imposed shall be entitled, if
he or she requests it, to labor for the bene-
fit Of such town, at such labor as may he
selected by the mayor, street commissioner
or the officer performing his duties under
the direction of the mayor, for a time not
exceeding the term OF imprisonment ad-
judged.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and council shall create such
officers not provided for in this act as NAV
be necessary Tor the good government Of
said town.
SEC II Be it further enacted. etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) 0. II. BREWSTER.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) 2. B. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved April ., 1872.
(Signed) II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State