New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-22

! governing said market houses and places.
| SEC. IL. Be it further enacted etc, That
| the mayor and city council of Natchitoches
| shall succeed to, and be invested with, all
| the rights, property and possessions OF the
town of NatchitOChes. as previously incor-
pOrated.
SEC. r. Be il further enacted, etc. That
the mayor and four cOuncilmen, and no
less number. shall constitute quorum to
transact business, but to levy any tax, toll
or impost, or to tx any license, or to make
any appropriation, it shall require a vote of
the majority of the councilmen and mayer,
and the affirmative and negative of each
Vote shall be recorded on the minutes.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
whenever the owner of the property in
front of which sidewalk, banquette or
ditch shall have been ordered to be made,
filed up, cleaned out or repaired, shall fail
to do so in the time required by the laws
and ordinances of the corporation, the
may or and city council shall cause it
to be done at the expense of the
owner of the property, and the said
corporation shall have a special privi-
lege on said property to secure the
payment so due, which privilege shall hold
until the corporation be paid; and in case
such owner shall be 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 292 and seq, of the
Code Of Practice; and the corporation shall
be entitled to eight per cent interest upon
the amount paid.
SEC. II. 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. II. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the treasurer shall be eX-Otficio 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
Ceedings Of the city council; he shall file 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
dinances 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-
nance8 of the city.
SEC. l6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
as treasurer he shall keep a correct
account of all moneys received and
disbursed, he shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
alton on real and personal estates, licenses,
fines and fOrfeitures, and he shall exhibit
his account whenever required 20 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
lectOr 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 jevyinG 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 Shey are hereby author.
lied 20 confer on the assessor and collector
power sufficient TO carry into effect the laws
and ordinances pertaining to the levyipg
and collecting of such taxes and licenses.
SEC. 10. Be 1T further enacted, etc, That
from and after the passage Of this ace the
powers of the police jury of the parish of
shall cease and determine
within said city of Natchitoches. 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 IL relates 20 public |
buildings and property within said city
W hit ii bGlOII2 Tie eau ijdlISLI vi 1NdCtul- I
tOches, and that the inhabitants and prop.
erty within the corporate limits Of said city J
Of NatchitOchGs shall be exempt from the !
payment of all parish taxes I
SEC, %. BE 1t further enacted, etc.o 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 I
are posted at thgee cubic places IN said
,own.
SEC. q. BE IL further enacted. etc, That -,
40 inconvenience may arise in the admins
ration of the affairs of the city of Natchj
-oches in consequence of failure or neglect
70 elect the municipal officers thereof, it iS
hereby declared chat all officers elected
Inder this act shall remain until their sue.
,essors are duly elected and qualified.
Sec p. Be it further enacted, etc, Thar
his act shall take effect from and after its
and the officers elected under the
Ormer charter shall hold their offices until
5he first Monday in May, 4. D. one thou
sand eighS 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
As soon as The same is promulgated, and the
ytficers elected at said election shall enter
Upon the discharge Of their duties on the
irst Monday of May, one thousand eight
uI!'AL gnu st CL " Nv Vs. VI do 6OOl
tfteG as they may qualify; provided, that if
my officer elected shall refuse or fail to
qualify within thirty days from the date of
lis election, the office for which he was
elected shall be deemed vacant, and new
Election to fill such vacancy shall be ordered
md held in accordance with the provisions
# this acS.
SEC. %. Be it furtheg enacted, esc.s That
he eight OF appeal shall exist in all cases
where fixed penalties and forfeitures shall
&c decreed under the provisions of this
lcto 10 the parish court OF the parish Of
in the manner and under the
ame formalities as in the casasof appeal,
md such appeals shall be tried in prefer
nee TO appeals in ordinary cases.
SEC. a. Be it further. enacted, etc, That
Ill laws or parts of laws in conflict with
his act, and on the same subject matter,
Except the general laws of the State rela'
i've to municipal corporations. be and the
anne are hereby repealed,
(Signed) o. II. BREWSTER
speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) z. B. S. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved July S, 1872.
tSignedJ H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of louisiana
d true copy:
+. J. HERON,
Secretary of State.