New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-07

\ or to cause the same to be appropriated
according to the mode and fOrmahhes
| prescribed by existing laws upon the sub
| ject, to regulate the proportions and to
make and repair all common drains, public
! roads, Ieyees, causeways and bridges, TO
| determine the completion and pavement OF
/ the streets. TO fix the squarIng, and TO pre-
vent encrOachment upon the stopping and
| Obstructing OF the streets, publc squares,
sidewalks, levees. public roads or river
banks Of the city OF Natchltoches, and to
| order any object. whatsoever may be its
| value. which may incumber the said places
| or prevent and embarass the free use OF the
| same, 20 be removed o! sold for whom it
NAV concern. N the same manner and
| after sucn advertisement as shall be re-
quired by ordinance; tenth, 10 clean the
| banks of Cane river, or other streams
| within the LIMITS OF the city, and reopen
| such ancient and natural drains as have
| been INSTRUCTED by the owners OF adjacent
| land; eleventh, to determine what animals
! shall run at large within the corporate
| limits. and prohibit Others from doing so,
| to impOund all animals running at large IN
| violation Of the laws and ordinances Of the
| city, to fix the penalties and tines which
| the owners thereof shall pay before the
animal so impounded snail be delivered
up, and TO pass laws and ordinances tor
! the sale OF said animals, after three
| days notice in a newspaper, or by posting;
| twelfth. to a bate nulsanceS, suppress houses
! of ill-tame. and cause the arrest and pun
| ishment OF Migrants; thirteenth, to enact
| laws and ordinances, and to make apprO-
priatiGns Tor the purpose OF building city
/ w0rkhOuse, and providing for the govern
ment OF the same; fourteenth, to pass laws
| and ordinances imposing a fine upon all
| persons who shall conduct any business or
| pursue anr occupation for which license
| is to be collected, whenever such persons
| shall cCuduct such business or pursue said
| occupation without previously obtaining
| such license; fifteenth, to regulate the ponce
Of theatres, public balls, taverns places for
| shows and exhibitions, houses OF public en-
terrainmenC saloons and shops for retailing
| liquors, and to order the same to be closed
| whenever the public safety and tranquility
! shall require it. and impose such duties and
| regulations upon persons keeping such
| places as they may deem necessary and
| proper; sixteenth, to regulate the proper gov
eminent Of carts and drays, carriages, ON
nibuses and other vehicles of every descrip-
ton: seventeenth, to establish market
! places and adopt regulations by ordinances
! governing said market houses and places.
| Sec. II. Be it further enacted, etc. That
| the MAYOR ard city council Of NatchitOches
| shall succeed to. and be invested with, all
tie rights. property and possessions OF the
! town Of NatchitOchess as previously nCor-
| porated.
SEC x. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and four councilmen, and 10
| less NUMBER shall constitute a quorum to
transact business, but to levy any tax, toll
or impost. or to fix any license, or to make
I any apnropriation. it shall require a vote OF
| the majority of the cOunciImen and mayer,
! and the affirmative and negative OF each
! vote shalt he recorded on the minutes.
| Sec 49, Be j: further enacted. etc, That
whenever the owner OF the. property IN
! front o! which sidewalk, banQuette or
ditch shall have been ordered 90 be made,
! filed Hp, cleaned ont or repaired. shall fail
! 70 do in the time required by the laws
and ordinances Of the corporation, the
MAYOR and city council! shall cause il
! % be done az the expense of the
! owner .! Che property. and the said
corporation shall have a special priv
| .ege on said property 20 secure the
payment SO due, which privilege shall hold
until ,he corporation be paid; and in case
such owner shall be absent from or have no
authorized agent living in the corporation OF
| parish OF Natchitoches or be unknown, the
corporation shall have the right TO proceed
III REM agains! the property III the manner
pointed ouC bT article 2y2 and seq. OF the
Code of Practice: and the corporation shall
! be entitled 20 eight peg Cens interest upon
the amount paid
in case Of ths absence or inability Of the
mayor - attend. the city council shall elect
one OF them Humb eS mayor pro temV0re.
SEC. -. Be i: further enacted. etc. That
she treasurer shan be "x-oItci0 Secre-
gary Of GAs city council, and as sach he shall
keep minutes Of tn" proceedings OK each
meeting and he shall read all laws, Ordi-
names and resolutions. and al! other pro
ceeGings oil t:e city council; ne shal! file all
the bonds Of the officers OF I'll" city an! re-
cord she.: in & separate book, and certified
copies g: said bonds and Of all laws and or
diuances si.ai: be evidence IN a.! courts of
this STATE: he shall furnish, free Of costs, 90
1le mayor OF .Hc city certified copies Of all
laws auG ordinances which impose tine or
penalty. az both. fov :he!r inIgacti0n. and
he shall 10 and perform such other duties
as may =. imposed upon A!24 By the ordi
names G: :he city.
SEC. j.. Be !: further enacted. etc., That
as treasurer he shall keep q correct
account o: all moneys received and
. disnu!sei. il" shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received by tax
alton Gn real and personal estates, licenses
fines and !orfeitures and he shall exhibit
his account whenever required 10 90 so by
| the may0y and city council.
| SEC IL. Be II further enacted. etc. That
| il shall he the duty o. the assessor and col
sCtLcL ~ t"S>CSS tIc GtSASS Vil 1Cf'i thLI' EHA
sonai estate in the city. in the manner
pointed out by the laws and ordinances OF
! the c3tv. and to collect the same.
. SEC. Is. Be il further enacted, etc. That
! for the purpose Of Segyinc and collecting
| taxes and licenses. the mayor and city
f, councii are hereby invested with tuli power
/ 90 DasS all laws not inconsistent with the
! constitution Of the United States or Of this
| State, 20 compel the payment, by COmpul-
! al all f9ypS licenses winch
/ ;nav be 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 20 the levElng
| and collecting Of such taxes and licenses.
| SEC. IS. Be IL further enacted, etc. That
/ from and alter the passage OF TINS act the
! powers Of the police jury Of the parish OF
. Natchitocles 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 il relates TO public
! buildings and property within said city
! which belong 30 said parish OF Natchl-
tOches and that the inhabitants and prop
Grtv within the corporate limits of said city
| OF NatCh!toches shall be exempt from the
! payment of all parish taxes.
! SEC. 20. Be it further enacted, etc. That
| all tie laws and ordinances of the mayor
T. and CITY council shall have effect two days
after publication in the official journal Of
| tic parish. or after certified copies OF them
are posted az tire" public places an said
TOWN.
SEC. y. Be Il further enacted, etc, That
10 inconvenience may arise in the admins
trat;On 0: tie affairs OF the city 81 Natchl-
soche. ii consequence Of q failure or neglec;
% elec. the municipal officers thereof, il is
! hereby declared that al: officers elected