New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-16
No. 81.
AN ACT


| Entitled an act to incorporate the town of
Harrisonburg, in the parish of CatahOu-
la, and fixing the boundaries of the same
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the inhabitants of the town
Of HarrisOnburg, in the parish of Cata-
hOula, are hereby created and made body
corporate with perpetual succession, under
the name and style of HarTisOnburg, and
by that name they and their successors
shall be known in law, and be capable of
suing and being sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded defend and be defended in all
courts and places whatsoever; also to hold,
purchase, possess, enjoy and retain to them
and their successors all and every kind of
property whatsoever; provided, the same
shall be for municipal purposes, and they
may have and use a common seal.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the corporate limits shall be as follows: Be-
ginning at the mouth of Seargents bayou,
on the Ouachita river, thence up said bayOu
to the dividing ridge; thence along said
ridge to the head of HarrisOns Spring
branch; thence on a direct line to the north
corner of the Turnkey or Brooks propertv.
thence along the, north side of said proper-
ty to the northeast corner; thence on a
direct line to the southwest corner of the
Spencer property; thence along the line of
said property to the Ouachita river: thence
up said river to place of beginning.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
on the first Monday in April. in each and
every year, between the usual hours of
holding elections, the qualified voters resid-
ing within the said corporate limits shall
elect mayor and three eOuncilmen TO adj
minister the affairs of the said CORPORATION
Tor the ensuing year, and until their succes-
sors are elected and qualified and II Is
hereby made the duty of the sheriff of the
parish 10 give at least ten days notice. bv
having the same printed in the parish nsneT
II there be ore, and if not, to be posted mn
at the courthouse door, and to appoint three
commissioners, qualified voters of said town.
10 hOId such election; and the said commits
sloners shall, within twenty-four hours after
sald election, post over their SIGNATURES at
Jne courthouse door in said town the names
OF the persons who have been duly elected
mayor and cOuncilmen Of said town.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
lOr all electlons after the first, the mayor
anu councllmen OF said town shall, pre-
VlOus TO any election for members of their
oody, appoint three persons, qualified
voters, residents within said town, as COM
mlsslOners, to hold said elections; and said
mayor and cOuncilmen shall fix the place |
ana manner of each annual election; and |
Tor the purpose of filling vacancies in their |
body, they shall fix the time, place and |
manner Of holding the election and in all |
cases ten days' notice shall be given before |
holding any election: it shall be the dutv |
of the commissioners to preside at the same /
and to certify in writing over their own /
signatures the result thereof, and within
twenty-fOur hours after closing the polIs to
file such certificate with the clerk of the
mayor and eOuncilmen, who shall forthwith
notify the persons so elected.
SEC. D. Be it further enacted, etc, That