New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-11


ments to the streets and squares and other
public property, and provide for lighting
and watering the same; to construct a
wharf within the corporate limits, and fix
the wharfage dues thereon; to order and
direct the ditching filing, opening, widen
ing and continuing Of any Of the streets,
and if for the above or other public pur-
poses the land of any private person or
body corporate is necessary. to be had, to
purchase the same at reasonable price,
or to cause the same to be appropriated
according to the mode and formalities
prescribed by existing laws upon the sub
ject, to regulate the proportions and to
make and repair all common drains, public
| roads, leVees, causeways and bridges, to
determine the completion and pavement Of
| the streets, to fix the squaring, aud to pre-
| vent encroaGhment upon the stopping and
obstructing OF the streets, public squares,
! sidewalks, leyees, public roads or river
banks of the city OF NatchitQches, and to
order any object, whatsoever may be its
value, which may lncumber the SAID places
| or prevent and embarasS the free use OF the
same, to be removed or sold for whom it
may concern. in the same manner and
| after sucn advertisement as shall DE re-
quired by ordinance; tenth, to clean the
banks OF Cane river, or other streams
within the limits OF the city, and reopen
such ancient and natural drains as have
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 fines which
| the owners thereof shall. pay before the
| animal so impOunded shall be delivered
| up, and to pass laws and ordinances for
the sale of said animals, after three
days notice in a newspaper, or by posting;
| twelfth, to abate nulednce8, suppress houses
| of ill-fame, and cause the arrest and pun
| ishment OF Migrants; thirteenth, to enact
| laws and ordinances, and to make dppro-
| prlatlons tOr the purpose OF building city
workhOuse, and providing FOR the govern
ment OF the same; fourteenth, to pass laws
! and ordinances imposing fine upon all
! persons who shall conduct any business or
| pursue any occupation for which license
| is to be collected, whenever such persons
| shall cOUduct such business or pursue said
| occupation without previously obtaining
| such license; fifteenth, to regulate the police
of theatres, public balls, taverns, places for
shows and exhibitions, houses Of public en-
tertainment, saloons and shops for retailing
liquors. and to order the same to be closed
whenever the public safety and tranquility
shall require it, and impOsesuch 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 draYg, 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. IL. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor ard 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. II. Be it 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, 1t shall require vote of
the majority of the councilmen and mayor,
and the affirmative aaRd negative Qe each
vote shall be recorda h the minutes
SSEC ID. Be it further enacted etc. That |
whenever the owner of the property in
front of which q sidewalk, banquette or |
ditch shall have been ordered to be made, |
filled up, cleaned out or repaired shall fail |
to do SO in the time required by the laws |
and ordinances of the corporation, the |
mayor 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 priv |
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 De absent from or have no |
authorized agent living in the corporation or |
parish of NatchitOcbes, 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. 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-OticiO 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, 0rdi-
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
dlnances 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 a 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-
nances Of,the city
SEC. IT, Be it further enacted, ETC., That
as treasurer he shall keep q correct
account of all moneys received and
dlsbursed, he shall keep separate and apart
from each other all moneys received BY tax
alton on real and personal estates, licenses,
lines and forfeitures, and he shall exhibit
his account whenever required to do so by
5he mayor and city council.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted. etc, That
t shall be the duty of the assessor and col
ectOr to assess the taxes on real and per
onal estate in the city, in the manner I
pointed out by the laws and ordinances Of I
he city, and to collect the same. p
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted, etc, That
or the purpose of Ievying and collecting {
axes and licenses, the mayor and city r
ouncil are hereby invested with full power g
o pass all laws not inconsistent with the
constitution Of the United States or Of this
tate, to compel the payment by compul-
DRY process, Of all taxes or licenses which I
lay be due, and they are hereby author
Zed to confer on the assessor and collector
over sufficient to carry into effect the laws
nd ordinances pertaining to the levying
nd collecting Of such taxes and licenses
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That
rom and after the passage of this act the
overs of the police jury of the parish of =
atchitOches shall cease and determine
-ithin said city Of Natchitoches, and the
layor and the city council shall possess all
lie powers within said corporation which L
ave been heretofore exercised by the police
Try, except so far as it relates TO public
lildings and property within said city
hich belong to said parish nj Natchi-
ches, and that the inhabitants and prop
'ty within the corporate limits of said city
Natchitoches shall be exempt from the al
lYment of all parish taxes. OF
SEC. 20 Be it further enacted, ETC. That V,
| the laws and ordinances Of the mayor al
I'd city council shall have effect TWO days P