The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-09-20

structing of the streets. public squares.
sidewalks, levees, public roads or river
banks of the city Of Monroe, and to
order any object. whatever may be its
value, which may cucumber the said
places or prevent and embarra>s the
free use of the same. TO be removed or
sold, for whom it may concern, in the
same manner and after such advertise
ment a. shall be required 10y ordinance.
Sec. d. BE it further enact d, etc,
That the following paragraph >hall be
added to the ninth section of tn afOre
mentioned act, to wit:
Twenty frst-To issue TO an amount
not exceeding ten per cent. of the tax
able valuation of the real and personal
property Of the corporation the bonds
of the city of Monroe, in such forms
and under the vrrificatiom and signa-
ture of such officers as the mayor and
council may determine, in sums of not
less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than one thousand dollars, and
running for twenty-five years, with
/ interest coupons attached at the rate
/ of eight per cent. interes, per annum
| thereon. which interest coupons shall
he made payable at any place or places
which the said mayor and council
may direct annually, on the first
day OF January and July of each Year,
and As they become due shall he re-
ceiyaDlr in payment of city taxes and
licenses; and the proceeds of the sale
of these. bonds shall constitute and be
set apart by the trearurer of said city
a. special fund for the building of Il
| wharf. Of u town hall. of rucurder's
office and the city Jail and market
house. the purchase of steam engine,
and the cleaning out of Yuung's bayou,
to secure the proper drainage of the
city; and for the payment of the inter
est and principal of said bonds, IL
they become due it shall be the i'm
p"rative duty of the said mayor and
city council, and they are hereby re-
quirPd, in the ordinance providing for
the issue of said bonds, to provide
first, that an annual tax shall br levied
upon the real aud personal estate of
the corporation "f said city, according
10 existing or future State laws in such
cases made and provided, which ord-
nance shall be irrepealable till the
redemption of said bnnd-: second, that
none of these bonds shall bccnme due
and payable until the expird ion of ii
years from the date of their issue;
third, that on the first day "f January
of each year, after said period of five
I & d, ~
the principal ct said bonds shall he.
come due and payable; aud fourth, thai
the terms and conditions of the retire.
ment and cancellation of said bond:
and the payment of the interest cou,
Pons upon those outstanding shall b,
fully and specifically provided form the
r ordinance authorizing their issue.
Sec. Z. BE it further enacted, etc.
| That section nineteen of the afurpmcn
| toned act shall be 50 amended and re-
enacted as to read as follows: Tina
all fines collected by the said record
er's court, or by any executive officer:
acting under the authority of the same
and under its decree, shall he paid Il
5 the recorder, an exact amount of which
, shall be kept by him, the amount "
, which fines shall be paid over by hin
? to the city treasurer for each month
| within the first five days of the sue
! ceeding month, and the treaSurrr's re
: ceipt taken therefor.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.
' That section twenty of the ufurcmPn.
toned act shall he 80 amended and re
enacted rs to read as follows: Tina
said recorder shall hold his court opci
= at place provided by the mayor ant
t counsel, for the dispatch of business
: daily; that he shall receive such salary
: not to be less than four hundred dol
{ lars per annum, as may by ordinance
: be fixed by the city council; and h,
Y shall, IN addition To said salary, be au
= thorlzed to charge and receive, as
4 committing magistrate, and from tn
5 accused, in cases of conviction for VIC
? latIon of the city ordinances. such fee.
1 as are now or may hereafter he Above,
5 tolustices of the peace in crimina
= matters, and he shall be entitled I,
B collect said fees in the same manner n
: justices of the peace now collect thei
p fees in criminal cases.
e Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. etc.
| That the twenty first section of III,
D aforementioned act shall be so amend
= ed and re-enacted as to read as follows
= That the jurisdiction of said recorde
e shall not extend beyond the corporate
: limits of the city of Monroe. in an,
case; that he shall hold his office for IN,
, term of two years, or until his success
D sor shall have been duly appointed an,
? qualified, provided. that the Gevernn
| shall. immediately upon the passag,
OF this act, appoint aud commission
3 under this amended act. competen
: resident of the city of Monroe as re
cOrder thereof, whose term of ofI;c,
2 shall expire on the first day of June
, 1873.