The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-09-27
No. 97.l AN ACT

vile, in the parish of Union, de-
Tending the boundaries, thereof,
and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tiveS of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
all that portion or district known
as SpeaTSville, in the parish of
Union, comprising one mile square,
with the storehOuse belonging to
j. X. Goyne as centre, be and
the same is hereby created, a body
corporate and polite, in fact and
law, by the name and style of the
town of Spcarsville, and by the
same name shall have perpetual
succession, shall be capable of
suing and be sued, and of prose-
cutting and defending in all courts
all actions and matters whatever;
may purchase and receive by do
notion, and hold property of all
kinds within and without the linn
its of the town; also may have and
use a common seal. ..'.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the Governor of the
State of Louisiana shall, immedi-
ately after the passage Of this act,
appoint a mayor and five council
men, in and for the said town of
SpearSville, whose term of Office
shall be for the period of one year,
dating from the first Monday of
April, \. d. 1873, or until their
successors are elected and qualifi-
ed, and every year thereafter,
there shall be an election for the
said officers by the qualified vo-
tiers of the town of SpearSyille at
large.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the mayor and five cOun-
cilmen who shall be elected or APP
pointed, as the case may be, shall
pass all laws or ordinances for said
town, subject to the approval or
veto of the mayor; but such veto
shall not negative any law or Or
dinance which may be passed by
four of the cOuncilmen over said
veto. That the said cOunciImen
shall have the power to pass all
bylaws and ordinances to regu-
late, prevent and remove nuisan-
ces, to prevent the introduction of
contagious diseases within said
town, to establish night watches
and patrols and to erect lamps,
and generally to pass any bylaws
and ordinances in writing not in
consistent with the constitution
and laws of the United States and
of this State as they may deem
proper, in relation to public mar
ketS, streets. highways, alleys and
sidewalks, and TO disOrderly con-
duct and nuisaHceS generally, or
anything whatever that may re-
late to the good government of
said town, to impose such fines
and penalties for a breach of their
bylaws and their ordinances as
they may think proper, not to ex-
ceed the sum of one hundred dol
yiarS for a single offense, recover
able before any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction; to regulate
, weights and measures, and to
make such ordinances as they
may deem necessary for the good
gOvernmentand municipal regu-
latiOn of the said town.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the mayor and council
men Tshall have Ithel power Of
laying an adj valOrem tax upon all
canals, houses, stores and nova
ble property within the limits Of
said corporation; provided, the
said tax shall not exceed at any
, time 1.-TWO mills on the dollar" to
= tax billiard tables, taverns, mer-
camille houses, apethecary shops,
groceries, cOffeehOuses and shops
, retailing spirituOus liquors, drays,
carts, trades and professions, fruit
l stands, oyster saloons, restau-
t rants, eating houses, livery sta
2 bles, bowling alleys, peddlers and
, hawkers, lumber yards, coal yards,
butchers and contractors, shows,
J menagerieS museums and thea
tres. At least one half of said
!, taxes shall be appropriated exclQ
t sively to the benefit and impris
e onment of the streets and side
5 walks of said town of Spearsville
J Sec. >. Be it further enacted
e etc, That the mayor shall, within
l.. ten days after the election or ap
poiGtmeut, as the case, may be
5. appoint with the advice and cor