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

80 be amended and re enacted as to |
read "a follows: That the clecs"n for /
the officers created by the second sec /
tion of this amended act. shall be held /
by commissioners Of each ward, ap-
pointed by the mayor aud councilmrn:
TINT it shall Zee the duty of the said
mayor and c"uncilmen. one week be-
fure the said city election. to appoint
for each ward. "a hereinafter provided
for. three canmi SSiunrrS nf election.
residents of the ward for which thew
may be appointed commissioners. who,
after being duly qualified according to
law. shall conduct thu election at the
polling place within each ward duly
designated by the said mayor and cuum-
cilmen in all respect, according 10 the
laws of the State regulating elections,
except as to the counting Of the votes
and the returns thereof, which count.
ing shall he done in the presence Of
the citizens at each ward polling place,
and returns thereof made by said com
missioners to the mayor of the city of
Monroe, who shall issue certificates If
election to persons elected. and said
certificates shall be sufficient authori
~ 10 the persons elected to enter upon
the discharge of their respective duties
after they shall have qualified by tax
ing an oath to discharge said duties
faithfully. provided, that nothing in
this act shall he So construed as to re-
quire or enforce the closing of any
houses of business in said city on the
day of election. or TO require the open
ing of the polls before the hour of nine
o'clock 4. NJ. on the dav of election;
and provided further. that it shall he.
the imperative duty of the said mayor
and cOuncilmen, and they are hereby
required. within twelve months after
the passage of this act. To cause and
direct the city collector ar some other
competent person 10 make an accurate
census of the population of the corpora
ton of thu said city of Monroe. and
justly and impartially. without re gard
TO any considerations. except as neatly
as may be the equality of population,
the conpactneSs of wards and the con-
venience of the residents thereof, To
divide the territory of laid corporation
by streets and squares a> boundaries
into four wards. designated the first.
second, third aud fourth wards: an
that the first ward, as Designated hy
said mayor and c"uncilm"m, shall have
az nearly a. may be a resident pupu-
lation of nne-seyPnth of the aggregate
population of the corporate Limits of
the said CITY, and elect one council
thereof and elect two councilmen. the
third ward twn-seveuths thereof and
elect two cuuncilmen, and the fourth
ward twO-SeYenthS thereof and elect
two councilmen, and that thirty legal
days prior to any city election il shall
be the further duty of the said mayor
and councilmen TO cause an exact reg.
istration to be made of all qualitirt
voters of the corporation of the SAID
city by wards separately, designating
In said registration both the wards OF
each resident voter and the street unnl
which his residence or boarding place
fronts, certified copy of which regis
tratiun. funist ed to the commissioner:
OF election, shall be their guide in the
reception of votes; provided, that tn,
councilman for each ward shall b,
elected by the voters of said ward ant
the mayor of the city by the genera
vote OF all the wards; and further pro
vided, thai citizens shall vote i'm the
wards of which rhey are respectivel,
actual residents.
Sec. 4. BE il further enacted, etc
That section seven of the aforenen
TONED act shall be so amended and re-
enacted as Ia read as follows: Tha
the mayor shall preside at all meeting
of the city council; shall call meeting
ct the council whenever he deem j
necessary: shall approve all laws. urdi
nances and resolutions of the city
councils shall have the power of veto
ing any law, ordinance or resolution
OF the city council, whenever in hi
opinion the interests of the CITY requir,
it. and of returning the same within
five days TO the council without hi
approval, accompanied with his writ
ten reasons in detail therefor, which
act, ordinance or resolution SO return
ed may be passed over his veto by tn,
recorded vote of five members of tn,
city council; that the said mayor sbal
vote onl y in case of tie; shall in n,
case exercise judicial powers; shall Sc,
that all laws are duly and prompt,
executed. and shall perform all tn,
duties required of him by the cit,
council.
Sec. ). Be it further enacted. eIc.
That the ninth paragraph of section
nine of the said aforementioned act b,
so amended and re-enacted as to reaC
as follows: Ninth-To survey anC
lay out streets; to regulate aud max,
Improvements to the streets, publlt
squares and other property, and pro
vide for lighting and watering tn,
same; to construct wharf within tn,
corporate limits and fix the wharfag,
dras fhara,f.