Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-07-12

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beginning f''"' !"
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.. Thu,
the second section Of the Aforementioned
act snail DC % amended and re-enacted :.
10 read rs Ioiiows: That to provide "a,
the government OF the city of Monroe ther.
shall be elected on the first Mondar :,
May, 1874, and every two years tbere.,,ou
by the qualified voters Of said coruor,t;ae
from among themselves, one mayor ana ~
ven councilmen, with the powers and a.
ties and in the manner hereinafter set 5or+h
and that the present mayor and connc;,
men shall hold Office till the said elect;o.
on the first Monday of May. 1874, a. nnt;,
their successors are duly elected and qualia.
ed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. etc. tn.
the third section of said act shall ha az
amended and re-enacted as to read AZ e.,
low 8: That the election for the ofsics.-
created by the second section ofthis amsal
cd act, shall be held by. commissioner -
each ward, appointed by the MAYOR ar
councilmen; that it shall be the duty -
the said mayor aud councilmen, one we'd
before the said city election, to appoint e.
each ward, as hereinafter provided fcr,
three commissioners of election: resident
at the ward for which they may be appoint.
cd commissioners, who, after being dulv
qualified according to law, shall .conduct
the election or at thep olling plaes
within each ward duly designated Lv
the said mayor sndcouncilmen in all n.
spects according to the laws of the State n.
gulating elections, except as to the eoun.
ting OF the votes and the returns thereof
which counting shall be done in the pre'
sence of the citizens at each ward polling
place., and returns thereof made By said
commissioners to the mayor of the city Of
Monroe, who shall issue certificates ofekc-
tion to persons elected, and said certi6cat-
es shall be sufficient authority to the per.
SONS elected to enter upon the discharge of
their respective duties after they shall have
qualified by taking an oath to discharc.
said duties faithfully provided, that moth.
ing in this act shall be SO construed as to
require or enforce the closing of any house
Of business in said city on the day of elec.
ton, or to require the opening of the poll,
before. the hour of A. NJ. on the DAY Of
the election and provided further, that il
shall be the Imperative duty Of the said
mayer and cOuncilmen, and they are here
by required, within twelve months after
the passage Of this act, to cause and direct
the city collector or some other cOmrcteut
person to make an accurate census of the
population Of the corporation of the said
city of Monroe, and justly and impartislly,
without regard to any considerations, ex-
cept as nearly as may be the equality Of
population, the cOmpactness of wards and
and the convenience of the residents there
of, to divide the territory of said corpora-
ton by streets and squares rs boundaries
into four wards, designated the first, Sec
Ond, third and fourth wards; and that the
first ward, as designated by the said mayor
and. councilmen, shall have as nearly as
may be a resident population of one sew
enth of the aggregate population of the
corporate limits of the said city, and elect
two councilmen, the third ward two-sey-
enths thereof and eject two councilmen,
and the fourth ward twO-sevenths Thereof
and elect two c0unciimen, and that thirty
legal days prior to any city election i. shalI
be the further duty of the said mayor and
councilmen to cause an exact registration
to be made of all qualified voters of the cor
pOration of the said city by wards separate
ly, designating in said registration both
the ward of each resident voter and the
street upon which his residence or board
ing place fronts, a certified copy Of which
registration, furnished to the Commission
ers Of election, shall be theirigui,l in the
reception of vetcrs; provided, that tho
councilman for each ward shall be elected
by the voters of said ward, and the mayor
Of the city by the general vote IT allthe
wards; and further provided, that citizens
shall vote III the wards of which they are
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See. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
section seven of the aforementioned act
shall be 50 amended and re-cnacted an to
read as follows: That the mayor shall pre-
side at all meetings Of the city council;
shall call meetings ofthe council wh.sevcr
he shall deem it necessary, shah approve
all laws, ordinances and resolutions of the
city council: shall have the powor veto
ing any law, ordinance or resolution of the
city council, whenever in his opinion tho
interest Of the city require il, and Of re-
turning the same within five days TO the
council without his approval. accompanied
with his written reasons in detail therefor,
which act, ordinance or resolution 50 re-.
turned may be passed over his veto By the
recorded vote Of five members of the city
council; that the said mayor shall vote on
ly in the case of tie /; shall in no case exer.
else judicial powers; shall see that the laws
are duly and promptly executed, and shall
perform all the duties required of him BY
the city council. - ~ sss
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the ninth paragraph of section nine Of the
said aforementioned act be SO amended and
re-enacted as to read as follows: Ninth
To survey and lay out streets; to Regulate
and make improvements to the streets.
public squares and the other property, and
provide for lighting and watering the same
TO construct wharf within the corporate
limits and fix the wharfage dues thereof;
to order and direct the ditching, filling
opening, widening and continuing Of any d
the streets, aud if for the above, or otha
public purposes, the land of any pnvats
person or body corporate is necessary tobs
had, to purchase the same ut reasonable
price, or cause the same to be expropristsd ,
according to the mode and formalities pc
scribed by existing laws upon the subject;
to close and sell to any parties any street
alleys or real estate, donated to- the city
for the use thereof in cases In which such
closing and sale would inure to the public
convenience and interest of said corpons
ton to regulate the proportion and 10
make and repair all common drains, public
roads, levees, causeway and bridges, not