The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-21
LAWS
L "A w >
OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
Session of 1879.
mo- NUJ
An Act

10 incorporate the UOWn OF hcdCHl.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
in the parish of DeSoto, be and they are
hereby made body corporate and polite
by the name of the town OF keachi, and as
such can sue and be sued, plead and be i'm
pleaded, shall possess of right common
seal, and shall have the power the same to
amend, alter, or change, at pleasure.
Sea- Be it further enacted, ETC., That that
portion of land laying in the parish of De-
Soto, starting at the store-house of William
G. Speaker and running north to the keachi
graveyard, including the same, one-half mile
south: one-haf mile east, one-half mile west,
from said starting point, shall constitute the
limits and extent of the corporation of the
town of keachi.
Sec. 3. That the municipal government of
the town of keachi shall consist of q mayor
and five c0uncilmen, and three of whom,
with the mayor, shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business No person
shall be eligible to the office of mayor and
councilman unless he be a qualified elector,
and reside within the limits of said corpora
ton, and the mayor and councilmen shall
be chosen by the qualified voters of said
town, as hereinafter provided tor III this act.
See. A. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the mayor and councilmen shall be elected
ON the third Saturday in March and on the
first Saturday in january of each succeed
ing year as follows, to-wit: All legal voters
within the bounds of said corporation shall
meet at some public [plaee] within said town,
and shall then and there proceed to elect by
ballot a mayor and live counclImen, who
shallwhen elected constitute a board for the
government of said town of keaehi, for the
year! next ensuing their election, or until
their successors be. elected and qualified
See. 5. Be it urther enacted, ETC., That
the first election for municipal officers of
said town shall be held by the nearest jus
tice of the peace or acting magistrate, who
shall give not less than five days notice of
said election by public advertisement
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
said mayor and councilmen before enterin e
upon the duties of such, shall take the oath
prescribed by the article ninety-nine of the
constitution, and as a board for the govern
ment of said town. shall have and possess
the following powers, to-wit: First, to levy
tax upon all taxable property within the
limits of said corporation, not to exceed the
amount of the parish tax on said proper " /;
second, to impose tines for all breaches of
this act of incorporation or of bylaws, not
to exceed fifty dollars, and the same to sue
for and collect for the use OF said town.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, To re-
move all nuisances, to tax all plays and the
retailing of spirituous liquors, billiard tables,
and every other species of games prohibited
by law, i'll such sums as to them may seem
just and proper.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted etc, To APP
point secretary, treasurer and collector,
and such other officers as may be necessary
for the administration of said town, and re
quire IL bond for the faithful performance of
their duties, as the board may from time to
time prescribe.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said mayor shall have the power to sap
press all riot or unlawful assemblies, affrays
or tumults, and all breaches of the peIce,
and to arrest all offenders in the same way
that justice of the peace may or can DO /;
that they shall make bylaws tor the govern
ment of said town, and have power to relteal
are not inconsistent with the laws of Lou
isiana.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., II hal
the mayor and cotlncilInen may require seh
compensation as may be determined by hsid
boatd
Sec. H. Be it further enacted, etc, Alai
at any time, whenever ii majority of the {iti
zens of said corporation may wish to dissl I've
said incorporation, they may do so by tie
of two-thirds of the qualified electors RI d.
ing within said town.
See. H. Be it further enacted, etc, al
thisiact shall take effect from and aft f Is
passage.
Speaker of the House OF Representa- es
fSigned1 G. G. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President ahc
Senate. f. r
Approved january 8, 1874
iSignedl WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of LouL- ..sna
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLoNDB,
Secretary of State.