New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-25

the bounds of his jurisdiction. and shall
have exclusive jurisdictiOn therein; and il
shall be his duty to sign or veto all bylaws
and ordinances passed by the board of
selectmen OF said town; but in case of a
veto by said mayor the selectmen, bv q
vote of two-thirds, may pass a bylaw or
ordinance in opposition to the veto. and
the same so passed shall be law without
the signature of the mayor; that it shall be
his duty to see that all the bylaws aud
ordinances are faithfully executed. The
mayor and any two selectmen shall form q
| quorum for the transaction of business.
The board of selectmen shall meet on their
| own adjournment or at the call of the
mayor, and may fine each other for non
attendance and neglect of duty in sum
not exceeding twenty dollars for any single
offense; that the said mayor and select
| men shall have power from time to time to
pass any bylaws and ordinances IN writing.
not inconsistent with the laws and constitu-
| tiOns of this State and the United States,
| as they may deem proper in relation
to public markets, levees, streets, alleys,
highways. baDquettes or sidewalks IN said
| town; to cutting canals and bitches for
drains, or filling them up, or keeping in
order, and improving the same; in relation
to disorderly conduct and nuisances in gen.
eral; to q town watch and patrol; to
wharves and ferries, or anything whatsoever
Uu6C may COuCcIu Iuo kOUU SONcTuIucul
and police of said town; to make, ordain
and impose such fines and penalties for a
breach of their bylaws, rules and Ordi
nances as they shall think proper, but not
to exceed the sum of fifty dollars for
a single offense, to be sued for and recov.
cred before the mayor, the amount Of all
said fees 80 recovered to be put into the
and benefit. The mayor shall preside at
all meetings of the board of selectmen and
decide questions of order arising therein,
but shall not be entitled to vote in their
proceedings, and shall receive salary, to
be fixed by said board, provided no extra
or additional compensation be allowed for
presiding at the mayors court ia criminal
matters"
And section fourteen of said act be
amended and re enacted to read as follows,
to wit:
"Sec. II. BE it further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the duty of the mayor and select
men to choose town constable, who shall
attend the mayors court and the meetings
of the board of mayor and selectmen, and
serve such citations, subpoena and writs,
warrants, judgments and orders as the
mayors court and the board of mayor and
selectment are authorized to issue by this
act, and to do and perform, all and siugu-
lar, the duties imposed by law upon cOnsta-
bles in this State, for which he shall receive
fixed salary, to be determined by the
board of mayor and selectmen, in lieu of
all fees and emoluments of every kind ana
description whatsoever"
SEC. = Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws contrary to and in
conflict with the provisions OF this act are
hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect from and after the first day OF Jan
usry, 1876.
(Signed) MICHAEL HAHN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) G. C.. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
A true copy:
n. DURAND,
Assistant Secretary of State.
Received in the Office of the Secretary of
State April "a. 1875. The foregoing act hav
ing been presented to the Governor of the
State of Louisiana for his approval, and
not having been returned by him to the
house of the General Assembly in which it
originated within the time prescribed by
the constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
has become a law without his approval.