New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-24

of the city taxes and licenses, and to elect
q treasurer of the city Of Natchitoches who
shall be ex oficio secretary Of the city
council.
Sec. }. Be it further enacted, ETC.. Thai
the mayor shall preside at all meetings OF
the city council, when he deems necessary
shall approve all laws, ordinances and resO
lutions Of the city council; shall vote as
other members of the council on all ques
lions, aud shall be vested with the same
powers as are now exercised by the re.
corders of the city of New Orleans. He
shall be committing magistrate, with full
power to examine and commit, in all cases
arising under the laws of the State, in the
same manner and to the same extent as
justices of the peace now or hereafter may
do. He is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to examine, try and sentence persons
for violation of the laws and ordinances OF
the corporation of the city of NatchitOches,
and Otfenses against the same, and shall
hold his court daily, from nine o'clock q. NJ.
until three o'clock p. NJ, or longer, if neces-
sary. All fines collected by said mayors
court, under the provisions of this act,
lshall) be paid into the treasury of the city
vi Natchitoches, monthly.
SEC. :. Be it further enacted. etc.. That
the mayor and city councilmen shall hold
their Offices:
First Those appointed by the Gov
erDOr. under section two of this act,
until the next general election for members
of the General Assembly, or until their
successors have been duly elected and
qualified.
Second - Those elected at the same
time as the members of the General
Assembly, 10 hold their offices for two
1876, or until their successors shall be
elected and duly qualified; and the mayor
shall be entitled to an annual salary to be
fixed by the city council.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the mayor of the city of Natchitoches is
hereby authorized to appoint one court
officer. who shall also be the city marshal,
and shall be at all times subject TO the order
ofthe mayor, and said court officer and mar
shall shall be empowered and authorized to
servo warrants, summons, search warrants,
attachments, mittimus issued by the mayor
in otfenses against the State and city cor
poration. and to make arrests, and shall
receive the same fees for such services as
are by law allowed to cOnstables, to be paid
by the city of NatciitOches.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the mayor and city council, and their duly
elected aud qualified successors in office,
shall have perpetual succession; that they
shall bs capable of instituting and defend
ing suits in all courts Of this State under
the title of the mayor and city council of
Natchitoches, and that citations and other
legal process shall be served on the mayor.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the mayor and city council shall have full
power and authority to make and pass such
laws and ordinances as are necessary and
proper:
F'rst-To regulate and preserve the
peace and good order of the city, and pro-
vide for aud maintain its cleanliness and
salubrlty in a manner not inconsistent with
the laws OF this State.
Second-TO adopt and use common
seal.
Third-To purchase, hold and convey,
ALLEVIATE any estate, real or personal; to ac-
cept any gilt, grant or inheritance of prop
erty for public or charitable purposes; to
erect school, market and fire engine houses,
and such other buildings as may be for the
public benefit, and to build city work
house.
Fourth-To establish a quarantine for
the protection OF the city against contagious
diseases and epidemics.
titth-IO levy and collect such annual
and special taxes on the real and per-
,onal, movable and immovable prop
erty of the city of Natchitoches as shall
% deemed necessary by them, provided
hat said taxes shall in no one year exceed
TWO per centum on the assessed value of
he real and personal estate within said
,ity for the year for which the assessment
II taxes is made.
Sixth-TO impose an annual license fax
m trades, professions and callings, said |
license to expire on the thirty first day of |
december in the year in which it was OBJ |
aimed, and which license tax shall be due |
md payable at the Office of the city treas |
,rer from the first day of January to the |
wenty-eighth day of February, inclusive.
Seventh--To fix the amount of bonds to
70 given by the city officers from whom
'onds fare required; to fix the salaries and |
compensation OF all officers aud others APP
'ointed or elected by them; to remove for
efficient cause any of the appointees or
Ulcers elected by themselves, and to define
be duties of all such officers and appointees.
Eighth-To survey and lay out streets
nd public squares; to regulate and make
improvements to the streets and squares |
nd other public property, and provide for
ghtlng aud watering the same; to con-
truct wharf within the corporate limits,
nd fix the wharfage dues thereon; to order
nd direct the ditching, filling, opening,
reefs; and if, for the above or other public
urposes, the land Of any private person or
ody corporate is necessary to be had, to
lrchase the same at a reasonable price, or
cause the same to be appropriated
ccordlng to the mode and formalities pre-
ribbed by existing laws upon the subject;
regulate the proportions. and to
ake and repair all common drains.
lblic roads, levees, causeways and
ridges; to determine the completion and
avement of the streets; to fix the
Iuaring, and to prevent entertainments
BON, the stopping and obstructing of the
reefs, public squares, sidewalks, levees,
lblic roads or river banks OF the city of |
atchit3ches, and to order any object,
hatever may be its value, which may in.
mber the said places, or prevent and
nbarrass the free use of the same to be
moved or sold for whom it may concern,
the same manner and after such adver- ,
cement as shall be required by ordinance.
Ninth-TO clean the banks Of Cane river
other streams within the limits of the /
y. and reopen such ancient and natural
aims as have been INSTRUCTED by the \
.ners Of adjacent lands. =
fenth-TO determine what animals shall
n at large within the corporate limits, :
d prohibit others from doing 80; to i'm.
und all animals running at large in vic. 3
ion OF the laws and ordinances of the p
Y; to fix penalties and fines which the
ners thereof shall pay before the animal
lmpounded shall be delivered up, and to
50 laws and ordinances for the sale of
d animals after three days notice in :.
Wspaper, or by posting.
Ileventh-TO abate nuisances, suppress
Uses of hlfame, and cause the arrest and
nishment of Migrants.
[welfth-To enact laws and ordinances,
! to make appropriations for the purpose
building city workhouse and providing
the government of the same.
pass laws and ordinances
posing fines upon all persons who shall
duct any business or pursue any occu-
ion for which license is to be collected
enever such persons shall conduct such +
iness or pursue said occupation without
ViOnElv OhfaininO such 1icouaas