New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-22
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
49, :
REGULAR SESSION OF 1876.
AN ACT

10 JuCOIpOrAU0 lilo UOW0 Oh 1EOVlO0uCe, !
the parish Of Carroll, and to repeal Q
laws in oopflict with this act, and o
laws upon the same subject matter.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senat
and House of Representatives of the Stat
of Louisiana in General Assembly COZ
vened, That the following tract Of land i
the parish Of Carroll shall be the bon ndar
limits Of the town of Providence, to vii
Starting ut . point on the west bank of tn
Mississippi river due east from the lowe
line of the dwelling of Alexander Arm
strong; from thence westward 90 az to EN-
brace his house and lot; thence from tn,
side, and westward along the line dividing
the plantation of Ingram e. Davis from
the present town of Providence and the
other lots and dwellings ON the banks Of
the lake to the southwest corner of the
property Of John Williams; thence north.
waId to the margin Of Lake Providence;
thence eastward along the margin of said
lake to point ON . line with the west side
of Mira. Briggs' property; thence north to q
property Of w. A. Blount, thence due east
70 the Mississippi river, and thence south
along the margin of said river to the place
of beginning That the residents within
said limits shall be and are hereby made .
body corporate and polite under the name
and style OF the town of Providence. and
under such name and style they and their
SUCCESSORS snail have perpetual succession,
with the right to sue and be sued, prosecute
and defend any and all actions pertaining
to said town; to acquire any and ell kinds
Of property by purchase, donation or other
wise for the use and benefit of said town; to
raise money by taxation for the mainten.
anCe and good government of eaid town,
tho enforcement of police regulations, for
the maintenance and repairs Of streets and
bridges in said town, and for oil improve
ments deemed necessary by the board of
councilmen hereinafter created. That they
may possess q common seal, and the sam
alter ct. their pleasure, and shall have all
the powers conferred by law upon munich
pal corporations in general. That imme-
diately after the passage of this act the
board of councilmen Of said town shall
have . survey made Of the limits above de-
ecribed, and cause . map thereof to be exc
cuted, which shall be adopted by them az
the boundary lines of said town.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the government Of aaid town of Providence
and the administration of it's affairs shall
be vested in mayor and five cOuncilmen,
whose term of Office shall be for one wear
and who shall be citizens of said town.
SEC. 3 Be it further enacted, etc., That
on the first Monday of June, A. ID. 1876, and
on the first Monday in June every year
thereafter, an election ehall be held in said
town for mayor and five councilmeD, Of
which the mayor shall give thirty days
town, If such there be, otherwise by post
ing in three public places for said time;
that at said elections the electors ehall be
voters of the parish, and have had an actual
residence within the corporate limits of
said town for ten days prior to the election;
that the said election shall be held and gu.
pervised by three commissioners appointed
BY the mayor from the citizens of said town
Of Providence, and the present mayor and
c0uncilmfn of the town of Providence shall
continue in Office until their successors are
elected under this act and indicted into
Office.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the mayor and councilmen shall hold their
meetings ~ often % once every month, at |
. time and place they may select, and 1t |
such other times ~ he or majority of the |
board OF cOuncilmen may deem necessary,
or twelve or more electors of the corpora
ton may require, and of all such meetinRs
due notice shall be given BY posting. or |
otherwise, a. may be provided by said |
board OF cOuncilmen. At all meetings of |
the board Of c0uncilmen the mayor shall |
preside, and majority of said councilmen |
shall constitute quorum for the transac-
ton of business; that in case of the absence /
Of the mayor, or bis inability to attend to \
the duties Of bis efice, the senior council |
man present shall preside at all meetings
of the board. ct which time it will n ouira
three c0uneilnen besides the chairman to
constitute quorum, and during such Alb
eence or inability Of the mayor, the said
senior councilman shall be subject to all
the duties imposed by and shall have all
the powers conferred by this act upon said
mayor.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the board of councilmen shall have the
power to pass all bylaws and ordinances
tor eaid town which they may deem neces-
sary for the police regulations and cleanli-
ness Of the same; for keeping clear the |
banks of the Mississippi river and Lake
for regulating the landing of
trading and other boats within said limits:
Tor erecting. protecting and preserving any
ieveee deemed necessary for the welfare Of
the town; to prevent and remove any Duis-
ance; to prevent the introduction or spread
OF any contagious or infections diseases
witnin said town, by establishing quar-
ant'ne or otherwise, as the mayor and coun-
ciimen may deem proper and expedient:
tney snen nave power to prohibit Migrants
ana idle persons without any visible means
Of support, or persons Of ill-iame or evil life
from remaining in the town, and NAV paas
avs requiring such persons to give bonds.
with good security, for their behsvior
Ior . reasonable time, such bonds mia
payable TO the msyor. or in case Of
heir inability Or failure to give such bonde