New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-11

shall appoint the commissioners AOE A'Auink
the asue, who shall make their returns to
the Justice ordering inc electlon, VINO SHALL
declare the result.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
section three Of eaid act No. Ill Oe amended
and re-enacted so as to read 40 follow
That there shall be five selectmen for said
town, and no more, whose term OF Office
shall continue one year, and until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified, whose
compensation shall be fixed BY an 9tdi-
nance Of the may or and selectmen, wnicn
shall not exceed twenty. Eve dollars per an
mum for each member OF the Doafc'
they shall pass all laws and ordl-
nan,ea for the police and government
of said town. They shall elect a town
marshal, annually, at their first regular
meeting after each annual election, and Tx
bis salary, which shall net exceed tive hun.
dred dollars per RnnuD, as marshal, and
such fees of office ne may be allowed by
the mayor and selectmen. ANY three OF
said eelectmen, together with the mayor.
shall constitute quorum for the transac-
ton of any business.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section four of said act No. Ill, il amended
and re enacted so as to read as follows:
That in case Of the absence of the mayor or
any selectman Of said town, or refusal to
act for more than one month, the Office
with the provisions Of this act.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted. etc, That
section five of said act No. Ill is amended
and re-enacted go as to read as follows:
That the mayor of said town be and is
hereby invested with judicial power, which
shall only extend to the cOgnizance of all
cases arising under the police regulations
Of said town OF Homer, with authority to
try summarily all parties who may be
brought before him tor violation of the
police regulations of said town, and his au-
thority shall extend to fine and lmprison.
ment of parties convicted before him, the
fine in no case TO exceed fifty dollars for
each offense, and the imprisonment not to
exceed ten days; and it shall be the duty of
the mayor to see that all the regulations
and ordinances of said town are faithfully
executed; to preside At all meetings OF the
selectmer, but he shall have no vote ex-
cept in case of tie; that said mayor and
selectmen shall have power to pass any by
laws for their own government and the
government of the officers of said town,
and any regulations and ordinances in
writing not inconsistent with the consti:u-
ton and laws of the United States or of
this State, as they may deem proper 10 re-
lation to the public markets, streets, al
leys, highways and sidewalks, and to disor-
derby houses and drinking saloons, and
for protection against fire to town, watch
and police; to levy and collect taxes and
licenses, and to determine the mode Of as
sessing and collecting the same; to impose
such lines and penalties for Q breach Of
their by laws, regulations and ordinances
as they think proper, subject to the limita-
lions Of this act. The mayor of said town
ehall receive an annual salary, the amount
to be fixed by the mayor and selectmen of
ooiA IN Vvh oh no. NJ GO hnn
dred dollars. the amount of which shall not
be increased or diminished during his term
of office.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted. etc, That
section six of said act No. Ill be and is
hereby repealed.
SEC. z. Be it further enacted. etc., That
section seven Of said act No. l IL is hereby
amended and re-enacted go as to read as
follows: That the mayor and selectmen
of said town shall at the first regular meet
ing after each annual election elect by
ballot suitable persons to fill the offices of
treasurer and clerk, assessor, collector and
marshal of said corporation, who shall hold
their Offices for one year, unless sooner re-
moved for cause, at which election the
mayor shall be entitled to vote and the
said mayor and selectmen shall fill any
vacancy in said offices within ten days
after it occurs, in the same manner as above
provided; and the office of assessor and
collector and marshal may be conferred
upon the same person, and the mayor and
selectmen shall have the power to remove
any one of said officers for cause, and declare
the office vacant; and it is made the impera-
tive duty of the mayor aud selectmer to re-
move the assessor and collector should he
fail to make satisfactory monthly settle
ments with the treasurer. That the COM
pens alton of the assessor and collector
shall be fixed by the mayor and selectmen,
not to exceed six per centum on the
they shall also fix the compensation of the
clerk and treasurer of the corporation. The
marshal, in addition to his salary, shall re-
ceive such compensation Tor removing
nuisances, and for making arrests and sum-
moning witnesses, as may be fixed by the
mayor and selectmen; his fees for arrests
ana for summOning witnesses to be paid by
the party convicted, and shall not exceed
the rates paid the sheriff for like services.
section eight of said act No. Ill be amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as follows:
That said mayor and selectmen, clerk,
treasurer. marshal. assessor and collector
shall before entering upon the duties Of
their respective offices take an oath before
the clerk of the district court or a justice of
the peace to discharge faithfully and i'm
partially all the duties imposed by this act.
which oath shall be written in bound
book to be kept by the mayor and sub.
scribed by the officers taking the oath.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
section nine of said act No. Ill oe amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as follows:
That the treasurer, marshal, and assessor
and collector, before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties, shall give bond
and such security for the faithful perform
ance Of their duties as the mayor and select
men may deem sufficient, which bond shall
be by notarial act and recorded in the
records Of the parish, and the
such time as shall be provided for by the
ordinances of the corporation after the re-
ceipt of his warrant for assessing and col
lecting any taxes and licenses that may
have been levied, proceed to collect the
same, and pay it into the hands Of the
treasurer and take his receipt therefor,
and for that purpose he shall have the
same power and means to enforce the
payment of the corporation taxes and
licenses levied by the mayor and selectmen
as are given to assessors and collectors of
State and parish taxes to enforce the pay
nent of taxes and licenses due the State
and parishes. The marshal shall be chief
If police, shall attend all meetings of the
mayor and selectment, shall arrest all par
les whom he may see violating the police
equations of the town, or who may he
charged with the came. and carry them be-
ore the mayor for trial: that he shall be
he executive officer of the mayor in
III proceedings before him when act
ng as police magistrate; be keeper
If the town prison or calaboose; col |
ect all fines assessed by the mayor.
md imprisen in the said lookup any one |
sentenced to imprisonment by the mayor,
md see that they are properly fed ana |
he corporation, and be allowed the same |