New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-24
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1876,
No (bS

AN ACT
To incorporate the town of Amite CITY, in
the parish of TangipahOa, to define it's
limits, to provide for the election of
mayor and councilmen, to prescribe their
duties and powere, and to provide for the
government of the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con.
vened, That the inh abitsnts of the town Of
Amite City. in the parish of Tangipshos, be
and they are hereby created and made
body corporate and polite in law, with
perpetual succession, to have and to be
known by the name and style of Corpora
ton OF Amite City. and by that name they
and their successors shall be capable Of
suing and being sued in all courts of COM
petent jurisdiction, shall or may have an
official seal and may alter the same at
pleasure, shall have the right of acquiring
property and of conveying property
whether real or personal, for the use and
benefit OF said corporation and shall have
the power OF raising money by taxation, on
the property situated within the limits of
said corporation, and by licenses on trades.
PROFESSIONS and occupations pursued or car.
rled on within the limits of said CORPORA.
ton, said money thus raised to be applied
tO the use, benefit and good government of
SAID corporation or town Of Amite City.
and to provide for and maintain a com,
petent police force for the same.
SEC: =. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the limits and boundaries of the said
corporation or town of Amite CITY shall
0e and are hereby fixed and estab
ern boundary line shall Commence at a
point IN the middle of what is known IA
hsiiroad avenue, as per plan of said town.
on the line dividing the north half of section
number thirty-three from the south half of
SAID section number thirty-three in town.
snip number three south, range number
seven east, and from said point on said
avenue snail run one half mile east, and one
half mile west at right angles to the middle
of said Railroad avenue; the southern honnS'
ary line shall commence at point in the
middle of said Railroad avenue on the line
dividing the north half section number nine
from the south half of said section numher
nine In said township number four south. of
range number seven east, and shall run
from said last named point on said avenue
one half mile east, and one half mile west
at right angles to the middle Of said avenue.
the eastern boundary line shall run parallel
with the middle Of said Railroad avenue
from the eastern end of the northern bound
airy line to the eastern end of the southern
boundary line, and the western boundary
line shall run parallel with the middle Of |
said Railroad avenue from the western end |
OF the northern boundary line to the west
ern end of the southern boundary line.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, eto.. That
the officers of said corporation shall CON
sist OF Q mayor and five councilmen. who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of |
said town, and shall hold their offices for a |
period OF one year, and one assessor, one |
treasurer, one secretary of the council, and |
ponce officers, not to exceed two in num-
per, unless 10 cases Of emergency the mayor
necessary; that said officers, viz: secretarv.
treasurer, assessor and police officers, be
elected or chosen annually BY the council.
IND that any one of them may be removed
,ouncil. WIG
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That