New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-22

70 mako them work upon the streets M
exoeedinG three calendar m0nthe for eco
of6snse. They may also prohibit baakin
| games and l0tteEy schemes, and cause q
business houses 70 b closed % Sundays q
election days, and have power to establis
and regulate 6ro companies. They cha
have p0wer to establish oil bylaws and o,
dinapces by them deemed necessary for til
benefit Of said town, and which are not il
conflict with tho laws OF constitution of thi
State or of the United States, and for tn
violation Of any Of their ordinances or BY
laws they may impose such 6nes and pen
alties - they may think proper, tho fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars, to b
recovered before any court of compoten
jurisdiction, and the imprisonment not Il
exceed thirty days tor any ono ofense
They shall keep . bound book in whicI
shall be recorded ct length the proceeding
laws and ordinances by them passed, whicl
records shall he sigued by the mayor an,
countersigned BY the secretary. That al
laws and ordinances passed by the sal,
board Of councilmen shall take effect ani
be in force in said town (if not otherwis
therein provided) from and Immediately
after being spread upon the minutes ans
after ono publication in the official journa
OF the town, or, In the event of there beinl
no public journal, by posting in three pub
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, etc.. Tina
the board of councilman ehall elect Q mar
shsl, secretary, and all other officers BY
them deemed necessary, who shall hold
their offices 1T the pleasure of the council
and receive such salaries or em0luments q
shall be fixed by the board; and said oficers
shall give such b0nds - the council may
REQUIRE, all such bonds being made payable
IN fho ma vnr and k;a nuonnc.o-.
and NO officer shall be removed from office
except by . majority vote of the board ol
mayor and c0uncilmen elected, except that
the mayor shall have power 10 suspend the
marshal for gross misconduct or failure to
discharge bis duty, aud he shall have fur.
Their power to appoint Q marshal pro tenn,
who shall have ell the powers and emolu-
ments Of the elected officer pending the
action of the board of councilmen upon the
charges preferred against the suspended
officer, which charges must be inquired in to
without any unnecessary delay. All said
officers shall perform and execute such
duties Is may be eDjoined on them by the
ordinances cf the board.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the mayor and councilmen, before entering.
on the discharge Of their duties, shall be
commissioned by the Governor, and shall
take and subscribe the oath required by
law Ill OuCoT0 VI buo CtAVcs WulOA O8tu
shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary
of State within sixty days after the issu-
ance of said commission. All vacancies
occurring in the board of councilmen or in
the Office of mayor by death, resignation,
o.. otherwise. shall be filled by election
ubon due and public notice, given as pro.
Iaed in section three of this act; and in
case Of vacancy of the Office of mayor, the
board Of councilmen shall Immediately
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at said meeting they shall designate one
of their number who shall be mayor pro
tenn, ana who shall perform all the duties
imposed upon the mayor of the town of Prov
idence, and for that purpose shall have all
the power conferred by this act and tho or
dinances of said board on said mayor.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That the
mayor and councilmen shall have the power
to levy an I'D valorum tax upon all the NOV
corporate limits of said town Of Providence,
which tax shsll not exceed one mill on each
dollar of the valuation. They may levy
and collect licenses on any and all trades,
callings and professions. and in any and
all cases Whatsoever wherein the State
shall levy and collect licenses such licenses
not to exceed in amount the licenses levied
by the State in such cases.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the valuation of property for taxation by
tho corporation shall not be in excess Of |
made BY the State; and the board
Of councilmen ehall annually cause to be |
prepared . roll of all the taxable property
within the corporate limits; by the first !
in January in each year they
shall name board of assessors, composed
Of one member of the board of councllmen
md two freeholders of the said town, two |
Of whom ehall be quorum, who shall pro-
,eed to assess the value of all property on |
yaid roll and extend thereon the amounts /
he board of cOuncilmen, end the said as |
'essors shall complete said assessment and
'xtensiOn within twenty days thereafter,
which roll 80 completed shall be subject
Ifter public notice to examination by all |
axpayers within the corporate limits for
en- days before collection, and if found to
70 erroneous shall be corrected by said
BOARD of assessors. All taxes assessed as
foresaid shall be due and collectible on
f each year. The board of council
len shall designate an officer to collect
II town Licenses and taxes and shall
eGuire Of him such bonds az they may
eem necessary and the said town !
Ak collector shall collect all town licenses
nd taxes in the same manner Except az to |
me) and under the same restrictions and
enalties as State taxes are collected, and
! furtherance Of the came he shall have
II the powers Of the State tax collector;
rovided, that all town licenses shall be due
nd payable on the first of January of each
ear for which they are levied. Said town | !
* collector shall make settlements with | ,
he mayor es often az he is required so to |
o by the board, and shall receive such fees ,
nd em0luments as ehall be fixed by thu
GARD of councilmen.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, etc, That .
10 board of councilmen shall select their
wn treasurer, who ehall perform such
mites, receive such emoluments, and give
lch bonds as shall be determined by the i
'uncll; payment from the treasury to be 8
ade in such manner and form as desig-
tied by the council.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
% mayor of Providence shall, by virtue
his commission as mayor, be ex-OficiO |
stice of the peace within the limits of said | q
wD, and as such ehall have power to 9
lnish all breaches of the peace committed
thin the limits of said town; to suppress Z
riots. routs, effrays. tumults or unlaw- t
i assembly. For that purpose he NAV, '
hen necessary, appoint policemen to assist
9 marshal, and such policemen shall be | t
bject to the direction of the marshal, and | I
all not refuse to act when summoned BY
Q mayor under penalty of q fine of not &
ore than fifty dollars or imprisonment for b
It moro than thirty days, to be imposed | r
the mayor ct his discretion. The mayor
all have tho power to act a. commit ?
~ magistrate in all criminal cases where
9 offense il committed within the cor b
rate limits, and can issue summonses and d
lrrante, and examine into charges made t
oath before him; may require peace q
nds and bind the accused over
the parish court, and do all acts p