The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-25
AN ACT
No. 49, AN ACT
To iacorporats the town OF Milliksn's Bend in
Madison parish. --
No. 1871

10 tuCOEpDFAt9 tho t0WN Oh hl1lK8n beHA IA
Madison parish. .-s
House of Representations Of The State Of
Loutsia,td In General assembly, concerned, That
the inhabitants Of the town OF Mtllikens Bend In
the parish OF Madison, are hereby made body
corporate and polite with perpetual succession,
by The name and style Of the town OF Miiliken's
Bend, and 40 such can sue and BIO sued, plead
and be implsaded, answer and bb answered, de-
fend and be defended In any court Of law; shall
possess the right to have, hold, purchase, receive
and enjoy any kind of properly, and the same 10
sell, transfer. lease, farm and dispose of also TO
have q common seal, the same 10 amend, alter or
change at pleasure.
SEQ. 2. BE IL further ennoted, etc., That the
limits and boundaries Of the said town shall be
as follows, viz: Commencing 81 the point whore
the west line Of the section thirteen, in township
number seventeen, range number thirteen east.
strikes the Mississippi River, thence on said line
south till II strikes the south line Of sections thir
teen and fourteen, thence on said south line TO
the east corner of section fourteen, in said town
ship, thence ON the east line of &c ctiou fourteen
TO the mississippi River, thence along the bank
Of said river to the point Of commencement.
SEC. 8. Be IL further enacted etc.,. That the
municipal government Of said town q Milliken's
Bend shall consist OF mayor and five aldermen,
three OF whom with the mayor shall constitute .
Quorum 10 transact business. No person shall
be eligible TO the Office Of mayor or alderman un-
loss he be qualified elector and resident within
inc 1fn1tH Oh HAlu CDTpDTAbfDU, AHQ tH6 mayor AHH
aldermen shall be elected by the qualified elect
ors Of said town.
SEQ. A. Be 1t tt7tlte" enacted, etc., That on the
first Monday OF May, OF the present year, A. ID.
1877, and every two years thereafter, the mayor
and aldermen Of said town shall be chosen by
ballot, and the persons thus chosen shall con-
tinue in Office during the term OF two years, and
until their successors are elected and qualified:
should regular electon not take place ON the
day fixed by this act, then the election shall be
held az soon thereafter as possible, the mayor
giving ten days notice Of such election by pub
Lefty or advertisement in said town.
SEC. &. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
mayor and aldermen, before entering upon the
duties OF tneir respective offices, shall take the
ost, prescribed by law, and they are hereby au
thorized and empowered to ordain and establish
and cause TO be executed all such ordinances,
expedient for the government and regulations Of
said town, not inconsistent with the laws Of this
state, and TO appoint, by election or otherwise.
oil such officers OF the corporation al they deem
necessary; and they shall have the power to as.
sess, levy and collect q tax for the use OF said
corporate upon ell taxable property within said
corporation, which tax shall not exceed one hun
dred pr cent on the State tax proper, to be as
sessed and collected in the same manner as the
taxes OF the State are; proUided, that the land
and other taxable property situated within the
limits OF said town shall not be exempt from the
payment Of parish taxes.
SEC. 6. Be u further enacted, etc.. That the
mayor and aldermen Of said town shall have
power to remove all uuisances, to tax all shows,
eifcuses, bar-rooms, grog-sh pc, butchers, ped
dlers, hawkers, billiard tables, and the owners OF
aatboats who sell produce, goods or wares by re-
tail, sud to euppress houses Of ill-an,e and dis
orderly houses, and to provide for the punish
ment Of vagra to and disorderly persons. by fine
not TO exceed fifty dollars imprisonment not to
exceed ten days; they shall have power 70 ina
pose fnes for breaches and violations OF these
ordinances and regulations, which shall not e.
coed fifty dollars for each and every contraven.
any court Of competent Jurisdiction, In the name
and for the use OF said corporation. They shall
elect clerk, whose duly 1t shall be TO keep q
correct and faithful record of oil the proceedings
OF their meeting, and TO make public their ordi-
nances by posting mp copies OF them N two OF
| more pubic places In said town, which ordinan.
ces shall have effect two days after such pubic
notification.
SEC. 7. Be IL further enacted etc., That the
mayor shall preside at oil meetings OF the Doaro
Of Aldermen: he sh Ill call extra meetings when be
deems 1t necessary; he shall approve oil Jaws, or
dinances and resolutions OF the board; he shall
only vote in case Of tie, and he shall see thai
| the laws are faithfully executed; and he shall
| perform ali the duties required Of him by the
| board of aldermen. In the absence OF he mayor
the aldermen shall select from among themselves
| a president pro tennpore, to act in his place.
| SEC. s. Be ii further enacted, etc., That the
mayor shall be ex-officio justice OF the peacs
within the limits Of said town, and commissioned
by he Governor accordingly; shall have power tc
suppregs all riots or unlawful sembl es, affcays
and tumults, and all breaches Of the peace, anc
10 arrest all offenders in the same way that Jas
tees Of the peace may or can do, and have III;
same powers in criminal cases
SEQ 9 Be ii further enacted, etc., That fol
all elections after the first, the mayor and alder
| men OF said town shall appoint three persons,
qualified voters residing in said town, as commits
| sioners to hold such elections; and said mayo
| and aldermen shall fix the place and manner o.
| holding such electlous; aud for the purpose O
! aling vacancies 10 their body they shall fix the
time and place and manner Of holding the cleo
ton, and in ali cases ten days, public notice shsl
be given before any election is had; u shall p
/ the duty Of the commissioners Of election 70 re
side e the me, and certify Id writing over fhs
lproper Signatures the Z. suit thereof and, with
Ia twenty four hours after closing the polls. x
fila such certificate with the clerko the nais