The Lake Charles echo., 1877-08-30

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the Corporation Secretary be. and he
is hereby required to make out week
ly statement Of all warrants on the
Treasurer, issued by the Mayor and
attested by him, during the week
which statement shall set forth the
amount of each warrant and its NUM-
ber, and against what fund it is drawn
and that he shall adopt such system
of enumeration as shall show consecu-
tive enumeration Of essch class Of war;
rants, and that he shall deliver to the
Corporation Treasurer at his office,
prior to the hour of l2 O'Clock N. on
Monday of each week, the statement
made out as aforesaid, for the previous
week.
SEQ. Q. Be it ordained, That the
Corporation Treasurer be, and he is
hereby instructed and required to pay
all warrants in the order of their emu
meration, provided nothing herein con-
tanned shall be so construed as to pre-
vent the Treasurer from paying any
warrant presented ont of its order,
when there are sufficient funds on hand
belonging to the particular fund upon
which such warrant is drawn, to pay all
previous and lower numbered warrants
outstanding against said fund.
SEC 3. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the Secretary be, and.he is hereby
required to make out and present to
the Town Council at each regular meet
ing, monthly statement closing ON the
day of the regular meeting Of the Town
Council, said statement to set forth
what warrants have been issued, their
several amounts, and on what fund.
SEC. 4. Be it ordained, etc, That
the Treasurer be, and he is hereby re-
auired to make out q monthly state
ment, and present to the Town Council
at each regular meeting, closing said
statement on the day Of the regular
meeting of the Town Council, said
statement to set forth the number of
each warrant paid by the Treasurer,
amount paid ON each warrant, balance
in the Treasury, and all other matters
of interest 10 the Council relating to
the Treasurers office.
SEQ 5. Be it ordained, ETC., That
this ordinance shall take effect from
and after it's passage, and all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict here
with, be and they are hereby repealed.
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen Of
the town of Lake Charles, La:
The undersigned members Of the
committee appointed to examine and
report upon proposed ordinance rela-
tive to the duties of the Town Treas
urer and Secretary of the Town Coun-
Gil, presented by Alderman J. w.
Bryan. May II, 1877, respectfully re-
port in favor Of the adoption Of the
proposed ordinance.
Gro. H. WELLS, Chairman.
J. W. BRYAN.
refuse to concur in the above re-
port, and recommend the rejection Of
said ordinance.
| Respectfully,
| j. B. KrBKMAN.
A vote was taken on the adoption or
rejection of the majority report, two
voting in favor of adoption and three
against.
The yeas and nays being called for
| on the minority report, the following
Aldermen voted yea; Perkins, Geary
and Kirkman. Nay Aldermen Wells
and Bryan.
The following claims were presented,
read, ordered to be paid, and the Mayor
authorized to warrant for the same.
Bryan & Clement, for paper, 60
Lake Charles Echo, printing, SIS 75
VIM. Meyer, pay for Com
missioners Of Election, 8 100
M. ). Rosteet, yearly salary
as Treasurer, 90 %
Thad. Mayo, salary as Con-
stable, As 5se5
]. Costello, work, . %
Report Of Street Commissioner read
and ordered to be filed.
On motion. the Board adjourned
sine die,