The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-16
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION or 1877.

, To incorporate the town OF Ouachita City In
the parish OF Union to provide for the cleo
ton OF Mayor and Councilmen; to define
their duties; and to provide for the govern
| SEoT1oN /. Be u enacted by The Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State Of
| Louisiana, IN General Assembly oo1auensd,
| That tho residents of the town or Ouachita City
| in the parish of Union are hereby crested and
| made corporation and body polite b. the name
and style OF Mayor aud Oounoilmen OF the town
| OF onachita City, and by that name shall 20
capable oil suing and being sued, and contracting
| and being contracted with, of pnrcha sng or re-
celving by donation, holding and conveying any
! estate, real or PERSONAL for the uss and benefit
ofsaid town, and shall have all the powers neces-
sary and proper for carrying out the purposes for
which this corporation isereated.
They shall have power Of raising
money by taxation for the purposes OF
said corporation, on the real and personal
property situated therein; and also Of raising
money for corporation purposes by license tax
| on oil trades, occupations aud professions OF
every kind and description, upon which he state
levies license tax; provided. that the tax upon
the property shall not exceed five mills gu the
assessed value thereof, and the license tax on
/ trades. occupations and professions shall not
exceed the license tax levied by the State.
/ SEQ. O. Be IL further enacted, etc.. That the
] limits and boundaries OF said town shall be rs
follows. viz. Stating Mt the mouth OF Cypress
/ Bayou where said branch empties into Ouachita
| river, from thence westward along the north
/ bank Of said ba Gu TO the line which divides ths
northwest and northeast quarters OF section sew
enteen (17), township twenty, north range four
/ ~ east; thence northWard along said line one
/ half mile; themes eaatwa I'd to the Benoit Spring
on the bank OF the Uuachita river; thence along
the margin OF sad river TO the place Of beginning.
SEQ g. Be Il further enacted, ETC., That the
government of said town OF 0nachita City shall
consist OF Mayor and three Councilman. any
| two of whom, with the Mayor, shall Constitute
! quorum for the transaction of business.
/ a af1n Cff Al
| first Monday OF May, 1877, and on the first Mon
day in May every year thereafter, an election
| shalt be held in said town for Mayor and three
| Uouncilmen. of which the Mayor shall give ten
dsys public notice by posting Ia three public
| places OF sid town that at said elections the
eectorssba be voters Of the parish, and have had
an actual residence within the corporate limits OF
said town for twenty days prior to the election
that the said election ehal be held and supervised
| by three commissioners appointed by the Mayor.
| from the citizens of said town for that pu pose,
who shall also hold elections to fill vacancies.
| and who shall taise an oath before the Mayor
| fuly discharge the duties as Commits
| sioners OF Election. That on election Gays
| they shall open the polls at 8 o'clock o. IN. and
close at o'clock p. M. ut which time they shall
| make up statement OF the election returns un-
der oath, and deliver the same to the Mayor and
Councilmen. who shall declare the result and the
| officers thus decl4red elected shall enter upon
the discharge Of theif duties such vi. hin
before tho Mayor or any Justice of tho tesee.
When the office of Mayor becomes vacant, it
shall be the duty of the uouncilmen or any one
OF the H. to order an election to ill said vaoapey.
after giving three days notica thereof. That
when d vacancy occurs In the Office cf any Coun-
Gilman, the Mayor shall order an election to fill
said vacancy by giving three days notice thereof.
That should vacancy occur / all the Offices, any
Juetioe In and for Ward Number Two shall or i
der election by giving ten days notice thereof
80 REQUIRED above, and shall appoint the Conn
missioners for holding the same, who shall make
their returns to the Justice ordering the election.
who shall declare the result.
SEQ. s. Be ii further enacted. ETC., That the
Mayor and CounciImen shall hold their meetiGgs
rs often as once every month, at D time and
place they may select, and Mt such other times ~
he or majority OF the Couuclme may deem
necessary, or FIVE or more electors of the cor
porati0n may require. At all meetings OF the
Board of Councilmen the Mayor shall preside,
and in case Of the absence oil the Mayor. or his
inability to attend to the duties OF his Office the
senior Councilman present shall preside at all
| meetings OF the board, Mt which time 1t will re-
quire two Counclmen besides the chairman to
constitute quorum, and during the absence of
the Mayor the said senior Councilman shall be
subject 10 all the duties imposed by, and shall
have all the powers conferred by this act upon
said Mayor.
SEQ. G. BE II further enacted, etc., That tho
MAJ or Of Ouachita City shall b., and is hereby
invested with judicial powers. which shall only
extend to the cognizance OF ell cases arising
under the police regulations of said
town, with authority to try Rumnlatiiy
all parties who may be brought before him for
violations Of the police regulations of said town,
| and his authority snail extend to fine and I'M
prisonment of parties convicted before him. the
fine in no case to exceed fifty dollsrs for each
| offsnBe, and the imprisonment not to exceed
twenty days. and 1t shall be the duty Of the Mayor
30 see that oil the regulations and ordinances OF
said town are faithfully executed; thar said
| Mayor and Councilmen shall have power TO pass
| any bylaws for thei- own government and the
government of the officers of said town, and any
regulations and ordinances in writing not ipcon.
| sistent with the Constitution and laws of the
United States or of this State, rs they may deem
| proper, in relation to public markets, streets,
alleys, highways ana sidewalks and to disorderly
houses, drinking saloons, gambling houses and
| nuisances generally; to establish facilities Tor
| protection against fire to town; watch and police;
| to levy and collect taxes and licenses, and to
| determine tho mode Of assessing and collecting
| the same to impose such fines and penalties for
| q breach of their bylaws, regulations and ordi-
| nances rs they may think proper, subject to the
| limitations Of this act.
SEQ 7. Be it further enacted, etc., That the
Mayor and Coupclmen OF SAID town shall ct the
first regular meeting after each annual elections
elect by ballot, suitable persons to fill the offices
OF Clerk, Treasurer. Assessor and Go lector and
Marshal Of said Corporation, who shall hold their
Offices for one year, unless sooner removed for
cause, aud the Office Of Assessor aud Collector
| and Marshal may be conferred upon the same
person; and 1t is made the imperative duty of she
Mayor and Councilmen to remove the Assessor
| and Collector should he fail to make satisfactory
monthly settlements. That the compensation Of
| the officers appoiuted or elected by the Mayor
and Gouncilmen shall be fixed by ths said board.
| The Mayor Of said town shall receive an annual
salary, the amount to be fixed by the Mayor and
Councilmen, which shall not exceed fifty dollars.
FEC. 8. Be II further enacted, etc /, That the AS
SCISSOR and Collector shall have the same power
| and means to inforce the payment OF the cor
4 S...ra tsSu Nawa apl 1avta 1 hayt At~
| Mayor and CouDcimen as are given TO Assessors
| and Collectors OF State and parish taxes to en-
| force the payment OF taxes and licenses due the
| Stste and parishes. The Marshal shall be Chief
| of Police, and shall attend the meetings OF the
! Mayor and Counclmen; shall arrest ali persons
he may see violating the police sguiations Of the
| town, or who may be charged with the same, and
carry them before the Mayor for trial; that he