The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-05

be consecutively numbered, corresponding to-
issued, and shall specify the amount or fund
upon which they are drawn; shall In the
month OF january and July of each year, and
panar II the Requisite lay before the Council
city warranted for during the preced-
With full detail Of fnt tse 'a nam rsp0r q
the persons to whom issued, the amount
thereof, the number of the warrant. and the
number and date Of the ordinance or resoIIl-
ton authorizing the same. The report shall
also embrace statement OF the Indebtedness
OF the city, showing in detail all outstanding
obligations their amount, date, to whom and
for what issued, when due and under what or
dinanee and resolution authorized. No war.
rant shall be drawn on the fiscal agent I'M
less there are funds in his hands and an APP
preparation to meet the same; he shall be es
o6icio secretary of the Council; shall keep q
correct record of all their proceedings In O.
well bound book, attest all ordinances regu-
larry passed, receive and file all papers be-
longing to the Council. 1t shall be his duty
TO assess the taxes on real and personal estate
in the city in the manner pointed out by the
laws and ordinances of the city, and to collect
the same. He shall have, under direction of the
Council, general superintendence Of all mat
tiers relating to the finances of the city of
Shreveport, and the receipt and disbursement
of the same; he shall receive and collect all
moneys, bills receivable, dues and assets be-
longing to the corporation, and shall deposit
the same daily with the fiscal agent OF the
corporation, as herein provided, keeping "a a
separate deposit account for each specific
fund on account of which deposit is made,
shall keep correct account of all Indebtedness
Of the city, and make all disbursements for
account OF the same by checks on said fiscal
agent, but shall make no payment or dis
bursement unless the claim bill or account
for the same. shall have been author .
the sa cS y GIana sfs OR Keep rss eds a Of
counts of the resources, revenues and
disbursements of the corporation, which shall
at all times be open to inspection of the
Mayor and members of the Council; shall
be imposed by the Council, and shall be vested
with and perform such other duties and func-
tons as may from time to time be prescribed
by the Council. He thall receive a salary Of
two thousand dollars per annum.
DUTIES OF STREET COMMISSIONER.
SEC %. Be ii further enacted, etc., That the
street commissioner, before entering upon the
duties OF his office, shall take the prescribed
oath and give bond and security, to be ap-
proved by the Council and made payable to
the city of Shreveport in the sum of twenty
five hundred dollars. copy OF said bond
shall be recorded in the office Of the re-
corder Of mortgages, and the inscription
shall operate as a judicial mortgage against
all of the property Of the principal for the
have, under direction of the Mayor and Coun-
Gil, general superlntendence of all matters
relating to the streets, alleys, sidewalks,
pavements and wharves, and the reconstruct
ing. cleaning and repairing the same; the
construction and repairing of bridges and
crossings and the drainage OF the city; the
superintendence of the waterworks, school
houses, hospital, asyums, markets, railroads,
canals, weights and measures, the fire de-
partInent and manufactures, and shall per-
form such other duties as the Council may
from time to time prescribe. He shall re-
ceive a salary to be fixed by the Council, not
to exceed one thousand dollars per annum.
DUTIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
Sec. "a. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That the
city attorney shall be learned in the law, and
he shall be the legal adviser OF the corpora
ton in all m tiers in which legal advice may
be necessary; he shall represent the corpora
ton in all judicial proceedings and actions to
which it may be party, or in which 1t may
have an interest, and shall in all cases, when
required by the Mayor or trustees, furnish
written opinion of the legality or the consti-
nationality Of the law or ordinance to be SUBJ
mitted to, or pending before the Council, or as
to any question involved in the discharge OF
corporation. He shall receive salary, to be
fixed by the Council, not to exceed six hum
dred dollars per annum. No other attorneys
shall be appointed to assist him., unless by
vote of a majority OF the Council.
DUTIES OF CITY PHYSICIAN.
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Council shall from time to time prescribe the
duties of city physician, and shall fix his
salary.
CONTRACTS, HOwAwARDED.
SEC. 26. Be it further enacted. etc., That all
contracts for public works or for materials or
supplies ordered by the Council, when the
same exceeds five hundred dollars, shall be
offered at auction, and given to the lowest
bidder who can furnish security satisfactorily
to the Council, or the same shall, at the direc--
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proposals in writing and be opened by the
Mayor in the presence Of the Council and
given to the person making the lowest pro-
posal therefor, who can furnish security sat-
isfactory to the Council; provided, the Coun-
Gil shall in either case have the right to reject
all bids or proposals.
BOND AND SECURITY DISPENSED WITH.
SEC. 81. Be 1T further enacted, etc., That in
all judicial proceeding when by law, bond
and security are required from litigants, the
city OF Shreveport shall be dispensed from
furnishing bond or security, or making Aft
davit. The trustees shall receive no salary,
fees or other compensation of office.
PUBLIC PROPERTY, TITLE, ETC.
SEC. 49, Be ii further enacted, etc., That all
the right, title and interest OF the city Of
Shreveport to all lands, tenements, heredi-
taments, bridges, ferries, streets, alleys,
hanging places, buildings and other property
of whatever description, and wherever sit
uated, and with all goods, ehattels, monies,
effects, debts dues, demands, bonds, .obliga..
action, books, accounts and vouchers, to be-,
and the same are hereby vested in the
city of Shreveport as incorporated in
this act; provided, that all the es-
tates, incomes, funds or property Of any
description now held in trust by the city Of
Shreveport, shall be held by the city under
this act, upon and for the same uses, trusts,
limits, limitation, charities and conditions as
the same are now held, and all valid indebt-
shall be assumed and paid by the city as con-
stituted and Incorporated by this act. and
said city is declared liable therefor, and upon
the organization OF the Council as provided
leges and immunities possessed and enjoyed
by the Mayor and Administrators Of the city
Of Shreveport as at present Constituted shall