The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-16
No. 102. AN ACT


To Incorporates the. town Of Jeannerette, in
the parish Of Iberia; fixing its bounda-
rieS; providing for it's government: the
election and duties Of the officers thereof
granting certain powers of police taxa
ton OF property, trades and professions,
and providing for the collection of the
same.
SECTION !. BE 1t enated By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of The State of Lou
isiana, IN General Assembly convened, That
the inhabitants OF the town Of Jeannerette, in
the parish of Iberia, are hereby made a body
corporate and polite, with perpetual success
sion, by the name and style of the Clown of
Jeannerette," and, as SUCH can sue and be
sued, plead and be implicated, answer and be
answered, defend and be defended in any
hold, purchase, receive and enjoy any kind OF
property, and the same to sell, transfer, lease.
farm and dispose Of; also to have g common
seal, the same to amend. alter or change at
SIC. 2. BE 1t further enacted. etc.. That the
limits and boundaries of the said town shall
be as follows: Commencing at a point on
the banks OF the Bayou Teche, at the waters
edge thence following the line of the parish
parish from st. Mary's parish, to a point on
the SAID line lO) ten acres from the bayou,
parallel lines with the bayou; from the last
mentioned point the line runs to the upper
limits OF .. Pellsrin's land and joining Mr..
line {10) ten acres from the said bayou. run
ming parallel with said bayou, thence follow
ing the said line to the said BAYOU thence
following the said Teche to the point of de-
parture.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That the
municipal government of the said town Of
Jeannerette shall consist OF a Mayor and five
Aldermen, three OF whom, with the Mayor,
shall constitute quorum to transact bust
ness. Noperson, shall be eligible to the office
1nl ho hf,o
fled elector and resident within the limits of
said corporation, and the Mayor and Alder
men shall be elected by the qualified electors
of said town.
SEC. 4. Be It further enacted, ETC., That on
the first Monday of May OF the present year,
a. y. 1878, and every year thereafter, the
Mayor and Aldermen of said town shall be
chosen by ballot, and the persons thus chosen
shall continue in office during the term of one
year. and until their successors are elected
take place on the day fixed by this act, theu
the election shall be held as soon thereafter
as possible, the Mayor giving ten days notice
OF such election, by public advertisement in
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted etc., That the
Mayor and Aldermen, before entering the
duties Of their respective Offices, shall take
the oath prescribed by law, and they are
hereby authorized and empowered to ordain
and establish, cause to be executed all such
ordinances, rules and regulations and by
laws as they may deem expedient for the
government and regulations of said town.
not inconsistent with the laws of the State,
and to appoint by election or otherwise, ali
such officers Of the corporation as they may
deem necessary; and they, shall have the
use OF said corporation. upon ali taxable
property within said corporation, which tax
shall not exceed "any year five mills on the
dollar" to be assessed and collected ia the
same manner as the taxes OF the Stata IS
s. SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted etc, That the