The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-15
FIFTH LEGISLATURE.
EXTRA SESSION or 1878 - SIXTH
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.


tfntting the office uf Administrator OF Police
and giving him also charge ot the hubble build
ings HE amendments being TO sections and
Amendment men and MI White opposed i, stating
that the COMMITTEES had taken The testimony of
the Mayot4 who was positive that four Admins
traitors would be ample. others connected With
ihs city government tssiifyHg to the saine effect.
ng nasharla easa l9t The ysas a A nass
Mr.. Haehafis submitted another amendment
te section 9 line strikns out The rtavl I,
the different districts Of the city. and making
The board elective from the elg at large I. &c, ond
msnt : anu Mssafs. stamps and Allain on
The amendment was lost.
aiie and adopted, and the bill was finally
passed. al fol ows.
An act to provide additional. regulations for the
government Ut the city of New 0rleans' 70
define the duties of the officers and boards
herein created: and TO repeal all laws, or
parts Of laws. In conflict with the provisions
aHef1eN h Pc 4 enaeteJ gv Ne l., sa " amd
ana, h, General assembly convened, THAT the
administration Of its affairs shall be vested In
n Common puunnil. 10 be conpesea of q Mayor
q board Of Administrators, and q Board of AL
sHe .. Be II further euneted, etc, That the
DoaTd Of Administrators shalt be CONFUSED Of
ste Mayor as er =o6iaiD president, and Ave Ad
administrators to wit One OF Finance one OF
Public Accounts Que Of improvements, one of
gnnmetaa. and one ut Police and Public Build
HBd, %. Be q hathe, enacted. etc, That the
Beatd Of Aldermen shall be composed Of If
teen members elected from the city at large
from the different distriets,. and aenortianed as
follows 70 wiz Four !or the First, three for the
one for the Fifth. one for the SIKH. and one for
he Seventh District
Mayor so SHAH b ihs CHEF executive oeer q Tie
city. He shall keep bis office In the City Hall.
be shall aiIlx the seal Of the CORPORATION to ali
sHrY. he ahall aee that tia laws and ordinances
be properly and faithfully executed; he shall
&c sae9 sslGe ea eesasya " bs q me
Oil Whenever he shall deem the same necessary.
or whenever tive ~ lnbers Of the Board Of AID.
Blinietratera. OF five members of the Board of
Aldermen. shall In writing, stating the object.
seapest him to do 90 he shall from time TO time
stateneh 81 the affairs s 8, The city. II shall be
His duty to report TO the Board d Aldermen ali
officers and pei sons employed by the city who
Witch They should be removed from ofIiee, and
may In his disuteetoh suspend any, such officer
smpoes Rn The s ss9a Of e sa n}ata Of Al
sion at the. fret meeting theteaer. He. shall
i preside at the meetings OF the Board Of Admin
when there Ii a lie, lib which rasa he shall have
the casting vota he shall have the power to veto
aao e by Ss law u e
any item OF any, ordinance or resolution max
Ina an appropriation of money. by giving in
auae hereser lis Tia easens e asaest Tie
same; otherwise he shall sign all ordinances
aud revolutions passed IN due form by the
3 Council, and such ordinances and resolutions
Ahal tbereupnn have the force Of law proridei.
that ANY vetoed ordinance. resolution or item Of
th Masos ana assp he se d law by e
pf three members vt the Boatd. nf Administra-
tors anti OF ten members of the Board Of Alder
men. He shall have general superntendenee
over the departments of administration, and
& shall lay before the Council every month the
monthly reports required by law to be made TO
him by each department, His term OF office
shall ha for four Years from ths date of his elec-
ton. he shall receive salary of $4,000 per an
rounteTsianed by the Administrator Of Public
Accounts. and shall nos be allowed any other
mItted 70 appoint q private secretary, aud such
other clerks AZ tho Council may authorize,
whose salaries or COMPENSATION shall be hsei
hy the u9uneil and he ahal exercise all other
puweFs heretofore vested in the MAYER of the
city of New Orleans, under esxstng laws, 80 Tar
~ t, =, same ZIP not nnnnaistent or in conflict
SEQ b Bet further endeted. etc.. That each Of
the I'VE derartments otsahised by tli,s act shall
tisels that are imposed nv esisting laws ON the
aqfT r ap anlihg nv nov rNts'inT nnpar ments
uemneroe a, d Police; hat in adj ion 70
the powers and duties now aepeitainiug t. the
papa,tment IT 0,mmetee. there shall be con
terred upon the Deearn mt of Commntee, as
organized by thia at the DUE Of the Depart.
meht Of Assessments, The Administr. Tor of
duties now impSaed ~ law on ~ such pG"u uepapt
me Az and the Department of Public Buildings:
Hna the nepS .; Of @ AMI he
tnRa, as organized under existing laws, be aud
the same are hereby abolished. and whatever
vested heren are hereby vaeied in the Uon
aEus O.. Be II further enacted. cfe That the
Board Of Administrators, IA an integral por.
lion af the city government. shall az II board
: nave the following authority:
Firat--To pass all parliamentary rules for its
seaond--ro originate all ordinances. reselu-
lions and appropriations that the City Council
has power aud may aah necessary to paas.
clerks aud officers whose duties are confined to
on g particular Department. In which ease the
adnintntrntor ~ that department ehall have
the right Of nomination.
Fnurth-.ro appoint at their fret regular
meeting after. their induction into Office. or rs
soon thereafter as practicable Il secretary,
whose duty 1T shall he to keep correct record
UT all their proceedings. 70 certify to the Mayor
City Council. and 10 perform all such other du-
tias as may be prescrihet, by Haid board. He
sed had s HI 9 rasevs 81 s ss e s Of
The Council, which shall not exceed 10000 per
sru :, Re il farther enacted. etc. That the
Board OF Aldermen, in ite capacity as a board.
sfall have the following authority:
Fret To pass all parliamentary rules for its
seeendaTo elect from among It's members
president and TO denna his duties, and to ap-
point secretary at u salary of not more than
Siao0 per annun. whose duty il shall
pc To. keep N record of all tho proceed
ings of the board. and particularly to record
the yeas and Maya on every ordinance. with the
names of the members voting, aud to perform
! such other clerical duties AS the board may i'm
ppsa
ThirdTo remove NIL appointoes for cause at
will by a twn-thirds vote
Fourth-=To impeach, try. and remove for
causes specified in section of act No. AZ of the
acts of 1871. the Mavor or any Administrator or
Alderman; provided that upon the prrierring
of articles of Impeachment by eight Aldermen
the accused shall be suspended from office aud
placed unon trial which shall take place and be
concluded within thirty days thereafter, pro
uldsH further. that In all trials on i'm ueadhment
the Mayer, when not himself on trial. shall pre-
side over the Board Of Aldermen each OF whom
shall be on oath affirmation to well and truly
beers voting In the affirmative sh II sustain the