The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24

-. The election of Mr.. Garretson to
the office of assessor and collector was
then announced by the Mayor, where
upon he was declared unanimously
elected.
The resignation of S. ID. McEnery,
ESQ, of the position of city attorney,
was here read, received and accepted.
The Board then adjourned till s PM.
May 10, 1873.
FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
TALBOT STILLN1AN, Sec'y pro tenn.
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY OF MONROE,
May 10, 1873.
The Council met pursuant to adj
journment.
Present-F. Endom, Mayor; J. Hoff-
man, J. G. Sanders, r. N. Conner, w.
p. Renwick, v. Vogh, F. Cook, A.
Harvey.
The reading of minutes of previous
meetings was dispensed with.
BY Mr.. Renwick: A motion that
the Mayor be authorized to obtain
legal opinions as to whether the Ordi-
nance No. 355, requiring the city
Weigher to pay the sum of &c out OF
ing cotton into the city treasury there
to constitute a public roads and free
ferry fund, is in accordance with law.
Motion carried.
Ordinance No. 357, increasing the
salary of the city attorney to the sum
OF $500 per annum, was introduced by
Mr.. Hoffman and adopted:
ORDINANCE NO. 357.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That the
salary of the city attorney be and the
same is hereby fixed at the sum of $500
per annum.
Be it further ordained, That all Or
dinances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved. FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
The matter of the election of the
secretary and treasurer, and the city
attorney, was here gone into. For the
office of secretary and treasurer, Mr..
Conner nominated o. D. Stillman, who
upon motion of Mr.. Hoffman was de-
clared elected by reclamation. For the
! Office of city attorney, Mr.. Hoffman
nominated S. D. McEnery, who upon
| motion OF Mr.. Conner was declared
elected by reclamation.
| The two following ordinances were
introduced and unanimously adopted /:
ORDINANCE NO. 35s.
Repeating ordinance No. 353 of the
Mayor and City Council of Monroe,
passed at the meeting of the council
of May 4th, 1878.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe, That ordi-
nance No. 353 of the Mayor and City
Council of Monroe-passed and APP
proved at the meeting of. the said
same is hereby repealed.
Approved. FIR. ENDON1, Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. $50.
An ordinance vesting in the Mayor,
ex-officio Chief of Police, the author
ity to employ the police force of the
city according as his good judgment
may dictate, and vesting in him the
power to discharge any police officer
or officers, for any malfeasance in
! office or any dereliction of duty ;
further, giving him the power to
discharge at any time without cause,
other than that of the public veal,
any number of the force he may
| deem conducive TO such interests.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
| City Council of Monroe, That the
Mayor as ex-ofticio chief of police be
and he is hereby vested with full
power and authority to appoint the
police force of the city; that he shall
appoint such men and as many, who
will well and faithfully perform their
duties. as he in his good judgment and
sound discretion may deem necessary
for the preservation of the peace, good
order and dignity of the city.
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
Mayor as Chief Of Police, shall have
entire control and supervision of the
police of the city, and for any malfea-
sance in office by or any dereliction of
| duty Of any officer of the force he (the
chief of policy shall be and is hereby
vested with the power and authority
to discharge said officer from the SER
| vice.
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
| Mayor as ex-ohicio Chief OF Police be
and he is hereby authorized and en-
powered to discharge at any time with
out cause, other than that of the pub
lie veal, any number of the force he
may think conducive to such inter-
cStS. .
BE it further ordained, ETC., That all
ordinances or parts OF ordinances con-
trary to or in conflict herewith be and
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