The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
oAN AtI,

No 2sl DAN ACT
10 incorporate The town Of Ioumnso in the
parish u Terrebonne. defining lis limits
nnd providing for it's better police. tp rentl-
lntn md limit takation by sai1 corpora
lion. granting enid corporation eerthin
powers and authSrity; to provide rsve-
nn9 for the same, 10 regulate the pre-
sotiption u actions against purchasers nt
Hnles made by said corporation; II, repehl
net number 32a approved March 10. ts4s
entitled IAN aSt to Incorporate The town u
lIouna. IN thteparisb d Terrsbonne, and
for other purposes.
SEGr1sH ]. Be II enarted IN Abr Aenttit and
iouse # Rel"easnteti"ea # 1.sS5tttte # Lonz
isiuna. us Genrm Assembly tOpuened. That
all that tract On district III country situated In
the uhttsii of Tefrsoune md bounded MS fol
lows, 10 wit: beginning o1 tho right descend
ing bnhk OF Bayou lerfelptrne nj tbs point
where chat portion Of the Lafoutebe and Ijn=
ratniia Canal. which connects tbs BhyOna
Black and Ietrebonne. itlterssets the
latter bayou. thence southwark along tbs
banls Of said canal for u distance Of thirty
chaine. where IT. strikes The southwest corner
along rhe bacls line Of snid Joseph Hnehe
grant until IT. strikes the boundary line be-
tween Herman LrOvetlstain and Isadors
Luther thence nortllHnrd along said bound.
aty ine between II, doevenstein md Luther.
to the right bank Of Bayou TerrebUne,
thence westward with ths ueandsrtngs Of
said bnyoY to The place 6f beginning. shall be
known and dealgnhhtrd MS the "Towh Of
Houtn'S. md that Ill oths inhabitants Of said
town are hereby declared 10 Bs n body polite
and corporate. by the natue and style III the
Town Of Itoumn.' and by thnt nhtne they
md their successors shall be known In Inv.
a,nd shnll have pefprtnnl succession; shall le'
capnbls of suing and being sued and of pros
eeuting md defending In nlI courts, Eli nc
tOns and nhtters whatsoever. nny purchase,
receive by donation and hold property u MI
kinds. within and without the limits of said
town; and may have n eoYmon senl which
they tIlhy alter OF change mt their pleasure
Src 2. IT, IL f,Dthy euneted, mi, That the
government Of the Town Of Hoti1na pnd the
administration of ss nflhiis shall be vested In
Mayor and FIVE Gpiheinieu. and said Mayor
mud tapnnelmeH shall be elected Or appointed
2" hr1nlnt r , pFtry5ae1 \, ahn shn!l form the
ately after the pns4age Of this Act, the Coy
ernor shall, by and with Lbs nd vice mud con-
sent u the Senate. appoint q Mayor aud five
Councilman q in nnd for the sud Town u
Hounts and on the dny fixed ny law for hold
ing the general election IN November, 1878
and every two yenfe thereafter, m election
shall be hold for II Mayor and five Council
men VI said town Said election sliall be- held
by the same officials as hold the general elct-
ton. but IL separate bog shall be used 10 re-
ccive the ballots voted for town officers. No
person shall be eligible 10 the office of Mayor
or Councilman who shall not be n duly regis
tered eleetOr under State luws, and who slitll
not have resided within the corporate limits
preceding bis election.
SEC. g. BIZ ii further 9nncted, ETC.,, Tint
the mSyolo'hall be Tho chief executive officer
Of the town he ehau nflix his signature TO all
official acts, he shall see that The laws and
ordinances be properly md faithfully executed;
nc shall be- ex-o1ciO 81 CONSERVATION Of the
peace; he shall have general supervision Of
all matters relating to the discipline and eff
cheney Of the police Of the town, the protec-
ton Of the public and private property the
the.strict enforcement OF the town ordinances
relative thereto. He shhll call extra meetings
Of the council whenever he shall deem the
same necessary, or whenever three members
Of the council shall, in writing, stating the
object tht9eof, request him to do so. 1t shall
be his duty to report TO the council all officers
and persons employed by the town who
Iau to pertfor" ,v ttyir d duty or or, G%"nit
re "y ai' ro % sfIce and fS may a'G in bis
discretion suspend any such officer or en- |
ployes until the action Of said Council to
whom he shall report such suspension at
their first meeting thereafter. He shall pre-
side at the meetings Of theojouDcil, but shall |
have no vote therein except when there Is o |
tie, in which case he shall have the casting
vote. He shall have power to fill all vacsln |
ccs that may happen among the officers Of
the Council by DEATH resignation, suspension |
SO made snail determine at the first meeting |
of the Council thereafter. He shall sign and
publish all ordinances and resolutions passed |
ia due form by the Council, and such ordi- |
Iances and resolutions sha1l bave the force Of
law The publication Of ordinances shall be |
either in a newspaper published in the parish, |
,.r by being posted on the door Of the court |
house. as the Council may elect. He shall re- |
ceiyc such salarsoas the Council may fix, not |
to Exceed fifty dollars year.
SEC a. Be ii further enncied etc. That the
Council shall have full power and authority |
to make and pass such bylaws and ordinances |
as are necessary and proper |
First-To regulate and preserve the peace
and good order of the town; to prevent and |
gsmove nuisances; to pGevent the Introduction |
said town; to prevent disturbances and riots; |
to impose such fines and penalties for a |
breach Of their bylaws and ordinances as |
they may think proper; proDided, that no fine /
for simple offense shall exceed fifty dollars /
and no imprisonment Shall oexceed three |
months; to prevent dsorderly conduct and |
generally to do what iso necessary for the |
peace, good gorder and happiness OF the town;
to close up places OF business on Sunday to |
close up coffee-houses on Sunday; to close up
houses and to revoke their licenses. |
Second-To regulate and make improve |
ments to streets, sidewalks and bridges; to |
order and direct the ditching, filling, opening, |
and continuing Of any STREETS; to |
regulate and keep In repair all pavements |