The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-05-17

m notify such number Of persons tina
they have been listed to work. cleanse
or repair the streets, and order them ID
come forward and perform snch stree.
work ~ may be required OF them, anu
il such person or persons report AZ" s'S
nifty a Willingness to obey the notice or
furnish a substitute, the Marshal snail
assign them to such duty aud locality az
he may deem proper.
Sec. 5. That il one day after tho no
tice AZ afore described tho persons o,
nrrnons notified, refuse, neglect, or fal'
to perform their duty, or furnish an &C
c.ntanlr xnb,titnte for that purpose,
then the City Marshal shall note inc
fact in his book kept Tor that purpose AZ
described in section 3, in which hook nc
shall also note the fact when person,
listed and notified shall have performed
bin duty or furnished substitute. j..
Sec. s. That it shalt be the duty OF
the CITY Marshal two days after Motif
cation, to demand Of all persons who
have refused, failed or neglected to COM
uly with the notice and work tile streets
M required, the sum of one dollar for
each day such person may have 50 retus'
ed, failed Or ne elected to work, and on
payment, the same shall be considered
No in lien If work done: provided, that
the total number. Of days for any one
year for which any one person may be
listed to work the streets, may be paid
for at once Il, on bis first notification to
| work. at the rate of one dollar per day.
aud the receipt of the Marshal therefor
shall exempt him from street duty for
that year.
SEC. Z. That whoever shall refuse,
fail or neglect to perform such street du
ty after being duly listed thelef"r and
notified, when he shall not have furnish
III . snitabls substitute or paid the sum
If one dollar for each day h. shall have
10 refused. failed or neglected to work,
shall, gu conviction, he subject to a fine
of five dollars and all costs Of suit, re-
coversble before thu Mayor who, in cases
Of conviction, shall enter Judgment to
that effect, winch Judgment may be exc
cut~d against the offender in tho same
manner as judgments are executed from
the Justices Of the Peace Courts Of this
State.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty Of thu
City Marshal to report all cas- Of fail.
ure, refusal ar neglect, to the Mayor, as
noted in his book, and make charge
against the offender who has failed, re-
fused or neglected to work, on which
charge tho Mayor shall issue notice to
the offender, notifying him to appear ct
tho time fixed for trial. which shall be
served by tho City Marshall, and on the
failure Of snch person to appear and
stand bis trial, judgment may be render.
ed against him by default a. in cases be.
fore the Justices Of the Peace provided,
that any person 20 notified may stop he
proceeding at any time before the trial has
commenced, by the payment Of one dol
lar for each day he shalt be charged With
having failed to work, and the furthes
sum Of fifty cents, to cover all costs in
CURED to that time.
| Sec. 9. That no. person shall be
compelled {" work the streets moIe
than three full days iu any one year
fr"in the let Of January to the 3ls'
December, inclusive.
| Src. 10. That all monies collected
from any source under the provisi"ne
If THE ordinance, shall he turned intt
the City T,easary, aud constitute
special fund in the hands of the Treas
urer Of the(City, to 10 devoted only t.
tho imp, oveuent, repair aud cleans
iug Of the streets. The City Mar
shal shalt make = separate monthly
report of all monies received by ha
T under this ordinance, and by hin
turned into the Treasury, and upo,
bic petition to tie Mayor and Cit!
Council, appropriations may b. made
BY them from time t" time, and drxwt
from tho Treasury 90 the Mayor
warrant, and 10 disbnrsed by tn,
Marshal when work 10 necessary, an'
tic Marsl,al ehall make . rspor
, monthly, Of his disbu, sements which
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