The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-07-16
AN ACT

: MISSION 10 the voters of the corpora
Il ton of Bastrop certain amendments +
t the charter of said corporation to h.
] voted for or against by the peop)
ii (voters) of said corporation directing
: the Mayor to issue his proclamation
for said election, and prescribing tn,
, manner of holding same.
{ Section l.: Be it euacted by the Mayo
and Councilmen of the CORPORATION q
Bastrop that there be held in said cor
, poration on the
18th day of AUGUST, 1880,
a special election for the purpose of
having submitted to the people (voters]
OF said corporation to be voted on by
them for or against the same and to be
voted on separately the following pro.
posed amendments to the present char
ter OF said corporation, peti.ioned for by
ooe,thlrd OF the property tax payers OF
sad corporation according to act ITO OF
OF the General Assembly Of 1880.
| First Proposed Amendment.
Amend Section 10, so a. to read as fol-
lows:
Be it further enacted, etc That if a
vacancy should occur in the Office of
| Mayor, the Council shall select Mayor
from among themselves, who shall
qualify in the same way and have the
same powers as if he had been duly
elected by vote of the citizens of said
! town and shall hold his Office during
the unexpired term, and in the event Of
| tne Sickness or temporary absence of the
Mayor from said town he (the Mayor
shall appoint one OF the Councilmen to
act as Mayor pro. tenn, who shall whilst
acting as such. have the same DO v ers as
the duly elected Mayor, except to draw
warrants on the treasury. Should va
cancy occur in the office of any council
men, such vacancy shall be filled by ap.
continent by the Mayor, by and with
the consent of the Council.
Second Proposed Amendment,
Amend section so as to read as fol-
lows.
be it further enacted, etc., That the
Mayor and Couucilmen shall hold their |
offices for one year and until their sue.
cessors havo been duly elected Or ap- |
pointed and have qualified. and that /
before entering upon the discharge of |
the duties of their Office they shall take |
the oath prescribed by Article l49 of the |
Constitution of the State, which oath |
shall be filed in the Office of the Secre.
tary of State.
Third Proposed Amendment.
Amend section ii so as 60 read as
follows:
Be it further enacted, etc., That it
shall be the duty of the Marshall to at
tend the meetings of the Mayor and
Councliinen and to do and perform all
ouch duties as may be required OF him
BY the Mayor and Councilmen and ali
other duties imposed by law and for
which services he shall receive the si.ll4e
Tees and emoluments as are allowed by
aw to constables and such salary Us the
council may determine.
Fourth Proposed Amendment. |.
Amend section II so as to read as fol- /.
Ows 1!
Be it further enacted, etc, That in all | !,
asses where the Mayor of s.ult town of | !.
'astrop shall i'll accordance with tl,s j,
AVS and ordinances ct said town irpose .
ny fine OF penalty or forfeiture upon {
ny person for the breach thereof, and !
uch person shall not comply with and .
erform the judgment imposing peualty ::
L forfeiture within twelve hours from =
Is rendition he shall be committed to !,
he town prison until discharged by law =
OF to exceed thirty days for any offens. =
sentenced to labor tor the benefit ct +.
lid town at such labor as may be Sc :.
'cted by the Mayor for u time not ex- =
seding the term of Imprisonment ad- h
,dged. ~
Fifth Proposed Amendment. "a
Amend section SO as to read Us fol- :,
ws: "
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the '.
ayor and COuncilmen of said town ~
lall have the power of levying and col -
citing an ad valOrem tax upon all pro- L ~
'rty, real and personal, situated within ~
e limits OF said corporation except such ~ r,
may be specially exempted; provided 8.
Q said tax shall not exceed for any 80
70 year the per centum allowed by law Sd ID,
municipal corporations to assess; and W.
further levy and collect license on ~
lizard tables, taverns, private boarding W.
uses, merchantile establishments Of p,1
cry kind, apothecary shops, groceries, u u
flee houses and shops retailing spirit 90
$ liquors, drays, carts, trades and pro- ~.
sions, fruit stands, restaurants, con- ms
eating houses, livery stables, Dy
wiling allies, peddlers and brokers, I'M
lis, lumber yards, butchers, contrac- I'M
$, shows, menageries, museums. ~
9atres and thespians and upon any I nll
Ter business whatever not expressly sns
smpted ~ law, said tax and license 70
be expended in opening, repairing, sai
l improvln5 the streets and sidewalks iaI
said town, in other works of improve OF
Mt and in paying the officers Of said teI
vn, as the Mayor and Council may tlo
ermine. or
Sixth Proposed Amendment. NJ ~
mend Section IL SO as to read az orc
oWs: am
'e it further enacted, etc., That the Mo
yor of the town of Rastrop shall be lisl
lmissioned as jus tee of the peace d.
hin the limits of said tow n and as low
b shall have power to suppress all the
8, rows, unlawful assemblies, affrays. tina
tumnlts, all breaches of the peace m.
united within the limits of said anG
n, To that end he shall appoint, res
time to time such a number Of
cemen as the Council may deem -
.ssary and the policemen SO an.