The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-12-28
PETITION
1rRoM PROPERTY HOLDERS PRAYING FOR
CHANGE OF CHARTER OF
THE TOWN.

THE TOWN.
i TO tic Mayor and Connect Of the City Of
Alexandria, La.
We, the undersigned petitioners, re-
spectfully represent that the Charter
of said City should be amended as fol-
lows, to-wit:
First Proposed Amendment Amend
Section One, of Act No. One Hundred
and Eleven OF the session OF the Leg
islature of Louisiana, for the year
1868, approved September the 29th,
1868, "entitled an Act to Incorporate
the Town of Alexandria" so as to read
as follows:
That from and after the promnlea-
ton of an Ordinance to he passed here
under, and in conformity 10 an Act
No. ITO of the General Assembly of
1880, all that portion ofterritory living
on Rad River, in the Parish of Rap
ides, and within the following limits,
to,wit: Commencing at the Mouth of
Bayou Rapides, up said Bayou to
Mouth of Bayou Coulie, mp Bayou
Couiie to the crossing of the New Or
leans and Pacific Railroad thereon,
along the said Railroad to the point
where jackson street of said Town, il
. continued 10 direct line would inter
sect said road, thence along said line
10 Tenth street, thence down Tenth |
street to where 1t would iatersect the
: lane between Irving and Watts, if pIo-
iected, thence up said lane to Red
River, and up said river to point of
starting, siIaiI form Corporation and
body polite by the name of the City
of Alexandria, and as such shall have
perpetual succession; and all the in
hsbitants thereof shall form body
corporate under the name and style of
the Mayor and Council nf the City Of
Alexandra, and by that name they
and their successors shall be known in
law, and be compelled to sue and be
sued, plead and implead. defend and
be defended in all Courts and places
whatever, and IN all manner of ac
tions and whatsoever, also to hold,
purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and
retain to them and their successors all
and every kind of property wlatso-
ever. Provided, the same be for mu-
nicipal purposes, and the same sell,
transfer, alien and lease from and dis
pose of, and may have and use COM
mon seal, and may alter and change
the same at pleasure.
Second Proposed Amendment
Amend Section ID of said Act 80, rs to
read as follows, to-wit That the May
or and Council shall have power to
provide for the punishment of va
grants and disorderly persons, who
may be found in the day or night
time disturbing the public peace by
fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars, and
by imprisonment not to exceed ten
days, and that any person incuring IN
der the Ordinances of said City, may
be compelled to work on the streets OF
said City, at the rate of One Dollar per
diem, until said fine and costs are paid.
Third Proposed Amendment ~
Amend Section IL ofsaid Act by inser
ting therein, in the fourth line of said
section, and Immediately following the
word shire" and before the word "be-
fore" as therein written, the following
words: "Attorneys at law, physicians,
dentiste, trades and occupations now
paying license tax under State law,
circuses or traveiling.shows of any ma
ture or kind"
Therefore it ie prayed that special
election be ordered, and said Amend
ments be made 10 accordance with Act
No. ITO of 1880.
VIM Hustmyre, Mrs. Sazah GehrA
r Sclieu Jonas We'll,
N L McGinnis, B Ehrstein,
e We'll, John Sullivan,
Chas S Miles, John We'll,
8 Cullen, BERTRAND We'll,
w. b. Biackman, Cullen & Rogerss
John G Gonlden, Julius Levin,
B Mayer, Mrs. r. Weinburg.
Robt P Hunter, for | and 4, not for 3
] Bouillotte, John De Lacey,
V Girard, A Albert,
D Lehman. LY Marye,
Mrs Ann Walker, John Ferguson,
J Sterkx, j Peterman,
per Calvit, G. Schnack,
Mrs v Porter, NJ Panl, Jr.,
John c Rogers, WIN Rexer,
& s Hetherwick, per j M HetherwiGk. =
M Barrett, Jno A Williams,
Scmalinski, agt Annie Washington,
W G McGimsey, W o Dammon,
for wife, Lnnis Gossens,
A C0ekerille, Geo Hazlehurt,
Jos MarZeau, Louis Gossens, agent.
Yrs B O'Shee, per 0 shee, minor.
John Haynes, Mrs J Levy,
Dennis MeManus, Nelson Taylor,
Hilton, Edgar Hilton,
NJ Archinard, per j II Ransdell,
drs u J Smith, Mrs Giles Smith,,
irs N Taylor, Rebecca Mayer,
aoob Irving, j F Grab AM,
ORDINANCE.
Whereas, The property taxpayers of
be Town Of Alexandria have present
d petition in conformity to Act No
10. of session of the Legislature of
$50, praying for certain proposed
.mendments Of said Town, therefore
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor ard
oard of Aldermen of said Towg, thatI
special election be held ia conforms.
to said Act No. ITO of 1880. on
the Goth day of December,
!. d. 1881, for the purpose of amend
g the Charter of said Town, in con-
'rmity to the above aud foregoing
etition.
The ballots to be used at said cleo
on shall have plainly written or prin- ,
ID on them, "For First Proposed
mondment,o or against First Pro.
osed Amendment" "For Second Pro- :
osed Amendment" or against Sec
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