The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-11-30
PETITION
FROM PROPERTY HOLDERS PRAYING FOR
CHANGE OF CHARTER OF
THETOWN.
PETITION

10 the mayor anu OOHI1ett " tto .Os'9 "
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 Observation-Disclosures
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 promnisa-
ton of an Ordinance to be passed here
under. and in conformity to an Act
No. Ito of the General Assembly OF
1880, all that portion ofterritory living
on Red River, in the Parish OF Rap
ides, and within the following limits,
to.wit: Commencing at the Mouth of
BAYOU Rapiaes, up said Bayou to
Moath of Bayou Conlie, up Bayou
Coulie to the crossing of the New Or
leans aud Pacific Railroad thereon,
along the said Railroad to the point
where Jackson street of said Town. II
,,ussinued in direct line would inter
sect saiiItTaad, thence along said line
IN Tentl, street, thence down Tenth
street to where It would intersect the
,ane between Irving and Watts, If plo-
jected, thence up Sald lane TO hea
River. and up said river--to- point OF
starting, shall form Corporation ana
body polite by the name of the City
of Alexandria, and as such shall have
perpetual succession, and all the IN
Iabitauts thereof shall form body
corporate under the name and style OF
the Mayor aud Council Of the City Of
Alexandria, and by that name they
md their successors shall be known IN
law. and be compelled to sue and 6e
sued, plead and implead. defend and
he defended in all Courts and places
whatever, and in all manner OF ac-
tions and whatsoever, also to hold,
purchase, receive, possess, ENJOY ana
retain to them and their successors all
aud every kind of property whatso-
ever. Provided, the same be Tor mu-
nicipaI purposes, and the same sell,
transfer, alien and lease from and dis
nose of, and may have and use a COM
mon seal, and may alter and change
the same at pleasure.
Second Proposed Amendment
Amend Section - of said Act 80, as 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, ana
by imprisonment not to exceed ten
DAYS, and that any person incuring un-
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 lnser.
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 ut law, physicians,
dentiste, trades and occupations now
paving license tax under State law,
circuses or travelling shows OF any ma
ture or kind"
Therefore it lie prayed that a special
election be ordered, and said Amend
ments be made in accordance with Act
No. 10 of 1880.
VIM Hustmyre, Mrs. Sazah Gebr,
+ Scheu Jonas We'll,
N L McGinnis, B Ehrsteiu,
r We'll. John Sullivan,
Clas S Miles, John We'll,
s Cullen. Bertrand We'll,
w. B. Blaekman, Cullen & Rogers,
John G Goulden, julius Levin,
r MAYER, Mrs. r. Weinhurg,
Robt P Hunter, for | and A, not for 3.
j Bouillotte, John De Lacey,
Y Girard, A Albert,
ID Lehman, l. V Marye,
Mrs Ann Walker, John j Ferguson,
J Sterkx, J j Peterman,
per Calvit, CA schnack,
Mrs V Porter, NJ Panl, Jr.,
John G Rogers, VIM Rexer,
ES Hetherwick, per j NJ Hetherwick.
j NJ Barrett, Jno A Williams,
Scmalinski, ast Annie Washington,
W G McGimssy, W O Dammnn,
for wife, Louis Gossens,
A Coekerille, Geo Hazlehurt,
Jos Marzean, Louis Gossens, agent.
Mrs B o'shee, per J 0 Shee, minor
John Haynes, Mrs Levy,
Dennis McManus, Nelson Taylor,
A Hilton, Edgar Hilton,
E NJ Archinard, per j H Ransdell,
Mrs NJ J Smith, Mrs Giles Smith,
Mrs N Taylor, Rebecca Mayer,
jacob Irving, JF Graham,
ORDINANCE.
Whsreas, The property taxpayers Of
the Town of Alexandria have present
ed a petition in conformity to Act No
40, of session of the Legislature o
1850; praying for certain proposed
Amendments of said Town, therefore
Be IT Ordained by the Mayor ant
Board of Aldermen of said Town, tina
especial election be held in conformi
ty to said Act No. ITO of 1880, OF
Thursday, the Doth day of December
A. D. 1881, for the purpose of amend
ing the Charter of said Town, in con
formity to the above and foregoing
petition.
The ballots to be used at said cleo
ton shall have plainly written or prin
ted on them, "For First Propose
Amendment or against First Pro
posed Amendment" "For Second Pro
posed Amendment" or against Sec
oud Proposed Amendments" and "Fo
Third Proposed Amendment" c
"Against Third Proposed Amend
mentn