The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-12-21

of said City should be amended as fol-
lows, t6-wit:
First Proposed Observation-Disclosures
Section One, of Act No One Hundred
and Eleven Of the session of the Leg
isiature of Louisiana, for the year
1868, approved September the goth.
1868, "entitled an Act to incorporate
the Town of Alexandria" SOFAS to read
ns follows:
That from and after the prnmnlsa-
ton of an Ordinance to l,e passed here
aader. and in conformity 10 an Act
No. ITO of the General Assembly of
1880. all that portion ofte'ri'ofy living
ON Rad River. IN the Parish of Rap
ides, aud within the following limits.
to-wit, Commencing ut the Mouth of
Bayou Rapides, m said Bayou to
Moutl, pf Bayou Cuulie, up Bayon
Coulie tU the crossing nf the New Or
J,eaas aud Pacific Rnilrnnll thereon,
along the said Raiiroa1 to the point
where Jackson street sf said Town, il
continued in a direct line wnuld inter
sect said road, thpnce along said line
81 Tenth street, thence down Teatl
street to where tt wonla interstct the
lane between Irving and Watts, If pro:
3ected, thence mp said lane to Red
River, and mp said river To point of
starting, shall form Corporation and
body polite by the name of the City
Of Alexandria, andas such shall have
perpetual succession, and all the in
habitants thereof shall furm q bod,
corporate under tho name and style OF
tho Mayor and Council "f the City of
Alexaudria, aud hy that name they
md their anrcessors shall be known in
law, and ise Compelled to sue and be-
sued, plead and impleai. tleirn'l and
be defended In all Courts and places
whatever, and In all manher Of ae
ti0ns and wIimtsueser, n.su TO hold,
purchase, receive, possess, enjoy AMI
retain to them and their successors all
aud every kind Of property wha,so-
ever. Provided, the same be for mu'
hicipal 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 cbansr
the same at pleasure.
Second Proposed Amendment
Amend Section 10 Of said Act 80, rs to
read as follows, t0.wit That the May
Or and Council shall have power tn
provide for the punishment of va
grants and disorderly persons, who
may be found in the day or night
time disturbing the pEblic peace by
fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars, and
by imprisonment not to exceed ten
days, and that any pers"n incnring nm
der the Ordinances of said CRY, mia,
be compelled to work on the streets nj
said City, at the rate of One Dollar pei
diem, until said fine and costs are paid.
Third Proposed Amendment -
Amend Section 10 ofsaid Act by inser
ting therein, in the fourth line of said
section, and Immediately following th.
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 nnder State law,
eircuses OF travelling shows of any ma
tare or kind"
Therefore it lie prayed that special
election be ordered, and said Antrntl
ments be made in accordance with Ae,
Nh. 40 of 1880.
VIM Hustmyre, Mrs. sazah Gel,r,
+ Scheu Jonas We'll,
N l. McGinnis, b Ehrstrip,
f We'll. John Sullivan,
Chas s Miles, John We'll,
s Cullen, Bertrand Well
W. B. Blaekman, Cullen & Rogers,
John G Gou;den, julius Levin,
B Mayer, Mrs. II. WeiBburg,
Robt P Hunter, for 1 and 4, not for 3
J Bonillotte, John De Lacey,
v Girard, A Albert,
D Lehman. LV Marye,
Mrs Ann Walker, John Ferguson,
j Sterkx, J j Peterman,
per Calyit, schnack,
Mrs V Porter, NJ Paul, Jr.,
John c Rogers, VIM Rtxer,
Z 8 Hetherwick, per NJ Hetherwick. :
J NJ Barrett, Jno A Williams,
) scmalipski, agt Annie Washington,
" G McGimssy, W 0 Dammon,
for wife, Louis Gossens,
A Coekeriilc, Geo Hazlehurt,
los Marzean, Lnnis Gosseps, agent.
Yrs b O'Shee, per j O Shee, minor.
John Ha, nes. Mrs J Levy,
Dennis McManus, Nelson Taylor,
! Hilton, Edgar Hilton,
NJ Archinard, per J II Ransdell,
irs " ] Smith, Mrs Giles Smith,
irs y Taylor, Rebecca Mayer,
aoob lrving, j Graham,
- ORDINANCE.
R4breas, The property taxpayers of
se Town Of Alexandria have present.
d petition in conformity to Act No.
10, of session OF the Legislature of
$50, pra,in for certain proposed
amendments of said Town, therefore
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
oard Of Aldermen of said Town, that
special election be held in cnnfnrmi
J to said Act No. 10 If 1880. on
thursday, the Goth day of December. -
/. d. 1881, for the pnrpnse of amend /
g the Charter of said T"wn, in con- {
'rmity to the above and foregoing
etision.
The ballots to be used at said cleo
% shall have plainly written or prin- =,
d Old them, For First Proposed !
or "Against First Pro q