The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-10-19
TOWN
PETITION
FROM PROPERTY HOLDERS PRAYING FOR
CHANGE OF CHARTER OF
THE TOWN.
PETITION

THE TOWN.
TO the Mayor and Council Of the City Of
alexandria, La:
We, the undersigned petitioners, res
pectfully 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 IAN Act to incorporate
the Town of Alexandria," so us to read
as follows:
That from and after the promulga-
ton of an Ordinance to be passed here
under, and in conformity to an Act
No. 10 of the General Assembly of
1880, all that portion Of territory lying
on Red 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, up Bayou
Coulie to the crossing of the New Or
ileans and Pacific Railroad thereon,
lalong the said Railroad to the point
I where Jackson street of said Town, If
continued in direct line would inter
sect said road, thence along said line
to Tenth street, thence down Tenth
street to where it would intersect the
aane between Irving and Watts, if pro
iected, thence up said lane to Red
River, and up said River to point of
starting, shall form Corporation and
body polite by the name of the city OF
Alexandria, and as such shall have
perpetual succession, and all the in
Labitants thereof shall form a body
corporate under the name and style of
the Mayor and Council of the City Of
!, Alexandria, and by that name they
) and their successors shall be known in
Ilaw, 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.
l purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and
retain to them and their successors all
/. and every kind of property whatso'
Y 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 q com-
mon seal, and may alter and change
;, the same at pleasure.
Second Proposed Amendment
Amend Section l3 of said Act 80, as to
, read as follows, to-wit: That the May
3 or aud Council shall have power to
provide for the punishment of va
e 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
s. by imprisonment not to exceed ten
days, and that any person incuring un'
n der the Ordinances of said City, may
be compelled to work on the streets o.
d said City, at the rate of One Dollar pei
diem, until said fine and costs are paid
i; Third Proposed Amendments
l. Amend Section IL of said Act by inser
1 ting therein, in the fourth line of saif
II section, and Immediately following tL'
s word "hire" and before the word "be
), FORE" as therein written, the followin!
'" words: Attorneys at law, physicians
ID dentists, trades and occupations nov
paying license tax under State law
10 circuses, or travelling shows of any ma
= ture or kind"
.e Therefore it is prayed that specia
election be ordered, and said amend
IN ments be made in accordance with Ac