The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-09-21
NEW TODAY.
PETITION
FROM PROPERTY HOLDERS PRAYING FOR
CHANGE OF CHARTER or
THE TOWN.

We, the undersigned petitioners, res
pectfully representa- that the Charter
of said City should be amended as FOL
lows, to-wit:
First Proposed MISUNDERSTANDING
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 can Act to incorporate
the Town Of Alexandria" 50 "a to read
as follows:
That from and after the promulga-
ton of an Ordinance to be passed here
under, and in conformity to All Act
No. ITO of the General Assembly OF
1880, all that portion OF territory lying
ON Red River, in the Parish OF kap-
ides, and within the following limits.
to-wit: Commencing at the Mouth OF
Bayou Rapides, up said Bayou 70
Mouth of Bayou Coulie, up Bayou
Coulie to the crossing Of the New Or
leans and Pacific Railroad thereon,
along the said Railroad to tho poin,
where Jackson street of said Town, it
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
lane 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
Alexandr,a and IA such shall have
perpetual succession, and all the in
habitants thereof shall form body
corporate under the name aud style Of
the Mayor and Council of the City of
Alexandria, and by that name they
and their successors shall be known in
law, and be compelled to sue aud be
sued, plead and implead, defend and
be defended in all Courts and places
] whatever, and 10 all manner of &C.
D tions and whatsoever, also to hold,
o 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
d pose of, and may have and use COM
r mon seal, and may alter and change
! the same at pleasure.
Second Proposed Amendment
q Amend Section ID of said Act 30, as to
A read as follows, to-wit: That the May.
or and Council shall have power to
3 provide for the punishment of va.
It grants and disorderly persons, who
o may be found in the day or night
thine disturbing the public peace by
fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars, and
J. by imprisonment not to exceed ter
y days, and that any person incuring un'
der the Ordinances of said City, may
l. be compelled to work on the streets o
!. said City, at the rate of One Dollar pei
y diem, until said fine and costs are paid
3 Third Proposed Amendment
: Amend Section IL of said Act by inser
10 ting therein, in the fourth line of sait
= section, and Immediately following th'
" word "hirc" and before the word "be
4 FORE" as therein written, the following
d words: Attorneys at law, physicians
> dentists, trades and occupations nov
paying license tax under State law
1t circuses, or travelling shows of any no
n ture or kind"
- Therefore it is prayed that specia
~ election be ordered, and said amend
,e ments he made in accordance with Ac