The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-10-05
TOWN.
PETITION
FROM PROPERTY HOLDERS PRAYING FOR
CHANGE OF CHARTER OF
THE TOWN.

To the Mayor and Council of the City off
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 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 Gan Act to Incorporate
the Town of Alexandria," 50 as to read
as follows:
That from and after the promuiga-
ton of an Ordinance to be passed here
under, and in conformity to an Act
No. ITO Of the General Assembly OF
1886, all that portion Of territory lying
on Red River, in the Parish VI Rap
ides, and within the following i'm'es,
to-wit: Commencing at tile Mouth Of
BAYOU Rapides, up said Bayou to
Mouth of Bayou Coulie, up Bayou
Coulie to the crossing of the New Or
ieans and Pacific Railroad thereon,
along the said Railroad to the point
where jackson street of said Town, II
continued in DIRECT limo would inter
sect said road, thence along SAID line
10 Tenth street, thence down Tenth
street to where it would intersect the
lane between Irving and Watts, if pro.
;aat.d +benca nm said lane to Red
River. and up said River to point OF
starting, shall form a Corporation and
body polite by the name OF tue city OF
Alexandra, and as such shall have
nerpetuar succession, and all the in
habitants thereof shall torn a body
lcorporate under the name and style OF
kthe Mayog 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 and DO
sued. plead and implead, defend and
he defended in all Courts and places
| whatever, and in all manner OF &C
lions and whatsoever, also to bold:
/ purchase, receive, possess, enjoy ana
retain to them and their successors all
and every kind of property whatso'
ever. Provided, the san;e be for mu-
nicipal purposes, and the same sell,
1 transfer, alien and lease from and dis
pose Of, and may have and use a com.
! mon seal, and may alter and change
the same at pleasure.
| Second Proposed Amendment
Amend Section Is of said Act 30, as to
read as follows, to-wit: That the May.
Tor and Council shall have power to
provide for the punishment OF va
lprants and disorderly persons, who
NAV be found in the day or night
time disturbing the public peace by
| fine not to exceed Fifty Dollars, and
lby imprisonment not to exceed ten
days, and that any person incnring un'
/, der the Ordinances of said City, may
be compelled to work on the streets o.
said City, at the rate of Que Dollar pei
diem, until said fine and costs are paid
Third Proposed Amendment
Amend Section IL of said Act BY inser
ting therein, in the fourth line of sait
section, and Immediately following thu
word "hire" and before the word "be
: fore,n as therein written, the following
words: "Attorneys at law, physicians
s dentists, trades and occupations nov
! paying license tax under, State law
circuses, or travelling shows of any ma
!. Iture or kind" s..ati.
Therefore it is prayed that a specia
ELECTION be ordered, and said amend
= ments be made in accordance with Ac