The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-11-23
PETITION
t,ou PROPERTY HOLDERS PRAYING FOR
CHANGE OF CHATTER OF
THE TOWN.

We, the NnueTsiSutu petttio"'is, 10
anectfnl,y represent that the Charter
IT said City should be amended as fol-
lows, to-wit: i
First Proposed Northumberland
Section One, Of Act No One Hundred
and Eleven Of the session of the Leg
islature of Louisiana, fUf the year
1858, approved September the 29th,
1858, "entitled an Act to Incorporate
The Town of Alexandria," SO as to read
rs follows:
That from and after the gromulga-
,ion of an Ordinance to he passed here
under, and in conformity 10 an Act
No. llO of the General Assembly of
1880. ali that portion ofterritory lying
IN Rod River, in the Parish of Rap
idea, and within the following limits,
to.wit: Commencing at the Mouth of
BAYOU Rapi,les, mp said Bayou to
Mouth of Bayou Coulie, up Bayou
Coulie to the crossing aof the New Or
loans and Pacific Railroad thereon.
nlppg the said Railroad to the point
where Jackson street of said Town, il
continued in direct line would inter
sect said road, thence along said line
..-,1r%eDth street, thence down Tenth
s,roet ia 3hsre 1t would intersect the
lane between Irving and Watts, if Pho.
i"eted. thence ID said lane to Red
} P;ror and mn SAID river to point of
starting, shall form aS ssre5s,.. ahd
body politic by the na9ie the city
Of Alexandria, and as such shall have
bernetual succession, and all the in
iabitauts thereof shall form body
corporate under the name and style OF
the MAYOR and Council of the City of
Rlexandr,a, and by that name they
md their successors shall be known I'D
law, and be compelled to sue and be
sued, plead and implead, defend and
he defended in all Courts and places
whatever, and in all manner OF ac-
t;ops and whatsoever, also to hold,
u,chase, receive, possess, enjoy ana
tetain to them and their successors oil
and every kind of property whatso-
ever. Provided, the same be Tor mu-
nicipal purposes. and the same sell,
transf.r. alien and lease from and dis
nose of, and may have aud use COM
mon seal, and may alter and change
chs same at pleasure.
second Proposed Amendment
Amend Section - of said Act 30, Us to
read as follows, to-wit That the May
~ and Council shall have power To
sioyide for the punishment OF va
grants and disorderly persons, who
NAV be found in the day or night
time disturbing the public peace by
hne not to exceed Fifty Dollars, and
by imprisonment not to exceed ten
days, aud that any person incnrlng IN
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 inser-
iinp therein, in the fourth line of said
section, aud Immediately following the
word shire" and before the word "be-
fore" as therein written, the following
words: "Attorneys at law, physicians,
@ dentiste, trades and occupations now
! paving license tax under State law,
circuses OF travelling shows of any ma
tuse or kind"
Therefore it lie prayed that o special
election be ordered, and said Amend
nncnts be made in accordance with Act
No. 10 of 1880.
VIM Hustmyre, Mrs. Sazah Gehr,
f Scheu Jonas We'll,
MI McGinnis, B Ehrstein,
EWeil. John Sullivan,
Chas S Miles, John We'll,
3 Cullen, Bertrand We'll,
". B. Blackman, Cullen & Rogers,
John C Goulden, Julius Levin,
b Mayer, Mrs. r. Weinburg,
Robt p Hunter, for | and 4, not for q
j Bouillotte, John De Lacey,
V Girard, A Albert, r.
ID Lehman, LV Marye,
Mrs Ann Walker, John j Ferguson,
J Sterkx, j Peterman,
per Calvit, G. A Schnack,
Mrs V Porter, NJ Paul, Jr.,
john G Rogers, VIM Rexer,
ES Hetherwick, per j NJ Hetherwick
JIM Barrett, Jno A Williams,
S Scmalinski, agt Annie Washington
VIC McGimsey, WO Dammon,
for wife, Louis Gossens,
4 Coekerille, Geo Hazlehurt,
Jos Marzeau, Louis GOssens, agent
Mrs b O'Shee, per J o Shee, minor
John Haynes, Mrs j Levy,
Dennis McManus, Nelson Taylor,
A Hilton, Edgar Hilton,
+ NJ Archinard, per j H Ransdel
Mrs NJ J Smith, Mrs Giles Smith,
Mrs N Taylor, Rebecca Mayer,
Jacob Irving, JF Grab am,
ORDINANCE.
IFhorcas, The property taxpayers
the Town of Alexandria have presen
cd a petition in conformity to Act N
RIO, of session of the Legislature
1sa0, praying for certain propose
-->Amepahsnts Of said Town, tlierefo
BE 1t Ordained by the Mayor ar
Bnard of Aldermen of said Town, tn
aspecial election be held in conform
IS to said Act No. ITO of 1880, {
Ehnrslay, the Goth day of Dccembe
A. ID. 1881, for the purpose of amen
ing the Charter Of said Town, in co
formiiy to the above and foregoil
petition.
The ballots to be used mt said ele
fion shall have plainly written or pri
ted on them, "For First Propos
Amendment" or against First Pr
posed Amendments" "For Second Pr
posed Amendment" or against Sc
aad Proposed Amendment" and ''F