The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-06-17

twenty four dollars Is hereby appropri-
ated to pay commissioners of the cleo
ton held on the LIST Of May, 1882.
Adopted F. ENDOM,
$500 Mayor.
JOHN G. SANDERS, Secretary.
ORDINA NCE NO. .552.
Relative to keeping the books of the
Treasurer with the Tax Collector
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of Monroe:
SECTION l.-That the Treasurer shall
keep a book to be known as the Tax
Collectors Receipt book, wherein shall
be written each year In full q receipt
from the Collector showing the blank
licenses and tax receipts received by
him for that year, which receipt shall
be signed in the presence of two wit
nesses by the Collector.
SEC. 2. That before issuing to the
Collector the blanks provided to be re-
ceipted for In section 1, the Treasurer
shall number the blank tax receipts and
| thes tubs thereof from I cousecutively
through the whole number issued; and
in the same way shall number the
blank licenses issued, beginning with
No. 1 for each blank, according to
amount; and these numbers shall be set
forth ia the receipt provided for in Sec
ton l..
| SEC. 3.-That the Treasurer shall keep
Il separate account with the Collector,
showing the blanks received and re-
turned, and collections reported by said
Collector; and shall file the reports pro-
vided for in section 4.
SEC. 4.-That the Collector shall, not
later than the 5th of each month, make
report of all collections made during
the previous month, which report shall
contain an itemized statement of all
taxes and licenses collected, showing
the year for..which the tax or license
has been paid, by whom pa i'd, amount
and all necessary details; it shall be
the Treasurer's duty to divide the
amounts returned among the several
funds. In addition to his monty re-
port, it shall be the duty of the Collec'
tor to make an annual report on Friday
before the second Monday in May of
each year, which annual report shall
contain a tabulated statement of his
monthly reports during the previous
twelve months, or so much thereof as
he has been in Office; with said an
nual report he shall file (and take the
Treas,lrer's receipt therefor) the blank
tax receipts and licenses remaining In
his hands, setting same forth with their
numbers (and if licenses, also amounts)
| in his said annual report he shall also
file, and take Treasurer's receipt there :
for, the stubs of the tax receipts and
licenses which he has issued. The
Collectors books, blanks and stubs
shall be submitted to the Finance Comm
ittee, whenever said Committee de-
mands.
SEC. S. - That if the Treasurer or
Collector shall fail to perform any duty
prescribed in this or any other ordi-
nance in force, on information of such
failure, the Mayor shall convene the
Council, which may, by majority vote,
suspend or remove such Collector from
Office. And the Collector or Treasurer
shall, at once, deliver all books, papers,
&C., of the City to the Mayor on his
demand. This section shall be accepted
by the Treasurer and Collector, and
the snreties on their respective bonds
before their induction into Office.
SEC. 6.-That all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
Approved:
F. ENDOM, Mayor.
JOHN q. SANDERS, Secretary.
l ORDINANCE No. $50.
An ordinance to empower the School
Committee to regulate the affairs of
the Public Schools in Monroe, and to
draw for the salary of Teachers thro'
their Chairman.
Be it ordained By the Mayor and city
| Council of Monroe:
That committee, to be known as the
" School Committee" shall be appoin-
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