The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-05-17
PROCLAMATION.


men Of the Tswn Of Lake Charles, adopted on Ma
] = 1850. and dalv promulgated, and b virtne {
authority vested IN meas ii aTuF, i. AIssNANDEEL
kBIp, Mayer Of the Town Of Lake Charles, La.
do issue this my Proclamation and order an eleg
ton 70 be held IN said Town Of Lake Charles o.
/ Third Hsny of Dune. assR,
from ! o clock a. m. until D. n before commits
siuBeEs 50 be appointed by the Mayer, at the C0uT
H0nAe, in the Town Of Lake Charles for the par
pose Of getting the vote of the guhlihed electors
: said municipality for or against the adoption 0
the proposed new Charter, which reads as follows
tozE-it: -
/ The inhabitants Of that portion Of the Parish
CaIcazteu. State Of Louisiana iBcluded within tb
i limits and boundaries, tO-yFit. Starting lax
! bank between Sections / and ~ Township u
south, Range West, thence running east on seC
ton line between Sections 6. T. s, s, Z and 9 /,
! southeast conner of the SIX Of SW5E Sec. 4. Tp
l 10 south, Range S west thence running north OF
a direct line TO the northeast corner of the NEb.
/ OF NW5S Of Sec. 2s, Up. 3 south, Range g west
thence down the east hank Of the Caleasieu rive
/ 10 the southwest corner Of Sec. &c. Up. south
Range west; thence due west 10 the river al Of
near Norris mill thence south TO lake hank
thence around the lake hank TO Sec. line, between
Sec. and H. are hereby made, constituted and
declared a body corporate and political with pei
/ petual succession, by the name and style Of fht
Town Of Lake Charles, and As such can sue and b.
aHed plead and BE- implesdsd, answer and b
answered, defend and be defended in any court Of
Law shall possess the right to have, 10 hold Il
| purchase receive and enjoy auv kind Of property
and the same 20 sell least transfer farm out OF
dispose Of also to have common seal, the sam5
to amend, alter OF change o. pleasure.
ART. Il
The municipal government OF said Town Of
Lake Charles shall consist OF q Mayor and seven
Aldermen, four Of whom. together with the Mayor
or hVe without the Mayor. shall constitute 8 que
rum for the transaction Of business. No person
shall be eligible for the office Of Mayor Alder
man, or hold office in said tow unless he be- q
qualified eleotOT resident therein The MayUr
and Aldermen shall be elected by the qu8hHell
voters Of said town at such times and IN such man
neE as shall be hereinafter prescribed
ART. III
An election Of Mayor and seven Aldermen far
said town shall be held the hTst M0nday it,
June lssg. and every two years thereafter hv the
qualified electors Of said town at the oouTt house
IN said town 10 b. previously advertised il The
official journal OF the town for ten cBear days PR
CeedIng said election and the poll for holding the
same shall be open from : O IL Ia { J. H. and
shall be presided over UY three Commissioners of
Election, who shall be appointed by tho Mayor
and should either or any Of said Commissioners
fail to be present al the designated polling place
OF should refuse 30 act, the Commissioners pTes-
ent SHALL select iron those at hand QUALIFIED
electors others 10 fill their places. All such
Commissioners shall qualify by taking oath OF
Oihce before any competent Officer, and said eieC
uDR shall be held in accordance with the STATE
laws for the election Of a representative 10 the
General Assembly The returns thereof shall b.
made out in duplicate within iWentv.fUuT hour
al'tT closing the polls On Of which returns shall
be forwarded to tho Secretary Of STATE and the
other after being transcribed in the minute book
OF the corporation together with thu notice OF
eitt'oL snail De MED among the aTChlEca Of the
t"iPoL4ti"n- an tue eSeHi OF IL vote al am
eiStAVH. OF OF tHe ued'A OF resignation 81 lht
Mayor OF any Of the Board Of AldgrmeL elected
uAueL inns charter. The bCaFh snail ordet al cIc'
non a. PROVIDED IN section three. {" determine
saiH pI nous titthuh' OF 10 MI SUCH SaIhh'h aun
dstrrmin,. the election Of al. Of said offi1.r-
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