The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-01-21

S6O per month.
The Mayor declined to have the salary
fixed at $50, thinking the sum excessive,
whereupon Councilman Bringhurst &C
cepted an amendment to his resolution
which fixed the salary at $50 per month.
The amendment was unanimously adopted.
Councilman Grogan moved that the sal
aries of the City Marshalls be fixed at $50
per month, to which an amendment was
offered placing the salaries at $50 per
month. The amendment was carried by
a vote of 3 for to 2 against.
The salaries Of the officers were fixed as
follows:
Mayor, per month. ........... $50 20
City Marshalls, each, per month";. 50 90
City Attorney, per annum. ........ $50 w
with q per cent commissions ON
all delinquent licenses placed in
his hands for collection. ........
Secretary, per annum. .luO w
Assessor, per annum. 50 w
Collector. - per ct. commissions,
The following ordinance was intro
duced by Councilmen Johnston, and ON
motion OF Councilman Gossens, was unan
imously adopted:
Az ORDINANCE
Requiring all stores, shops, groceries, sa-
looms, and all places of public business
in Alexandria, which are or may he
conducted under any law of the State
of louisiana, or under any municipal
ordinance, except those herein exempt
ell to he closed ON Sundays, and forbid
ding al giving, trading, bartering and
selling on Sundays by the proprietors
or employees of such establishments;
declaring it mistlelneanor to violate
the provisions of this ordinance, and to
fix penalties for all violations of same.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Ma
yor and Board of Aldermen of the City
of Alexandria, La, That from and after
the adoption and PRONUNCIATION of this
ordinance, all stores, shops. saloons, and
all places of public business, which are or
may be licensed under tho laws of this
Council, are hereby required to he closed
at twelve o'clock ON Saturday nights, and
to remain closed continuously for twenty
fonr (24) hours, during which time it
shall not DO lawful for the proprietors
thereof to give, trade, barter, exchange,
or sell any of the stock or any article of
merchandise kept in any such establish
mcnt.
SEc. 9. Be it further ordained, That
all violations of this ordinance shall be
cogni7able by and tried before the Mayor
and that whoever shall violate the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, for each of
Tense. and on trial and conviction shall
pay fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than one day nor
more than ten days at the discretion of
the Mayor.
SEC, 3. Be it further ordained, That
the provisions of this ordinance shall not
apply to newspaper offices, printing off,
ces, book stores, drug stores, apothecary
sbops. undertaken shops, public and pri-
vate markets, bakeries, diaries, livery
stables. railroads, whether steam. or
horse, hotels, boarding houses, steam.
boats and other vessels, warehouses fol-
RECEIVING and forwarding freights, res
taurants, telegraph Offices; provided that
stores may be opened tor the purpose OF
selling anything necessary in sickness
and for burial purposes; and prou'dea
further, that no alcohoiic, vinous OF MAJ,
Iquors shall De gwen, TRACED OF oartereu
or sold or dellverOa Ill any drug store OH
said day, except when actually admins
tored or prescribed by practiclng ply.
stefan in the discharge OF his professional
duties in case Of sickness.
On motion the Mayor and Councilman
Bringhurst were made street commission
ers, with authority to have any and al
work done that they may deem neces
sary.
Councilman Grogan called the atten
ton of the Board to the old houses IN tn
Second and Fourth Wards, ordered SOM
time since to DO demolished, and the Ma
yor was requested to give the matter nj
attention.
| On motion Of Counc Imam sullivan
1 Resolved, That committee be appoint
ed to examine .he pubic school building
III TINS city, ana ascertain the ptoDap ),
cost OF repairing the same, report TO D
made at the next meeting OF the boar r!
The Mayor appointed Coancilmeh ouli'
van, Bringhurst and Gossens.
Councilman Sullivan called the atten
ton of the Mayor to the following ordi
nance, adopted Jany. Sd, 1882, with tn
request that he rigidly enforce the sam
at once:
And that Section 2d of said article Nc