The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-17

following powers and perform the following
duties, tO-wit: To levy and collect tax upon
all property taxable under the laws OF the
State, owned, situated and being within the
limits of said Town, which tax shall not be i'm
posed and collected more than once in each
wear, which shall never exceed ten mills on the
assessed valuation of said property; to levy
and collect License tax upon al! trades, pro-
LESSONS, stores, shops. hotels, public boarding
houses markets, coffee housee, billiard tables,
all places for the retail of spirituous liquors,
wines, beer, or other beverages, and all other
places and occupations upon which a State
License is levied; to prohibit houses OF ili-fame
aud disorderly houses. and provide adequate
punishment for same, to establish and regulate
cemetaries to pass all needful laws and regu-
lations relative to streets, buildings crossings,
bridges, alleys. sidewalks, banquetts, roads,
markets, slaughter-houscs, nuisiances, grog-
shops, and drinking houses of every descriip-
ton; anu to pass all needful laws and regula-
tions relative to the improvement, police and
good government of the town; to pass laws
necessary to suppress and intiict punishment
for riots, routs, unlawful aud dlsOrderly assem-.
blies: also, to punish dlsOrderly persons or
those disturbing tho peace; to provide and
adopt the penalties necessary to enforce the
powers conferred by this section and necessary
to enforce the laws, regulations and ordinances
passed enacted pursuant to the provisions Of
this act OF Incorporation; pr0uided, that in no
ease shall such penalties be other than fines or
imprisonment in the parish or municipal Jail, or
labor upon the streets, alleys and public build
ings of the Town aud provided further, that
said fine shall in no case exceed one hundred
dollars, nor shall said imprisonment or term
of labor be for longer period than one hun
bred days.
SEC II. The Council shall, at its regular
meeting in the month of January OF each year
levy such municipal tax and prescribe such
License tax as it may deem necessary and
proper for that particular year. Tbs Licenses
so levied shall be and exigible at once, and the
Taxes shall become due and exigible on the
first day of March of each year; all Licenses
shall expire on the thirty first day of December
OF each year. Half Licenses shall I've issued
after the first day of July. The rate OF axation
shall not exceed ten mills on the dollar Of the
assessed valuation Of property, nor shall the
License tax exceed that levied by the Parish
of Bossier.
SEC - All taxes, License and dues levied
by the Town Council on the property of any
person or corporation are hereby declared to
he lien aud privilege upon said property, to
date from the day the same are exigible. any
sale thereof or incumbrance to the contrary
notwithstanding. and said lien and privilege
shall exist in fa vor of said Town of Benton for
the respective amounts of flakes assessed until
the same shall be paid. and the same shall be
paid by preference to all mortgages and incum-
brances other than taxes due the State and
Parish. 1t shall be the duty OF the Mayor to
cause the Collector to make out a list of the
delinquent tax payers, which shall merely give
the names Of the tax payers and the amounts
due by each respectively, not sooner than the
first day of April Of each year, which list, after
being signed by the Collector. shall be register
ed in the mortgage records of the Parish OF
BOssier to preserve the lien and privilege Of the
Town.
Sec. b. The Collector shall have the same
power and means to enforce the payment OF
taxes and Licenses as are given by State laws
to State and Parish Collectors to enforce col
lee ton Of State and Parish taxes aud Licenses
SEC. II. The members of the Council shall
receive for their services a compensation to be
paid by the Council, not to exceed one dollar
for each meeting they attend provided, that
no member shall receive pay for more than
fifteen meetings in any one year.
Sec. Is The Council shall prescribe the
duties and powers of the Secretary, Assessor
Collector. Treasurer, Marshal and Police
officers; fix and approve the bonds Of the Col
lectOr and Treasurer; fix the compensation to
he paid them direct the manner of filling va
cancies in said offices; shall provide adequate
penalties for the nOn-payment of Licenses and
taxes; and make all laws necessary to sustain
the Corporate government Of the Town Of
Benton, not inconsistent with the Constitution
SEC. l6. All right, title and interest of thu
Town of Benton to all lands, streets. alleys
drains, buildings and other property of what
ever description and wheresover situated
with all goods, chattels, moneys, effects, debts
dues, demands, bonds, obligations, Judgments
liens. actions and rights of action, books &C
counts and vouchers are, and the same are
hereby vested in the Town of Benton, as in
cOrpOrated in this act and all valid indebted
| ness or liabilities of the Town of Benton shall
be assumed anu paid by the Town as consulted
| and incorporated by this act, and said Town il
| hereby declared liable therefor and upon til,
| adoption of this act of incorporation in the
| manner prescribed by law, and the organiza
| ton of the Council as provided for in this act
| all the powers, rights, privileges and imnuni
ties possessed and enjoyed by the Mayor ant
COuncimen of the Town of Benton, as at pres
| ent constituted, shall cease and terminate, ant
be vested in the Town of Benton as establish
cd by this Charter and act of incorporation.
SECTION II. Upon the organizatiog of tn
Council, as created by this act, it shall be tn,
duty of the Mayor and Councilmen, and al
other officers of the Town of Benton, to forth
with turn over and deliver to the Mayor ant
COuncilmen, as created by this act, all books
papers, records, documents, moneys, Obliga
tions. and every description of property what
soever belonging to the Town of Benton, a
constituted previous to the adoption of thi
| Charter.
SEC. IS. Tho Mayor, Councilman and al
other officers provided for in this Charter shal
be qualified electors of the State, and shal
reside within the limits of the Corporation.