The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-31

ooE StH, loSo
w. b. SIMPSON, Mayor.
cAARTER 0E THE TOWN
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OF BENTON.
VIE lnhabltants OF the Town OF benton, III
l. the faflsh OF Bossier, state OF Louisiana,
are hereby created and made body corporate
ana pohtlc IN law, WIN perpetual succession,
20 nave ana TO oe known ny the name ana
style OF the "ioWn OF benton, ana oy that
name tney anu !heir successors small De capa.
ple OF SUING ana nclbg sued IN all courts OF
competent Jnr'sdlction, snail or may nave an
oihGi III sea-, anu may aIeer same at pleasure,
sha,! ha'e Tue rlSht VI acquiring, RECEIVING,
noiuing, FARMING, leasing or conveying proper
", wheInef reai OF personal wlthln ana with,
out tne iimts OF the io"n, 1or the use and
power TO ralse money oy taxation on the prop
e1ty slt9ated III the limlts OF ssld corporation,
ana Dy Licenses on trades, PROFESSIONS and cor,
poratlons pursued and carried on within SAID
i,Inits' SAID money so raised TO De applied to
inc use, oenene anu g3od gogrernme9t OF sa'd
ao% ~ OF f MOI od tue o, benton
ana toproViGe i0r ana MAINTAIN competent
ponce Iorce lor tne same ana, generally, snail
nave anu possess an inherent rights and pow
ers pertaining anu Deionging TO mnnlcipal cor
poratlons not IN violation OF, or INCONSISTENT
with, the Constitution and laws OF Louisiana:
c SEclloH Inc g nnlts ana nounaarles OF sald
corporation, or lown OF benton, snail DO and
are hereby liked and established as follows, TO-,
VII; Al tnat territory lying ana embraced
wi'hih tue east nan OF see1ion tmrty tool ana
tne ~est halI OF sectioh twenty-nine w, In
to%hsnip twenty wv North, OF range thirteen
lol West' northwestern Land District OF
louisiana. ~,
d.
sIali Gopsis1 U, mayor anu nVe c0uhcllmen:
VINO snail De elected 6y the qualifed voters OF
sai! 1own, anu SNAIL noiu thelr olnces LOT
H Sm Vi Two years ana one secretary. VINO
s9all W eA,ohiclo assessor, one treasurer, one
Mafsnai. VINO snail De ex-ohcio Coliector, and
oeL' Gnless IN cases OF emergency, as !5e Mayor
anu GounSli saaI oeem necessary said 9lhcers'
nauIety' Secretary, treasurer anu Marsha,
SUM- NO elecieu ol-ahnual'y py Tue couhcii' ana
auy one Oh tnem may De removed ior suhclent
caSse Dy naJ0rity o1 the council.
c oEciios =. Inc nrst eiecti0h ior mayor ana
t Gou9Gllmen shall De held on the same day that
tnls Chartef Is suomltted TOT adoptlon, or re-
Jectloh' and 10 oe conquered 6y the same conf
I,lssiohers appointed lor hoiuing the Charter
eiectioh; ana In case the Charter Is adopted,
the mayor ana Counciimen elected shall hold
once uhtli the next regular election, which
s saaa De on the tniIu tuesday IN Novemoer'
1910, anu olahhually, ION tue same dayl there
after. m
Pee. ,. Inc mayor anu Counciimen OF SAID
Corporation, Delore entering upon the DIS
charge OF tneir duties, snail take and subscribe
Inc he Sa.n 81 once required OF an ofhcers under
ene Cohsttutioh ano laws OF the oe~te, ana
me same IN manner prescribed ny law. .,
DEC. o: Inat tne mayor OF SAID 1own snail
pe eA-oncio 0ustice OF the feace, ana as such
oe anu Is hereoy 'esteu Win oil the power
necessary nee as 10 carry OUT Inc provisions OF TINS
scI y. inGorporaIoh, ana 10 execute ana en-,
!9rce Tue laws ordinances, anu regulations OF
Tue same, ana shall hold his municipal Courts
AZ sueh tihes US he may thl.k proper. he shall
pres1ue al an hieetlnss OF inc Councii, ana
snall cali sPeciai meetings thereo1 at such times
as nc may ueelh necessary; ne shall execute
or cause 10 % enforced all laws, regulations
| anu ordinances ieeaiiy passed Dy the council.
anu matters before tne Couheli only ~nen
~ iiG we IA tnaG Douy mo snaii ~
o E an laws aho oruinances passe9 ny tne
SSounc.i, anu Jug salle shaii pe attSsteu ny tne
oeoleGly' ~ 'ne aosence VI JUG mayor, teni,
R UlmMrny, Tue oIuest memoel OF Inc C9uncll
shau pressure anu perloIm the outles OF mayor
anu III case OF ms aea.n OF RESIGNATION, or ms
reaasst W ae', tne noaru VI oounclimsh, oy
mS}ority Eote oi quorum present. shall cnoose
at Mayo,' Tno snaa continue IN once until az
tne noA1 olees1l Ioi onlcets y. sa'u 1o~h' us
| successor snail nave been elected and ABDUCTED
| c. III. No.. I,, 49, c,,
| SEC. :: Inc mayor small nave full and ex
elusive power 20 Try anu aetermne an VIOLA
.nons anu S h aeanst she Jaws r9aes orai
nances ana oSLaWs OF SAID Corporation and
on conviction OF any person or persons, shall
naEe p4wes W imlose anu iIn,ct Punlsnments
as aeIeM i proViaea: ne snaii nave power
aua II Is hG1eoy made MS duty 70 quell and
suppress az riots; routs' unia~1ui assemblies
anrays anu tuIhuits, OF cause tne same 10 Oe
Gons tnrougn tne proper ponce omcers, and
snail s nave power 10 cause 70 ?e arresseo ano
Dronent oeiorc MN Ior tfial' al Offenders
against the laws, ordinances ana bylaws Of
salo GoIpola!i1n. All persons accused and
orought 70 tiial IN pursuahce OF tne provisions
Of 5 inns acJ OF incorporation or ey virtue OF any
law, Iegnlat'on or ordnance OF TINS corpora
tiGn snau De entltieo 10 compulsory process
aliowea oy state laws TO compel the attend
ance OF witnesses IN thelr oeiense' Inc Cor
| polauon snaIl aiso nave power TO compel the
attedahce OF witnesses against an aeiendantsi
ana, IN eithep case, the Mayor shall issue and
ENFORCE the necessary process.
| DEC. 0. whenever any person snail De tried
and committed for any ofense against the
laws rules, bylaws, ordinances or regulations