The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-04-08

Town of Benton quarter Of the
n, Section |; DUTY. Be it Ordained !, !.
1iaSor r, ana the Council of the Town or,.s the
Ma,s,i nt ~ IL snail be the duty of the TON,
harshal 10 attend every Court tbat Town
neid by the Mayor, and all mee,;n shaii be
Town Council, and to preserve ordsr OF the
upon them during every session ~ Gnu wait
all Writs orders and process. yerhaI eAecate
ten, emanatlng from the same, and to u a. writ.
OF the Marshal by law. 'S oe required
The Marshal shall moreover u,
the prison or Jail cell provided bv tba ITsper Of
and shall by all lawful means nr.,sa council,
peace and apprehend all disturbers th mo
and hcrpublic offenders. 'nefeof,
sec. DEPUTIES. The Marshal 10 ,,.,
lIGa ana vested with the power to call for NJ
bodied male inhabitant of the town Of an'e-
TO preserve the peace when threatened a 81
ASSIST MN Id making arrest or conyevin, =. 70
ohefs 10 the lookup, and every person 40 .pm ,'s
upon by the Marshal, who shall raf, oa'ied
render such assistance, may be pun;shaS u q
ne az uhe Giseretion OF the Mayor, not to n.
Sec. 3. Bonds The Marshal shall, tala N
persons arrested Immediately before az a,a
mayor, provided, however, that in ali .uo
where arrests are made at night or a. 0asss
time when impossible for the offen6ar. ~ any
brought Immediately before the Nave, r "
good and sufficient cause, it shall ba 7: ior
the Marshal to lock said otfendars m ,a"!ui,or
prison kept for snoh purpose; provided = ha sne
eyer, mat any person who may he arrestsa
charged with violating any of The c;tr aas.
hapces may, upon NAH ing personal nron,;s0.
TO the Marshal not to further violate the la's
be entitled to furnish bond signed with annros'
~ securty Ior his appearance before H.
Mayors Court, in Il sum not less than tooa sao
nor more than one hundred dollars Mt the a;sy
cretion OF the Marshal, and releases nnar
bonds must only be made after the bonas "pou
made out and signed. ''AaS are
See .. DUTIES In case the Mavor sbo,,
not appear. OF in the event OF his sickness
death, resignation, absence, INABILITY or E.,s
ure to act, the Marshal shall forthwith no a;
the Town Council, an. report all the faets az.
cordine to Section of the Town Chartsr
Sec ). The Marshal shall have char.a -
all persons, PRISONERS or convicts, who NAV 10
sentenced to pay fines, or work upon the nnh.
nc roads or streets. He shall keek them at rct-
they shall be fully discharged or bv actna, i,,
paying the full amount of fine and costs far
Whice he may have said persons in his cnstoSr
>, Sec. o. The Marshal shall collect all taxes
licenses, fines dues and costs chargeahle ~
him' and pay the same into the Treasury daily
all such collections and take receipt for Tie
same, which receipt must state the sna.;so
items so paid over. He shall render a fri AMI
ltemized report at every meeting of the Conn
Gil, II called for, and no warrant fer pay Of fees
or salary shall be drawn, or allowed te -
Marshal unit all monies which may have coma
into his hands, or chargeable to his collection
and neglected or lost, shall have been fully
PAID into the treasury. And after due nstico
and demand upon him by the Council or the
Mayor he shall still be or stand charged win
default, the said Marshal may be declared sns.
pended from Office by the Council, and the
Clerk employed to perform the duties of Mar
shall until a Marshal may be elected or an
pointed by the Council.
Sec. 7: The Marshal is hereby enjoined and
required to receive into his custody and keep
ing all prisoners sentenced by the District
Court las we'll as by the Mayor of the Town Of
Benton) to work upon the public roads or
streets, provided arrangements be made with
the Sheriff or the Police Jury and to make
due report to the Sheriff for the Parish and
State convcts time. &c.
Sec. g. The Marshal shall inspect all streetr
allies, lots. and premises for sanitary purpo.
SEES, as often as he may deem necessary. not
less than once a month from November / Ia
May |, and once every ten days from May to
November /, and at his discretion order the
owners or occupants of any lot, residence or
premises, to remove, haul of, or clean any
filth sink or privy, or remove any dead animal
Dy the owner of the premises or the owner Of
the animal, if to be found, and upon refusal or
neglect by the owner, or occupant of such
premises, the Marshal shall take such persons
as refuse to obey his request before the Mayer.
to be fined not less than one nor more than five
dollars and cost, and order the Marshal to re-
move the dead animal, or cause the premises
to be cleaned at the expense of the town, NOT
to exceed i'll cost the fine so imposed
Sec. y. 1t the Marshal, while in attendance
on the Mayors Court, or meeting Of the Town
council. shall refuse to execute any legal
order of the Mayor, he shall be held to be in
contempt of Court, and by the order of the
Mayor, suspended and imprisoned in. the iaA
not exceeding ten days.
Sec. 10. The Marshal shall, in addition to
the duties prescribed, and when not otherwise
engaged, be subject to the orders of the Street
and improvement Committee or Commission
or, and assist and work upon such works,
when net Otherwise engaged.
ORDINANCE NO. q
Relative to Section 10 Of the Charter of tho
Town of Benton.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
OF the Town of Benton, La:
Sec: 1. That 1t shall DO unlawful for any
store keeper, saloon or any person engaged in
the sale of general merchandise, or liquors, or
game room, to sell any goods, or do any bust
ness such as gambling of any kind on Sunday,
as prescribed by the State law, and any person
who shall sell, give way, or do any business
promolted by law on Sunday, shall be fined
not less than $40 nor more than $50, and i'm
prisoned not less than ten nor more than fifty
days, at the discretion of the Court, and 1t Is
made the duty of the Marshal to apprehen&
any violations of this Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 3.-LLCENSE.
Be 1t Ordained, &c, That the Licenses DO
hxed as follows: For Retail Liquor Dealers,
500 Merchants, as graded by the State, IS to
$40; Hotels. $40; Physicians, IS; Attorneys
at Law, s.; Butchers and Market Stalls, Is;
Editors, %; Dentists, $5; Photographers, S.
Patent Rights, s.; Telephone Lines, s., Ex-.
press Companies, IS /; Peddlers, not less than
p, as fixed by the State Shows, Theaters,
&c, not less than $5, as fixed by the State;
Fakes, Banking Games, &c +, not less than IS.
as fixed by the State; Patent Medicine Deak
ers, not less team IS, as fixed by the State.
X. B. HILL. Mayor.
TH0S: N: BRADEN, Secretary and
ex-officio Assessor