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

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| whoever shall make public display of any kind
not authorized by law, by which a crowd is
! drawn together to the detriment of the pnblc
peace, or whoever shall wantingly and mis-
chievously obstruct the public streets or ctoss-
| lngS in any manner detrimental to the public
| welfare or whoever shall attempt or presiSt
! IN contracting any mannor of business upon
| the street crossings, passways or vacant lots,
| wherein license tax or permit is requested
| from the town of Benton, or whoever shall
| Wantlngiv destroy or damage. or cause to be
! destroyed er damaged, any property, building
| real Or personal effects OF any kind whatever
| OF another person, or that of any incorporation
| or bt longing to or claimed by the public, or
whoever shall after being warned not to do so
by the Mayor, town Marshal or health officer
street Committee or Commissioner, preSlst Il d
continue to cast, throw or cause to be place d
III the streets alleys Or bitches any waste, filth.
trash Orany matter calculated to ObStrHct or
render such streets, alleys or bitches unciean,
impure or tend to bar it's free use, or whoever
shall board swing on or get upon any moving
car upon leaving the station for the purpose
OF amusement or for the purpose of riding up
or down the track and alighting from such
moving train, or whoever shall drive or ride at
an unusual fast speed after being once notified
not to do so. All such persons shall be deem
Ell offenders, and disturbers of the peace and
Sooc order of the town of Benton, and it is
made the duty of the town Marshal to appre-
bend all such offenders forthwith and sumari-
~ take them before the Mayor and upon con-
vlctlon any ana all of such offenders shall be
iined not exceeding 500 and imbrisonment in
default OF fine not exceeding one hundred days
and allowed an additional day off for each tlay
worked upon the streets. And that all Ordi-
nances aud parts Of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed and that this
Ordinance take effect from and after its
passage
Upon motion, duly seconded, said
Ordinance, No. 4, was adopted.
Carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 5.
Relative to Section 10 of the Charter Of the
Town of Benton. La.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Benton. La,
Section |. That it shall be the duty of the
Mayor to appoint three persons from the men,
beers OF the Town Council who shall be known
as the Street and Improvement Commission
ers and Committee to examine approve and
audit all claims to be paid by the Council.
Sec. =. The said Committee or Commission
ers shall be a standing Committee and shall
hold and perform all the duties prescribed to
1t during the full term of the Council of the
Town of Benton.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of said Commits
slOners or COMMITTEE as soon as they are ap-
public works, Improvement of the streets,
walks, alleys and bitches and all other work
to be done by the Town of Benton, and as a
whole direct and lay off all work to be done.
and order the same to be done by the town
Marshal or other hands or contractors. and
the town Marshal shall be subject to the
orders and under the control of said commits
sloners when not otherwise engaged
Sec. j.. They shall have and are hercby
vested with the power to purchase any and all
tools, material, lumber, nails and ANYTHING
necessary including hauling freight and nav
OF labor, which they may deem necessary to
carry ON and complete any Improvement upon
the public streets, alleys, bitches or public
highways not TO exceed the money appropri
ated by the Town Council for such purposes.
and all bills approved by said committee or
Commissioners shall be allowed and paid by
the Town Council. ~
Sec. q. The Commissioners shall act as a
whole IN laying Oft or ordering whose work
shall be done, or in fixing any place or specifi-
cation tor the same, but the work NAV be
overlooked and directed and be under the
charge of any one of said Commissioner as
agreed upon among themselves, and it shall
also be the duty OF the said Commissioners or
Committee to act as whole in ordering any
material or approving any claim to be paid by
the Council and they shall make full report
to the Council of their work and acts when
called for by the Council. And that all Ordi-
nances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, and that this
Ordinance take effect from and after its
passage.
Upon motion and seconded, said
Ordinance, No. 5, was adopted.
Carried.
ORDINANCE NO.6.
Relative to Section 10 of the Charter of the
Town of Benton, La.
BE it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Benton, La,
Section |. That the sum of $500 be, and the
same Is hereby appropriated ont of the license
tax and the III mill levy tax on assessed prop
erty for the year 1897, for public improve
ments on the streets, crossings, walks, ALLEYS
and bitches. or SO much thereof as NAV be de-
termined by the Street and Improvement
Committee.
Sec.2. That in addition to rhe above allow.
ance OF $500 all fines and costs collected and to
be collected and paid into the treasury is here.
by appropriated and shall be used upon the
streets and public works. And that all Ordi-
nances and parts Of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed and that this
Ordinance take effect from and after its
passage.
Upon motion, duly seconded, said
Ordinance was adopted. Carried.
Moved and seconded, That the
Marshal and -officio Tax Collector
proceed at once to notify Delinquent
tax payers for taxes due the town
OF Benton, La, for the year 1897,
and that the Mayor and Secretary
order Blank notices for same. Car
ried.
Moved and seconded, That the
bill for s. due the Caucasian for
printing blanks be allowed, aud
that warrant be issued for the
same. Carried.
Moved and seconded, That the
sum of 81 IS due Isaac Barron for
stationery be allowed, aud that a
warrant be issued for the same,
Carried.
Moved and seconded, That the
snm of $l5 allowed T. N. Braden.
Secretary, for making the assess
ment and $40 for making and ex-
tending assessment roll be allowed.
and that a warrant ha issnod rron