The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-01-07

houses, markets, coffee houses, billiard tables,
| all places for the retail of spirituous liquors,
| wines, beer, or other beverages and all other
places and occupations upon which State
License is levied; to prohibit houses of i'll fame
| and disorderly houses, and provide adequate
punishment for same, to establish and regulate
cemeteries; to pass all needful laws and regu-
| latlons relative to streets, buildings crossings
bridges, alleys. sidewalks, banquetts, roads,
markets, slaus hter-bouscs, nnisiances, grog-
shops, and drinking houses of every descrip
ton; ana to pass all needful laws and regula-
tons relative to the improvement, police aud
good government of the town; to pass laws
necessary to suppress and intlict punishment
for riots, ronts, unlawful aud dlscrderly assem-
bles: also, to punish dlsorderly persons or
those disturbing the 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; prOrutea, that in no
case shall such penalties he other than fines or
Imprisonment in the parish or municipal JAIL or
labor upon the streets, alleys and public build
ings of the Town; and 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
dred 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. This Lie, nses
so levied shall be and exigib,e 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 he issued
after the first day of July. The rate OF taxation
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
be lien and privilege upon said property, to
date from the day the same are cxigible. any
sale thereof or incumbrance to the contrary
notwithstanding and said lien and privilege
shall exist in favor of said Town of Benton for
the respective amounts oftaxes assessed until
the same shall be paid, and the same shall be
paid by preference to all mort cages and incunl-
brances other than taxes due the State and
Parish. 1t shall be the duty OF the Mayor to
cause the Collector to make ont 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 III the mortgage records OF the Parish of
Bossier to preserve the lien and privilege of the
Town.
SEC. l3. The Collector shall have the same
power and means to enforce the payneut of
taxes and Licenses as are given by State laws
to State and Parish Collectors to enfurce col
lection OF State and Parish taxes and Licenses
Sec. ia. The members of the Council shall
receive Tor their services 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
hfteen meetings i'll any one year.
Sec. Is. The Council shall prescribe the
duties and powers of the Secretary, Assessor
Collector, Treasurer, Marshal and Police
oflcersi hx and approve the bonds of the Col
lector and Treasurer; fix the conversation to
be paid them direct the manner of filling va
cancles IN said Offices shall provide adequate
penalties Tor 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 |
and laws of this act of incorporation.
SEC. IT, All right, title and interest of the |
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 obi CATIONS, 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 ami paid by the Town as consulted |
and incorporated by this act, and said Town is |
hereby declared liable therefor, and upon the
adoption OF this act Of incorporation in the
manner prescribed by law, and the organiza-
ton of the Council provided for in this act,
all the powers, rights, privileges and immuni-
ties possessed and enjoyed by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the Town of Benton, as at pres
ent constituted, shall cease and terminate. and
be vested in the Town of Benton as establish |
ed by this Charter and act of incorporation.
SECTION H. Upon the organizatiog of the
Council, as created by this act, it shall be the |
duty OF the Mayor and Councilmen, and all
other officers of the Town Of Benton, to forth !
with turn over and deliver to the Mayor and |
Councimen, as created by this act, ali books,
papers, records, documents. moneys, oblica-
tons, and every descrip tion of property what
soever belonging to the Town of Benton, as
constituted previous to the adoption of this |
Charter.
SEC. - The Mayor, Councilman and all
other officers provided for in this Charter shall
be qualified electors of the State, and shall |
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