The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-25
ORDINANCES
Adopted by the To'rn Council Of the 1oaoa Of
Benton, La, March Is, 1897.

adopted by the Torn Council of the Tosoa of
Benton, La, March Is, 1897.
ORDINANCE MOI.
Relative to Section Is, of the Charter Of the
Town of Benton.
Section |. DUTY. BE it Ordained by the
Mayor and the Council of the Town of Benton,
La, That it shall he the duty of the Town
| Marshal to attend every Court that shall be
held by the Mayor, and all meetings of the
Town Council, and to preserve order. and walt
upon them during every session to execute
all writs orders and process, verbal or writ
ten, emanating from the same, and to 40 and
| perform all other duties that may be required
OF the Marshal by law.
The Marshal shall moreover, be keeper of
the prison OF Jail cell provided by the Council,
| and shall by all lawful means preserve the
peace, and apprehend all disturbers thereof,
and other public offenders.
Sec2. DEPUTIES. The Marshal is author
| lied and vested with the power to call for the
| aid, and command the services of every able
| bodied male inhabtant of the town of Benton
to preserve the peace when threatened, or to
assist him in making arrest or conveying pris-
oners to the lookup. and every person so called
upon by the Marshal, who shall refuse to
| render such assistance, may be punished by
fine at the discretion of the Mayor, not to ex-
coed ten dollars
| Sec. 3 BONDS The Marshal shall take all
persons arrested Immediately before the
| Mayor, provided, however, that in all cases
where arrests are made at night, or at any
| time when impossible for the offenders to be
| brought Immediately before the Mayor, for
good and sufficient cause it shall be lawful for
| the Marshal to lock said offenders up in the
| prison kept for snch purpose provided how
ever, that any person who may be arrested
charged with violating any of the city ordi-
napces may, upon making personal promises
| to the Marshal not to further violate the law,
be entitled to furnish bond signed with approx
cd security for his appearance before the
| Mayors Court, in sum not less than twenty
nor more than one hundred dollars at the dis
cretion of the Marshal, and releases upon
| bonds must only be made after the bonds are
made out and signed.
| Sec. 4. DUTIES. In case the Mayor shall
| not appear. or in the event OF his Sickness
death, resignation, absence, inability, or fail
| ure to act the Marshal shall forthwith notify
| the Town Council, and report all the facts ac
cortline to Section of the Town Charter.
| Sec 5. The Marshal shall have charge of
all persons, prisoners or convicts, who may be
| sentenced to pay fines, or work upon the pub
| lie roads or streets. He shall keek them strict
~ in his charge, and constantly with him until
| they shall be fully discharged or by actually
paying the full amount of fine and costs for
| whice he may have said persons in his custody.
| Sec. 6. The Marshal shall collect all taxes,
licenses, fines dues aud costs chargeable to
him, and pay the same into the Treasury daily,
all SUCH cOlicctlOuS anu Jake IeCeipb LOT inc
| same, which receipt must state the specific
items paid over. He shall render a full and
itemzed report at every meeting of the Coun-
ell, ifcalled for, and no warrant Tor pay of fees
Or salary shall be drawn, or allowed to the
Marshal until all monies which may have come
into his hands, or chargeable to his collection,
and neglected or lost, shall have been fully
paid into the treasury. And after due notice
and demand upon him by the Council or the
Mayor he shall still be or stand charged with
default, the said Marshal may be declared sus
pended from Office by the Council, and the
Clerk employed to perform the duties of Mar
shall until Marshal may be elected or ap-
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 tho Sheriff for the Parish and
State convicts time. &c.
Sec. 8. The Marshal shall inspect all streets,
allies, lots, and premises for sanitary purpO-
ses, as often as he may deem necessary, not
less than once month from November ! to
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 off, or clean any
filth sink or privy, or remove any dead animal,
by 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 Mayor,
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 in cost the fine so imposed.
Sec. 9. If the Marshal while in attendance
on the Mayors Court, or meeting of the Town
| Shan IN nfn lnnl
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 Jail
not exceeding ten days.
Sec. 10. The Marshal shall, in addition to
the duties prescribed, and when not other wise
engaged, be subject to the orders of the Street
and Improvement Committee or Commission
err, and assist aud work upon such works
, when not otherwise engaged.
ORDINANCE NO. 2.
Relative to Section 10 of the Charter of the
Town of Benton.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Benton, La:
Sec. l.. That it shall be unlawful for any
store keeper, saloon or any person engaged il
the sale Of general merchandise, or liquors, OIL
, 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
; prohibited by law on Sunday, shall be tinet
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 it il
made the duty of the Marshal to apprehent
any violations of this Ordinance.
LICENSE.-ORDINANC NO. 3.
Be 1t Ordained, &C., That the Licenses b,
fixed as follows: For Retail Liquor Dealers
3 500; Merchants, as graded by the State, s. t,
$40; Hotels. $40; Physicians, s.; Attorney
, at Law, s.; Butchers and Market Stalls, s.
| Editors, s.; Dentists, S. Photographers, s.
+ Patent Rights, s.; Telephone Lines, s., Ex
press Companies, s.; Peddlers, not less thai
IS, as fixed by the State; Shows, Theaters
&c, not less than s., as fixed by the State
Fakes, Banking Games, &c not less than 8:
, as fixed by the State; Patent Medicine Deal
9 ers, not less team S., as fixed by the State.
, X. b. HILL, Mayor.
THOS. N. BRADEN, Secretary and
ex-officio Assessor.
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