The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-02-20

building party walls and paraphets and
fire walls and to require the owners OF
buildings and walls dangerous to the
public, to de1nolish the same or render
them secure; TO regulate tie crossings OF
railways and to regulate the speed OF
trains within the corporate limits.
Twerticth-To prevent or regulate tie
running at large OF animals Of al Kinds
and to cause such as may be found run
ming at large in the town ii violation 81
law to be compounded ard sold, and to
regulate and provide for the taxing OF
owners and harborers Of dogs and fer the
punishment of persons who violate such
ordinances as may be enacted for the
suppression of TIE, dos nuisance.
Twenty-hrst-To enforce ell ordinan-
ces enacted under this charter, and law,
bv fine not to exceed One Hundred Dol
lars or imprisonment not to exceed nine
ty days or both; and to provide for adj
ditional imprisonment OF any person fail
ing or refusing to pay a hle provided
that such additional imprisonment shall
not exceed sixty days.
Section 4-Be it further enacted, etc,
That there shall be elected, at the same
time the mayor aud councilmen are elect
ed, a constable, who shall be ex-oficio
chief of police and collector Of taxes for
the town. He shall receive such q salary
as may be fixed by the town council AID
shall furnish such bonds as..,may be re-
CURED OF him. He shall proceed in the
matter Of collecting all taxes, assc ssnents
Licenses, impo.ts, fines and enafties; &C
cording to the laws governing state and
parish tax collectors, now in force Or
hereafter inacted. Property ma be adj
Indicated to the town in default of a bid
der at the tax sales.
There shall be elected by the town
council, fora term of two years, a sec
rotary, also a treasurer and a town attor-
ney. The same person may act as sec
rotary and treasurer. The secretary shall
be ex-ofhcio tax assessor tor the town
and, in the mat e Of asse sing property
and al things pertaining thereto, he shall
be governed by the
laws governing state and parish tax as
~sessois which are nov i'll force or may
hereafter be enacted. The treasurer shall
furnish bond sufficient to cover ali monies
which may come into his hands and as
fixed by the town council.
There shall also be elected BY the
council, for the same term, a fire marshal
and such other officers as may be neces-
sary and whose compensation shall be
fixed by the town council.
Section 4-Be it further enacted, etc,
That the mayor shall preside at III meet
ings of the town council and il case IF
an equal division he shall give the decid-
ing vote. He shall take care that the
laws and ordinances be executed and
shall sign all warrants drawn on the
treasury for money and require the sec
rotary to attest to the sumo. He
shall ,ySga all contrscts..oE behalf Of the
town unless otherwise provided in each
case. He shall have power and authority
to try all breaches of municipal otdi-
~nances and to impose fines and in1prison-
n1ents provided for the infraction thereof
be shall have power to remit fines and to
vacate and to annul penalties imposed by
him and with the consent of the town
council duly convened in each case. The
reasons thereof shall be entered upon the
minute book. He shall receive such
salary as may be fixed by the to8n
council.
Section>6-Be it further enacted etc,
lTllatsthe Police Jury of the Parish Of
Vermilian shall no longer have to cxer-
else any jurisdiction within the aforesaid
limits, except it be over any property be-
longing to the parish. Provided that
whenever it shall be necessary to levy a
tax for the purpose Of building or repair
ing a court house or jail Of said parish,
the property within said town shall he
equally taxed with the the property Of the
parish generally.
GEO. w. SUMMERS,
Secretary.
J, R. LEGUENEC