St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-07-14
Official.
ORDINANCE.

Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Town Council
OF the Town Of covington, Louisiana. In legal
session convened, That sections and OF the
Charter OF the Town ofcovington be amended
and rc-cnacted, under and according to Act No.
163of 1898, as amended by Act No. ~ OF 1900.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted ETC.. That Sec
ton of the Charter of the Town of covington
be amended and re-enacted so as to read IS fol-
lows: That the corporate limits OF the said
Town of covington shall be extended so As to
include and embrace all that territory lying and
being situate between the point commencing
on the western banks OF thu River Rogue Fa-
l4ya, opposite the house OF Nj. Louis Lorrfens,
and running nor.h 90 degrees west l mile j;
south 90 de- rees east to the said Bogle Fzl2va;
thence down the said rive. with its meanuer-
ings to the beginning; and the boundary lines
established by J. N. Yates, Parish Surveyor, on
the IL III day Of June, 1906. as follows to-w.t:
Be ginning at sake on he banks Of the Tehe-
iancta River; thence north S. a:zTees east 20
chains to stake; thence north s. degrees 80
minutes west chain to the Collins line /;
thence north 81 degrees east Ito chains and ii
links along said line to the northeast corner OF
New Covinrton; thence on the same course 81
ch1ins and links to stake neaT the southeast
corner Of Boy Lioyd's garden; thence south 82
degrees IS minutes east 8 chains and So linl-s
to The southwest corner OF square No. 20, In
Sulphur Springs Addition to Covington; thc1ce
along ME n0IEn SING Vi RQA9ClnuA SA eel !
chains and 5 links to the west banks OF the
BoYue Falaya River: thence southerly along
the west banks of said river TO the Tchesunc.a
River: theuce northerly along the east tanks
ming. Now, therefore, the boundary lines of
the said Town of Covington shall be known
henceforih as follows:
Beginning at stake on the banks OF the
Tchefuncsa River--thence north IS degrees
east 10 chains to stake; thence north IS de-
g1ees 30 minutes west chain to the Collins
line; dAenc north s. degrees east Is chains
corner or New Covington; thence on the same
course 81 chains and 9 links to sake near
the southeast corner OF Boy Llovd's garden;
chains chains and 81 links Is the southwest corner Of
square No. IS, in sulphur Springs Addition to
Covington; thence along the north side of
Busternut street 81 chains and links to the
southerly along the west bank Of said river TO
the Tche anita River; thence Mprsherly along
the east banks Of the Tchetancn River to tie
POINT Ct b e. miner enacted That
ton I Of the Charter OF the Town OF Coving-
ton be amended and Te-ei:acfed SO as to read as
follows: That the Town Council shall meet at
business. and shall annually choose 4 II and
discreet person for the office of Treasurer of
the Town, who shall, previous to entering upon
the duties OF his office, be required to give
bond in an amount to be established by the
Town Council, with two securities. OF whose
sufficiency the Town Council shall be the
judges. A majority of the Town Council shall
Of two-thirds Of the whole Council shall Be
necessary to pass any law or ordinance. ma
jority of two-thirds OF the Town Council shall
have power to make, in writing, any such by
law or regulation not contrary to the provis-
ions of this Charter or to the Constitution
and laws of this State, or Of the United States,
as they may deem necessary for the public
welfare and government OF said town, with re-
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