The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-06-06
THE LAW.

"The Town Council shall further at
least ten days before the expiration OF
such fiscal year. cause to be published IN
a town newspaper, a correct and full
statement Of the receipts and expendi
lures from date of the report,
the funds where derive, and showing for
what purpose disbnrsed. the condition Of
the Treasury, together with such IN
formation a. may be necessary. and a
full statement Of the financial condition
Of the town.
All contracts for public works or ma
terials, o: supplies ordered by the Town
Council, when the same exceed One
Hundred Dollars, shall b. offered at pub
lie auction aud given to the lowest bid
der who can furnish security satisfacto-
ry tO the Council, or the same shall be
advertised for sealed proposals in writ
ing. to be opened by the Mayor in the
presence Of the Council, and the coll
tract shall be given to the person max
ing the lowest proposal therefor. prOvi-
died that should there be only one bid.
the same may be accepted by the Council.
as reasonable aud fair for the work ad-
,ertised; provided further, that the Town
Council shall have the rights to refuse,
reject and qualify any and all bids or
proposal"
In the Duties and power of officers is
the following
The Town Council shall appoint and
select one of the banks of st. Martin
vile, in which all moneys. bonds. notes
and securities belonging to the Town
shall be deposited. and due account kept
thereof. on the most advantageous terms
and conditions that may be offered by
any Of said banks. provided, that if none
Of said banks will cOnsest to act as such
depository. the Treasurer or some other
person may be- appointed by the Council
as Fiscal Agent; and provided further
that thu Council may withdraw all its
deposits and change it, Fiscal Agent
whenever in their opinion the public in
terest may require.
Under the selection Of officers and
their election, the charter as amended
reads as follows
The COuucilmen and Mayor shall receive
such salaries as the majority of the COun-
Gil may determine. not exceeding the
sum Of One Dollar and a half ($l.5W for
each Councilman, for each meeting their
names are recorded upon the minutes
rs being in attendance, and the Mayor
not exceeding the sum of Four hundred
Dollars (s4UO,UJ per annum, payable
monthly Oh his own warrant.
TOWN PRINTING.
Sec. 20 Of Act 40. 8 of 1881 reads as
follows
Be 1t further enacted, etc, That the
police jury aud municipal corporations
i'll all the parishes, including the parish
Of Orleans. shall not hereafter order
public printing Of any kind. unless thu.
same be done under contract and adju-
dicatiOn to the lowest responsible tid-
der. under such rules and regulations as
they NAV establish after due public no
tice of at least ten days and the price
therefor shall not in any case. exceed
the price liked for judicial ADVERTISE
meht; and for other printing or jUD work
they shall in no case exceed the maxi
mum price liked for state printing in
this act.
The said police juries and municipal
corporations shall always have reserved
To them the light Of rejecting any anu
all bids aud shall require adequate So
curlty Ill the parish from the lowest re
spOnsible bidder for the complete fulfil
ment Of the contract resulting from ad-
Indication.
The law concerning police juries
was amended by the act of 1884,
but the law concerning town prln-
ting is in full force aud effect.
Thinks 1t Saved His Life.