St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-05-29
L. A. PERREAND,
Secretary.
AN ORDINANCE

/ AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance amending Sections 3,
5, Z, and / 3 of the Charter o.
/ the town of Coyington, under and
according to the provisions of Act
1876. of 1898, section 43, and
! amended by acts 81 of 1900, II
and 50 Of 1902, 131 and 81 OF
/ 1904, 1873 of 1906, 500 of 1908,
| 160 of 1910, III of 1912, and 1s1
| and IS of 1914.
SECTION I.
Be it ordained by the Town Coun-
Gil of the town Of Coyington, La, in
regular session convened, That sec
lions 8, A, 5, T. and 49,. of the
charter of the tom Of Covington, be
amended and re-enacted under and
i according to Act 1876 of 1898, IS
amended by acts 81 of 1900, II aad
l59 of 1902, 131 and 81 Of 1904, 139
| of 1906, 300 of 1903, leo of 1910,
I'LL of 1912, and ISL and q 1914.
so as to read as follows:
| Section II.
| Be it further ordained,
That Section 8 of the charter of
the town of Covington be amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
'sThe elective officers of the town
Of Covington shall be a Mayor, six
Councilmen, Day Marshal and a
Night Marshal, who shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the town.
! The Mayor and Councilmen shall in
this collective capacity be called the
Town council, and shall choose and
appoint a secretary, treasurer and as
lmany other subordinate officers as
they in their discretion may deem
necessary for the peace and well or
dering of the affairs of the town.
SECTION III.
Be it further ordained,
That Section 4 of the charter Of
the town OF Coyington be amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
THAT municipal elections shall be
held on the Tuesday next following
| the third Monday in June for the
| year 1916, and for each following
second year thereafter The officers
elected shall qualify and enter upon
! the discharge of their duties on the
! first day of July, after their election,
and shall hold Office for period Of
1.-TWO years and until their successors
| are duly elected and qualified.
The qualification of voters and
candidates, in all elections under this
charter, shall be the same as required
| by the Constitution and Election
Laws for voters at general elections
and in addition shall have been for
the space Of one year next preceding
| the election residents within the
limits OF the corporation.
! SECTION ".
Be it further ordained,
That Section ) of the charter of
the town Of Coyington be amended
and reenacted to read IS follows:
1.-THE election of the Mayor, Coun-
cilmen and Marshals, herein provided
for, shall be held in pursuance of the
General Election Laws, now or here
after existing, on the subject of
State and parish elections, insofar as
Town Council shall appoint the COM
missioners Of election, and returns of
Mayor and Town Council, who shall
make such proclamation and pro-
mitigation and do all things in re-
gard thereto, as is required of re-
turning officers of the parish.
Such officers shall be elected by a
preponderence of the votes cast at
such election; and shall hold Office
for term Of two years from the
day upon which they qualify and en-
ter upon the duties of their office,
subject to the provisions of this
charter; the person receiving the
highest humble rof votes for the Of
flee of Mayor, shall be declared to
be elected Mayor; the six persons re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
for the Office of Councilmen. shall be
declared to be elected as such; the
person receiving the highest number
of votes for the Office of Day Mar
shall, shall be declared to be elected
Day Marshal, and the person receiv-
ing the highest number of votes for
office of Night Marshal shall be de-
clared to be elected Night Marshal,
and the parties SO declared elected
shall, before entering upon the du-
ties of their respective offices, take
oath of Office, which oatn may be
administered by any officer authoriz-
ed to administer oaths.
And each subsequent election for
Mayor, Conncilmen AID Marshals
shall be conducted as herein pro-
vided. except in the event of va
cancy by death, removal from Office.
or resignation, by the Mayor, or any
of the Councilmen, or MarshaIs. in
which case the mayor or president
pro tempore Of the Town Council
shall give ten days notice by publi-
cation. within twenty days after such
vacancy has occurred, of an election
to supply such vacancy, at which
election the Mayor or president pro
tempore, together with any two Of
the Councilmen shall preside, with
the same powers and in the same
manner as the commissioners of cleo
tion at the regular bienniel cleo
tons"
SECTION ".
Be it further ordained,
That Section 7 of the charter az
the town Of Covington be amended