St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-24
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and seconded by D. j. Sanders, that,
whereas the amendments to the char
ter of the town of Covington. Lou
isiana, as drawn and proposed by the
Town Council of the town of Coving-
ton, under and according to Act 1876
of 1898, section As, as amended by
Acts 81 of 1900, II and SO of 1902
131 and 81 of 1904, l39 of 1906.
3O6 of 1908, 100 of 1910, Ill of
1912 and 35 and ISL of 1914, have
been published for five weeks in the
St. Tammany Farmer, a newspaper
edited weekly in the town of Coving-
ton, and the official journal of said
town and of the parish of St. Tam
many, Louisiana, and no protest hav-
ing been filed with the said Town
Council during that time, to said pro-
posed amendments, and,
Whereas, the same have been ap-
proved by the Attorney General Of
Louisiana, on the 8th day of April,
1915, and by the Governor of Lou
isiana on the 10th day of April, 1915,
and the said amendments recorded in
the Secretary of States Office in book
Record of Proclamations," No. 6,
folio -, all as shown by the duly
certified transcript of said proceed
ings by the Secretary Of State, now
on file with the Secretary of the town
of Covington, that the following or
dinance be adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance amending Sections 3, 4
5, Z, 8 and 13 of the Charter OF
the town of Covington, under and
according to the provisions of Act
1876 of 1898, section 43, and
amended by acts 81 of 1900, II
and SO of 1902, 131 and 81 of
1904, 139 of 1906, SOC of 1908,
100 of 1910, Ill of 1912, and ISL
and 35 of 1914.
SECTION I.
Be it ordained by the Town Coun-
Gil of the town of Covington, La, in
regular session convened, That Sec
tions 3, 4, 5, Z, 9 and Is, of the
charter of the tofn of Covington, be
amended and re-enacted under and
according to Act 1876 of 1898, as
amended by acts 81 of 1900, II a1d
SO of 1902, 131 and 81 of 1904, 1879
of 1906, 306 of 1903, 100 of 1910,
III of 1912, and 1Si and IS of 1914,
SO as to read as follows:
Section II.
Be it further ordained,
That Section 3 of the charter of
the town of Covington be amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
1.-THE elective officers of the town
of Covington shall be Mayor, six
Councilmen, a 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 secretary, treasurer and as
many other subordinate officers as
they in their discretion may deem
necessary for the peace and we'll Or
dering of the affairs of the town"
SECTION Ill.
Be it further ordained,
That Section 4 of the charter OF
the town of Covington 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 1915, 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
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 fol
the space of one year next preceding
the election residents within the
limits of the corporation.
SECTION ".
Be it further ordained,
That Section 5 of the charter OF
the town of Covington be amended
and reenacted to read as 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
they are applicable. The Mayor and
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-