St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-04-24
AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance amending Sections 8

AN ORDINANCE
An ordinance amending Sections 3,
5, Z, 9 and Is Of the Charter o.
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 50 of 1902, 131 and 81 OF
1904, 1879 Of 1906, 300 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 13, 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, 1a2
of 1906, 3O6 of 1908, 100 of 1910,
III Of 1912, and 1S1 and IS of 1914,
SO as to read as follows:
Section II.
Be it further ordained.
That Section 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, 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
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 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
chor+or chon ho tho Sama aS reOuired
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 5 of the charter of
the town of CovingtoD be amended
and reenacted to read as follows:
"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-
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 a 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 numbe 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 administe. oaths.
And each subsequent election for
Mayor, Councilmen 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 Marshals, in
which case the mayor or president
pro tempore of the Town Council
shall give ten days notice by publ
cation. within twenty days after such
vacancy has occurred, of an election
to supply such vacancy. at which
election the Mayor or president pre-
tempore, together with any two OF
the Councilmen shall preside, with
the same powers and in the same