The herald., 1922-02-16
ORDINANCE CREATING
PUBLIC FERRY COM.
MISSION BEFORE
COUNCIL
Action Awaited With Interest.

BE it ordained by the Commission
Council of the City of New Orleans:
Section l. That a Board of Com.
nlssioners be and the same is here
by created to be known as THE
Public Ferry Commission for the
City of New Orleans" to be com.
posed of the Mayor and Commits
sioner of Public Utilities Of the City
Of New Orleans, and five citizen tax
payers, four Of whom shall be resi-.
dents of the Fifth District of said
city, who shall be duly qualified cleo
tors and shall have resided in said
city for a continuous period of five
years prior to their appointment.
They shall be appointed by the
Mayor and Commission Council Of
the City of New Orleans; one for a
term of two years, n for a term
Of three years, one for a term of
four years, one for a term of five
years, and one for a term of six
years, all appointments to date from
date of appointment, the original
citizen members to be elected upon
the recommendation Of the Algiers
Ferry Committee.
At the expiration of their respec-
tive terms their ~uccessors shall be
elected by the Mayor and Commits.
sion Council for a period Of six years
each, and the said Council shall have
the power to fill the unexpired term
Of any vacancy occurring through
death, resignation or otherwise.
The Mayor of the City of New
Orleans and the Commissioner OF
Public Utilities shall have a right
to vote at all meetings and upon all
questions.
Said Commission shall have power
and authority to organize and to
appoint the members of It's legal,
executive, engineering, clerical and
other departments, and to fix the
duties, power and compensation OF
all officers, agents and employees in
Such departments.
Within fifteen days after the cleo
ton of the original appointive mem
bers of said Commission, such Com
mission shall meet in the Council
Chamber of the City Of New Orleans,
and shall organize. Said Commission
shall elect a President Pro Tenn, a
Secretary, and such other officers as
may be deemed necessary or advis.
able. The President Pro Tenn shall
be a member of said Commission,
and shall have active charge, con
troll, management and supervision
of the business of said Commission,
subject to its direction. He shall
preside at all meetings in the alb
sence Of the Mayor, and shall per.
form such other duties as the Com
mission may designate. The Score
tary shall keep the books. papers,
records and minutes of said Commits.
sion, and shall receive and deposit
in such bank or banks, as the Com
mission may designate, all moneys,
funds and property accruing to the
Commission, and shall perform such
other duties as said Commission may
designate, but no disbursements shall
be made of any of the funds of said
Commission, except after approval
Of the vouchers by the Finance Com.
mittee, composed of three members
to be appointed by the President of
said Commission.
, All checks, warrants or other
vouchers for the payment Of money
shall be signed by the Secretary and
counter-sigped by the Mayor or Pres
ident Pro Tenn. Said Finance Com
mittee shall perform such other
duties as may be designated by said
Commission.
No member of said Commission
shall receive any salary or other
compensation for services.
Be it further ordained, etc.:
Section 2. That the objects and
purposes of said Public Ferry Com
mission for the City Of New Orleans
are and it is therefore herby fully
and empowered to ac-
quire, own. locate, construct, control,
and operate in the name Of
and for the benefit of the people Of
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