Year: 1871

siana and Texas Railroad Company's
right of way; thence on line rum
ming at right angles with said plan
tation line to the lower Of De Siard
street; thence down said street to
the east bank, inclusive Of the west
fork of Young's bayou, thence up
the east bank OF said bayou to a
point intersected by an extension of
the upper line of Olive street; thence
along the line OF Olive street to the
eastern line of sixth street; thence
M sixth street to the upper line of
Pine street; thence along the upper
line of Pine street to the middle of
the Ouachita river; thence down
the middle Of said river to point
opposite to aud intersected by the
extension of the southern boundary
line. and thence to the point OF be-
ginning.


Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That to provide for the government
OF the city OF Monroe, there shall
be elected on the first Monday in
May OF each year, by the qualified
voters of said corporation, from
among themselves. one mayor and
seven councilmen, with the powers
and duties hereinafter set forth.


Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the election of officers, created
by the second section of this act,
shall be held by the same commits
sioners appointed to hold the last
preceding general election of the
State, residents of said city, or any
three of them, designated by the
mayor and city councilmen; and that
said election shall be conducted in
all respects according to the laws Of
the State regulating elections, ex-
cept as to counting the ballots,
which shall be counted and returns
thereof made by said commissioners
to the clerk of the district court in
and for the parish of Ouachita, who
shall issue certificates of election to
the persons elected, and said GER
tifcates shall be sufficient authority
for the person elected to enter upon
the discharge of their duties, after
they shall have qualified by taking
an oath to discharge said duties
faithfully; provided, that nothing in
this act shall be so constructed AS to
require or enforce the closing
of any houses of business in
said city on the day of election, or
to require the opening of the polls
before the hour of nine o'clock. A.
NJ, on the day of election; and pro-
vided further that in, the event no
commissioners, as aforesaid, should
reside in the city of Monroe, or the
same should be disqualified refuse
or be unable to act, then the parish
Judge OF Opachita parish shall, upon
the application of any citizen of
said city, appoint three competent
residents of said city to hold said
election.


Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. etc.
That it shall be the duty of the
clerk OF the court aforesaid or his
deputy to give notice of said cleo
ton by publication ten entire days
IN the newspapers published in said
city; and If there be none he shall
post notice of said election at three
public places in said city ten entire
days before hand.


Sec. s. Bo it further enacted, etc.
That in case of tie vote at said
election, or in case of the death or
resignation of any of the officers
mentioned in the second section of
this act, NE clerk of the district
court or his deputy shall order an
election in the manner set forth in
the fourth section of this act. and
a plurality of votes at all elections
shall be sufficient to elect.


Sec. 6 Be it further enacted, etc.,
That Immediately on receiving their
certificates Of election the mayor
and councilmen shall meet and or
ganize themselves into abody, to be
known as "the Mayor and City
Council Of Monroe" and shall pro-
ceed to elect one suitable person to
be assessor and collector of the city
a


taxes and licenses, and to elect
treasurer of the city Of Monroe. who