Year: 1871

sale to be made on credit, and all
property sold under this act shall
be liable to redemption by the
owner, his heirs, legal representa-
tives or assignees, for and during
two years from and after the day OF
sale, by paying in cash to the pnr-
chaser, or party holding under him,
an amount being fifty per cent over
and above the amount Of tax, anil
all costs incurred by the sale, and
the amount of all taxes paid since
the sale. H


Sec. Is. BE it further enacted, etc,
That all contracts for the public
works or materials or supplies Or
dered by the Council, when the
same exceeds five hundred (S5O0)
collars, shall be offered by the adj
lninistrator OF the department to
which such contract pertains, at
public auction, and given to. the
lowest bidder who can furnish secu-
rity satisfactory to the Council, Or
the same shall, at the discretion of
the Council, he advertised for pro-
posals to he delivered tothe admin
istrator of the department to which
such contract pertains, in writing,
sailed, and to be opened by said AL


ministrator in presence OF the May


or and Administrator of Finance,
and given to the person making the
lowest proposal therefor, who can
furnish security satisfactory TO the
Council; provided, that the Council
shall, in either ease, have the rioht
to reject all bids or proposals.


Sec. 16. BE it further enacted. etc,
That whenever fourth of the
owners of real property fronting
upon any umbanquetted street in the
city of Shreveport shall, by petition
signed by the petitioner or peti--
TONERS and addressed to the Council
of said city, ask for the banquetting
OF said street or for any portion
thereof, setting forth the character
and quality of said banqnettins,
said Council shall cause said peti-
ton to he published in English in
the official journal of said city for
and during four weeks; and if, at
the expiration of said publication
SO made of such petition, a majority
OF The owners Of real property front
ing On said street or streets or said
portion thereof, shall not, by me-
moral signed by the memorialist or
memorialists and addressed to said
Council, object to the same, the
said Council shall, by resolution or
otherwise, order said baHqnetting to
be made in accordance with lines
and levels to he furnished by ue
City Surveyor, and the whole. costs
of said banquettea so made as afore-
said shall be borne by the owner or
owners of real property fronting on
Said banquettes; in equal proper
tons, according to the running foot
frontage, and in the event of the
owner or owners of any portion of
said property SO banquctted refus-
ing OF neslecting to pay the proper
ton so duo for more than sixty
days, the same shall constitute a
lien and privilege upon said proper
ty until the said sum so due shall
be paid; provided, the proper proof
of the performance Of the work is
made before a competent court,
when the same shall be recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Mort
cages.
Sec. II. BE it further enacted, etc.
That the City Council may, when
ever it shall deem it to the public
interest, by ordinance provide for
the paving, opening OF widening OF
any street or streets, Or any part
thereof, or in the construction of. q
city hal, markets, and other struc-
lures of public necessity and utility
the cost of which shall be paid by
the city; provided, that whenever
the amonnt OF cost of paving said
streets or erecting the structure.
aforesaid from time to time exceed.
the amount Of funds in tho cit,
treasury, then the Common Counci
is hereby authorized and empow


cred to issue honds of the city, run


ming forty years, with interest cou
pons attached, and bearing interes
at the rate of, and not exceedins
ten per cent, payable semi-annuall,