Second Municipality

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1836 - 1852

Biography

During the period from 1836 to 1852, the city was legally divided into three separate municipalities (the original French/Spanish city was the First Municipality, the newer "American" section was the Second, and the area to the east of the "old city" was the Third). While there remained a single Mayor for the entire city, most other functions were exercised by separate agencies within the individual municipalities. Thus there was a Council for each municipality (as well as a General Council with authority in matters not delegated to the specific bodies). Similar arrangements existed for fiscal agencies and for other offices, such as surveyors, attorneys, and police department. In 1852, the three municipalities, along with the separate city of Lafayette, were consolidated into a new government for the city of New Orleans.

Places

Central Business District (Other)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Lyceum and Library Society, 1854-1870

Series

Identifier: CA-HQL

Scope and Contents

The collection includes manuscript records and published catalogs, described in the inventory below. Most are from the library of the First District, which became the consolidated collection, but one volume has survived from the library of the Second District as well.

Dates: 1854-1870

Found in: City Archives / New Orleans Public Library records

Oaths and security bonds for having a Private Cart in the Second Municipality, 1837

Item — Reel 89-111

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Printed forms with manuscript entries. In most cases the record gives the type of license, the names of the licensee and the individual acting as his security, the amount of the bond, the date, and some reference to the conditions of the bond agreement. In some cases the addresses of the licensee and/or the security are also given. Some of the bonds are marked to signify cancellation or other alteration. These records may be useful in locating individuals in the city at a specific time and...

Dates: Other: 1837

Found in: City Archives / Office of the Mayor records / Pre Civil War Office of the Mayor / Licenses and Registrations / Oaths and Bonds for City Licenses on Vehicles

Register of licenses for coffee houses, etc., in the Second Municipality, 1852

File — Volume AA670ch

Scope and Contents

Includes records for coffee houses, cabarets, ten pin alleys, billiard tables, hotels, bars, beer houses, and "powder licenses;" also appears to have been used after consolidation, probably by the Treasurer's Office.

Dates: 1852

Found in: City Archives / Office of the Mayor records / Pre Civil War Office of the Mayor / Licenses and Registrations / License records

Security bonds for having private carriages in the Second Municipality., January 4, 1844 - December 13, 1844

Item — Reel 89-106

Dates: Other: January 4, 1844 - December 13, 1844