Section 1-102. Form of Government.

The government provided by this Charter shall be known as the Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor shall be aided by a Chief Administrative Officer who, in the performance of his the duties of office, shall be responsible to the Mayor.

Section 1-103. Boundaries of the City.

The boundaries of the City shall be as follows: Commencing at a point in the middle of the Mississippi River on the projected division line between the Parish of Orleans and the Parish of Jefferson, in the vicinity of Carrollton, and thence along the said projected line to the left bank of said river, and thence along the division line between the Parish of Orleans and the Parish of Jefferson to the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and thence to a point in the middle of Lake Pontchartrain on the projected said Parish division line, and thence along the middle of Lake Pontchartrain to the middle of the Rigolets, and thence along the middle of the Rigolets to Lake Borgne, and thence along the main shore of Lake Borgne, including all islands within one marine league distance thereof, to the middle of Fisherman's Canal, and thence along the middle of Fisherman's Canal to the line of the south side of Florida Walk, and thence along the said line of Florida Walk to the lower line of the United States Barracks, and thence along the said line of the United States Barracks to the left bank of the Mississippi River, and thence to a point in the middle of the Mississippi River on the projected line of the said United States Barracks, and thence along the middle of the Mississippi River to the point of commencement; and commencing at a point in the middle of the Mississippi River, abreast of a point on the right bank of the said river established by the Board of State Engineers, opposite Ptolemy Street, and thence to said point, and thence running as follows, viz: South, 42 deg. 30 min.; east, 4 miles and about 1,080 feet and south, 3 deg. 10 min.; west about 620 feet. Thence along the back line of properties south, 57 deg. east 2,143 feet 4 1/2 in.; north 2 deg. 45 min.; east 1,910 feet 7 in.; south 53 deg. 30 min.; east 5,162 feet 2 in.; north 6 deg. 15 min.; east 4,932 feet 7 in. to township line, 1 mile, 138 feet 9 3/4 in.; south 76 deg. east 3,111 feet 4 1/2 in. to township line, 445 feet 10 in.; south 72 deg. east 947 feet 9 1/2 in.; south 65 deg. 30 min.; east 955 feet to range line 1,337 feet 8 in.; south 83 1/ 3 deg. east 860 feet 6 in.; north 61 deg. 7 min.; east 524 feet 7 in. to range line, 1,366 feet 6 in.; south 81 deg. 15 min.; east 2,368 feet 6 in. to range line 4,383 feet 2 in.; south 61 deg. 53 min.; east 1 1/2 miles and about 2,770 feet 2 in. south 31 deg. 35 min.; east 1 1/2 miles and 2,163 feet to line of Jeanne La Salles, and thence to a point in the middle of the Mississippi River on a projection of the said line, and thence along the middle of the Mississippi River to the point of commencement, and any additional area hereafter included in the Parish of Orleans, and legally incorporated by ordinance of the Council into the City of New Orleans.

Chapter 1. Powers

Chapter 2. Bill of Rights

Section 2-101. Powers.

(1) The City shall retain, to the same extent as if herein repeated, all rights, powers, privileges and authority that it has or could claim under the law of this State at the time of the adoption hereof, except as herein expressly modified.

(2) In addition to the foregoing, the City shall have all rights, powers, privileges and authority herein conferred or herein enlarged, and all rights, powers, privileges and authority whether expressed or implied that may hereafter be granted to a similar corporation by any general law of the State, or that may be necessary or useful to enjoy a home rule charter.

(3) The rights, powers, privileges and authority heretofore enjoyed, herein retained or herein claimed shall subsist, notwithstanding the repeal of any law, until any such right, power, privilege or authority be altered or taken away by amendment to this Charter in the manner provided for by the Constitution or as herein provided.

(4) The City, in addition to the rights, powers, privileges and authority expressly conferred upon it by this Charter, shall have the right, power, privilege and authority to adopt and enforce local police, sanitary and similar regulations, and to do and perform all of the acts pertaining to its local affairs, property and government, which are necessary or proper in the legitimate exercise of its corporate powers and municipal functions.

(5) No enumeration of any right, power, privilege or authority hereinafter made, and no repeal of any law under which the City derives any right, power, privilege or authority, shall be construed as limiting or abolishing any right, power, privilege or authority hereinabove set forth.

(6) The rights, powers, privileges and authority of the City of New Orleans under this Charter shall be construed liberally in order to establish the broadest measure of local self-government in any and all matters not prohibited or reserved to the state by the Louisiana Constitution.