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PTsOCEEsDINa Of el1s C1TY G159Mf;1I

seimsll d bic civ cf Baton Rouge, held
= 5oEpH MoreET, Msyor,
q. G. MUxTAN. En-. WILsfs,
Josrrn LAReuirn, n Axpottk, ss,
Hv. BABfs.
The minutes VI the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Mayor having stated the object. of
The meeting. On motion Of Mi. Babin--it
4 was
Resotpea, That City Night Watch be
organized, and the following Ordinance for
their Establishment and Gove1nments of-
tered by Mr. Mobtan, after discussion was
adopted.
Bet 0vdained, That guard 10 be known
as the : City Giardu and To be composed
Of Chief and eight men, be and is hereby
established, to continue III the service OF
this city, Until discharged by the City
Council. ~
The Chief shall De eisctea tjy The Board,
and receive for his services Fifty Dollars
per month He shall be present Ill the
Mayors office every night. at eight o'clock
and Immediately proceed to call the roll Of
the Guard, and assign TO them their fespse.
tive Beats. Propiain4. that ii he fails to
attend; one Of the Guard, to be designated as
Lieutenant, by the Board, shall command
| in his place fulfill his duties and receive
in addition to his compensation, The pay
| per night of the chief; which shall be de-
Quoted from the Iattsfs salary.
He shall visit each Beat, every two hours,
and report every discrepancy upon tho part
of the Guard together with report Of the
| night, 10 the Mayor, every morning before
o'clock and upon peglecting to visit the
Beats at the period above specified, lie
shall be subject 10 d fine or $40. Intoxica.l
ton, gambling, or sleeping VI hi1e upon
duty unoifceflise conduct during the ,iay,
or stopping at any BaT-T0orn or BiIlafd4foorn
at night, unless His duty require ii Shall be
punished BY fine Of $40, Of dismissed. at
the option Of the Mayor from whose deci.
sion however he may appeal ID TIE Board.
The above shall also apply Ii, The Govern
nent of the men. The Chief sbaIl also
equally appoftirn his men. thoroughout tile
city. aud when not engaged in going the
rounds, he shall remain at or near the
Mayors Office, to which .plaae Dill free her.
sons arrested upon suspicion or for .disor-
DERBY conduct, shall be carried BY the Guard
and released or committed to Jail ut his
option providsd, that the Guard may com.
NIT direct TO Jail, any one whose resistance
may require his immediate imprisonment.
The Guard shall also be elected BY the
Board and their salary IL hereby liked. at
forty dollars per month One Of them,
shall .be designated as Lienfenant by The
Boaru, but his salary and duty shali BE- sim.
liar to the rest, save when The absence the
Chief, requires him to fill that post. They
shall assemble ut the Mayors Office every
night al 8 O'clock, answer 10 tie roll cali,
and continue Upon their respective Beats.
until 81 O'CLOCK next morning when they
shall again assemble at the Mayors Office:
report 10 the Chief, and be discharged by
him. @
Whilst on duty they shall call the hours
after 10 o'clock, r. NJ, and perform such
other duties MS the Mayor OF Chief mar
require Of them. They are hereby EN-.
powered to arrest al persons Of suspicious
appearance and disturbers Of the peace:
and to arrest and commit to jail all slaves
found without pass also to take into Gus
tody any slave belonging In TIRE country
entering town. or found in the limits of the
city, 1cith or tcathoEf b pass; said slave to be.
carried to the Chief, and dlschaT I'd or
committed ut his discretion. The efist
shall also fulfill all other duties usually r..
quired ola Police officer. Fer any iirelictiou,
Of duty; for any disobediense Of orders or
ior non.attendance at Roll call. they may
be tined In q sum not exceeding $40; s,s-
pended or discharged, at the option of the
Mayor, from whose decision they may ap.
peal 10 the Board. Is
The officers and Guard 10 BE- elected this.
day and to enter upon the discharge OF
their duties, Saturday December Goth,
Mr. Emile Garricque was elected on the
frst ballot, Chief Of the Guard. Mi. Win.
field Bates, was elected Lieutenant, upon
the first ballot. Upon the first Ballot ire
following gentlemen were elestsd Guards:
Chas. Guedry, A, M. Smart, Nathan Bry.
an, Josesssa Hinson; Andrew Began. On
the 2nd BALLOT Manuel Hernandez. On
the Ord ballot Caddo Pine was elected, but
declined, and Mr.. Laurence Pine, was ell.
ected to fill the vacancy.
On motion Of Mr.. Montan Slz5 was
appropriated to plant North Boulevard
with oak trees, carried unanimously.
On motion OF Mr.. Babin, IL was
Resolvet, That the officers and members
of the Guaid, meet on tomorrow evening
at the Mayors office, at "a O'clock to or-
game under the rules and regulations TN
der which they have been elected-their
pay commencing from that date.
On notionof Mr. LaTgaier. Vie Tseasur-
eT was authorized to purchase coal fer the
use Of the Night Watch.
On motion the Board adjourned ans die.
JOSEPH. hlONGET. Mayor.
L.GKAaDPsE, Clerk. s. N