Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-12-08

PROJECT OF A CODE' WITH REGARD TO
PATROLS IN AND FOR THE PARISH
OF POINTE COUPEE.

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ARTICLE |. In ordinary cases. there shall be at
least one patrol. and not more than two per week
in each patrol district. The limits OF the patrol
districts shall be the same those of the police
jury districts. A director Of patrols for each
district shall be appointed each year at -.
ART ?. All the white male population. from
the ages of l6 to so, shall be held subject to pa
troll duty. when called on. The directors and
captains Of patrols must be shareholders or sons
of slave holders. The directors of patrols shall
have the right to divide their districts into as
many sections as they may think proper, and to
appoint captain for each section.
ART j. Every patrol shall be made in conform
ity to written order. addressed to the captain
of each section. by the director of the district
The patrol shall consist Of five persons. to be
taken in their order on the list of persons subject
to patrol duty. Patrols shall be made on foot or
on horseback, according to the orders of the
captain. During the patrol. the men composing
it are bound to obey the orders of the captain.
ART. i. Any slave found without a pass from
his owner. or the agent Of his owner, beyond the
limits ofhs owners plantation. shall be detained
by the patrol. 1t shall be the duty of the cap
tain of the patrol to notify. as soon as possible,
the owner of the slave thus detained of his ar
rest; and the owner shall pay to the captain for
each slave thus arrested. ii on foot one dollar: If
on horseback. two dollars. If a slave arrested
as above shall refuse to tell the name of his owner
or if arrested at Il distance of more than ten
miles from the plantation Of his said owner.
he shall be considered as a runaway, and COM
mitted to the parish prison.
ART ). Within the twenty-four hours after the
patrol. the captain must make his report to the
director. detailing in it what has taken placewith
regard to the police of slaves during the preced-
ing round. He shall also report the men of the
patrol who may have refused. while in the per-
turmlnce of their duty. to obey his orders. Every
captain, refusing or neglecting to make the above
report. shall be subject to fine of five dollars for
each ofense. recoverable before any competent
tribunal st the instance of the director
ART. 6. Each director Of patrols shall keep a
book. in which shall be unregistered the orders
by him given to the different captains as also the
reports made to him by the latter. This book
shall be submitted to the inspection of the police
Jury at its regular sessions. accompanied by the
reports Of the captains, under penalty Of $25
for each contraventon and further. the forfeiture
OF his salary for three months. The above fine
shall be recoverable, at the instance of the Par
ish Attorney. before any competent tribunal
ART. !. The fines received under the provisions
Of the 4th Article. shall form a special fund for
patrol purposes. Each director of patrols shall
receive $50 a year for his services. Each cap
tain patrol shall receive Is cents for each round
which he shall report. Each man of the patrol
shall receive 80 cents for each round. Every
person subject to patrol duty who refuses to at
tend coniornlaby to the orders of the captain
without 4 good and valid excuse, shall be subject
to a fine Of So for each refusal. recoverable at
the instance OF the captain, before any competent
tribunal.
ART. s. The patrol shall arrest and commit to
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whom they may find. either in negro quarters or
in company with slaves, and who may appear to
be suspicious or dangerous. The captain of pa
tros should take with him. during his round the
order Of the director appointing him as such:
otherwise the patrol shall not be considered
legal
ART. Q. 1t shall be the duty of the directors of
patrols to make from time to time visit of in
spection to the negro quarters and negro cabins
of their respective districts. The director shall
for this purpose put in requsition the number of
men that he shall think proper; and before going
into the quarters or cabins, shall notify the pro-
prietor thereof This notice may be made verb
ally or in writing. The proprietor or agent who
may refuse to permit the visit of the director shall
be subject TO Il fine Of at least $50 and not more
than $500 for each ofense to be recovered. at the
instance OF the Parish Attorney, before any COM
petent tribunal
ART 10. In the exercise of his functions. and
particularly during his visits to the cabins and
quarters, the director of patrols shall be bound
to present to every person who may request it
the commission which he holds from the police
jury. None of the directors acts shall be con-
unless he complies with the preced-
ing regulation.
Arr. IL. Every patrol shall have the right to
enter into the grogshops, tayerns, or stores when
ever they have reason to suppose that they are
disorlerly. that there are slaves there assem-
bled. ?. BOUANCHAUD.