Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-11-10

The patrol shall consist O. five persons, to J."
taken in their order on the list Of persons subject
to natrol duty. Patrols shall be nit!e OIL foot or
on horseback. according 10 the orders ri the
~captain. During the patrol. The men composing
It are bound to obey the orders OF til" captain.
ART. 4. .>nv slave found without Il pass from
his owner. or the agent Of his oWnes. t"$ona 'ir
limits 0 fhiS oWI"rs PLANTATION. shall DC nfl''lt'"'
Nv the patrol. Il shall be the duty OF the cap
tain Of the patrol to notify, as soon as poss}h'''
the owner Of the slave thus detained OF his ar
rest: and the owner shall pay to the captain for
each slave thus arrested, if on foot. one dollar; II
ON horseback. two dollars. II a slave arrested
as above shall refuse to tell the name uf his owner.
or if arrested at Il distance OF more iui'I! ten
miles from the plantation ct his sald owner.
he shall be considered as a runaway, and GEM
mittcd to the parish prison.
ART. ). Within the tHen:y-tour hours after the
! natrol. the captain must make his report to the
director. detailing in it what has taken place with
regard to the police of slaves during the proceed
inc round. lie shall also report the nicn OF the
natrol who may have refused. while in the per
iormancc OF their duty. to obey his orders. Every
~captain. refusing or neglecting to make the above
renort. shall be subject to a fine OF five dollars for
each %oifensc. recoverable before any competent
tribunal at the instance OF the director.
ART. 6. Each director OF patrols shall keep a
hook, in which shall be unregistered tao 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 polio"
Jury at its Regular sessions, accompanied by the
reDorts Of the captains. under a penalty OF, S25
for each contrayention, 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. 7. 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 ofpatrol shall receive IS cents for each round
which he shall report. Each man of the patrol
shall receive SO cents for each round. Every
person subject to patrol duty who refuses to at
tend confornablv to the orders of the captain,
without a good and valid excuse. shall be subject
TO a fine of SO for each refusal, recoverable. al
the instance Of the captain, before any competent
tribunal.
ART. s. The patrol shall arrest and commit tc
prison all white persons or free persons OF colol
whom they may find, either in negro quarters OF
in company with slaves, and who may appear tt
be suspicious or dangerous. The captain of pa
trolls should take with him, during his round, thu
order of the director appointing him as such
otherwise the patrol shall not be considered
legal.
ART. s. 1t shall be the duty of the directors o
patrols to make from time to time & visit OF IN
s%pection to the negro quarters and negro cabin:
of their respective districts. The director shall
for this purpose put in reqllisition the number o
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 Whf
may refuse to permit the visit of the director, sha!
/ be subject to a fine of at least $50 and not more
than $500 for each ~offense, to be recovered. at tn,
instance of the Parish Attorney, before any com
petent tribunal.
ART. 10. In the exercise of his functions, an'
particularly during his visits to the cabins ant
quarters, the director of patrols shall be bount
to present to every person who may request
the commission which he holds from the polio
jury. None of the directors acts shall be con
sidered legal unless he complies with the proceed
ing regulation.
ART. IL. Every patrol shall have the right t.
enter into the grog-shops, %taverns, or stores when
ever they have reason to suppose that they ar
disorderly y, or that there are slaves there assem-
bled. Z. BOJAAGHAlD.