Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1861-06-01

hAtiact from the proceedings {
{. the Police Jury Of this parish ata calle
meeting held at the Courthouse, on tL
lst of May, 1861:
The following project of code for y.
,'o.s' presented to the Police Jury b
T. Douanchaud, was read:
!, PROJECT OF A CODE WITH REGARD T,
PATROLS, In AND FOR THE PARIsI
OF POINTE COUPEE.
ARTICLE l. In ordinary cases. there shall he a
least one patrol, and not more than two per week
IN each patrol district The limits of the patro
districts shall be the same as those of the polic
!uIs ulsti1cts director OF patrols for eacl
district shall be appointed each year at -.
ART 2 All the white male population. from
the ages OF l6 to So shall be held subject to pa
tfoi duty. when called on. The directors ant
captains OF patrols must be shareholders or son,
of siaVe-loiaers. The directors of patrols slal
nave the right to divide their districts into a;
many sections as they may think proper, and tc
appoint captain for each section.
ART. 5. Every patrol shall be made in conform
ny 70 written order, addressed to the captain
OF each section, by the director of the district
The patrol shall consist of five nerso,s to he
taken in their order on the list of persons s,,,ect
] 10 patrol duty. Patrols shall be made on foot or
! on horseback. according to the orders of the
captain. During the patrol, the men composing
IL are bound to obey the orders of the CAPTAIN.
ART. !. ANY slave found without pass from
MS owner. or the agent of his owner beyond the
iilhits OF his owners plantation shall be detained
Dy the patrol. 1t shall be the duty of the can
tam OF the patrol to notify, as soon as possible.
Tue owner OF the slave thus detained of his ar
rest; and the owner shall pay to the captain for
, C1Cn Save foa
on horseback, two dollars IF a slave arrestod
as above Shall refuse to tell the name OF his owner
or II arrested at distance of more than ten
miles from the plantation of his said owner
he shall be considered as a runaway. and cnn,-
mitted to the parish prison.
ART. O. Within the twenty-four hours after the
patfoi. the captain must make his report to the
ttifeceor detailing in it what has taken place with
regard to the police of slaves during the preced
ing round. He shall also report the men of tho
patrol who may have refused while in the per-
1ofnlahce OF their duty, to obey his orders Every
captain. refusing Or ncglecting to make the above
report snail be subject to fine of five dollars for
each ofiense, recoverable before any competent
tribunal at the instance of the director.
ART b. Each director of patrols shall keen a I
book, IN which shall be unregistered the orders
by MN given to the different captains, as also the
reports made to him by the latter. This book
-N~ ~ Oh n0IlHl
Jury at its regular sessions accompanied by tho
reports OF the captains, under penalty Of s25
FOR each contrayention. and further the forfeiture
OF Dis salary for three months The above fine
SNAIL De recoverable, at the instance of the Par
lsh Attorney, before any competent tribunal.
ART 7. The fines received under the provisions
ot the 9TH Article, shall form a special fund nr
patrol purposes. Each director of patrols shall
receive $50 year for his services Each cam
0t Sf,3i q
which he shall report. Each man of the patrol
hah receive so cents for each round. Every
person subject to patrol duty who refuses to at
end coniormably to the orders of the caDtain.
Without good and valid excuse, shall be subject
0 a fine OF S3 for each refusal recoverable, at
ne instance OF the captain, before any competent
tribunal.
ART. 8. The patrol shall arrest and commit to !
rlsoh all white persons or free persons of color
,holn tney may ind, either in negro quarters or
l company with slaves, and who may appear to :
e suspicious OF dangerous. The captain of pa O
'os should take with him, during his round. the
fder OF the director appointing him as such: I
therWise the patrol shall not be considered h
gal. $4,000 -
Arr 9. Itshall be the duty of the directors Of "
atiols to make from time to time visit of in .
,ectlon to the negro quarters and negro cabins
their respective districts. The director shall v
aiio pulPuoc put Ill ItqtttsitlOn the number Of :.
en- that he shall think proper; and before going q
to the quarters or cabins, shall notify the pro-
etor thereof This notice may be made verb
ly or in writing The proprietor or agent who !,
~ retse to permit the visit of the director shall
subject to fine of at least $50 and not more te
an $500 for each offense, to be recovered, at the
stance Of the Parish Attorney, before any com
tent tribunal. =,
ART. 10. In the exercise of his functions, and :"
rticularly during his visits to the cabins and al
arters. the director Of patrols shall be bound i;
present TO every person who may request it -
, commission which he holds from the police in
y. None of the directors acts shall be con-
cred legal unless he complies with the preced- W
regulation. or
ART. Il. Every patrol shall have the right to
er into the gshops, taverns or stores when tn
II they have reason to suppose that they are I'll
orderly, or that there are slaves there assem-
d. z. BOUANCHAUD. &C
P @. Lebeau offered the co
lowing resolutions: ;.
Resolved, That the above code be VT
de the law Of the Police Jury, with CHI
] exception, however, of the pay of ma
officers and men. .s..-. ea1
Further resolved, That the above be ~
Dlished according to law. the
A. BOUANCHAUD, Clerk. rea