The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1861-07-27
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AIN UKUlMANCE
To organize and establish Pat
rolls for the police of Slaves il
the Parish of St. Landry.
AIT. LIST. The Polite Jury Of the Parish of S
Landry ordains as follows
ART. 2. Every free white male person, having Il
tanned tile aye Of l6 years and not above the age
90 wears, who slnll reside in the State OF L0uisian
and Parish of st. Landry, shalt be bount, to do patr'
duty within the limits of the Patrol District in whe
he resides. :.
other duties that may be imposed on him by e&istih
laws: -,
LIST. To divide the Parish into as many Patrol nj
tricts as he may find eSpetieit, md TO change IL
same whenever it may be necessary.
I'd. To appoint and commission IL eac'. Patrol III
trict, n fit and proper person, us Captain Of Patru
| and to fill all vacancies.
80. 10 dismiss any Captain of Patrol, and to a
cept their designations, and to demand and recGlN
from any Captain Of Patrol, who may leave II
| bounds OF the District for which he was appoiute
or who may resign. or who may be dismissed,
suspended, his commission as Captain of Patrol.
4th. To issue sucl, orders, or instructions, to Il
! Captains Of Patrol, the leaders Of Patrol, or the ps
| rol, relative to the respective duties, as he may dea
expedient or necessary for the good of the service;
9Th. To pay attention that the Captain of Pato
perform the duties enjnined on them by law, anIs
cause OF be prosecuted such as fail to perform amp
their duties.
9Th. To keep a list or roll of the persons appoiHt
as Captains or leaders Of Patrols, and the nunbt o
men under each leader, noting the datesggf ten
several appointments, and Of all changes, NJ, tf
keep a copy Of all orders or instructiofs byain
Issued.
7th. To form any settlement of free person of elor
into n Patrol District, on the petitioner Il na'rits
| OF such persons being trccholders, slonfd he dom il
expedient, and to cause all free persons OF cor re
siding in snch District. between tlleghge of ciateel
and ~fortyiive years, to lie enlnlled8And d. dnf as 9
patrol, in the limits Of such District only n the
same manner and under the sanlo responsibilities
penalties and forfeitures, as the ether Patreilsn this
Parish. PJorided, That thephtrols oftree peions o.
color. shall not patrol outrof suci district, opatro
on the plantations Of any white person, miss spe
uilea, That the patrol OF white persons sal pat
rol in such district, the .laruc as if it hadot been
erected into q patrol district. and the patr,s of free
personsOseslor shall ut NIL times, and uDer ever.
circumstance, he nbHdicnt and sElordinte, to all
Captains, leaders, Or patrols, Of white pcrDns when
Eoh duty:
/ sth. IN file with the Clerk oftle Pole Jury Of
this Parish, the boundaries Of the Patti District
made by him, as well as all changes tiicYot. To dc
liver to the said Clerk, u certified list the Cap
tains and leaders Of patrol, with the ntaber ftl,e
district or ward for which they have beeaplointed
whenever tllereunto requested by the sd Clerk ni
the Police Jury Of the Parish. and NOTHING to said
Clerk, all changes i'll any appointment.
9Th. To report to the Police Jury ofllis Parish,
on the Sd Monday of February in ewy year, OF
oftener if required by said Jury, til manner in
which the laws relatives to the Patre lisve been
executed. aud suggesting such altelsions in, or
amendments to said laws. as eXperletE may have
ahown to be necessary or proper.
10th. To counsel and give advice tall Captains
and leaders oil patrol. whenever fcqutted, relative
to the duties enjoined on them by l., and to aid
and assist them i'll making ont their ipolts and re.
turns, by furnishing them with blank inns therefor,
and showing the manner i'll which hey arc t. be
filled in.
18th. At the cxpencc Of the Paris to cause all
such Books, Blanks, papers, Laws,6e. to he pre-
cured or printed, as may lie deene necessary tur
the information and government nftt Patrols.
ART. 18th. In case the said Parish superintendent
should at any time he unahle TO az, er should re.
sign, or be dismissed or be absent, hi duties will he
performed by the President of the P4iee Jury, until
he the Superintendent is able to rcs.nle his duties,
or a person is appointed in his place $ the case ma
be.
Art. s The persons to be appoint,l as Captains Of
Patrol, shall he bound to serve tp years in every
five years, but may each retain his commission, and
act under the same, until he ~resignsor is superseded
by the Parish Superintendent, anfany person who
refuses to serve Us Captain Of Plroi, shall forfeit
and pay "a Fine Of not less than twenty-five dollars,
nor more than five hundred dollar.
ART. 9th. 1t shall he the duty aesefy person ap.
pointed Il Captain of Patrol
1st. 10 cause to be made, aufalways to keep, a
tio list or roll, of all persons i'll titfJetrtct subject to
patrol duty, and to causet To tie 'nrolled, fraln time
to time, every person so liable, who shall arrive at
the age Of sixteen years, Gil wiIaiiati come tn reside
i'll his District, which list o. Tol. he shall kee, i'll a
book, asrocably to the form tnsbe furnished ny the
Superintendent OF Patrol and oliver tiieSliHe, and
i'll books and papers, belongingta TIE Office al Cap.
tain of Patrol, to his successor i'll Office, on t. The
said Superintendent.
I'd. He shall divide the perstls 50 enrolled, into
such number Of squads, as he my deem, Necessary,
three persons to each si,ad, to.aci, OF which squads
he shall appoint a tit person aseader-
81. He shall cause patrols tile made in his dis.
trict, in such manner, that hi; whole district, shall
be p%atrolled, at least once D every week, aud us
much oitener as he may deelnt eXnelieAt.
4th. He shall ply attention, hat all patrols order
ed take place, and make rturn Of ill delinquent
leaders OF patrol, or menhcs Of o patrol, to the
nearest acting Justice oi the Peace, within twenty
four hours after any delinquency shall have come TO
his knowledge.
18th. To take, (at such timeas he may deem it OK
pedient,) command of any squad Or Squads, that
may either lie out, or that he may order out, aud
patrol Herewith, iii which case he shall report to
the superintendent OF Patnl, stating fully the rea-
sons that induced him to assume the command.
9th. 10 make returns ufthc state Of his district
to the Superintendent Of latrol, in the manner re-
luired, and agrecalfly to tie forms to lie furnished,
on the hrSt day OF March, Inc, September ard Do
teinbcr in every year. II shall deliver to eacl.
leader OF patrol, a commission of his appointment,
stating therein the nnInhg of his squad, and en-
tt,rslhs thereon the lcadas Of patrols in the dis
trlct, and the names Of tie persons composing his
,Hiaad, which will be sufficient authority for him
to command such persons b patrol.
ftn. 10 have power to dismiss any leader of Pat
roj, accept their designations, ard fill all vacancies
that may occur, and
oth. 10 be bound to OBEY all orders, or ~instruc-
tions, issued by the Parish Superintendent OF Roads
and Patrol.
9Th. Any Captain Of Ptrol who shall fail to per
torn any OF the duties imposed on him by this sec
fion, shall forfeit and ply a fine not less than ten
dollars nor more than fit dollars.
ART. TN: The persons % be appointed az Leaders
OF Patrol, shall be ireeholers, and be at least TWEEN
ty-one years OF age, and hall be bound to serve one
Year III every two yeas. And the said leaders Of
shall vc bound, and it shall be their duty
LIST. 10 attend personally, and lead every patrol
that may he ordered.
I'd, TO obey all orders, issued. by their Captain, or
The Parish Superintendent.
80. 10 give or cause bile given, to every person
Il patrol, verbal or written notice of the
line and place OF the meeting OF tile patrol.
4th. 10 inform the Captains Of the names of such
persons as they may h.ow are not enrolled.
9TH To see that cad, person under tilci, orders
attend and do their dun.
9th To report to thtir Captain, within <thirty-six
hours after their patru has gone its rounds, or soo,..
r II necessary, the lames OF every delinquent in
,nelf squad, and the occurrences that may have hap
)ened, and f
It'll To do and perform all such other duties as
'hall be enjoiped on dleln by law.
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