Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1861-06-29

citing held at the Courthouse, on the
Ief May, 1861.
,Hhe following project of code for pa
laf1ls, presented to the Police Jury 10y
P. Bouanchaud, was read:
PROJECT OF \ CODE WITH REGARD TO
PATROLS. II MD FOR THE PARISH
OF lUiNrI CDUPNE.
asARrlclH /. In ordinary cases here shall be at
least orl. sutruI and not more shan two per Week
nseach patrol district. The limits Of The patrol
districts shall be the same ii; tosc Of the police
jury districts A director o patrols for each
district shall be appointed eucil year at -.
A.T = All The white male population. from
sak.es Of Is to so snail be held subject 10 pa
sAssal duty when. called on Tie directors and
|; ..sssns aiatros must be shareholders or sons
ofslave- -holdss. "Thc 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 8. Every patrol shall be made in conform
ity to q written order addressed to the captain
Of each secte., hy the director Of the district.
The patrol shall consist of live persons, to -)e
taken in their order the list Ct persons subject
to patrol duty. Patrols shalt 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. 4. Any slave found without pass from
! his owner, or the agent OF his owner. beyond the
! limits of his owners plantation shall be detained
! by the patrol. 1t shall be tn, duty OF the cap
! tain of the patrol to notify. soon as possible.
! the owner OF the slave thus detained Of his ar
rest: and The owner shall pay to the captain 1or
each slave thus arrested if Oh foot, dollar il
on horseback, two dollars If a slave arrested
as above shall refuse to tell The name OF his oWner
or if arrested at distance Of more than ten
miles from the plantation OF his said owner
he shall be considered runaway. and col-
mi,teu to the parish prison.
ART 8. Ni,hin the Jwenty-fn'lr hours after the
ratrol the captain must make MS report to tie
director detailing in it what has taken place with
regard to the police oi slaves during the preGed-
inc round. lie shall also report the men OF t'le
patrol WHO may have refused. while IN The per
for1nancc Of teirtluty. 10 obey his orders. Every
captain. refusing OF negicctln@ to make the above
report shall be subject to 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 q
f book. in which shall be unregistered the orders
by him given to The different capttilis as also tie
reports made to him by the latter. This book
shall be submitted to the Inspection CT the police
= Jury at its regular sessions. accompanied iy the
reports Of the captains. under a penalty OF $50
:; 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 T. The fines received under the provisions
of the 4th Article, shall iuIn special fund for
patrol purposes Each director OF patrols shall
receive $50 year for his services. Each cap
tain ofpatro shall receive - cents tor each round
} which he shall report. Each man of the patrol
}, shall receive so cents for each round Every
| If,rv who n
i tend contornably to the orders Of the captain
without a good and valid excuse shall be subject
to a fine of 50 for each refusal, recoyclahlt at
the instance Of the captain before any competent
tribunal.
ART. 8 The patrol shall arrest and commit to
prison all white persons or free persons OF colol
/ whom they may find. either i'll negro quarters ol
in company with slaves, and who may appear tc
be suspicious or dangerous. The captain OF pa
: troIs 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. o Il shall be the duty Of the directors o
!, natrols to make from time to time visit OF IN
t spection to the negro quarters and negro CABIN:
Of their respective districts The director sha'
, for this purpose put in requiSiton the nrln'': o
men that he shall think proper; and bs.oit Il. cong
into the u,1artprs or ue',ins- shall notlF tne pro
,,,:o ,frfeol d'ifeo 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 fine Of at least $50 and not more
than $500 foreach otfcnse. to be recovered, at the
instance Of the Parish Attorney. before any com
petent tribunal.
ART TO- In the exercise of bis functions, and
particularly during his visits to the cabins and
quarters. the director Of patrols shal! be btund
to present to every person who may request il
the commission which he holds from the police
Jury None OF the directors acts shall be con
'sidered legal unless he complies with the prcced
II ing regulation
lf ART. II. Every patrol shall have the right tc
n enter into the Croc+shops taycrns, stores when
q ever they have re"ouTl 10 suppose tnat tncy are
I disorderly or thai there arc slaves there assem-
bled. +. BOUANCHAUD.
Whereupon, ?. @. Lebeau offered the
following resolution:
/ Resolved, That the above code be
/ made the law Of the Police Jury, with
the exception, however, Of the pay OF
the officers and men,
!, Further resolved, That the above be
/ published according to law.
i 1 .,
n Schedule of the probable expenses Of
Mhe parish for the year 1862, as submit
Is led bv the committee on fuance.
GElerk Police Jury. Observation-Disclosures. $25t
Parish Treasurer " l,0Ot
nePa,ish Collector. 1.20l
II D1Snsnectors Of Roads and Levees. 22Ot
ID Guardian OF Jail and Courthouse. 3oi
S. IEnrors 2U0t
e. printers 3ut
u Parish Constable. Observation-Disclosures. 2ot
l-t