The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1861-07-13
AN ORDINANCE
To organize and establish Pat
rolls for the police Of Slaves in
the Parish of st. Landry.

ART. ISL. Inc fDiNE Jury VI liz tttS VI st'
Landry ordains as follows:
ART. 2. Every free white male person, having at
tanned the aye of lG years aud not above the age OF
go Years, who shall reside in the State of Louisiana
and Parish Of ST. Landry. snail be bound to do patrol
duty within the limits Of the Patrol District III which
he resides.
Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the Parish s%uperin-
tendent Of Roads and Patrols. III addition to any
other duties that may be imposed on lin hyeXistiuz
laws:
LIST. To divide the Parish into as many Patro! Dis
triets as he may find eNpe'lient, aud To change the
same whenever it may be necessary.
"a. To appoint and commission in each Patrol Dis
trict, n fit and proper person, as Captain Of Patrol,
and to ill all vacancies.
Sd. 10 dismiss any Captain Of Patr'l, and n ae
cept their resignations. iu!d To demand and receive
from any Captain Of Patrol, who nuy leave the
bounds Of the District for which he was appointed,
OF who may resign. Or who may he dismissed. OF
suspended, his commission AS Captain of Patrol.
+th. I'd isstic such orders. or instructions. to the
Captains Of Patrol, tine leaders Of Patrol, or the pat
ral, relative to the respective duties, as he may deem
e~x;,edieut or necessary for the good Of the service.
.5th. To pay attention that the Captain of Patrol
perform the tlaties enjoined on them by law, and to
eau e OF be prosecuted such as fail to perform any OF
their dnties.
9Th. To kess, Il Ii or roll oftle persons appointed
as Captains OF leaders Of Patrols, and the number o.
men under each leader, noting the dates OF their
several appointments, and nj I'LL changes. and to
keep a copy of all orders or Instructions by him
i saca.
7th. tn form any settlement of free person o. color
into Il Patrol District, on thu petition Of a maj ,rity
I If sfiel tEar=oss In nn frerisIllnra -siif<Id lie 4laa1s IN
expedieIt, and to cause all free persons of color re-
siding in such District, between The age Of eighteen
and iorty-iye years. to he enrolled and d9 duty as a
patrol, in the limits of such District only. in the
same manner and under the same responsibilities
penalties and forteitnres. as tile ether Patrols in this
Parish, Proridsa, That the patrols offree persons Of
color. shall not patrol out OF such district, or patrol
on the plantations Of any white person, unless spc-
ria1iv TpuiIpstcd in vrifi,r sn tn 10 Jp2 oJso mn
rided, That the patrols Of white persons shall pat
rol in snrh district. the same as if it had not been
erected into u patrol district, and the patrols of free
persons of color shall at all times, and under every
circumstance, he obedient and subordinate, to nj!
Captains, leaders, or patrols, OF white persons when
On duty.
sth. To file with the Clerk of the Police Jury Of
this Parish, the boundaries of the Patrol District
made by him, as well AZ all changes thereof. To de-
liver to the said Clerk, a certified list of the Cap
tair1s and leaders Of patrol. with the number Of the
district OR ward fer which they have been appointed,
whenever thereulio requested by the said Clerk or
the Police Jury of the Parish, and notifying tn said
Clerk, all changes in any appointment.
atl. To report to the Police Jury Of this Parish
on the ID Monday Of February in crery year, or
ottener ii required by saia Jury, the imaliler in
executed, ard suggesting such alterations in, or
s%lhendin' hts to said laws, as experience may have
alinwn tn ne necessary or proper.
10th. To cou isel and give advice to all Captains
ana leaders OF patrol, whenever requested, relative
10 tic duties ciijoined on them 10y Law, and TO aid
and assist them i'll making ont their reports and re-
F turns, by furnishing them with blank forms therefor,
and showing the manner in which they are to be
filled in.
nth. At the cxpence of the Parish, to cause all
such Books, Blanks, papers; Laws, &c. to be pro-
cured or printed, as may be deemed necessary for
the information and government Of the Patrols.
ART. 4th. In case the said Parish superintendent
should at any time lie unable to act. or should re-
sign, or he dismissed or he absent, his duties will Ec
rcrinrmrd BY the President Of the Police Jury, until
he the Superintendent is able to resume hi: duties,
nf a person IS appointedi in his place as the case may
be.
ART. 5 The persons to be appointed as Captains of
Patrol, shall he bound to serve two years in every
live years, but may each retain lis commission, and
! act under the same, until he resigns. Or is superseded
by the Parish Superintendent. and any person who
refuses to serve as Captain of Patrol, shall forfeit
and pay a Fine Of not less than twenty-five dollars,
: nor more than five hundred dollars.
ART. 9Th. 1t shall lie the duty of every person an.
pointed u Captain of Patrol
].t. To cause to be made, and always to keep, a
| DO list or roll, OF all persons in his District subject to
patrol duty, and to cause to lie enrolled. from time
to time, every person so liable, who shall arrive at
inc age OF sixteen years, or who shall come to reside
IN his District, which list Or roll, lie shall keep in a
sook. agrteab,y to the form to be furnished by the
all books and papers, belonging to the Office af Cap
tam OF latrol, to his successor in Office, or to the
said superintendent
20. lie shall divide the persons so enrolled. into
IN sa,s .i'mnen I" shnads, as he may deem Necessary
~ stth manner that there shall not be less than
,hree persons to each squad, to each of which squads
ne sllai appoint a fit person as leader
"a. ne shall cause patrols to I've made in lis dis
! .rift, ~ sven manner, that his whole district, shall
Ne Iatr.Hted, at least once in every week, and as
hluch olteiler as he may deem it expedient.
+,h; lie SIiail pay attention, that all patrols order
ed take place, and make return of all delinquent
leaders OF patrol, or members of a patrol. to tn,
~ uG'CESt aching ,llSfirn nk tho l)n,,n ,,;.l:, I'D.