The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-05-03
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III: Ihe:l Town t0uMcii iii and for th
Town Of Marksrill@, nast 1t the Cour
i House on Thursday The - day oof Apr
! 1862 .,.s y... Ii, 1eg fssg
| Were. present t.3.5ssa afa
feW. w. Waddill. Mayor. =; -.s
N thinner, Jos Rulong, +. B., Bar
bin, aldermen I
w. NJ. c. Nelson, 4 r. Conner abs.
Organisation Of the patrol fer tho town q
Marksrill.- go. 5.,.,4s3t. "a .
Art l Be it resolved, That all Of thp
free white malls residents. of. the. town oi
Marksville between the ages Of. sixteen
and sixty sail be subject To- the patrol
duties, herein after drsignated, unless re-
leased By spme infnnatyT Or other valid
excuse. " ..Ekg
Art, 2. Resolved that aCaptai,, pr Che
Of patrol b. appointed BY. thu board offAl.
d;assamen, whose duty it shall be to enrole
in book kept for the purposes thenamss
Of all persons subject te patrol, duties,
and to divide such persons into seven
Companis equally. 1hatit shall further
more be his duty to appoint a Lieutenant
to the command Of each Ce.1pnny, and
that said Captain or Chief shall rxrrcsse
general surveillance over. the companies
Z d. 2
and their officers and tle Lieutenant of
each sqaad the days following the .nigAr.
Of :heir respective service 81 shall make Al
report TO the Captain or Chief respecting
the same. s.... .,..-f, -
Art. 3 Resolved, That. it shall he the
duty Of the several Lieutenants to inf!,,an
the n'emberso Of their respective companies
Of the time 4 place Of assembling which
shall BE- determined by the Chief OF Cap
tain.
At, 4. Resolved That all persons
properly notified t. that effect wte shall
fail or refuse s'4, TO serve ~ upon patrI duty,
without good excuse shall be, subject
to fine Of two dollars. and fifty. crnts
and costs and in default OF, tI4fir not pay
ingy rs saiid a#s Within twvnty four ihnurs
after Judgement is. rendered, he shall be
arrested by the Constable and confined
in The ,P:rise.Jail feritw.nty four hours:
Art. 5 Resolved, That any Lisatennant
who shall r'.fuse or neglect to fulfill his
luttiess Ylep ordered by the Captain or
Chief ~islnut =. good excuse is rendered
shall be subject to i tffns, tof FIVE dollars
md costs and in default Of paying the
sttlifR twenty sf four hours after .jud g,nrnt
,s shall be arrested by. the Constable
md confined in the parish Jail twenty
onr lnurs.,.s tttses afft' ~
Art, s. Ke.elyed, Thata.ny ,. member
# company;who' si,alt rpf.se to or ne
slect to obey the Lrgtimaste orders of his
lieutenant shall he subject: 10 fine Of
mo dollars for each :, and every such deri-
iction Of duty. ...,q5,i. aeis7.i
Art, z. Resolved, That upon being
'otifsd during the day by tho Captain
" Chief the Lieutenant sh,lI cause, to
ung the C,art l,kll Anime hb'cloek P. NJ.
n order 70 assemble his company from
until FIVE the following morn,
ns they !, shall remain upon duty, unless
ordered by tiiss % captain orr
Jhief. -. a.,s..., s.i.gs i, If,
Art: s. Resolved Tl,atit shall be The
laty Of fthe patrol to arrest all slaves,
rho may be found away from their
'ouses without proper pases Or valid
'xcuses as also 10 arrest all suspicious
'ersons Irrespective Of color or condition.
Art. 8. Resolved, Fhat slaves who
nay be arrested shall receive ten lasl,es
Or the first-ana twenty lashes for every
offence. -
| Art. 10. Res6ivsd. That all free per-
ons white Or eoiered who may be arres-
I'd IS ap;e;ons characters, shan be held
. custody By tie patrol. ]. thus aprreasing
hem, until they can be delivered to the
Japtain or Chief who shah 3e examine Il
nd Of thss,mii a. ny ny sssia Ia him
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