New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-16
No. ell
AN ACT

RELATIVE TO PERSONS ARRESTED WITHIN THE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
SECTION /. Be enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of tie State Of Lou
isiand. in General Assembly concerned, That
whenever any person is arrested by any Of the
! police officers Of the city Of New Orleans, or by
the chief of said police or any other officer of the
said city, it shall and is hereby made the impera-
tive duty Of such officers, well as said chief of
police, within Immediately after such arrest to
report the to the recorder of the district
wherein such arrest may have been made, with
full statement of the nature of the charge
charges against such person, and by whom made,
and whether by virtue of warrant based on
affidavit, or whether on information received, and
it shall be and is hereby made the duty Of said
recorders forthwith to examine into the cause Of
such arrest and admit the party parties so
arrested to bail, in case the otense charged is, by
the laws of the State, balable.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That any
police or any other officer of the city of New Or
leans who shall fail or neglect to comply with the
provisions of the foregoing section, who shall
.detan in custody any person without making
known to the recorder I, of the district wherein
such person may be confined the cause of the
arrest and detention of such person, as required
by the preceding section, shall, on conviction
thereof be dismissed from office, and shall more
over be liable to be prosecuted, and on due proof
made before the proper tribunal, convicted OF
false imprisonment; and shall, moreover, with his
or their sureties be liable in damages to the party
aggrieved.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted etc., That the
recorders of the city of New Orleans, or in then
absence, from sickness or inability to act, the
recorders acting each within his district
shall have and are hereby vested with full power
and authority, to admit to bail any and all persons
arrested and confined in the lockups, prison o.
other places of confinement within their respective
districts provided the offense charged is bailabl
by the laws of this State, and it shall be, and i
hereby made the duty of the chief of police, lieu
tenants of police, or other officers in charge Q
such lockups, prison, other places Of confne
ment Immediately to release the person per
sons so confined aforesaid, upon he, she or the
giving bonds with security required by sal
recorders or recorders pro tena aforesaid unde
penalty of dismissal, and of being prosecuted fc
false imprisonment.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
shall be and is hereby made the duty of the Alto
ney General to prosecute all officers violating
any manner the provisions of this act
, SEC 5. Be ii further enacted etc, That
laws contrary to, or conflicting with the provision
of this act be and the same are hereby repeale
Sec G. Be it further enacted, ETC., That IL
act shall take effect and be in full force from al
after its passage. ...
(Siahed) J. B. ELAN,
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Representative
(signed) ALBERT VOORHEES,,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Sena
Approved March 2, 1866. ....
(Signed) j. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of the State of Louisal
A true copy:
J. Il. HARDY,
Secretary Of State.