Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-05-07

could be easily accomplished provi'
ded there was any one willing to buy
the bonds at even half the amount
called for, but it does not seem that
there is an Misunderstanding to touch
them at any price, these times. The
money once obtained, the task of
"disbursing" might prove very easy
as well as remunerative to the dis
bursers. The Board of last year
found it, We believe, an easy enough
matter to "disburse" some two and
half millions Of the peoples money.
Grand levees and small levees were
built and people were induced to try
planting again behind those bulwarks
Of fancled security, but the flood
waters came, the levees broke, and
how many millions more of losses,
besides distress and misery incalcu-
liable have those people sustained /!
losses and misfortunes which involve
the ruin not only of themselves but,
we may say, of the whole State!
But, let us now turn to that
other subject to which we alluded in
the commencement of this article.
mely-the reorganization of the
New Orleans Board of Police, by
order of Gen. Sheridan-going to
show how summarily, and without
any "ifs and ands," military law can
check or change the civil. Gen.
Sheridan takes up the subject and
disposes Of it as follows:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT
New Orleans, La, May 2, 1857.
Special Orders No. 80.
l. On the 10Th of February, 1865, the
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana pa ssed
the following Act, by which the residence
qualification for policemen in this city was
increased from two to five years, to take
effect after the election then pending for
new Mayor:
SECTION J. "Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That from and after the next cleo
ton of Mayor for the city Of New Orleans,
the police of said city shall be organized
by an ordinance, determining the number
of officers and men OF which it shall be
composed, and the functions and places to
be assigned to said officers ard men, re-
spectively, as well as the salary to Le al
lowed them, and the uniform they shall
wear; Provided, That the salary of each
policeman ,s =, shall be eighty dollars per
SEC. 8. "Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
officers and men shall BIO selected from
men who can read and write the English |
language, and who shall give evidence |
Of America, and that they have resided in |
the city Of New Orleans upwards of .fue
years."
The object of this act was to exclude ex-
Union soldiers from the police force of this
city. 1t was faithfully carried out by the
newly elected Mayor, John T. Monroe,
and every ex Union soldier discharged to
make room for those of rebellious ante
,edents.
To annul this unjust prescription, so
much of the above act as requires a resi-
ience of five years. il hereby suspended,
and residence qualification Of two years
adopted.
The Mayor of this city, Edward Heath,
$ hereby directed to adjust the present
police force so that at least one halt of said
iorce shall be composed of ex Union SOL
Tiers. and all acts and ordinances, State or
municipal, in the way of this adjustment,
will be disregarded.
By command of Major General P. Il. SHERIDAN.
GRO L. HARTSUFF
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