The New Orleans crescent., 1868-10-28
No l75.l

No l151
AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO REGULATE THE AP-
PoINTMENT OF DEPUTY sHERIFs IN THE PARISHES
OF ORLEANS, JEFFERSON AND ST. BERNARD, AND
TO RESTRICT THE POWERS OF sHERIFFs IN THE
METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT TO THE DIS
CHARGE OF THE DUTIES IMPOSED UPON THEM BY
LAW.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by The Senate and
House of Representatives. of tie State of Louisiana
ia General Assembly c0RUened. That the right OF
the sherifs of the Parishes of Orleans, Jefferson
and st. Bernard to appoint or qualify deputies
shall be restricted to the number necessary to
execute the process of the courts and to do and
perform sll such duties as may be required by law
necessary for the faithful administration Of justice
in the respective parishes.
SEC. 2. BE ii further enacted etc., That when
ever becomes necessary in either Of the parishes
of Orleans, Jefferson or st. Bernard, for the
sheriffs, or either of them, in the execution Of
any legal process or warrant within their Jurls'
dictioD, to obtain additional force to enable him
to do so, be shall make application IN writing to
the Board of Metropolitan Police, who shall i'm
mediately instruct the superintendent OF metro
potan police to give to the sheriff applying the
necessary assistance to enable him to execute
the process.
SEC. 8. Be il further enacted, etc.. That 1t is
hereby made the duty of the sheriffs of the
parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and st. Bernard,
within five days after the passage OF this act, to
furnish the Board Of Metropolitan Police with
list of the names of all the deputies In their en-
| ploy, together with statement OF the duties
they perform; ard thereafter, whenever either Of
| said skerifs shall make an appointment OF q
| deputy be shall, before the deputy enters upon
| the discharge of his duties make like report to
| the Board of Metropolitan Police.
SEC. 4. Be ii further enacted, etc., That upon
| all occasions of emergency or apprehension OF
riot tumult mob, insuYrection or pestilence, all
| power and authority shall be vested in and exer.
cised exclusively by the Metropolitan Police
Board and on days of election they shall exercise
| exclusive control, make all rules and regula-
| tions for the preservation OF order at the
| polls, and enforce the same through the
| sgency Of the metropolitan police force.
and it is hereby declared to be misdemeanor
| for any sheriff, or deputy. in either OF the
parishes of Orleans Jefferson or st. Bernard to do
any act or exercise any authority by virtue of any
| appointment or commission as sheriff or deputy
prohibited by this act, and any sheriff or deputy
| so offending SHALL on conviction, suffer the penal
ties prescribed in section twenty-six of an act en-
titled an act to create metropolitan police dis
irict, approved September fourteen, eighteen
hundred and sixty eight.
| SEC. 5. BE ii further enacted, etc., That all
| laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act be
| and they are hereby repealed.
| SEC. 6. BE IL further enacted, etc., That this act
| shall take effect from and after its passage.
| (Sjcned) CHARLES W. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
| Approved October 2l, 1868.
| (Signed) H. G. WAgMoTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
| GEO. E. BovKE,
| Secretary Of State