New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-19
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY. sEPTEMBER 49, 1858

allowed 70 be retained by said member, and
all Moneys remaining for the space of one
year 10 the hands of the Property Clerk, or
arising from the sale OF unclaimed goods,
and all proceeds of suits for penalties under
TINS amended act shall be deposited aud
phiu into the bank wherein the Treasurer u
the Board of Metropolitan Police shall keep
an account. The payments so made shall
constitute and be deposited and kept as
Iund TO be called the Metropolitan Police
Fund," and the persons who shall, from
time to time fill the office of the said Treas.
urer Of the Board OF Metropolitan Police
| and that of Treasurer of the city of New
Orleans, are hereby declared the trustees of
the said fund, and may from time to time in
vest the same, in whole or in part as they
shall deem most advantageous for the OBJ
JIG It's of such fund, and are empowered to
make all necessary contracts, aud take all
necessary remedies in the premises.
SEC 10. be 1t further enacted, etc.. That
II any member of the Metropolitan Police
| force whilst in the actual performance of
duty shall become permanently disabled, so
as to render his dismissal from membership
proper, or II any such member shall become
superanuated after ten years of membership,
z sum of not exceeding one hundred and
hlty dollars as an annuity to be paid such
member, shall become chargeable upon the
Metropolitan Police Fund. If any member
OF the Metropolitan Police force, whilst in
the actual discharge of his duty, shall be
killed, or shall die from the Immediate
effect of any injury received by him whilst
in such discharge of duty, or shall die after
ten years service in the force, and shall
leave widow, and if no widow, any child
or children under the age of sixteen years,
like sum by way of annuity shall become
chargeabe upon said fund, to be paid to
such widow SO long only as she remains un-
married, or to such child or children so
long as said child, or the youngest OF said
children, continues under the age of sixteen
years. In every case the Board of Metro
politan Police shall determine the circum.
stances thereof, and order payment of the
annuity to be made by draft, signed by each
trustee of the said fund. But nothing
herein contained shall render any payment
OF said annuity obligatory upon said Board
or the said Trustees, or chargeable as mat.
ter OF legal right. The Board of Metropoi-
tan Police, in its discretion may, at any
time, order such annuity TO cease.
SEC %. Be it further enacted etc That
whenever property or money shall be taken
from persons arrested and shall be alleged
to have been feloniously obtained, or to be
the proceeds OF crime, and whenever so
Drought, with such claimant aud the person
arrested before some court of competent ia.
risdlction for adjudication, and the court
Shall be then and there satisfied from evi.
dence that the person arrested is innocent
of the otfepse alleged, and that the property
rlghttully belongs to him, then said court
shall thereupon, in writing, order such
property or money to be returned; and the
Property Clerk. ii he have it, to deliver such
property or money to the accused person
himself, and not to any attorney, agent or
clerk of such accused person.
SEC. 3s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
If any claim TO the ownership Of such
property or money shall be made on oath
before such court by or in behalf of any
other persons than the persons arrested,
and the said accused person shall be held
for trial or examination, such property or
money shall remain in the custody of the
Property Clerk until the di-charge or con-
yiction of the persons accused.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted etc. That
all property and money that shall remain
III the custody of the Property Clerk for the
period of six months without any lawful
claimant thereto, after having been three
times advertised in pubic newspapers, shall
be sold at public auction, and the proceeds
Of such sale shall be paid into the MetrOpol
itan Police fluid.
SEC. 40. Be it further enacted, etc, That
if any money or property placer in the Gus.
tody of the Property Clerk shall be desired
as evidence OF any p lice or other criminal
court, such property shall be delivered to
any officer who shall present an order to
that effect from such court. Such property,
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| court, but shall be returned t. said Proper
ty Clerk, to be disposed Of according to the
previous provisions of this act.
SEC. Al. Be it further enacted, etc, That
ii is hereby made the duty of the MelrOpoli-
tan Police force, at Hll times OF day and
night, within the Metropolitan District aud
the officers and members of such force are
hereby thereunto empowered to especially
preserve the public peace, prevent crime,
detect and arrest Offenders, suppress riots,
MODS and instructions, di-perse unlawful
and dangerous assemblages, and Assem- blages
which Obstruct the free passage OF pub
lie streets, sidewalks, parks and places,
protect the right of person and property,
guard the public health, preserve order at
elections aud at all public meetings, assem-
blages, theatres and all places of public
amusement and resort, prevent and regulate
the movement of teams aud vehicles in the
streets and roads, remove all nuisances in
the public streets, parks and highways,
arrest all street mendicants and 0eggars,
and all dangerous ard suspicious characters,
loaters and ptmps, provide proper police at
tendance at fires, assist, advise and protect
emigrants, strangers aud travellers In public
streets, at steamboat aud ship landings, and
railroad depots, carefully observe and in
spect all places of public resort and amuse-
ment, all houses of i'll fame or prostitution,
and houses where prostitutes resort or
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shops, all gambling houses, cock pits, dog
pits, rat.pits, all common dance houses
and ball rooms, and to repress
and restrain all unlawful OK dis
orderly conduct or practices therein, en-
force and prevent the violation of all laws
and ordinances in force in said district; and
for these purposes, with or without warrant,
to arrest all persons guilty of violating any
law or ordinance for the suppression or
punishment of ca mes and oifrnses.
SEC. ~. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That
the several officers and members of the
Metropolitan Police force shail have power
and authority to Immediately arrest and
take into custody, without warrant, any
person who Shall commit, or threaten to
commit, or attempt 10 commit, in the pres
enee OF SAID officer or member, or within his
yieg, any breach OF the peace or Ofruse
directly prohibited by ACT of the Legi4la-
ture, or by any ordinance of the cities with
in which the Offense is committed, threat
ened, or attempted, but such officer or
member of the police force shall, under
the penalty of ten days fue, or dis
missnl from the force, in the discretion
Of the Board, convey in person such
offender before court of the city or parish
where the arrest Is made, that he may
be dealt with according TO law. If the ar
rest is made during the hours that the court
does not hold its regular session, or if the
9SSSAa, oNSA OAShN0l ehhii
be detained in staIionhonse or lookup
until the n xt regular public sitting OF the
magistrate, and no longer, but he shall then
be conveyed without delay before the court
TO be dealt with according TO law.
SEC. 4S. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Board o. Police shall possess powers of
general police supervision end Inspection,
and may del gate the same to any member
of the force over all licensed or unlicensed
pawnbrokers, vendors junk shop keepers,