The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-30

having been three times adj ertsed In bic news
papers, shall be sold at public auction. and the
Of spca s shall be paid into the me-
SEc. 40. BE dfi0thtr enacted, etc., That II any
money or property placed in the custody of the
property clerk shall be desired as evidence Of any
police other criminal court such property shall
be delivered to any officer who shall present an
order TO that effect from such court. Such
property, however, shall not be retained in said
court, but shall be returned to said property
clerk TO be disposed of according to the previous
SEC. Al. Be IL further enacted, etc., That it is
hereby made the duty of the metropolitan police
folce, at all times of day ana night, within the
metropolitan district, and the officers and mem
bers of such force are hereby thereuuto en-
powered TO especially preserve the public peace,
prevent crime, detect and arrest offenders, sup
press riots, mobs and insurreetons dispense un-
lawful and dangerous sssemblages, and assem-
bsges which obstruct The free passage of public
streets, sidewalks, parks and places, protect the
right Of person and property, guard the public
health, preserve order at elections and at all pub
lie meetings, assemblages, theaters and all places
of public amusement and resort, prevent and
regulate the movement of teams and vehicles in
the streets and roads, remove all nuislnces In
the public streets, parks and highways, arrest all
street meDdicants and beggars, and all dangerous
ard suspicious characters loafers and pimps,
provide proper police attendance at fires. assist /,
advise and protect emgrants, strangers and
travellers in public streets, at steamboat and ship
landings, and railroad depots, carefully observe
End inspect all places of public resort and smuse
ment, all houses OF ill-fsme or prostitution, and
houses where prostitutes resort or reside all
lottery or policy stands and shops, all gambling
houses, cock-pits, dog-pits, ratpits, all common
dance houses ard ball rooms, and to repress and
restrain all unlawful or disordery conduct or
practices therein, enforce and prevent the viola
lion 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 crimes and ofenses.
SEC. AZ. Be IL ftBtteg' enacted, ETC., That the
seversl Ulcers and members ct the metropolitan
police force shall have power and authority TO i'm
mediately arrest and take into custody, without
warrant. any person who shall commit, or threaten
TO commit or attempt to commit, In the presence
Of said officer or member, or within his view, any
breach Of the peace or ofense directly prohibited
by act of the Legislature, or by any ordinance of
tie cities within which the otfense is com
mitted. threatened or attempted, but such officer
OF member Of the police force shall, under the
penalty Of ten days fine, or dismissal from the
ioice, IN the discretion of the beard, 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. II the arrest is made
during the hours that the court does not hold its
gulBT session, if the court is not in session.
such offender shall be detained in a stationhouse
CT lookup until the next regular public sitting of
tie magistrate. aud no longer, but he shall then
be coDveye1 without delay before the court, to be
cealt " it'll according 10 law.
SIC. 40. BE IL further enacted. etc., That the
Board Of Police shall possess powers of general
police supervision and inspection, and may dele
gate the same to any member of the force, over
all licensed or unlicensed pawnbrokers, vendors,
junk shop keepers, junk boatmen, cart, cab and
backmen, dealers in secondhand merchandise,
cotton pickeries, intelligence Office keepers and
auctioneers within the said metropolitan district
aud in the exercise of and in the furtherance of
said supervision, may from line TO time empower
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duties in The aforesaid premises as they may from
time 10 time OTdain.
The said Board of Commissioners may, by au-
thority in writing, empower any member of the
police force, whenever such mem0er shall be in
search of property felOniOusly obtained, or in
search OF suspected offenders, or evidence 10 con-
wet any person charged with crime, to examine
the books Of any pawnbrOkei or his business
premises, or the business premises Of any licensed
vendor, Junkshop keeper, or dealer IN second
land merchandise or intel igenee office, cot
'Ol pickery, junk boat aucti0neer. Any
such member Of the said police force, when there
unto authorized in writing by the said Board of
Commissioners, shall De authorized to examine
property alleged to be pawDed, pledged, depos-
led. lost or stolen in whosoever possession said
p operty may be, but no such property shall be
lsken from the possession thereof without due
process or authority OF law. t-.....
Any willfu interference with any member of
the Board OF Commissioners the superintendent
or with any member of the police force by any of
~ hesea nssnsa IN ,hiS seeaios,
While IN ofnclal discharge OF duty, shall be pun
ishable as q misdemeanOr.
SEC. A. BE IL further enacted etc That if any
member Of the metropolitan police force, or IL
6Ly two or more hou sehOlders shall report ia
Wiling, under bis or her signature, TO the Board
Of Commissioners, or any member thereof, that
there are good grounds land sitting the same)
Tor believing any houses, rooms or premises
within the said metropolitan district to be kept or
u ed as common gaming house, common gaming
fnr
paying for wages of money at any game of
chance, 10 be kept or used for lewd and obscene
purposes ard amnsements it shall be lawful for
ihe Board of Commissioners to authorize in
writing, any member or members of the police
force. TO enter the same, who may forthwith ar
rest all persons there found offending against the
law, but none others, and seize all implements of
gaming, and convey any person so arrested before
court of competent jurisdiction, and bring the
articles so seized to the Office of the Board of
con missioners. II shall be the duty of the Board
of Commissioners TO cause such arrested persons
10 be vigorously prosecuted and such articles
seized to be destroyed, as the orders, rules aud
regulations of the Board Of Commissioners shall
direct
SIC. As. he Il further enacted, etc., That in the
performance of police service in any precinct or
precincts composed of waters, and in lieu OF sta.
ton houses, the Board Of Commissioners may
procure and nee and employ such rowbosts and
steamboats, as shall be deemed necessary and
proper.
In suburban or sparsely inhabited precincts
they may establish mounted patrol, and procure
and use and employ so many horses and equip
ments rs shall be requisite Cor the purpose aud
they may procure and cause to be used any teams
and vehicles required to transport prisoners sup
pies and property, whenever it shall be proper
aud economical to do so; and may sell and dis
pose OF any personal property owned or used ia
the department, whenever il shall have become
old and unit, or not required for service such
sales to be made at public auction, and the pro-
ceeds thereof TO be paid into the Metropolitan
Police Fund.
SEC. &c. Be Il further enacted, ETC., That the
officers and members of the Metropolitan Police
free Of the said Metropolitan District shall
furthermore possess in every part OF this State
al power now conferred by law upon constables
except for the service Of civil process, and any
warrant for search or arrest issued by any mags-
trate Of this State may be executed ia any part
thereof by any member of the police force of the
said Metropolitan District.
SRc. AZ. BE Il ft0fler enacted, etc., That the
Board of Commissioners shall have authority 20
offer rewards to induce all classes of persons 70
give information which shall lead to the detection
arrest and conviction Of persons guilty Of homi.
cides, arsous, or receiving stolen goods, knowing