The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-30
Property clerk. one thousand two hundred dol.

Property clerk. one thousand two hundred dol
Other clerks. one thousand two hundred dollars
(sl2OO.)
Police surgeons, one thousand six hundred dol
Captains, one thousand eight hundred dollars
(slsO0.)
sergeants, one thousand five hundred dollars
Corporals, one thousand one hundred dollars
Detectives, one thousand four hundred dollars
(sI4OO.)
Patrolmen, one thousand dollars (sIooo.)
Doormen eight hundred dollars (ssO0.) '.-
The salaries and pay aforesaid shall be paid
monthly TO each person entitled thereto, in modes
to be prescribed by the rules and regulations,
subject 10 such deductions each month from tue
salaries pay Of each member OF the metropolitan
police force as the treasurer shall make land which
deduction he Is hereby authorized to RETAIN to
satisfy fines imposed on any member Of the metro
politan police force, by way Of discipline or pun
sbment, as prescribed by the rules and regula-
tons Of the board The salaries of the commits.
sioners shall be paid by the treasurer Of state out
of the metropolitan police fund.
SEC. 81. BE Il further enacted, ETC., That the
Board of Commissioners shall. at all times, cause
the ordinances of the cities of New Orleans, JEFF.
ferson City and Carrollton, and OF the towns OF
Algiers and Gretna, and the ordinances of the par
ishes of Orleans, Jefferson and st. Bernard, not In
conflict with the provisions of this act TO be pro-
perry enforced; and it shall be the duty Of the
said board at all times, whenever consistent with
the rules and regulations OF the board, and with
the requirements of this act, TO furnish all infor
nation desired by the mayors, Common Council
and other authorities of said cities and towns.
sEe. 81. Be Il further enacted, etc., That the
said Board of Commissioners are hereby further
more authorized and empowered TO erect, operate
and maintain under the general laws OF the State
relating to telegraph lines. all such lines of tele
graph in such places within the said metropolitan
police district as for the purposes Of police and
fire the board shall deem necessary; and TO EN-.
plOy all such telegraph operators, batterymen
and linemen as may be required for, and may be
ne cessary to the proper and efficient Wort king of
tie said police and fire alarm telegraph Bot the
ownership Of the fixtures, Instruments and appar-
aius for such telegraph purposes in the cities of
New Orleans, Jefferson City, Carrollton aad the
towns of Algiers and Gretna, and the parishes Of
Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard shall vest In
the respective municipal corporations of the said
cities and towns but subject TO the exclusive use
and control. except for fires and fire purposes, of
the said Board Of Metropolitan Police Comnis-
sioners.
SEC. SO. Be further enacted, ETC., That the
said Board of Commissioners shall appoint su.
perintendent and an assistant superintendent of
police telegraph; the superintendent Of fire-alarm
and police telegraph shall appoint three telegraph
operators, one lineman, one batteryman, subject
in all cases to the approval of the Board of Com.
missioners, The telegraph operators shall also
act as clerks Of police stations. The said board
shall promugae all orders, rules, and regulations
10 ll6 sdl0 Telegraph corps tlrOugl the BQperln-
tendent who shall be the executive head of the
whole corps, and who shall have control and d.
rection OF same, subject to the rules regulations
and orders Of the said Board of Commissioners.
SEC 81. he a further enacted, ETC., That the
salaries and compensations of the said police tele
graph corps shall be as follows
To q superintendent of FIRE alarm and police
telegraph two thousand five hundred dollars
tS2500) per annum.
To the assistant superintendent of fire alarm
and pc ice telegraph one thousand eight hundred
dollars (slsC0) per snnum.
To the operators one thousand four hundred
dollars ($l400) per annum. -.-..
Lineman one thousand eight hundred dollars
($lSO0) per annum.
Bstteryman eight hundred dollars $500 per
anDum.
The salaries and pay aforesaid shall be paid
monthly to each person entitled thereto. in modes
To be prescribed by the rules and regulations of
the board, subject 10 such deduction for neglect
of duty violation Of rules and regulations, etc.,
as may be adiudged and prescribed by the board.
Sic. So. BE dttDdte5' enacted. ETC, That there
shall be appointed by the Board of Police Com
missioners two surgeons, who shall perform the
duty now performed by the city physicians and
such other duties as the commissioners may from
tine TO time prescribe. The police surgeons shall
also act exp erts for the corOners making post
norton examinations whenever called upon by
the coroners of the districts. The salary Of these
surgeons shall be two thousand i've hundred dol
lars (t2J00) per annum.
SIC. Sc. BE IL further enacted etc., That all
P~r-0ps who DO arreetod under the pro-
visions Of this act shall be admitted 10 bail in the
manner and by the court or officers now pre-.
sclibed by law.
SIC. 81. BE Il fj1tfer enacted, ETC., That all
laws and parts OF laws in conflict with the provi.
sioDs Ct this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and that this act shall take effect from and
after its passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(SigDed) OSCAR j. DUNN
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved September H. 1868.
(Signed) II. G. WARMOTP,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE
Secretary of State.