The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30
Evening Session.

Evening Session.
The recess taken by the board having expired
the session was again resumed. Present: Presi-
dent Kearpy, and Messrs. Rose, Aitkens, Walker,
Montgomery, Sturcken, Fisher, Pandely. wynne,
Farrell and Breen.
Mr.. Fisher submitted the following resolution,
which was adopted on its first reading, the rules
suspended, and being put upon its final reading
was adopted unanimously, after which, by unsni.
nous consent, it was forwarded to the Board of
Aldermen for concurrence:
Resolred That in view of the Illegally and I'M
constitutionslity of the statute of 1885, approved
September 14th, and entitled an act to establish
Metropolitan Police District etc., and Of the
utter incapacity of the police organized under
that bill to maintain order and suppress disorders
in the community, that the mayor be instructed
and authorized to organize police under and in
conformity with the laws and ordinances existing
prior TO the enactment of this said act, approved
September IA, entitled as aforesaid.
ReSOlred, That the mayor be further author
lied in case the said police force thus organized
by him prove inadequate to maintain order, to
appoint and organize O sufficient number of extra
policemen to act in conjunction with the regular
police.
The following resolutions by Mr.. Farrell, being
called upon its second reading, was unanimously
adopted and transmitted to the Board of Aldermen
by unanimous consent:
WHEREAS, An application has been submitted to
the 6uance committee of the Common Council for
payment of salary alleged to be due members of
Of q body styled the Board of Police Commission
ers, and as grave doubts exist to the legality of
the enactments creating said Board of Police Com.
missioners, as well as of the appointments made by
them, and
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of this body to protect
the citizens and tax payers as far as possible
against all illegal usurpaton Of power or increase
Of the already onerous taxation under which our
people are suffering; therefore.
Be IL resolued, That the controller and treas
urer are hereby ordered not to audit or pay any
of the payrolls of the metropolitan police, the
officers and large portion of the force having
been placed on duty by an authority considered
unconstitutional and illegal, oppressive and odious
TO tax payers and property owners OF this city.
RESOLVED, That his honor the mayor be re-
quested to resist the further payment of any police
force, except such as may be organized under the
charter of the city, and placed on duty by the
proper municipal authority Of this city.
Resolved further, That the controller be and
is hereby instructed to reject all applications for
supplies made on him by the chief of police,
Board OF Police Commissioners, or any of the
police department, known as the metropolitan
police force.
Resolved, That the chairmen Of standing com.
mittees and ell officers and employees of the city of
New Orleans be and they are hereby instructed to
abstain from acknow lodging or In any way recog-
nizing the legal right Of the 90 called Board Of
Police Commissioners and their sppointees to the
positions which they assume 10 hold, and that the
Common Council respectfully request his honor the
mayor to conform to the spirit Of the foregoing
preamble and resolutions.
RESOLVED further, That the attention of the city
attorney be specially called to the foregoing and
that he be instructed to take such steps for the
protection Of the interests OF the city In this matter
as may be necessary, the Common Council hereby
pledging itself to sustain him In any efforts to
prevent what is believed to be q violation Of the
rights Of the whole community.
Mr.. Farrell submitted the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted on their several
readings; after which by unanimous consent, they
were sent to the Board of Aldermen for CONCUR
renee: