New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-22
NEW sORTEANs REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY sEPTEMBER p 1868


allowed to be retained by said member, and
ell moneys remaining for the space of one
year in the hands Of the Property Clerk, or
arising from the sale of unclaimed goods,
and all proceeds of suits for penalties under
this amended act shall be deposited aud
paid into the bank wherein the Treasurer of
the Board of Metropolitan Police shall keep
an account. The payments so made shall
constitute and be deposited, and kept as q
fund to be called the metropolitan Police
Fund" and the persons who shall, from
time 70 time MI 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
je;ts of such fund, and are empowered to
make all necessary contracts, aud take all
necessary remedies in the premises.
SEC. &c. 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
| superanuated after ten years of membership,
a sum of not exceeding one hundred and
fifty 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, shalt 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 70 widow, any child
or children under the age of sixteen years,
like sum by way Of annuity shall become
chargeable upon said fund, to be paid to
such widow so long only as she remains I'm
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
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 Mesropoli-
tan Police, in its discretion may, at any
time order such annuity to cease.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, etc That
whenever property or money shall be taken
from persons arrested and shall be alleged
to have been teloniously obtained, or to be
the proceeds OF crime, and whenever SO
brought, with such claimant and the person
arrested before some court of competent iu-
risdiction for adjudication, and the court
| shall be then and there satisfied from evi.
dence that the person arrested is innocent
OF the ofepse alleged, and that the property
rlghtfully belongs to him, then said court
shall thereupon, in writing, order such
property or money to be returned; and the
Property Clerk. If 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. 80. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
II 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 discharge or con-
yictlon of the persons accused.
SEC. 80. Be 1t further enacted. etc, That
all property and money that shall remain
| 10 the custody of the Property Clerk for the
claimant thereto, after having been three
times advertised in public newspapers, shall
| be sold at public auction, and the proceeds
of such sale shall be paid into the Metropol-
itan Police fund.
SEC. 40. Be it further enacted, etc., That
II any money or property placed in the Gus
tody of the Property Clerk shall be desired
as evidence of any police 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,
however, shall not be retained in said
COuAb, OuL ollhll Bt IGluTutu 10 Stlu PROPER
ty Clerk, to be disposed of according to the
previous provisions of this act
4 SEC, Al. Be it further enacted, etc, That
1t is hereby made the duty of the Metropoli-
tan Police force, at all times of day and
night, within the Metropolitan District, and
! 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,
| mobs and Instructions, disperse unlawful
and dangerous assemblages, and assemblages
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 and at all public meetings, assem-
blages, theatres and all places of public
amusement and resort, prevent and regulate
the movement of teams and vehicles In the
streets and roads, remove all nuisanoes in
the public streets, parks and highways,
arrest all street mendicants and beggars,
and all dangerous and suspicious characters,
loaters and ptmps, provide proper police at
| tendance at fires, assist advise and protect
| emigrants, strangers and travellers in public
streets, at steamboat and ship landings and
railroad depots, carefully observe and in
| speot all places of public resort and amuse-
| ment, all houses OF ill fame 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
and ball rooms, and to repress
and restrain all unlawful or 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 crimes and offenses,
SEC. AZ. Be IT further enacted, etc., That
| the several officers and members of the
Metropolitan Police force shall have power
and authority to Immediately arrest ana
take into custody, without warrant, any
person who shall commit, or threaten to
commit or attempt to commit, in the pres
ence of said officer or member, or within his
view, any breach of the peace or offense
directly prohibited by act of the Legisla.
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
missal 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
court is not in session, such offender shall
be detained in q stationhouse or lookup
until the next 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. 40. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
the Board OF Police shall possess powers of
general police supervision and inspection,
and may delegate the same to any member
of the force oyer all licensed or unlicensed
pawnbrOkers, vendors. iunk-shoD keepers