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

iEnch towns, to provide for the foregoing enumer.
sted police Offices stations locknps houses of
detention, beds, bedding, furniture, fixtures,
Equipments and accommodations, In accordance
With and agreeably TO the estimate and apportion.
ment of the board Of commissioners and In case
the said mayors, common councils or police juries
Of said cities and parishes neglect or refuse,
within ten days after having been thereto In writ
ing notified by the said board TO provide all the
foregoing enumerated police offices, stations,
lockups, houses Of detention, furniture fixtures,
as required by the estimate and apportionment of
the said board, then the said board of commits.
sioners may make their own provisions by con-
tract, leasing, hiring, purchasing and repairing,
and such contract leases, and purchases as afore-
said shall be proper charge and debt againstthe
said cities and parishes, the mayors, common
councils, and police juries of which so refused
neglected TO make provision in manner aud form
as aforesaid but the title TO all real property
purchased for the purpose aforesaid shall vest in
the cities and parishes, respectively, which con-
tributed the money to purchase the same.
Sec. 20. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
Common Councils Of the dity Of New Orleans,
Jefferson City and Carrolton, and the police
juries Of the towns of Algiers and Gretna, and
the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and St. Barnard
are hereby respectively empowered and directed
annually to order and cause to be raised and col
lected by the tax upon the estates real and per.
sona, subject to taxation according to Law, within
the said cities and towns. the sums Of money as
aforesaid, annually estimated and apportioned as
the share of such city or parishes of said total
expenses Of the metroD olitsn police district.
SEC. 80. Be Il further enacted, etc., That the
State treasurer shall receive the sums estimated
ard spportioned 20 the said cities and parishes Of
the metropolitan district from or through the
treasurers of said cities ard parishes respectively
and give proper receipts for sueh sums as he may
receive. All moneys paid out of the metropol-
tan police fund shall be so paid out on warrant
signed by the president, and any two other mem
bers of the board, attesied by the chief clerk.
SEC 81 Be Il further enacted, etc., That it
shall be the duty Of the Board of Metropolitan
Police if in their judgment advisable TO set apart
a Metropolitan Sanitary Police Company. and ap-
point captain and sergeants not exceeding four
Of said company, and TO sssign to said company
such special powers and duties by the orders,
rules and regulations as may be publicly advan-
tageous.
SEC. 80. Be ii further enacted ETC., That the
Metropolitan Sanitary Company Is hereby en-
powered, under such distribution of power and
duty as may be made by the rules and regula'
tiOns, 10 visit and make inspection Of all ferry
boats, manufactures, slaughter-houses, tenement
houses, hotels and boarding houses, and edifces
suspected of or charged with being unsafe, and TO
take all necessary legal measures for promoting
the public peace, secur ty otlife or health upon or
in said boats, manufactures, houses and edifces,
ard TO make report of inspection in the premises
to the Board of Metropolitan Police. Whenever
said beard shall be satisfied by such report that
any ferry boat mandatory, slaughter house, ten
ement house or edifce is maintained in manner
pTejudicial TO the lives or health of the public, ii
shall cause complaint 10 be made, founded on
such report, before any court of competent jurs.
diction of such city or parish where such ferry
boat, mandatory, slsughter-house, tenement
house or ediice is maintained, which shall. upon
such complaint made under oath. issue its proper
warrant in the name OF the people OF the State OF
Louisiana for the arrest of the person in charge
Of the ferry BOAT mandatory, slaughter house,
tenement house or edifce TO be brought before
such court, and the complaint TO be duly investi-
gated. according TO the laws of examination in
such misdemeanors. II said court shall be salts
fed, on a summary hearing thereof, that such
charge is founded on reasonable and probable
cause, he may, by his order in writing, command
any such ferry-boat TO cease running, and such
edifce to be closed, or any business in such manu-
factory or slaughter house to cease, until the
cause OF complaint aforesaid, If found to be well
founded, shall be removed to the satisfaction of
the Board of Metropolitan Police. Whereupon it
shall be the duty Of the police to enforce the or
der of such court.
SEC. 80. Be ii further enacted, ETC. That when
ever the captain of the sanitary company shall
report to the board OF police that any premises or
any part Of any premises in any precinct is in
filthy condition, or in a condition dangerous TO
health. the board may cause notice to be given to
the owner thereof, or his agent in charge of tina
proi erty, or the occupant thereof to cleanse the
same within three days. If the premises are not
cleansed at the expiration of the said three days,
the board Of police may order and employ any
cleanse said premises and the person 80 cleans
ing the premises, in pursuance of the said order,
shall maintain an action against the owner of the
pre- ises so cleansed for the services rendered
and expense incurred in such cleansing, in the
same court in the same manner and with like
effect as If the owner Of said premises had himself
employed the said person to cleanse the said
premises.
stC. "a. Be ftnfIei' enacted. etc., That the
board of police, for meritorious and extraordinary
services rendered by any member of the police
force in the due discharge CT his duty, may per-
nit any member of the police force 10 retain for
bis own benefit any reward or present rendered
him therefor; and it shall be cause of removal
from the Metropolitan Police for any member
thereof to receive any such reward or present
without notice thereof to the Board Of Metropoli-
tan Police
FEC. IS. BE Il fiother enacted. etc., That all
fires imposed by the Board Of Police upon men,
bers OF the Metropolitan police force by way Of
discipline and collectable from pay or salary, and
all rewards, fees proceeds of gifts and emOlu
ment that may be paid and given for account of
extraordinary services of any member Of the
Metropolitan police force, except when allowed to
be retained by said member, and all moneys re-
naming for the space Of one year in the hands of
the property clerk, arising from the sale of IN.
claimed goods, and all proceeds of suits for pen.
alties under this amended act shall be deposited
ard peid into the bank wherein the treasurer OF
the Board OF Metropolitan Police shall keep an
and be deposited, and kept as a fund TO be called
the +" Metropolitan Police Fund, j." and the persons
who shall, from time to tine i'll the Office of the
said treasurer of the Board of Metropolitan Police
and that of treasurer of the city of New Orleans,
are hereby dec Jared the trustees of the said fund
and may from time TO tine invest the same, in
whole or in part, as they shall deem most advan-
tsgeous for the objects of such fund, and are EN-
powered to make all necessary contracts, and take
all necessary remedies in the premises.
FEC. 50. Be IL further enacted, ETC., That If any
member of the Metropolitan Police force whilst
IN the actual performance Of duty shall become
permanently disabled, so as to render his dismissal
tn m membership proper. or II any such member
shall become superanuated after ten years OF
membership, sum of not exceeding one hundred
and fifty dollars, as an annuity to be paid such
member, shall become chargeable upon the Me.
tropolitan Police fund.- II any member Of the Ne.
trCpolitan Police force whilst in the actual dis.
charge 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
after ten yeara' 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 chargeable
upon said fund, to be paid to such widow so long
only as she remains unmarried or to such child or