New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-19

AAtureb ana Accommodation. huVertlsinSi
printing and stationery, police badges, num-
Ders and clubs, beds and bedding. for the
police force, and for witnesses and prison
ers, Tor support OF witnesses and prisoners
while in the custody of the police,
ior secret police service, mack anu
cab hire, and also for all sums
necessary for counsel fees, law expenses
ana disbursements by the Board OF Commis
sloners, or rendered necessary In criminal
or civil actions and proceedings against the
SAID Com missioners or officers or members
of the force for acts done in the discharge
OF duty, or by color of office, and also for
the salaries and pay quired by this act
and such other general and contingent ex-
penses as may from time TO time, IN the
Judgment of such board of estimate and ap'
portionment, become necessary or proper,
with the enumeration thereof. Such esti
mate shall be accompanied with written
apportionment by said board, of the proper
ton of expenses applicable TO EACH of the
cities and parishes in the Metropolital Dis
trict, in ratio of the number of police off
GERS and men authorized by this act, and
employed by such cities and parishes re-
spectiVely. The said estimate and appor-
tionmcnt shall be submitted 20 the
Mayors of the cities and police iuries
OF the parishes within the said Metro
politan Dist iict to consider the same, and ii
the said Mayors or police juries shall object
IN writing to such estimate and apport'on-
ment, or to any portion thereof, aud so
notify, or cause to be notified, the said
Blard OF Commissioners, 1t shall be the duty
of the latter to carefully revise the same
aud consider the said objection; but II such
board shall adhere to their original action of
estimate and apportionment, or II they shall
modify the same, then their action shall be
final, and shall be binding upon the res
pecttve cities and towns interested therein.
SEC. IS. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the said Board of Commissioners shalt
make correct estimate and apportionment
for each Of the cities and parishes within
the Metropolitan District, of the number OF
police officers and stations, of lockups,
houses OF detention, beds and bedding,
fixtures furniture, aud ali other necessary
equipments aud accommodations required
for the efficient working ofthe department in
such cities and parishes respectively, and it
is hereby declared to be the duty of the
Mayors and Common Councils of such cities,
and of the Police Jures Of such towns, to
provide for the foregoing enumerated police
offices, stations, loCkups, houses OF deten-
ton, beds, bedding furniture, fixtures,
equipments and accommodations, in accord
ance with and agreeably to the estimate and
apportionment of the Board of Commission
ers; and in case the said Mayors, Common
Councils, or Police Juries of said cities aud
parishes neglect or refuse, within ten days
after having been thereto in writing notltit
by the said Board TO provide all the fore.
going enumerated police offices, stations,
lockups, houses of detention, furniture, fix.
lures, beds, bedding, equipments, and &C.
commodations, as required by the estimate
and appCrtiOnment ct the said Board, then
the said Board of Commissioners may
make their own provisions by con-
tract, leasing, hiring, purchasing aud
repairing, and such contract, leases,
and purchases as aforesaid shall be
u proper charge and drbt against
the said cities and parishes. the mayors,
common councils, and police iuries Of which
so refused or neglected to make provision in
manner and form as aforesaid; but the title
to all real properly purchased for the pur-
pose aforesaid shall vest in the cities and
parishes respectively which contributed the
money to purchase the same.
SEC 30 Be it further enacted, etc, That
the common councils Of the cities of New
Orleans, Jefferson City and Carrollton, and
the police iuries of the towns Of Algiers and
Gretna, and Of the parishes of Orleans, JEFF
ferson and St. Bernard are hereby respect
lively empowered and directed annually to
order and cause to be raised aud collected
by the tax upon the estates, real aud per-
sonal, subject to taxation according TO law,
within the said cities and towns, the sums
of money as aforesaid, annually estimated
and apportioued as the share OF such city or
parishes of said total expenses of the Metro
politan Police District.
SEC. 80. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the State Treasurer shall receive the sums
estimated and apportioned to the said cities
and parishes of the Metropolitan District
from or through the trrasurers of said cities
aud parishes respectively, and give proper
receipts for such sums as he may receive:
All moneys paid ont of the Metropolitan
Police fund shall be so paid out on = war.
rant signed by the President and any two
other members Of the Board, attested by
the Chief Clerk.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
it shall be the duty of the Board of Metro
polttan Police, if in their judgment advisa-
bic, to set apart Metropolitan Sanitary
Police Company, and appoint Captain and
Sergeants not exceeding four of said com
pauy, and to assign to said company such
special powers and duties by the orders,
rules and regulations as may be publicly
SEC. 81. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
the metropolitan Sanitary Company is here
by empowered, under such distribution of
power and duty as may be made by the
rules and regulations, TO visit and make in
spection of all ferry.boats. manufactures,
houses, ten ment houses, hotels
Of or charged with being unsafe, and to take
all necessary legal measures for promoting
the public peace, security of life or health
upon or in said boats, manufactures, houses
aud edidces, and to make report of inspec.
ton in the premises to the Board of Metro
polltan Police. Whenever said Board shall
be satisfied by such report that any ferry
boat, mandatory, slaughter-house, tene-
ment house or edifice is maintained in a
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the public, it shall cause complaint TO be
made, founded on such reporf, before any
court of competent jurisdiction Of such city
or parish where such ferry boat, manufaf.
tory, slaughter-hnuse, tenement house
or edifice is maintained, which shall upon
such complaint maize 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, manu-
factory, slaughter house, tenement house
or edihee to be brought before such court,
and the complaint To be duly investigated,
according to the laws of examination in
such fnisdemeanors. If said court shall be
satisfied, on q summary hearing thereof,
that such chargeis founded on reasonable
and probable cause, he may, by his order in
writing. command any such ferryboat to
cease running,and such ed flee to be closed,
or any business in such mandatory or
slaughter house to cease, until the cause of
complaint aforesaid, If found to be we'll
shallbe removed to the satisfac.
ton OF the Board of Metropolitan Police.
Whereupon 1t shall be the duty of the po-
lice to enforce the order CT such court,
SEC. SO. Be 1t further enacted, etc. That
whenever the Captain Of the Sanitary Com
pany shall report to the Board of Police
that any premises or any part of any prem i
Uses in any precinct is in a filthy condition.
or in condition dangerous to health. the
Board may cause notice to be gveu 70 the
owner thereof, or ATS agent In charge of the
cleanse the same within three dsys. II the
premises are not cieansod at the expiration