Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-03-06

said Board CT Commissioners, shall be autho
lied to examine property alleged to be pawne'
pledged, deposited, lost, or stolen, in whose
ever possession said property may be, but n
such property shall be taken from the p"sse
sor thereof without due process or authori'
of law.
Any wiIIfol interference with any member
Of the Board Of Commissioner, the Superin
tendent, OF with any member Of the polio
force by any Of the persons hereinbefor
named in this section, while iii official dis
charge Of duty, thaIl lie punished as u misde'
mean0r.
Sec. "A. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
if any member of the Metropolitan Po'ic'
force, OF il any two or more householders shall
report in writing, under his OF her signature
10 The Board Of Commissioners or any membe
thereof, ,ha, there are good grounds (ant
stating the same) for believing any houses
looms, or premises within the said Metro
poli,an District TO be kept or used as a com
mon gaming house, common gaming ROOM, Of
common gaming premises, for therein play
ing for waeers Of money at any game Of
chance, to be kept or used for iewd and Oh
scene pur poses and a,nnsements, il shall be
lawful for the Board of Commissioners Il
authorize in writing, any member or members
Of the police force, TO enter the same. who
may forthwith ares, all persons there found
offending against the law, but none others,
and seize all implements Of gaming and con-
vey any person so arrested before a court of
competent Jurisdiction, and bring the articles
so seized TO the office Of the Board of Com
'nissi"ners. 1t shall be the duty Of the Board
of Commissioned 10 canse such arrested per
sons 10 be vigorously prosecuted !; and such
articles seized 10 be destroyed as the orIers,
rules and regulations Of the Board of Com
mi>sioners shall direct.
SEC. as Be il further enacted, etc, Tina,
in the performance Of police service in any
or precincts composed Of waters,
and in lieu of station houses, the Board Of
Commissioners may procure and use and en-
ploy such 'owboats and steamboats, as shall
be- deemed necessary and proper.
In subn' ban or sparsely Inhabited precincts
they may establish a mounted patrol, and pro-
cure, and use and employ so many horses and
as shall be requisite for the pur-
pose and they may procure and cause 10 be
used any Teams aud vehicles required TO tram
sport prisoners, supplies and property when.
ever il shall be proper and economical to do
so: and may sell and dispose Of any personal
owned or used in the department,
ii shall have become Old and unfit:
or not required for service such sales to be
made a, public %arc'ion, and the proceeds
10 he paid into the Metropolitan Pc.
lice fund.
Sec as. Be il fn,1her enacted. etc, Tia,
he officers and members of the Metropolitan
force of the said Metropolitan Distric,
shall Furthermore possess in every part of this
State all power now conferred by law upon
cess, aud any warrant for search or arrest is.
sued by any magistrate of this State may be
in any part Thereof by any member of
he police force of The said Metropolitan Dis.
Src. AZ. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the Board of Commissioners shall have au-
Ihority TO offer rewards to induce all classes of
persons TO give information which shall lead
sons guilty of homicides, arsons, or receiving
stolen goods, knowing them TO be stolen, and
10 nay such rewards to such persons as shall
give snch information. Such rewards shall
paid from the Metropolitan Police fund from
warrants on the Treasurer of the State, drawn
in the manner hereinbefore provided for other
SEC. 4s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
in every case Of arrest by any member of The
Metropolitan Police force, the same shall be
made known Immediately TO his superior npon
duty in the precinct wherein the arrest was
made by the person making the same and i,
shall be The duty of the said superior, within
twenty four hours after such notice. 10 mike
written returns thereof, according to the rules
and regulations of the Board OF Commission
crs, with the name of the party arrested, the
atlfHpl OllcnSts 'nt INK Aho l!hCC VI diitst
and the place of detention.
SEC. 10. Be ii further enacted, ETC., Thai
every officer and member of the Metropolitan
Police force shall have issued TO him, by the
Board Of Commissioners, a proper warrant q
appointment, signed by the President and Sc
creiary of the said Boa I'd, which warrant shall
contain the date Of his appointment and his
rank.
Sec so Be ii further enacted, etc, Tha,
the salaries and compensation of Polire Com
mi>sinners aud other officers and employees o
the Board Of Metropolitan Police shall, from
the time Of their appointment, be as fol
lows:
President of the Board, two thousand five
hundred dollars t$25OO).
Treasurer of the Board, two thousand five
hundred dollars ($25O0)
Other Commissioners, each Two thousand
dollars $4,000.
Superintendent, three thousand dollars:
$4,000.