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

annually for expenses in The execution {
criminal process, supplying for the firing ~
lighting, cleansing, repairing, furnishing {
police Offices and stations, Iockups, houses {
detention, tor alterations in, addition 10 an
repairs Of sane, for Office fixtures aud accom-
mediation, advertising, printing and station
cry, police badges, numbers anil clubs, bed
and bedding for the police force, aud 70
witnesses and prisoners, for support Of wit
nesses and prisoners while IN The custody q
The police, for secret police service, hack ant
cab hire, aud also for all sums necessary 70
counsel fees, law expenses and disbursement
BY the Board Of Commissioners, or rendered
necessary in criminal or civil actions an.
proceedings against the said Commissioner
or officers or members of the force for ac,
done in the discharge Of d"iy, OF by co'or o
office, and also for the salaries and pay re
0nired by this act, and such other genera
and contingent expenses as may from 'im'
10 time The judgment Of sncI, board Of est;
male and apportionment, become Necessary
o. proper, with the enumeration thereof. SucI
estimate shall he accompanied with a Written
appor'ionnen, by said board, Of The proper
cities and parishes in the Metropolitan District.
in ratio Of The number Of police officers and
men authorized by This act. and employed
BY such cities and parishes respectively. The
said estimate and apportionment thaI! be
submitted TO the mayors Of the cities and
police %jnries Of The parishes within the said
Metropolitan District TO consider the same,
and il the said mayors or police jnries shall
object 10 writing to such estimate and ap.
parliament, or to any portion thereof, and so
notify, or cause to be notified The said Board
Of Commissioners ii shall be The duty Of The
latter TO carefully revise The same aud con.
slider TIE said objection; bn. il snch board
shall adhere 10 their original action Of esli,
mate and apportionmen', or if they shall
modify The same, then their action shall be
final, and shall be binding upo" the respective
ciiies and towns interested therein.
SEC % Be it further enacted, etc TIA,
the said Board Of Commissioner shalt make
a correct estimate and arpo,,ionmenl for
eaCu '" lie CliIeS anu parishes Wl'Htt Inc
metropolitan District, of the nnmher of police
officers and stations, of locknps, houses of
detention, beds aud bedding, fixtures. fntni.
lnre, and all other necessary equipments aud
accommodations required for the efficient
working of the department in such cities and
parishes respectively, aud i, is hereby de.
clared to be the dniy of tie mayors and
common councils of such cities, and of The
police juries Of such towns, to provide for
he foregoing enumerated police Offices. sta
bedding, furniture, fixtures, equipments and
accommodations, in accordance with and
agreeabIy to the estimate and appor,ionment
of the Board OF Commits ioncr>; and in ease
the said mayors, common councils. or police
JntIes OF said cities and parishes neglect or
refuse, within ten days after having been
lhoie,o in writing notified by the said board
10 provide all The foregoing enumerated police
offices, stations, locknps, houses # detention,
furniture, fixtures, beds, bedding, equipments,
and accommodations, as required by the est.
mate and appor,ionment Of the said board,
then the said Board Of Commissioners may
make their own provisions by contract, Iens.
ing, hiring, purchasing and repairing, and
such contracts, leases, and purchases as
aforesaid shall be a proper charge and drbt
against the said cities and parishes, the
mayors: common councils, and police jnrirs of
which so refused or neglected to make pro
vision in manner and form as aforesaid; bn,
the title to all real property purchased for
The purpose aforesaid shall vest in lie cities
and parishes respectively which contributed
The money to purchase the same.
SEC. 90. Be- it further enacted, etc. That
the common councils of the cities of New
the police jur'es Of the Towns Of Alyirr> aud
Gre'na, aud the parishes Of Orleans, Jrff.r
son, and ST. BERNARD are hereby respectively
empowered and directed annually 10 order
and cause to be raised and collected ty The
tax upon the estates, real and persnual, srb.
ject to taxation according to law, within the
said cities and owns, the sums of money AS
aforesaid, annually estimated and app"riioued
as the share of such cities or parishes OF the
said total expenses Of the metropolitan Police
District.
SEC. 80. Be il further enac,ed, etr., That
the Stale Treasurer shall receive the sums
estimated and appor,ioned to the said cities
and parishes Of the Metropolitan Distric, form
or through the trea~nrers of said Giles and
parishes respectively, and give proper receipts
for snch sum as he may receive. All moneys
paid out Of The Metropolitan Police fund shall
be so paid out on a warrant signed by the
President and any two Other members Of the
board, a,tes,'d by The chief clerk.
SEC. 81. Be it Jnrthtr enacted, ETC, That
it shall be tho duty of the Board of Metropo-
Titan Police, if in their Judgment advisable,
to So, apart a Metropolitan Sanitary Police
Company, and appoint a captain and ser.
gean,s not exceeding fonr of said company,
and to assign to said company such special
mowers and duties by the orders, rules and