New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16
No. re.
AN ACT
For the relief of the Officers and Members
Of the Metropolitan Police,


For the relief of the Officers and Members
Of the Metropolitan Police.
WHEREAS, Owing to the great opposition
shown by the different city officials of the
cities of New Orleans, Jefferson, Carrollton,
Algiers, Gretna and tie parish of st. Ber-
nard, the Metropolitan police were forced to
receive warrants for their salaries instead
of currency as required by law, thereby
causing the said police to lose the enormous
discount Of thirty per cent on the dollar;
therefore
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That the Board OF Metropolitan Police Cm-
mediately after the passage of this act) be
and is hereby authorized to pay Gin war
rants) to each officer and member Of said
police thirty per cent on each warrant is
sued to said officers and members of said
police for the fiscal year OF one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, except those
hereinafter named.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Metropolitan Police Board be and is
hereby authorized to levy special assess
ment on the different corporations COM
prising the Metropolitan Police District for
the purpose OF paying said police the dis
count lost on their warrants for the fiscal
year of one thousand Eight hundred and
si&ty-nine.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
any officer Or member, who has not served
ON said police for six months during the
year one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine. or those who have been dishonorably
discharged, or have resigned, shall not be
entitled to any OF said appropriation made
in this act.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
in case of death of any officer or member OF
said police, his heirs shall be entitled 10 ell
the benefits of this act for the year OF one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this
act be and the same are hereby repealed.
and this act shall take effect from and afte.
its passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
true copy.
GEO. E. B0vEs,
Secretary of State.
Received in the House Thursday, March
third, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy. Thursday, March third, one thou.
sand eight hundred and seventy, the Gov.
ernor having returned to the House, in
which it originated a bill entitled IAN act
for the relief OF the officers and members OF
the Metropolitan Police" with his objections
thereto, the House proceeded, in pursuance
to the constitution, to reconsider the sames
and resolved, that said bill do pass, two
thirds OF all the members present in the
House agreeing to pass the same.
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk House of Representatives.
Received in the Senate Thursday, March
third, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy. Thursday, March third, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy, and on the
same day the Senate proceeded, in pur-
suance to the constitution, to reconsider the
bill entitled "An act for the relief OF the
officers and members of the Metropolitan
Police" which was returned to the House
by his Excellency, the Governor, with this
objections, and sent by the House to the
Senate, with the message of the Governor
returning the bill; resolved, that the bill do
pass, two-thirds of all the members present
in the Senate agreeing to pass the same.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary of Senate.