The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-17

ing their duties and compensation.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tn
Senate and House of Representatives G
the State Of Louisiana in general as
sembly convened. That the Governo
shall appoint, by and with the advic
and consent of the Senate, and on til
first Monday of November, A. D. 1872
and every two years thereafter or a
such other times as may be fixed 70
the election of members to the Hous
of Representatives of the State of Lou
isiana, there shall be elected by TIN
qualified electors in each parish il
this State, the parishes of Orleans ant
Jefferson excepted, by general ticket
five police jurors, who shall have beer
two years cOnsecutively next pendin.
the day of election. residents of thei
respective parishes, no two of whom
shall reside in the same police jury
ward, as the parishes are now divided
into police jury wards, which police
jury wards shall remain and constitute
justice of the peace wards.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted
etc., That the police jury shall elect
from their own number president
who shall perform all the duties now
required by law of presidents of police
juries, and shall be subject to all the
penalties and forfeitures for failure
to perform his duties as president OF
the police jury that presidents of the
police jury are now subject to.
SECTION 3. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That on the first Monday of
June, A. d. 1871, and afterward on the
first Monday of the month next sue
ceeding their election, the members
elected according to the provisions of
this act, shall meet, at the court houses
OF their respective parishes, and or
ganize, and proceed to the discharge
of their duties, and if there be, from
any cause whatever, any failure to
organize at that time, then those who
do meet shall tx some other time. not
to exceed one month, and cause said
members appointed or elected as pro-
vided by this act, to be notified by
the sheriff of such time of meeting,
and on that day they shall meet and
organize provided, that any three of
such members shall constitute a QUO
rum, and shall organize and proceed to
business; and provided further, that
all the members. elected may at any
time after their election meet, organ
ze and proceed to business.
SECTION a. Be it further enacted.
etc, That any vacancy that may oc-
'us by death, removal, resignation or
or other lawful cause of either of said
police jurors, shall be filed as vacan-
lies in such positions are now filed.
SECTION S. Be it further enacted.
.tc., That each Of such members of
he police jury shall, during the time
hey are in actual session, be entitled
o five dollars per day, to be paid out
+ any moneys in the treasury of their
espective parishes not otherwise an
on the warrant of each
member sworn to he correct, coun-
ersigned by the president to be cor
ect, and the presidents warrant to be
undersigned by at least two of the
ther members to be correct, and any
allure, without legal excuse, of any
nember of the police jury to attend
t the sessions of the police jury fixed
y law or legally ordered otherwise,
hall forfeit ten dollars per day for
very day he so falls to attend (which
mount shall be recovered before any
court at the suit of the
arish and it shall be the duty of the
resident of the police jury to notify
ne district attorney, pro tenn, of such
allure to attend, who shall proceed at
nee to collect the same. And such
,ember shall not be entitled to draw
is per diem as long AS there is any
art OF the fine above fixed unpaid.
nd he shall not avoid such fine by
esigning after the penalty has ac-
rued; and provided further, that the
olice juries shall not be paid per
lem in any parish in the State for
lore than thirty days in any one year,
nd that the members shall not be en-
tied to any mileage; but when a
lember resides more than fifteen
lilies from the court house, he shall be
lowed one additional days per diem
each regular session of the police
Try he may attend.
SECTION 6. Be it further enacted
to-, That the police jury, as organized
y this act, shall have and perform all
he powers and duties prescribed by
ne laws now in force, and be subject
all the obligations, fines and for
,itures now prescri bed by law against
olice jriries failing to perform their
uties.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted.
to-, That this act shall take effect