The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-06-03
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Der thereof and the mede OF
election, and fixing their duties
and compensation.
SECTION 1. BE 1T enacted By the
Senate and House Of Representatives,
of the State of Louisiana In Gener-
al Assembly Conueaed, That the
Governor shall appoint, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and on the first Monday |
{ of November, A. ID. 1872, and ev-
cry two years thereafter, orat such
other times as may be fixed for !
the election of members to the
} House of Representatives of the |
: State of Louisiana, there shall be
elected by the aualified electors an
each parish in this State, tire par
ishes Of Orleans and Jefferson ex-
. cepted. by general ticket, five pc
, lice jurors, who shall have been
two years consecutiyely next pend
= ing the day Of election residents
: of their respective parishes, no
two of whom shall reside in the
same police jury ward, as the par
: ishes are now divided into police
1 jury wards, which police jury
+ wards shall remain and constitute
Justice of the peace wards.
y SEC. 9. BE 1t further enacted, ETC.,
J, That the police jury, shall elect
/ from their own number a presi-
! dent, who shall perform all the
duties now required by law of
o presidents of police juries, and
o shall be subject to oil the penalties
- and forfeitures for a failure to per-
form his duties aspresident of the
. police jury that presidents OF the
i police jury are now subject to.
III Sec. 3. BE It further enacted, ETC.,
-, That on the first Monday of June,
u A. ID. 1871, and afterward on the
II first Monday of the month next
o succeeding their election, the
! members elected according to the
! provisions of this act, shall meet
, at the courthouses of their respec-
e tive parishes, and organize, and
IS proceed to the discharge of their
. duties, and if there be, from any
l" cause whatever, any failure to or
IS ganize at that time, then those
If who do meet shall fix some other
; time, not to exceed one month, and
cause said members appointed or
IS elected as provided by this act, to
he be notified by the sheriff of such
n time of meeting, and on that day
. they shall meet and organize; pro
u vided, that any three of such
ty members shall constitute quo
d. rum, and shall organize and pro
90 coed to business; and provided fur.
Their, that all the members elected
may at any time after their elec
II ton meet, organize and proceed
to business.
H' Sec. 4. Be It further enacted, etc.
Dr. That any vacancy that may occur
er, by death, removal, resignation Oh
for other lawful cause of either Of
= said police jurors, shall be filed al
III. vacancies in such positions art
sc, now filled. !.
m. Sec. 5. BE it further enacted, etc.
Nv That each of such members of tn,
m. police jury shall, during the tim
they are in actual session, be en-
us titled to five dollars per day, t.
err he paid out of any moneys in TIN
or treasury of their respective pal
or,, ishes not otherwise appropriated
: on the warrant of each membe
an sworn to be correct, cOuntersigne,
by the president to be correct, an
the presidents warrant to b
ms countersigned by at least two {
" the other members TO be correc
and any failure, without legal ez
IN" cuse, Of any member of the polio
!; it jury to attend at the sessions {
3pt the police jury fixed by law or Il
A. gally ordered otherwise, shall TO
WI felt ten dollars per day for ever
~" day he so fails 10 attend, whic
for. amount shall be recovered befol
.u any competent court at the suit ,
the parish, and it shall be the d.
ty of the president of the. polio
jury to notify the district alto
one ney, pro tem., of such failure
me, attend, who shall proceed at ont
,tor to collect the same. And sue
member shall not be entitled
fSh draw his per diem as long as the
,me is any part of the fine above fixe
the unpaid, and he shall not avo
, such fine by resigning after Il
n"' penalty has accrued; and prov
the ded further, that the police juri
and shall not be paid per diem in al
parish in the State for more thu
thirty days in any one year, al