Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-30
s.. : s =. LAWS
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

II il An Act
Reorganizing the Police Juries Q
i this State, prescribing the numbe
thereof and the mode of election
and fixing their duties and com
| pensation.
I Continued from Last Numbpr.)
tatives of the State of Louisiana
there shall be elected by the qualified
electors in each parish in this State
the parishes of Orleans and Jeffer
son excepted, by general ticket, fiv'
police Jurors, who shall have beer
two years consecutively next pend
ing the day of election residents O
their respective parishes, no two O
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.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC..
That the police jury shall elect from
their own number president, who
shall perform all the duties now re-
quired by law ofpresidents of police
jaries, and shall be subject to all
the penalties and forfeitures for a
failure to perform his duties as
president of the police jury that
presidents of the police jury are now
subject to.
Sec. 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 organize, and proceed to the
discharge of their duties, and if
their be, from any cause whatever,
any failure to organize at the time,
then those who did meet shall fix
some other time, not to exceed one
month, and cause said members ap-
pointed or elected as provided by
this act, to be notified by the shsr-
iff OF such time of meeting, and Oh
that day they shall meet and organ
ize; provided, that any three of such
members shall constitute quorum,
and shall organize and proceed to
business.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.
That any vacancy that may occur by
death, removal, resignation or for
other lawful cause of either of said
police jurors, shall be filed as va
cancies in such positions are now
filed.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC..
That each of such members of the
police jury shall, during the time
they are in actual session, be enti-
tied to five dollars per day, to be
paid out Of any moneys in the trea-
sury Of their respective parishes not
otherwise appropriated. on the war
rant of each members sworn to be
correct. countersigned by the presi-
dent to be correct, and the presi-
dents warrant to be countersigned
by at least two of the other mem
bers to be correct, and any failure
legal excuse, of any mem
Der Of the police jury to attend at
the sessions of the police jury fixed
by law or legally ordered otherwise,
shall forfeit ten dollars per day for
every day he SO fails to sttend, which
shall be recovered before
any competent court at the suit of
The parish, and it shall be the duty
Of the president of the police jury
to notify the district attorney pro
tenn. Of such failure to attend, who
shall proceed at once to collect the
same. And such member shall not
be entitled to draw his per diem as
long as there is any part Of the fine
sbove fixed unpaid, and he shall not
avoid such fine by resigning after
The penalty has accrued, and pro-
'ided further, that the police juries |
shall not be paid per diem in any |
parish in the State for more than
thirty days in any one year, and |
hat the members shall not be en- |
titled to amy mileage; but when a |
member resides more than fifteen
niles from the courthose, he shall |
oe allowed one additional days per |
liem 1t each regular session of the |
police jury he may attend.