New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-24
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forty-eight and forty nine OF an act en-
titled Gan act to amend and re-enact An
act to establish Metropolitan Police Dis
trict, and to provide for the government
thereof approved March 8, 1869; and to
provide for the reduction Of the expense OF
the Metropolitan police force" came up
the next in order.
Mr.. Lynch moved to take UP the bill sec
ton by section.
Adopted.
The first section was then adopted.
The second section. was then read.
Mr.. Ingraham then moved to strike out
all after the word pay to the end OF the
section.
Adopted.
Mr.. Swords moved to add, after the word
commissioners, in line fourteen, the Yellow
ing words: "And the Superintendent OF the
Metropolitan Police shall be ex otficio a
commissioner"
The motion was ordered to lie on the
table.
Section two was then adopted as
amended.
Mr.. Ingraham offered the following as
substitute for section three:
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
section four of an act approved March Q,
1869, and numbered ninety-two, be amend
ed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
That one commissioner OF the metropolitan
Police shall be appointed by the Governor
of the State Of Louisiana, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, and one COM
missioner OF police to be elected by the City
Council, and shall hold Office for the term
of two years, or until their successors shaH
have been duly appointed and qualified.
Ny Swords moved to lay the subs titute
Oh the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the sub
stitute was ordered to lie on the table by
the following vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Campbell. Daigle, Harris, jerks,
kelso. McNlilien, holland, O'Hara, Swords,
Thompson, TOdd-l5.
Nays-Coupland, Herwig, Hunsaker,
Ingraham; Lewis, Lynch, Kay, smith, Sy-
pher, Thomas, Wilcox-ll.
Mr.. Ray moved to strike out all after the
word qualified" in line fifteen.
Mr.. Swords moved to lay the motion on
the table.
On a call of the yeas and nays the motion
to lay on the table was adopted by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Campbell, Har
ris. Hunsaker. Ingraham, jerks, helso
Lynch, holland, 0 Hara, Pinchback, Swords
| Todd-li.
Nays-Antoine, Blackmap, COPELAND
| Daiyle, Herwig, Lewis, Ray, Smith, Sypher
Thomas ThOmpSON w licOX--IZ.
| Mr.. Swords moved TO adopt section three
| of the bill
Adopted.
! Section four was then read.
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by insertin!
before the word 'eight' the word cap
| tain in line ten.
Mr. Harris moved to lay tie amendmen
on the table.
! Adopted.
Mr.. Campbell moved that the following
words be inserted instead of lines ten AM
| eleven: .'not more than nine captains, elgh
| teen sergeants, thirty-six corporAls, twent
clerks and operators, five hundred patro
men,
Mr.. Todd moved to lay the amendment o
the table.
On call of the yeas and nays, the motto
to Law on the table was refused by the TO
lowing vote:
Yeas-Barber, Batter. COPELAND, Gallul
| Harris Hunsaker, kelso.O Hara, Plnchoacl
| RAY, Swords, Todd-l2
Nays -Anderson Antoine. Blackmar
Campbell. Daigle. Herwig, lngraham .Jenk
Lynch, McMillen, Smith, Sypher, Thoma:
Thompson Wilcox-l5.
Mr.. Blackman moved to adjourn.
On call of the yeas and nays, the Sci
ate refused to adjourn by the tolloWin
vote:
-Blackman, Daigle, MeMillel
Thomas.
Navs-Anderson Antoine, Barber, Butte
Campbell. COPELAND, Gallup. Harris, He
wig, Hunsaker, 1ngraham, jerks, Lyme
O'Hara, Pinchback. Ray, Smith, Sword
Svpher, Thompson, Todd, Wilcox-22.
Mr.. Campbell moved to adopt the amen
ment.
On call of the yeas and nays, the amen
ment was adopted by the following vote;
Yeas-Anderson, Antoine, Biackma
Campbell, COPELAND, Daigle, Gallup, nc
wig Ingraham, jerks, Lynch, McMnle
O'Iiara, Pinchback, Smith, Syrher, Thoma
, Thompson, Nilcox-i9
Nays-Barber, Butler Harris, Hunsake
kelso, Ray, Swords, Todd-8.
Mr. O'Hara moved to strike out the wor
assistant superintendent which, on II
II ton of Mr. Swords, was ordered to lie
= the table.
The section was then adopted as amende
Section five was read.
Mr. O'Hara offered the following as
, additional amendment:
Be it further enacted, etc. That no me
Der of said metropolitan Police force sh
i be used in any manner around or INSIDE I
s building used as the place of meeting OF
=. General Assembly, and that no members
said police force shall be used at any pol
ical club meeting unless by request OF Sd
o club or political meeting.
d Mr. Campbell moved TO lay the motion
C the table.
On a call of the yeas and nays the mott
I was adopted by the following vote:
l. Yeas-Anderson, Barber, Butler, Can
bell, Gallup, Harris, Hunsaker, jerks.
, so. Lynch, McMiileu, Pinchback, Swor
- Todd-l4.
i Nays-Antolne, Blackman, Couplal
- DaigGe, Herwig. Ingraham, O'Hara, III
o Smith, Sypher, Thomas, Wicox-i2,
1, Mr.. Campbell offered the following ?
x viso to sectionGive:
And provided further, that such asse
ment, before being final, and charge NJ
% the real and personal estate of said cit
o. shall be submitted to and ratified by
in Common Councils respectively of said Gil
of Carroilton and New Orleans.
. Mr. Harris moved to lay the provlso
:, the table.