The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-09-27
No. % AN ACT

Police Courts in the city OF
New Orleans, and defining the
jurisdiction and officers thereof,
and repeating all laws establish
ing recorders courts, and prOvi-
ding for the transfer of the rec
OrdS from the recorders courts
to the said municipal police
courts, and for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tiveS of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
there shall be, and there are here
by created and established, four
municipal police courts in and
for the city of New Orleans, which
shall be known and designated
as follows: The First Municipal
Police Court, which shall have
jurisdiction over all the territory
of said city known as the First
District; the Second Municipal
Police Court, which shall have
Jurisdiction over all the territory
OF said city known as the Second
District; the Third Municipal
Police Court, which shall have
jurisdiction over all the territory
of said city known as the Third
and Fifth Districts; the Fourth
Municipal Police Court, which
shall have jurisdiction over all
the territory OF said city known
as the Fourth aud Sixth District.
Sec. =. BE it further enacted,
etc, That the Governor of the
State shall appoint, 10y and with
the advice and consent of the
Senate, four suitable judges of the
courts hereby created; and on the
nomination of the judge of each
court hereof, one chief clerk, three
assistant clerks and one meSsen-
ger for each of said courts; and
said judges and clerks shall per
form the duties herein provided
for.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the judges of the said
courts shall each receive an annu
al salary of three thousand dol
lars, and the chief clerks thereof
shall each receive an annual Sala
Ty of two thousand dollars; two of
the assistant clerks shall receive
an annual salary of fifteen hun
dred dollars each, and one shal!
receive an annual salary of twelve
hundred dollars; the messenger
shall receive a monthly salary OF
forty dollars, and the salaries
hereby created and fixed shall be
paid monthly by the city of New
/ Orleans; and the Council of the
city of New Orleans shall immedi.
ately after the PRONUNCIATION OF
this act, provide suitable court
rooms and accommodations for
the administration of justice, as
well as suitable rooms for the Use
of the judges and other officers Ot
the said courts hereby created
All stationery, fuel, blanks, ice
and other necesSarieS for the car
rying on of the business of SaiC
courts, and for the use of the Off
GERS thereof while in the discharge
OF their duties at said courts Shal
he provided for and paid by the
CoHncil of the city of New Orleans
on the reQuiSitiOn of the judge Ot
each of said courts within fiv,
days after said requisitiOn Shal
have been delivered to the Ad
miniStrator of Finance, whose
duty it is hereby made to bring
the matter to the notice of tht
Council, who shall Immediately
act thereupOn.
4 Sec. 4. Be it further enacted
etc, That the said courts hereb,
created, and the judges thereof
shall have respectively the exclu
sive jurisdiction vested by law il
the records of the city of New
Orleans, and all powers aud du
ties now vested in said recorder
by existing laws, as we'll as tn
same power as justices of tn
peace of the State now hav
outside of the parish of Orlean
in criminal matters, and sue
, other powers as the city of NeN
!, Orleans and the State of LOuisia
ma may invest in said courts here
after in pursuance of law, an
the Board of Metropolitan Polio
shall, on the selection and recon
mendation of the judge of each {
said courts, appoint four person
on the police force, who shall b
detailed to each of said court
and to be subject to the cOntr'
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