New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07

| Mason having received the whole numk
| of votes cast was unanimously elected,
| assistant sergeant alarms of the Senate
| On motion of Mr.. Ingraham, the san,.
voted to proceed to the election Of Do,.
keeper of the Senate.
MIR. Ingrahsm nominated Thomas !
Kelly.
Mr., sypher nominated William Merse,
Mr.. Pollard nominated Mr.. Casman,
The following voted for Thomas s. Ken,
Messrs. Barber, Blackburn, Blunt Buth,
Burch, Brewster, Cage, Greene, P. F. Eli,
wig, E F. Herwig. Hunsaker. Harper. h
graham. jerks, Kelso, Masieot, Nolan
Swords, Stamps, Twitchell, Weber. Win,
toR-22.
The following voted Cor Mr.. Cssma
Msssrs. Alexander and PoIIard-2
The following voted for Mr. Mercer; n
sypher.
On motion of Mr.. holland She Sepa
proceeded to the election of ohief enrol
ing clerk.
Messrs. Alexander, Barber, Blunt, BurS
Blackburn, Brewster, Butler, Cage, Green
P. F. Herwig, Harper, Hunsaker Henri
f. F. Herwig. Ingraham. jerks, Kelso, Ma
loot. holland, Pollard. Sypher, Sword
Stamps, Twitchell, Weber, Wharton-25,
having voted for Mr.. Charles E.. Halstea
the President then announced THAT NJ
Charles Z. Halstesd was unanimoush
eleted for chief enrolling clerk.
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Dir. Barber introduced the following bl
by unanimous consent.
The bill was taken up and read the fin
time.
The constitutional rule was suspended
by four fifths affirmative vote, and the bill
ordered to second reading, and read th
second time AMI ordered to be printedh
the journal, and was made to be the speech
order of the day for tomorrow at r. NJ,
The bill, rs follows, is to come up b.
special order Tuesday. January 7, at ON
o'clock:
An act to provide for a full and promp
payment of the mem bers officers and EN-
ployes of the Metropolitan Police. by on
thoriBing the issuance of additional war
rants to make up losses which may here
after be sustained by members, officer
and employees by reason of the depreeis
citation of Metropolitan Police warrants
to make such warrants SO to be issued fQ
discount, receivable for taxes, by ami
chargesble (pro rata) to the general co.
porations of the Metropolitan Police Dis
trict, and to provide penalty for refasa
to receive the same. and to limit the pOwe
of the Board Of Police Commissioners d
Issue suoh additional warrants.
WHEREAS, The act creating the Metropok
tan Police force, provided for and eonten
plated the payment of the members, of
GERS and employees thereof i'll currener
and from a variety of causes they have nd
been so paid, but have been paid in pap9
known as metropolitan Police warrants'
which warrants have been at Discount
varying from two to forty per cent, and th
price realized by the sale of said warranh
is an inadequate and insufficient oompena
ton for the arduous duties Of polieem@
while it materially interferes with the eff
cheney Of the force;
Whereas, 1t is but Just and proper thai
the mem bers, officers and employees of th
said police force should be paid ia full h
the several sums provided for by law; there
fore
SECTION |. Be 1t enected by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the State
of Louisiana, in General Assembly con.
vened, That so long az the said Metropot
tan Police warrants shall be at discount
in the money market of the city Of New On.
leans, it shall be lawful for the Board Of
metropolitan Police, and they are hereby
authorized and directed to issue monthly,
to each and every member, officer and en-
plOye of the police, in payment for services
rendered, a warrant for q sum sufficient to n
realize in currency the amount severalhp
due said members, officers and employees al
the annual rate DIS is se~eraiiiy provided III
in sections 22Sl, 2285, 1886, Revised Statutes
1870; provided, that the amount due each
member, officer or emplnye of said police
force, shall be subject to the deductions for
neglect of duty, diSobedience of orders
etc, ordered by the Board Of Police Com
niissioners, in accordance with section 2252
Of Revised Statutes OF 1870
Sec. g Be it further enacted, etc, That
for the purpose of securing uniformity in
the allowance for the amount of diseOant
to which said police warrants may be sub
jeotCd, the average discount of said war
rants in the city of New Orleans, for the
last threa days of each month, Is hereby
declared to be the allowance which shall
be given to each member, officer and EN-.
ploye Of the metropolitan Police force.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the sums allowed rs discount to this mem
bers, officers and employees of the Metro
poitan Police force shall be chargable pro
rata 70 the several corporations comprising
the Metropolitan Police District, and toe
same shall become a debt against each Of
the aaid corporations. in addition to the
sum assessed, and made final against sad
corporations by the Board of Police Com
lnlsaioneis on the sixteenth day of Oot0-
Der. 1872, and that in any future assess
ments made by the Board of Police Com
snlssioners against the several corporations
comprising the metropolitan Police District,
any discount to which said warrants may !,
be subject shall be a legal and proper charge "
against the said corporations comprising the
metropolitan Police District, so long as it
may be necessary to Issue said warrants,
and no longer.
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
all warrants for discount issued TO the
members, officers and employees of the Ne
'ropolitan Police force shall be, and the
same are hereby made receivable for all
parish and municipal licenses and taxes
within the limits of the Metropolitan. Police
)Istrlct, to wit: the parishes OF Orleans
Jefferson and S.. Bernard, and the cities OF
New. Orleans and Carroliton; aud that any
parish or municipal officer who shall refuse
o receive said warrants 30 issued for dis
count as herein provided, for the payment
VI taxes and licenses due to either of said
parishes or cities comprising the Metropoh
an Police District, shall, with his securi
les on his official bond be liable in soyids
o the party or parties offering therein, in
III actual damages sustained by such party
'r parties, and in exemplary damages for
It least double the amount of taxes or
licenses so refused to be received
SEC. ;. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
whenever the Mayors of New Orleans and
jarrollton, and the police juries Of the
parishes of St. Bernard and Jefferson shall
'ay in money to tho State Treasurer, as
provided by law, any portion of the said
mount chargeabIe against the said cor,
orations for police purposes, and shall !.
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