New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-27

ncers ana employees thereon IN currency,
and from q variety of causes they have not
been 30 paid, but have been paid in paper
known as Metropolitan Police warrants,
which warrants have been at q discount,
varying from two to forty per cent, and the
price realized by the sale of said warrants
is al inadequate and insufficient compensa-
ton for the arduous duties of a policeman,
while it materially in:erteres with the eti-
cheney OF tho force.
Whereas, It is but Just and proper that
the members, officers and employees of the
said police force should be paid IN tnll the
several sums provided for 10y law there
fore
SECTION l. Be Il enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
OF Louisiana in Genera Assembly convened.
That 50 long as the said metropolitan Po-
lice warrants shall be at q discount in the
money market OF the city 0t New Orleans,
it shall De lawful tor the Board .! Metro
politan Police, and they are hereby author
ized and directed to issue monthly to each
and every member, officer ana emp.oye OF
the police, in pa, nput for services rem
drTpd d warrant fuT u S;1n sufficient 70 re-
aiIZe in currency the amount seVtraiiy due
said members, officers and employees at Tie
ANIMAL rate. as is seyarally 9ro.ided for in
sections Isl, 22Sjand 2-66 Revised Statutes
OF 1870: provided tha: the amour. due
each member. officer 81 employe .! sald po'
lice force stall be subject to the deductions
for ncoloot of duty. GisObedience Of orders,
etc, ordered by the Board OF Police Com
Ini,sioners, in accordance with section ~.
ri the Revised Statutes OF iSlU.
SEC = Be 1t further enacted. etc. That
for the purposes of securing uniformity IN
the allowances for the amount OF discount
to which said polics warrants may oe SUB
ieCted, the average discount Q. sald war
rants in the city of New Orleans for the
last fifteen DAYS OF each month - hereby
declared 10 be the allowance which shall
be given 20 each member. officer and EN-
pI"ye OF the metropolitan Police force.
Sec 8: Be it further enacted, etc, That
the sums allowed "a discount 10 the mem'
bers, officers and employees OF the Metro
pol!tan Police force shall De chargeable pro
rata 10 the severa; "0rporatl"ns comprising
the Metropolitan Pole: district. and tho
same shall become debt against each ol
.hc said corporations. II add:Ion TO tle
sum assessed and made final gains. said
corporations b. the Board Of Police Coz
,rissiancrs on the sixte"neA day OF October,
| 1877. and that III any future assessments
made by the Board oi Police Commissioners
against the several corporations comprising
tie metropolitan Police dlstr.ct. any dl-
| count to which said warrants may De sub
ject shall be a legal and proper charge
against lne SllNl tRA I'oif'a'Ai' 'NA1A At1A'A-S0
the NetrUpOlitan Police district 80 long "a
II may lie necessary tc Issue SAD warrants.
and no longer.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, THAI
all warrants for Discount issued 10 tho
| me,nl ers and employees o: the Metropolitan
Police force shall be and tha same are
hereby made receivable :or al parish and
Inunlciyai licenses and taxes within the
limits o. the Metropolitan Police district,
go. at slrlAarl y,
and st. Bernard, and the cities ot New Or
leans and Carr0lit0n, Gud that any PARISH
or municipal officer who Faall rotuse to re-
C,iyc SAID warrants so issued Tor discount
s8 herein provide! fOc The payment OF
taxes and licenses Que 20 either OF s@ld par.
ishcs or cities comprising ,hc metropolitan
Police district shall, with his Securltles on
his official bond, be liable IN soliCO to the
party Or parties Offering therein IN all az
t.al damage. sustained By such party or
parties, and in exemplary damages for at
least double :h8 amount OF taxes OF licenses
70 refused to be rece!I ed: provided, that
the allowance 50 issued II excess Ot the
| regular salary Of the utEC.Ta and members
Il the police force shall not exceed twenty
per cert OF such salary dac.
:-hG. ). BE it .uTthur enacted, etc. That
| v h::le,Ar IKE Iayor, "t New Orleans and
CarroiitOn ana lie police juries OF the par
| ieIes Of St EeInalI au3 j. ie'son shall pay
ii money TO tLe State Treasurer, as pre-.
y!ded hy law. any portion OF the sad
! ,..Hc"ne vhargeahl" against the salu corpo-
ratiuns ici police pui poses and taaH n:'ny
| ii" Board Of Poi!ce C'lnmle>."ne's OF the
| s.Y., it ghai! be duty oi the said police
con. n.o4jssigngr 10 va, the ss.id money. wbe n
| infG,G oSer ~ tAnn', p." l...r 70 the meni-
! hor=, 'i.crrs :'i 'npl"'at "i the sad
| police force AZ TIE H"E: II" nj ) settlement
with iGe ntln"sI'. 'int'f ana tupiogtS ~
II" police: Iro,'ds" The m"H'y IN hand
| n:,! b" s.iiiH"nt 20 pay ~: less than ten
i.r ..aTf si the amount /, Si ,lt