New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-08

the members, officers and employees of the
said police force should be paid ia full in
the several sums provided for by law; there
fore
SECTION l. Be it enected by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana, in General Assembly con
vened, That go long as the said Metropol
tan Police warrants shall be at discount
in the money market of the city of New Or
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, warrant for sum sufficient to
realize in currency the amount severally
due said members, officers and employees at
the annual rate as is severally provided for
in sections 228l, s2S5, 2286, Revised Statutes,
1870; provided, that the amount due each
member, officer or employe 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
missiOners, in accordance with section 1852
of Revised Statutes OF 1870.
SEC. . Be it further enacted, etc, That
for the purpose of securing uniformity in
the allowance for the amount of discount
to which said police warrants may be sub
Jeeted, the average discount of said war
rants in the city of New Orleans, for the
last three 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 as discount to thu mem
bers, officers and employees of the Metro
pOlitan Police force shall be chargabie pro
rata to the several corporations comprising
the Metropolitan Police District. and the
same shall become debt against each of
the said corporations, in addition to the
sum assessed, and made final against said
corporations by the Board of Police Com
missIoners on the sixteenth day of Octo
Der, 1872, and that in any future assess
ments made by the Board of Police Com
mlssioners against the several corporations
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
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
mem bers, officers and employees of the Ne
tropolitan 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
District, TO wit: the parishes of Orleans,
Jefferson and St. Bernard and the cities of
New Orleans and Carrollton; and that any
parish or municipal officer who shall refuse
20 receive said warrants SO issued for dis
count as herein provided, for the payment
II 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, he liable in Solido |
% the party or parties offering therein in |
III actual damages sustained by such party |
n parties, aud in exemplary damages for |
It least double the amount of taxes or
licenses so refused to be received
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That |
whenever the Mayors of New Orleans and
1arrollton, and the police juEies of the
parishes of st. Bernard and Jefferson shall
'ay in money to the State Treasurer, as
provided by law, any portion of the said
mount chargeable against the said cor
'oratiOns for police purposes, and shall
otify the Board of Police Commissioners
# the same, it shall be the duty Of the
aid police commissioners TO pay the said
loney, when turned over to them pro rata
o the members, officers and employees of
he said police force, at the next monthly
ettlement with the members, officers and
Employees Of the police; provided, the
1Oney IN hand shall be sufficient to pay not
1ss than ten per cent of the amount due
ach of the members, etc, of said police.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
shall be the duty of the Board Of Police
commissioners, in making their annual re-
Ort to the Governor, to set forth a state
tent of the amount of warrants issued to
ne mem 0ers, officers and employees of tie
olice force for discount under the pro-
isions of this act.
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Ii acts and parts Of acts in conflict with
lie provisions of this act be and the same
re hereby repealed.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc, That
lis act shall take effect from and after its
assage.
On motion of Mr.. Wharton, a committee
five was ordered to be appointed By the
resident to prepare rules for the guidance
the Senate, the committee to DO nomi-
tied by the President in accordance with
q order of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Barber, the present
les of the Senate were adopted to be the.
les of the Senate until the committee re-
'rted and other rules were adopted.
Mr.. Hunsaker raised the point for the
cisinn Of the Chair, whether. pending
g preparation of the new rules, the old
mmittees continued' The President de
led that the committees continued till
9 new rules were adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED AGAIN.
By Mr.. Stamps:
The following bill was introduce by Mr.. |
amps, by unanimous consent, t. b. emit
ID an act for the relief of Unaign Lavigne, /
:, Benjamin Campbell, John Molom and
hers.
The bill was, by unanimous consent.
ken up and read the first time.
The constitutional rule was then sus-
nded by the required four-ffths affirma-
e vote, and the bill read the second time
d referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. Barber the Senate voted
adjourn till tomorrow Tuesday, at the
ual hour.
The President then announced that the
nate stood adjourned till Tuesday, Janu-
? :, 1873, at twelve o'clock M.
P. E. BECHTEL.
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