The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-03-14

Sdld uScdl agent. 1udI SuCu STU |
Element shall be made upon sworn
statements by said Administrator
aud treasurers of the sums so col
lected and turned over by them
In each weekly settlement. That |
in the collection of the tax levied
for Metropolitan Police purposes,
payment shall be made and re-
received in lawful money Of the
United States money only and it
shall be unlawful to receive in
payment of said tax any warrants
or evidence of Indebtedness Of any
kind whatever provided that Me-
tropolitan Police warrants, issued
by the Board OF Police Commits
sioners for the payment of sala-
ries and expenses of the police de-
partment, incurred prior to Jan
uary l, 1874. shall be receivable
in full for taxes due the cities of
New Orleans and Carrollton, the
town of Kennerville, and the
parishes of Jefferson and st. Der.
nard, for the years prior to JAN
nary l, 1874, except tex for inter
est on the bonded debt, the pub
lie school tax and city park tax,
and for all licenses and debts 9TH
er than taxes due the said cities,
towns and parishes composing the
Metropolitan Police District, due
or to become due us provided by
existing laws, until the said out
standing metropolitan Police war
rants shall be absorbed. And that
the warrants so received shall be
credited to the several cities, towns
and parishes composing the Metro
politan District pro rata. against
the appointments made by the
Board of Police Commissioners
for the fiscal years prior and up
to January l: 1874, after which
they shall be turned over to the
treasurers OF the Board Of Police
Commissioners, to be by him can
celed and destroyed under super
vision of said board.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted,
etc, That it shall be the duty Of
the fiscal agent to report to the
Board of Metropolitan Police in
writing on or before the twenty
fifth day of each month, all
amounts received by him from the
corporatio composing the Metro
politan Police District, and all
amounts paid by him to the treas
urer of the board. Such report
shall. show the amounts received
from each corporation and the
dates said amounts were received,
and such report shall also show
the nature and details of all trans
actions made by him in his capa-
city of fiscal agent shall he fixed
by the Board of Police Commits
SiOners.
Sec, 6. Be it further enacted,
etc. That the Board of Police
Commissioners shall, Oh OF before
the fifth day Of each month, fur
nish the fiscal agent an estimate
of the amount required to pay the
salaries and expenses of the pc.
lice department for the previous
month, on which estimate and or
der, signed by the president or
vice-president Of the Board of Pc
lice Commissioners, attested by
the chief or deputy clerk, the ifs
cal agent shall turn over to the
treasurer of the said board the
amount required to pay the sala-
ries AMI expenses of the police
department for the previous
month, for which the said fiscal
agent shall require the official re
ceipt of said treasurer provided,
that in no case, at any one time
shall an order be drawn upon the
SAD fiscal agent Tor sum exceed
ing two-thirds Of the amount OF
the official bond furnished by the
said treasurer, and provided, fur
ther, that no order shall be drawn
upon the said fiscal agent unless
there be funds in his hands to
meet the same.
Sec. Z. Be it further. enacted,
That the Board of Police Com.
missioners be and are hereby au-
thorized and required to negotiate
a loan OF money from time to
time if required to promptly pay
the salaries and expenses OF the
Metropolitan Police Department
when from any cause or at any
time there is not sufficient funds
to its credit in the hands of the
fiscal agent; that the rate of in.
terest for any loans so negotiated
under the provisions Of this act
shall not exceed one per cent a