The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-07

duties as may be prescribed by
the council.
Third-A department of police
charities and correction, which
Snail have the general superin-
tendence OF all matters relative to
the indignant poor of the city, tue
hospitals and SSlums 0f the city
aud house OF correction, i'll accor
dance with such ordinance. ana
regulations as shall from time To
time be prescribed 10y the council,
and shall be vested with and per
form such other functions anu
duties as may be prescrloedby the
council. This department shall
have general supervision ot ali
matters relating to the discipline
and efficiency of the police, the
protection Of public aud pri, ale
property, the preservation of pub-
lie order aud peace, OF tue engines
aud apparatus for extingui>hins
eonHagrations, and OF the working
force thereof, the lighting OF Tue
city aud the enforcement OF the
city ordinances relative thereto;
and shall be vested with and per
form such otter functions and
duties as may be prescribed from
time to time Dy the council. la,
regular police fierce Of the the city
OF baton Rouge may be organized
aud maintained, ii necessary, at
tue rate Or one patrollnan To each
each and every one thousand III
habitanls thereof, exclusive of the
administrators vi said depart
ment. The extra police force shall
be as numerous as may be deemed
necessary by the councii 10 main
tain order and preserve the peace
upon election and other notable
days. The term OF service vi such
extra poiirc force shai. not exceed
ten da, upon one aud the same
commission. The force shall,
aesular and extra, be appointed
by the administration Of said de
partment, by and with the advice
and consent ot the council. They
They shall be healthy, temperate
and able bodied men, aud Of good
moral character. They Shall bt
dressed in a uniform suit ol
clothes, auk wear IL shield, as pre-
scrlbed by the council, expose,
upon the lett breast OF the coat
hlch snail be tleir. cU,nmissiUi
for executing and enforcing theil
duties. They SHALL, each uembel
ol The force, Oe paid Sixty dollars
per month lnd one police suit o
clothes for every six months Ser
vice; provided, that ii inembel
Of the lorce shall voluntarily leav,
the service, Or is dismissed TO
cause before the expiration OF sal,
:erln OF six monshs' service, h,
Shall be charged with the cost o
such uniform suit Ot clothes am
the amount thereof deducted ton
his monthly pay, Or he may b'
held before IL competent court to
the crime ut emOeZZiement, ant
. punished in accoruance with Lh
law in such cases made and pre-
. vlded The council shalt h,lv'
authority to pass and entorce al
necessary bylaws for the pnrpos
OF maintaining order and disc
, pline in the force, and shall b
| vested with aud perform sue
, other duties as may from time 7
|, time be prescribed by the counci
r Sec. s. Be it further enactet
= etc, That the council Shall organ
r ize the departments establiSbe
by the foregoing secllsn, resulai
: the number Ot clerks aud ofilcrl
| to Oe employed 10y each depar
# ment, anu tue amount OF their s;l
J: aries; said Clerks and officers shi,
;. be nominated for appointment u
/ the admin strators OF said depar
t ments respectively, and be a
il pointed by majority vote OF u
/ couucil. They may be susptndt
II by said heads OF departments 7
r soectively, at pleasure, and,
d case OF such suspension, it sha
!. be reported to the council at i
l. first meeting thereafter, toSefh
h with the cause thereof. The con
= Gil may remove, by a vote OF
s majority Of the members, any
N said clerks or officers for incomi
L. tency, neglect OF duty, malies
le ance in Office, when reported !
20 heads OF departments, or VIII
II the services vi such officer or z
T. ploye be no longer necessary
8 the public interest.
$. Sec. 8. Be it further enactt
I'd etc; That the administrators
,e the foregoing departments shs