New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-19
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. 1856.
AN ACT

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police force called out to suppress riots or
public disturbances or to enforce the laws,
nv the parishes in which services are rem
dared, and the mode and manner of levy.
ing and collecting the taxes therefor, and
for suit against the parish.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Repre- sentatlves OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That whenever it shall become necessary to
call out the militia or to send a military po-
lice force into any parish to suppress riots
or public disturbance OF any kind, or to en-
force the laws, it shall be the duty OF the
Governor to ascertain the actual expenses
incurred thereby. and TO charge such parish
Herewith, and he shall at once notify the
president Of the police jury of such parish
of the amount of such expenses, with copy
of all vouchers tor tee same: and 1t
shall he the duty of the president to notify,
or cause to be notified, each member OF
the police jury of such parish to convene
at the courthouse in such parish on day
to be fixed by him, not to exceed two
weeks from the date that be received the
notification from the Governor OF the
amount OF such expenses, and each member
of the police jury shall attend at the time
and place fixed, and the president OF the
police Jury shall lay the said communica-
ton from the Governor before such police
Jury to assess and levy a special tax on all
the taxable property of such parish, predl-
Gated on the las. tax roll made for said
parish, TO an amount sufficient to pay the
SAID expenses: and such police jury shall
cause the tax collector of such parish
to be notified of such assessment and
levy. and he shall at once proceed
to collect the same by giving ten days
notice in the newspaper i'll which judicial
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that such tax has been levied and is pay
able. and il such taxes are not paid within
thirty days after the expiration OF said ten
DAYS advertisement that then such tax col
lector shall seize, advertise and sell the
property of the delinquent taxpayers IN
toe same way as for the State taxes, to the
end that all said taxes shall Of paid within
four months from the date of the ten days
advertise ment, as above required. ana at
the END OF said four months the tax coliec
tor shall make final settlement OF the
amount collected with the State. anu that
he shall not be allowed credit for any de-
linouent tax unless he shows he has pur-
sued all the forms Of law required to collect
State taxes He shall be allowed the same
commissions as for collecting State taxes,
and shall be liable for all the damages and
penalties COLLECTORS Of State taxes are liaOle
for any failure of duty.
SEC .. Be it further enacted. etc. That
any president of police jury, or any mem
Der CT a police jury, no shall fail or refuse
TO perform the duty required OF him by the
first section of this act, shall, on CONVICTION
therefor, be imprisoned in the jail not Tess
than ten nor more than thirty DAYS, ana
shall. besides, be subject to tue OF TWO
hundred and fifty dollars, to be recovered
before any court of competent jurisdiction,
a. nv dlifricI
torney for the district, or by the Attorney
General for the benefit Of the State; TINS
panaITy to be entirely distinct, separate anu
independent of the criminal prosecution.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted. etc, inat
if the police jury Of any parish shall tan
to discharge the duty required OF them by
the first section of this act within the time
required, the Governor shall notify the
district attorney for the district in which
such parish is situated and the Attorney
General of the State of the amount
charged TO such parish, and it shall oe the
duty of such district attorney or the Attor-
ney General TO Immediately institute suit
against such parish for the amount OF sucn
expenses, and the Governors certificate.
under the seal OF the State, of the amount
thereof shall be full proof of the amount
of such expenses, and that the same Is due
by such parish, and the judge shall try SAID
case IL preference to all other cases anu
without jury. and if judgment is rendered
in favor OF the State, the Judge shall order
the collection thereof as OF any other claim
due by parish, and the same shall be col
lected accordingly.
SEC. a. Be it further enacted, ETC.. Ihat
whenever such riots or pubic disturbances
or refusal to execute the laws when make
il necessary to call out the militia or use
military or police force as provided IN tne
first section of this act, occurs and extends
inro more than one parish, il shall be the
duty Of the Governor to ascertain the eX
peuses incurred on account thereof, II each
parish. and to take the same steps tor tne
collection thereof in each parish as Is pro
vided by this act, when it was IN one parish
and the amount Of costs or expenses fixed