New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-06
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
NO. S3.
AN ACl

AN ACX
To amend and re-enact sections fifteen an,
twenty-seven of an act of the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, ell
titled an act to amend and re enact an ac
entitled an act to establish metropolitan
Police District, and to provide tor The
government thereof, approved September
IA, 1868, approved March 8, 1863, and II
change the fiscal year OF the Board OF
Metropolitan Police, directing it to make
estimates and apportiOnments providing
for the election OF fiscal agent and pre-
scribing his duties; prescribing the man
ner III which the tax for police purposes
shall be collected and paid, and providing
the manner in which Metropolitan Police
warrants shall be received for taxes and
Licenses by the corporations composing the
Metropolitan Police District; directing
how moneys shall be drawn from the fiscal
agent and paid out by the treasurer OF
the board OF police; authorizing the Board
OF Police Commissioners to negotiate
loans when necessary, and to provide for
their payment; prescribing the manner in
which sheritfs OF the parishes of Orleans,
Je erson and st. Bernard shall receive
Metropolitan Police warrants tor taxes,
and fixing a penalty for noncompliance
Herewith; authorizing the Board Of Pc.
lice Commissioners to draw upon the
Metropolitan Police fund for certain pur.
poses; to limit and reduce the expenses
of the police board; TO repeal laws and
parts OF laws in conflict with this act.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF the Stale
of Louisiana ia General Assembly con
vened, That section fifteen Of an &C. of the
General Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana,
entitled an act to amend and xeenact an
art entitled an act to establish a Metrop0li.
tan Police District. and to provide for the
government thereof, approved September
II, 1865, approved March s. 1863, and which
reads as follows: ''That the commissioners
shall select one of their number to be the
Treasurer Of the Metropolitan Police. He
shall be the fiscal officer 81 the Metropolitan
District. Re shall on check ana voucher.
duly disbnrse. By order OF the SAID police
moneys belonging 30 the metropolitan
Police fnnd, md shall deposit the same
when paid to him by the Treasurer of the
State OF louisiana in bank or
banks designated by such officer.
He shall execute q bond with sure.
ties, hot less than two. conditioned in
penalt.' @ forty thousand dollars to the
people OF the State OF Louisiana, for the
faithful discharge or his duties as such
treasurer, and the said bond SHALL be ap.
proved by and filed with the Auditor of the
State OF Louisiana before said treasurer
shall enter UPON the discharge of his du.
ties. and any collections made CT the for
fixture of such bond shall be paid to the
credit of the Metropolitan Police fund" be
amended and re-enacted SO as 70 read a.
follows: THAT the Board OF Police Com.
nissioners shall annually eject one of their
lumber to be the treasurer OF the Metro.
,Olitar Police Department. who shall
30 the fiscal officer of the Board
If Police Commissioners. He eiall, on
heck and voucher. duly di.burse BY order
# the said Board of Police Commissioners,
or all purposes provided by this act. all
moneys tor the payment of salaries and
expenses Of the Metropolitan Police De
,artment, when paid over TO him jy the
lscal agent, as provided by law. He shall
xecute bond, with sureties not less than
wo. conditioned in a penalty of forty thou.
and dollars to the people OF the State Of
louisiana, for the faithful discharge OF his
utes as treasurer. Aud the said bond
hall be approved by and filed with the
auditor OF the State before said treasurer
hall enter upon the discharge of his official
uties; and any collections made on the for.
eiture of such bond shall be used to assis.
4 defraving the expenses for the support
nd maintenance OF the Metropolitan Police
)rce.'
Sec. :. Be it further enacted. etc, That !
ection. twenty-seven of an act of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
ntitled an act to amend and re enact an
ct entitled an act to establish Metropoli- !
IN Police District, and to provide for the |
overnment thereof. approved September |
/, 1868, approved March s, 1869, and which |
a q m a fha lie
the cities OF New Orleans, Jefferson and |
arrOlltOn, and the police iuries of the |
'wns of Algiers and Gretna, and of the |
arishes OF Orleans, Jefferson and St Ber-
ard, are hereby respectively empowered
i'd directed annually to order and cause
be raised and collected BY the tax
BON the estate, real and personal
Inject to taxation according to law within
10 said cities and parishes the sums of
oney as aforesaid annually estimated and
,portioned as the share of such city or
arishes of said total expenses of the Ne.
OpOlitan Police District" be amended and
enacted to read as follows: 1.-The common
uncils of the cities of New Orleans and
lrrOlltOn and the town of kenneryiile. |
I'd the police jury of the parishes of JEFF !
rson and st. Bernard are respectively au. !
Orized and required, and hereby directed
levy and collect special tax upon
property, real and personal, sub
&C by law to taxation, within the
ties of New Orleans and Carrollton.
9 town of KennerviIle and the parishes
Jefferson and st. Bernard, as estimated
d apportioned by the Board of Metro
Titan Police Commissioners for the sums
e by each of the said cities, town and
rishes composing the said Metropolitan
lice District, ttOr the support and main.
nance of the Metropolitan Police force
: the year in which said estimate and |
portiOnment is made and furnished by |
d Board of Police Commissioners to said |
les, town and parishes composing the
tropOlitan Police District to the full
ount of the estimate and apportionment
made and furnished. and the common |
lncils OF the cities of New Orleans and |
rrOllton, the town of Kennervile and the
ice juries of the parishes of Jefferson and ;
Bernard shall cause the tax for police {
rposes to be assessed and collected at the
ne time and in the same manner as pro-
ed by law for the collection of other +
es due the said cities. town and par. {
es, and any failure or refusal on the bart of
common councils and police iuries of the [
es, town and parishes COMPOSING the said | {
trOpOlitan Police District to comply with | 4
provisions of this law or discrimination | {
collection against this tax and in favor !
any other tax or taxes, to the detriment d
this tax, shall be cause for removal from | G
CO Of such parties 90 offending by the
vernon Of the State. II any municipal q