New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-07

Ue removed from ONCE Dy the Governor OF
the State, and liable to criminal Indictment
for malteasance in office.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the fiscal year of the Board of Metropolitan
Police shall begin with the first day of
January, and end with tbs last dav of De-
cember in each year, and that the Board OF
Police Commissioners shall make an est.
mate and appOrtiOnment for the expenses
of the Metropolitan Police District for the
year commencing January !, 1874, and
thereafter on or before the first day of Jan
uarv OF each year, which estimate and APP
portionment shall be binding upon the cities
OF New Orleans and Carrollton, and the
town of kennerville. and the parishes OF
Jefferson and ST. Bernard in accordance
with the terms of existing laws, and of this
act, with regard to the estimates and appor.
tiOnments of the annual expenses for the
support and maintenance OF the MetropOl
itan Police force, authorized to be made by
said Board of Police Commissioners.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the Board of Metropolitan Police Commits
sloners be and they are hereby empowered
and directed to elect annually. on the first
Monday of January in each year, or when
ever a vacancy shall occur, and for the year
1874 immediately after the passage of this
act fiscal agent for the Board OF Metropoli-
tan Police. He shall execute bond with
suretles, not less than two, conditioned in a
penalty of sixty Thousand dollars for the
faithful discharge of his duties as fiscal
agent, and the said bond shall be approved
by the Board OF Police Commissioners and
filed with the recorder of mortgages before
he shall enter upon the discharge of his
duties. He shall receive from the treasur.
ers OF the cities of New Orleans and Car
rOlltOn, and the town of kennerville and the
nf I'd Ia<3n all
moneys arising from the tax levied and
collected for the support and maintenance
OF the Metropolitan Police, as estimated
and apportiOned by the said Board of Po-
Ice Commissioners against the several
cities, towns and parishes composing the
said Metropolitan Police District. That the
Administrator of Finance of the city of
New Orleans and the treasurer of the city
of CarrOllton, the town of kennerville and
the parishes of St. Bernard and Jefferson
shall on Saturday of each week make set
tlement with and pay over to the said fiscal
agent of the Board of Metropolitan Police
the moneys collected by the said Admins
traitor or treasurers on account of Metro
politan Police. tax, taking proper receipts
therefor from the said fiscal agent. That
such settlement shall be made upon sworn
statements by said Administrator and treas
urers OF the sums SO collected 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 received in lawful money
OF the United States 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-
tropOiltan Police warrants issued by the
Board OF Police Commissioners for the paw
ment OF salaries and expenses of the police
department, incurred prior to January |.
1874. shall be receivable in full for all taxes
due the cities of New Orleans and Carroll
ton. the town of kennerville, and the
parishes of Jefferson and 81. Bernard, for
the years prior to January /, 1874. ex
cept tax for interes. on the bonded debt, the
public school tax and city park tax.
and for all licenses and debts other than
taxes due the said cities, towns and par.
ishes composing the Metropolitan Police
district, due or to become due as provided
by existing laws. until the said outstanding
metropolitan Police warrants shalt all be
absorbed. And that the warrants SO re-.
ceived shall be credited to the several cities.
town and parishes composing the Metre
polltan District pro rata against the appor>
tleDmeHts made by the Board of Police
Commissioners tor the fiscal years prior and
up To January ]. 1874. after which thev
shall be turned over to the treasurer of the
Board of Police Commissioners. to be bv
him cancelled and destroyed under super.
vision OF said board.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc, Tha,
it shall be the duty of the fiscal agen, to re.
port to the Board Of Metropolitan Police in
writing on OF before the twentv.tifth dav of
each month. ali amounts received by him
from the corporations composing the Metro.
politan Police Distric:, and all amounts
paid by him to the treasurer 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 tue nature and details of all
transactions made by him in his capacity of
fiscal agent Of the Board Of Metropolitan
Police. The compensation TO be allowed
the said fiscal agent shall be fixed by the
Board OF Police Commissioners.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
the Board of Police Commissioners shall, on
or before the fifth day of each month. fur.
nish the fiscal agen: an estimate Of the
amount required to pay the salaries and
expenses OF the police department for the
previous month, on which estimate and Or
der, signed by the president OF vice-presi.
dent OF the Board of Police Commissioners.
attested by the chief or deputy clerk, the
fiscal agent shall turn over to the treas lfer
OF the said board the amount Tequird to
pay the salaries and expenses of the police
department for the previous month, for
which the said fiscal agent shall require the
official receipt of said treasurer: provided,
that in no case at any one time shall an or.
der be drawn upon the said fiscal agent for
a sum exceeding two-thirds of the amount
Of the official bond furnished BY the said
treasurer, and provided. further. that no
order shall be drawn upon said fiscal agent
unless there be funds in his hands to meet
The same.
SEC J. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
he Board of Police Commissioners be and
{ is hereby authorized and required to nee
Iotiate loan of money from time to time
f required to promptly pay the salaries
and expenses of the Metropolitan Police
Department when from any cause or at
my time there is not sufficient funds to its
,redit in the hands of the fiscal agent: that
he rate of interest for any loans so nego.
lated under the provisions Of this act shall
lot exceed one per cent a month and as a
ecurity tor the payment of money thus
borrowed, said Board of Police Commits.
toners is authorized and empowered to
,ledge by written contract the tax due and
o be collected for the support and main.
enance of the Metropolitan Police De.
'artment from the respective cities, town
nd parishes composing the Metropolitan
'olice District.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
he treasurer of the Board of Police Com
nissioners shall be required to pay the sal
ries of the members of the Metropolitan
'olice force within five days after receipt |
+ money for such purpose from the fiscal |
gent. The members of the police force |
hall be paid their salaries first on. of any
unds received by the said treasurer. and |
hen the other expenses OF the police de 4
and that the total expenses of the J
Metropolitan Police department for each !
ear. including the year 1874, shall not ex.
eed the sum of six hundred thousand dol.
irs.
SEC 9. Be il further enacted. etc. That
le sheritfs of the parishes of Orleans. JEFF |
,rson and st. Bernard are authorized and
ley are hereby directed to receive Metro
olitan Police warrants issued by the Board