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


and town of Kennervile, and the
police jury of the parishes of JEFF
ferson and st. Bernard are respect
lively authorized and required, and
hereby directed to levy and col
lect specialtax upon all proper
ty, real and personal, subject by
law to taxation, within the cities
OF New Orleans and Corrollton,
the town of Kennerville and the
parishes of Jefferson and St. Ben
ard, as estimated and appointed
by the Board of Metropolitan Po-
lice Commissioners for the sums
due by each OF the said cities,
town and parishes composing the
said METROPOLITAN Police District,
for the support and maintenance
OF the Metropolitan Police force
for the year i'll which said estimate
and appointment is made and fur
nished by said Board of Police
Commissioners to said cities, town
and parishes composing the Me.
tropolitan Police District to the
full amount of the estimate and
appOrtiOnment so made and fur
nished, and the common councils
OF the cities of New Orleans and
Corrollton, the town of kenner
vile and the police juries of the
parishes of jefferson and st. Ber-
nard shall cause the tax for police
purposes to be assessed and col
lected at the same manner as pro
vided by law for the collection of
other taxes due the said cities,
town and parishes, and any fail
ure or refusal on the part of the
common councils and police juries
of tue cities, town and parishes
composing the said Metropolitan
Police district to comply with the
provisions of this law or discriln-
nation i'll collection against this
tax, shall tie cause for removal
from office of such parties so
offending by the Governor of the
State. Ii any municipal or parish
officer within the said Metropoli-
tan Police District shall mingle
any portion OF the moneys coIlec-
ted on account of the Metropoli
tan Police tax with any other
funds, or shall divert the same
from the purposes contemplated
10y this law, he shall he removed
from Office by the Governor of the
State, and liable to criminal in.
dictment for malfeasance in Of
fee.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the fiscal year of the
Metropolitan Police shall begin
with the first day of January and
end with the last day of Deem
i'll each year, and that the Board
OF Police Commissioners shall
make an estimate and apportion
ment for the expenses of the Me-
tropolitan Police District for the
year commencing January l, 1874,
and thereafter on or before the
first day OF January of each year,
which estimate and apportionment
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 esti-
mates and appointments of the
annual expenses for the support
and maintenance of the Metropo-
Titan police force, authorized to
be made by said Board OF Police
Commissioners.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the Board OF Metropo-
Titan Police Commissioners be
and they are hereby empowered
and directed to elect annually. on
the first Monday of January in
each year, or whenever a vacancy
shall occur. and for the year 1874
Immediately after the passage OF
this acta fiscal agent for the Board
of Metropolitan Police. He shall
execute bond with securities,
not less than two, conditioned in
a penalty of sixty thousand dol
lars for the faithful discharge of
his duties as fiscal agent, and the
said bond shall be approved by
the Board of Police Commission
ers and filed with the recorder OF
mortgages before he shall enter
upon the discharge of his duties.
He shall receive from the treas.
|, urers of the cities of New Orleans,
Carrollt0n, and the town of Ken.
nerville and the parishes of st.
Bernard and Jefferson, all moneys
arising from the tax levied and