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


To amend aud re-enact sections fifteen and
twenty seveH OF an art OF the General
Assembly ii the State Of Louisiana, en-
titled All act TO amend and rc-cllaet IN act
entitled an act to establish Il Metropolitan
Police District, and To provide Tor the
government thereof, approved September
IA, 1868, approved March 3. 1869 aud to
change the fiscal year of the Board OF
Metropolitan Police, directing it to make
estimates and appointments; providing
for the election of Il fiscal agent and pre-
scribing his duties; prescribing the man-
ner i'll which the tax for police purposes
shall be collected and paid, and providing
the manner i'll which Metropolitan Police
warrants shall be received for taxes and
lieenses 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 negatiate loans
when necessary, and to provide for their
payment; prescribing the manner i'll
which sheritfs OF the parishes of Orleans,
Jefferson and st. Bernard shall receive
Metropolitan Police warrants for taxes,
and fixing Il 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 Oh
| the police board; to repeal laws and parts
! of laws in conflict with this act.
! CECTION l. Be it enacted by
~ the Senate and House Of Rep.
resentativeS of the State of Louisi
ana in General Assembly conven.
ed, That section fifteen of an act
OF the General Assembly of the
State OF Louisiana, entitled an act
to amend and re-enact an act en-.
titled an act to establish Metro
politan Police District, and to pro
vide for the govel nment thereof
approved September Il, 1868, ap
proved March s, 1869, and which
reads as follows: THAT the com
missioners shall select one of theil
number to be the Treasurer of the
Metropolitan Police. He shall bt
the fiscal office of the Metropoli
tan District. He shall on check
and voucher, duly disburse, by
order OF the said police board, fol
the purpose of this act, all moneys
belonging to the Metropolitan Po
lice fund, and shall deposit the
same when paid to him by the
Treasurer of the State of Louisian;
in bank or banks designated b,
such officer. He shall execute &
bond with sureties, not less thar
two, condition in penalty of fort,
thousand dollars to the people o
the State of Louisiana, for tht
faithful discharge Of his duties as
such treasurer, and the said bone
shall be approved by and flee
with the Auditor of the State o
Louisiana before said treasurer
shall enter upon the discharge o
his duties, and any collections
made on the forfeiture of sucl
bond shall be paid to the creli,
OF the metropolitan Polio fund.-
be amended and re enacted so al
to read as follows: s.That thu
Board of Police Commissioners
shall annually elect one of theil
number to be the treasurer of the
metropolitan Police Department
who shall be the fiscal officer o
the Board of Police Commissioner
He shall, on check and voucher
duly disburse by order of the sale
Board OF Police Commissioners
tor all purposes provided by thi.
act, all moneys for the paymen
OF salaries and expenses of tn.
Metropolitan Police Department
when paid over to him by tn,
fiscal agent, as provided by law
lie shall execute bond, will
suretles not less than two, .condi
toned in IA penalty of forty thou
sand dollars to the people of thu
State OF Louisiana, for the faithful
discharge of his duties as treasur
er. And the said bond shall b,
approved by and filed with tn,
Auditor OF the State before salt
treasurer shall enter upon the dis
charge OF his official duties; ant
any collections made on the for
feiture of such bond shall be uset
to assist in defraying the expenses
for the support and maintenance,
OF the Metropolitan Police force.o
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted
etc. That section twenty seven O
an act of the General Assembl,
OF the State of Louisiana, entitled
an act to amend and re-enact al
act entitled an act to establish
metropolitan Police District, an(
to provide for the governmen
thereof. approved September IA
1865, approved March s, 1869, an,
which reads as follows: Tba
the common councils of the cite.
OF New Orleans, jefferson ant
Corrollton, and the police iurie,
j nj ha N I n