New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-07
No. 33.
AN AGA

No. 33.
AN AGA
To amend and re-enact sections fifteen and
twenty-seven Of an act Of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, en-
titled an act to amend and re enact an act
entitled an act to establish Metropolitan
Police District, and to provide tor the
government thereof, approved September
Il, 1868, approved March s, 1863, and to
change the fiscal year of the Board OF
Metropolitan Police, directing it to make
estimates and appointments; providing
for the election OF fiscal agent and pre-.
scribing his duties; prescribing the man
per in 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
bow 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,
Jefferson and st. BERNARD shall receive
Metropolitan Police warrants for taxes
and fixing 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 I. Be il enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened. That section fifteen Of an act of the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
aot 20 oypanI
act entitled an act to establish Metropoli.
tan Police District, and to provide for the
government thereof, approved september
A. 1865. approved March 8, 1869. 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 OF the Metropolitan
District. He shall Oh check and voucher,
duly disburse, by order of the said police
moneys belonging to the Metropolitan
Police fund, and 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 a bond with sure.
ties. not less than two. conditioned In
penalty Of forty thousand dollars to the
people OF the State Of Louisiana, for the
faithful discharge OF his duties as such
tlcdsuICIs anu uHC edIl UOuu Shall De ape
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 or the for.
fixture of such bond shall be paid to the
credit of the Metropolitan Police fund" be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows: THAT the Board OF Police Com.
missioners shall annually elect one of their
number to be the treasurer OF the Metro
politan Police Department. who shall
be the fiscal officer of the Board
of Police Commissioners. He shall, on
check and voucher, duly disburse by order
of the said Board of Police Commissioners,
for all purposes provided by this act, all
moneys tor the payment of salaries and
expenses of the Metropolitan Police De.
partment, when paid over to him by the
fiscal agent, as provided by law. He shall
execute bond, with sureties not less than
two. conditioned in penalty of forty thou.
sand dollars to the people OF the State of
Louisiana, for the faithful discharge of his
duties as treasurer. And the said bond
shall be approved by and filed with the
Auditor OF the State before said treasurer
shall enter upon the discharge of his official
duties; and any collections made on the for
fixture Of such bond shall be used to assist
IN detraying the expenses for the support
and maintenance Of the Metropolitan Police
force"
SEC. = Be it further enacted. etc.. That
section twenty seven OF an act of the
General Assem- bly, of the State of Louisiana.
entitled an act to amend and re.enact an
act entitled an act to establish Metropoli-
tan Police District, and to provide for the |
government thereof, approved September |
IA, 1865, approved March s, 1869, and which |
reads as follows: That the common councils |
Of the cities of New Orleans, Jefferson and |
Carrollton, and the police iuries of the |
towns of Algiers and Gretna, and of the |
parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and ST. Ber- |
nard, are hereby respectively empowered |
and directed annually to order and cause |
70 be raised and collected by the tax |
upon the estate, real and personal |
subject to taxation according to law within
he said cities and parishes the sums of |
money as aforesaid annually estimated and
.pportloned as the share of such city or
parishes OF said total expenses of the Me-
ropoltan Police District" be amended and
e-enacted to read as follows: The common
councils of the cities of New Orleans and
Carrollton and the town of kenneryille.
md the police jury of the parishes of Jet.
erson and st. Bernard are respectively au.
horned and required. and hereby directed
o levy and collect special tax upon
II property. real and personal. sub.
ect by law TO taxation. within the
ltIts VI new orleans and CarrOlItOn, |
he town of kennerville and the parishes
# Jefferson and st. Bernard, as estimated
nd apportioned by the Board of Metro
olitan Police Commissioners for the sums
ne by each of the said cities. town and
arishes composing the said Metropolitan
'olice District,.t Tor the support and main
enance of the Metropolitan Police force
or the year in which said estimate and
pportionment is made and furnished by
aid Board of Police Commissioners to said |
tiles, town and parishes composing the
Police District to the full |
mount of the estimate and apportionment
, made and furnished and the common |
,uncils of the cities of New Orleans and
arrOllton, the town of Kennerville and the
ollce juries of the parishes of Jefferson and
6. Bernard shall cause the tax for police
1rpOses to be assessed AID collected at the
lme time and in the same manner as pro- ,
ded by law for the collection of other I
,xes due the said cities, town and par !
hes, and any failure or refusal on the part of
% common councils and police juries of the
Ties, town and parishes composing the said
etrOpolitan Police District to comply with !
o provisions of this law OF discrimination f
collection against this tax and in favor |
any other tax or taxes, to the detriment
this tax, shall be cause for removal from I Q
ice of such parties 30 offending by the
,vernor Of the State. If any municipal q
pNriah officer within the eaid Aetropolitan | d