New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-06

Police District shall mingle any portion O.
the moneys collected on account of the
Metropolitan Police tax with any Other
funds. or shall divert the same from thu
purposes contemplated by this law, he shall
be removed from office by the Governor of
the State, and liable to criminal indictment
for malfeasance in Office
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.. Tha,
the fiscal year of the Board Of Metropolitan
Police shall begin with the first day OF
January, and end with the last day of De
cember IN each year, and that the Board OF
fol1ce 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
uary OF each year, which estimate and ap
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 accorda nce
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 a. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the Board of Metropolitan Police Commits
sioners be and they are hereby empowered
ana 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 a bond with
sureties, 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 approve ed
by the Board OF Police Commissioners and
MED with the recorder of mortgages before
ne snail 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
parishes OF St Bernard and Jefferson, all
moneys arising from the tax levied and
collected tor the support and maintenance
OF the metropolitan Police, as estimated
ana apportloned by the said Board of Po-
nee 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
snail 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
POlltan 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
Tor 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-
tropOlltan Police warrants, issued bv the
Board OF Police Commissioners for the nav.
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 Orlean. and Carroll
ton. the town ct kennerville, and the
parishes OF Jefferson and st. Bernard. for
the years prior TO January l, 1874. ex
cepc tax FOR interest on the bonded debt. the
pubic 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 shall all be
absorbed. And that che warrants so re-.
ceived shall be credited to the several cities.
tONA anu PhiisIiCs SOlup lu6 NlttrH-
politan District pro rata against the appor.
tienmeRts made by the Board of Police
Commissioners for the fiscal years prior and
up TO January /, 1874, after which thew
shall be turned over to the treasurer OF the
Board Of Police Commissioners, to be by
him cancelled and destroyed unde! super.
vision OF said board.
Sec. 5. Be j, further enacted. etc, Tha.
it shall be the duty of the fiscal agent to re.
port to the Board OF Metropolitan Police in
writing on or before the twenty-fifth day of
each month. all amounts received by him
from the corporations composing the Metro
politan Police District. 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 the nature and details of all
made by him in his capacity of
iscal agent OF the Board Of METROPOLITAN
Police. The compensation TO be allowed |
he said fiscal agent shall be fixed by the !
Board Of Police Commissioners.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted. etc. Tia,
he Board of Police Commissioners shall. on |
n before the fifth day of each month, fur. !
llsh the fiscal agent an estimate OF the !
amount required to pay the salaries and
expenses OF the police department for the |
previous month. IN which estimate sna or. |
Ter. signed by the president or vice-presi. |
lent OF the Board OF Police Commissioners.
ttested by the chief or deputy clerk, the |
scal agent shall turn over to the treasurer
i the said board the amount requrd to
ay the salaries and expenses OF the police
apartment for the previous month, for
which the said fiscal agent shall require the
tficial receipt OF said treasurer; provided,
hat in no case at any one time shall an Or
er be drawn upon the said fiscal agent for
sum exceeding two-thrds of the amount
the official bond furnished by the said
and provided, further, that no
rider shall be drawn upon said fiscal agent
Mess there be funds in bis hands to meet
he same.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted. etc. That
he Board of Police Commissioners be and
is hereby authorized and required to ne
otiate loan of money from time to time
required TO promptly pay the salaries
nd expenses of the Metropolitan Police
department when from any cause or at
ny timeithere is not sufficient funds to its
redit in the hands of the fiscal agent: that
10 rate of interest for any loans so nego-
ated under the provisions of this act shall
OF exceed one per cent month and as
,curity for the payment of money thus
said Board of Police Commits
oners is authorized and powered to |
ledge by written contract the tax due and
be collected for the support and main
nance of the Metropolitan Police De-
from the respective cities, town
I'D parishes composing the Metropolitan |
dice District.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
10 treasurer of the Board of Police Com.
issioners shall be required to pay the sal. I
les OF the members of the Metropolitan !
Dlice force within five days after receipt
fnp Supb no focal
,ent. The members of the police force |
all be paid their salaries first out of any |
nds received by the said treasurer, and
en- the other EXPENSES of the notice de