New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-11
No 81.
AN ACT

AN AL
To amend and re-enact an act relative to
the organization of the board OF police
in and for the town of Opelousas, passed
March Is, 1866.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
Tha: from and after the passage Of this act
all the qualified voters residing within the
corporate limits Of the town OF Opelousss
shall meet at the courthouse, in said town,
ON the first Monday Of April, 1876, and
every two years thereafter, TO elect by bal
lot seven holders Of said town, to consti-
tute the board of police of the town Of
Opelousas.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
aforesaid election shall be held at the
courthouse of said town, at tho time afOre-
said, which shall be conducted by ballot.
The polls shall be opened at nine o'clock in
the forenoon and close at five O'Clock in
the evening, and shall be superintended by
three commissioners, who shal! be appoint
ed by the president Of the board, and who
shal! be qualified voters of said town. The
president of the board shall give at least
ten days notice of said election in a news
paper, if any be published in said town, Or
in the absence Of any newspaper, by post
ing up advertisements to that effect in
seven persons who shall obtain the greatest
number of votes shall ba declared duly
elected by the commissioners Of said cleo
ton, as members of the board of police. of
the town Of Opelousas, to serve for two
years from the day on which they are
elected, or until their successors are elected
and qualified. The registry of the certii.
cate Of election. signed by the commission
ers of election. and Of the oath of Office filed
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be sufficient evidence required of their
authority to act as members of the board.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
if the persons thus authorized and ap-
pointed to superintend the election afore-
said shall fail to perform the duties herein
imposed, they and each OF them shall forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty dollars as
penalty for said fail are. to be recovered
before any court of competent jurisdiction
lunless prevented by sickness or events
beyond their contrcl), which penalty shall
the disposal of the board.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted ETC.. That
the members Of the board of police OF the
town of Opelousas, before they enter upon
the duties of their offices, shall take the
oath Of office required by law before the
clerk Of the court, which oath shall be GER
tilted to by said clerk of the court On the
CerI.LC0Lo OF election.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
in case of a vacancy in said board OF police,
Der by death, resignation. or from any
other cause, Of any member Of said board,
it ehall be the duty OF the president of said
board ito be chosen rs hereinafter directeG)
to give legal notice Of such vacancy within
twenty days after such vacancy shall hap
pen, and in said notice to fix day for fill
ing said vacancy by new election, to take
place at the courthouse aforesaid, within
twenty days after the date of said rO.;ca.
at which election the said president OF the
board and two other members thereof shall
preside and give such certificate as is d.
rected by this act
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
the said members of the board of police, to
be elected pursuant TO provisions OF this
act, shall meet on the second Monday CT
April after their election and after wards
on their own adjournments. until their sue
cessors are qualified in office. The men,
bers shall proceed, if there be me ority of
them present, to elect one of their mem
signed by the members Of the board and
to the Governor of the State.
who is hereby requested to give the person
so chosen as president a commits
sion as justice Of the peace in
and for the corporated limits of
the said town of Opelousa, which
commission shall be for and during the time
the said person shall be president of the
said board of police, and by virtue of
which ne shall have power to try all Of
lenses against the laws and regulations of
said board of police, and to assess such
fines and infict such penalties as the said
board may have fixed for non-observance
or breach of their lava and regulations,
and by q warrant, signed by him in his Of
fetal capacity, to command the town
constable Ito be appointed as here
matter directed) to cause his judg-
ment to be Satisfied by Selling and enjoining
to sale to the highest bidder the goods and
chattels of the person against whom such
judgment shall be rendered; provided such
person shall fail to pay the sum after three
days notice of eaid judgment, to be made
by said constable, and all moneys go recov-
cred as aforesaid shall be paid into the
hands OF the treasurer ito be appointed as
hereinafter directed) for the benefit of the
town of Opel0usas: and if any person shall
be arrested in the night time, he shall be
brought by the keeper of the public prison,
next morning. before the president of the
board Of police, or any magistrate residing
in the said corpora ton Of the town Of Ope-
lousas, to show cause, if any he has, why
the 'fiue and imprisonment imposed by law
Or By the regulations of the board of police,
Or either, shall not be enforced against
him; aud the keeper of the public prison
Of the parish of St. Landry is hereby
required to receive and keep in his custody
all persons that may be delivered to him by
virtue of any law or regulation OF the said
board of police, and the said keeper shall
nave the right to demand and receive for
each person so delivered the sum of one
dollar as prison fees, and fifty cents per
lay for the maintenance, to be paid by the
,erson SO committed; and if the person so
can not pay the said fees, and
the same shall be paid by the
aid town. The said president shall preside
It the meetings of said board of police,
hall sign all laws and regulations passed
" said board, shall have power to call
pecial meetings when re shall deem it
necessary, and shall commission all officers
# said town to be appointed by virtue Of
aid act.
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