The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-16
THE POLICE BOARD.
Report OF the Committee 10 Investigate
Its Affairs TO the House Of
Representatives.
BunkO - Secret Service - Blackmail ina
Gambling Houses Exposed.


House Committee appointed to investi
gate the affairs of the Police Board
yesterday presented the following re
port i'm the House of Representatives
which was read and ordered to b.
printed:
To tho Honorable Speaker and Members Of tn
House OF Representatives:
s.cnoraUeySUayt ~ fnveseiussssiB Nnatrs etr tn
Metropolitan Police Board respectfully report
that, IN view OF tho limited time before them
| they have deemed 1t best to concentrate thci
laborS upon three. subjects.
tion under tho law.
The !; alleged abuse and '; malvorsation Of tn
Tho Metropolitan Police was definitely organ
lied under act W of 1862 which act was In various
@TSSsM Ss IN hs s sr sa so na ss
law, il thus organized The Lieutenant Gov
ernor is ex-ofIl0io President thereof five Polio,
with the advice and consent Of the senate tn,
City Administering Of Police Is ex-officio MON
ber OF tho Board. Thus wy have tribunal q
power rs to appointments on the police. the dis
burseInents Of imnense sums Of money. the
enacting Of rules and regulations for the gov
appointments whose term Of Office Is coexten-
slvo with that Of the Governor who appoints
Lhem., Win TINS summary statement let us
examine into the manifold defects Of the law
and the oppressive abuses therefrom.
That the Lieutenant Governor Of the State
should bc uie actual nead q tne police Is patcni
aggravated when the Lieutenant Governor hap
pens TO be resident Of Caddo. the extreme
northwestern parish OF the State. resident Of
be far more efficient especially II to the advan-
taec. of actual residence be Joined that OF pos
seSslng @ M a MI aver average we, amount mo ap oi capacity
we nave seen thH tne tOvernor appOlnts Hve
of tlle msmbers OIL the Doard|,more tirtn ma
lority. me power OF removal az VIII mas been
disregard OF section Gi act W 9, iSSg ana ia m
direct contravention oi tte repeated DECISIONS oi
our Supreme Court, that an appointment and
commission ~ the tovcrnOr, oI person. " an
oflico which has been legally filled, without u
vacancy being hrat declared according 70 law.
y ~ aDsoiuIe nuIIlty
moreover. tnat ING power 70 appoint does not
lae,ade ,ae power 70 rcni9Se % in Moseraor ..
nerc n e anS ,Sos a" 81 e Rsan
IN his stead, your committee find Gov; M.R. Kel-
ioGH guilty ol ,'lsaI v.oiasaon s ION oa Iiis M; MI
-, s arr9gacea p3wgf gi remov % ~ s WIN gives
the Executive HontrOiine vOlce IN inc manaRe-
inent oi tne DOLCE, wnicn I"et must W recO9-
nMoa s iTmHa WIZ nnt as an ~ .
npoa ciy,I H. i,psy G aodr fomaef rae, mae .. op
sp9nslbie ioru,e many ABUSES ana g, crimes wnlc9
this report recitfs: Eor mrongn , this usa.rRed
more than majority of the board. who dare not
a'sopey ms uenests., -, rv...e.,...
Anoiner anmse whici ~ as a, .n. s,.sh cnmanay
~ me Doaru OF smDliv,ilnE tne MotrOponan
Dsrirts among tne inulyiauaa menlpefs .,s ~ Tue
sau poM!u. w sNnk ~ utn men1L % Ill supeI- .p
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such facts iIs are Established me-, above We quote
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vas far in rreors Stnrvaton n"t th me har py
,aiiraJ , ii th" ,,o"u no""i nf T mU. s sno
inc III tho Sovonth proninct which oytoni, |
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nnna nf some t,ft"nn nr 81 ixt"nn m;ias a." hnst
3 ,yh;,.b nxtnnJs from, C"rrnlItan t En non'
,;,,a. ~ ihiS hnat IA n,fi"nr IN onwand ~ u
nant Ann; i, ~ , y, ~ ai. GGi az
amnn IL ~ least tan mii.s No ha,n nn n'n -,
here nov. wn cam hi cet \ man tn o. ~ there fnr
hit reason tthe immensity ~ t%e heatp tha III
ravs ask Ia IN transferr,a or I th"v nj I' thn' o.
'ar;n+andant for Iaave nf .hao"nc' " M, .hJ ~
II comments unnecessarv a. r. tho d;snni
ition of the funds we find amono ofhor nat
4 from s,OO0 to sI5Oo as a contingent find which
9 nlaced in the absolute contro7 Of tho 81, ,rnr;n
opdont Your committee heiievo thnt I. ,,prrtia.
,erhans Of the MANY reports rs to what iS cnIInj
dead heads" on the p6lite force snrinp from
he disposition of this large sum of money