The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-08-13
TOWN COUNCIL.
Regular meeting Of the Town Council
held this 3rd day Of Aug. 1898.

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held this 3rd day Of Aug. 1898.
The town council met this day in re-
gular session his Honor T. ]. Liable. Ma
yor presiding. Members present: T. L
Broussard, W. H. Cozine, L. j. Gardemal
and Oscar Resweber. Absent: Felix
Bienvenu.
The reading Of the minutes Of last
meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. L. j. Cardinal presented the fol
lowing ordinance for the regulation Of
the Police.
Ordinance No. 8.
An ordinance to uniform. regulate and
discipline the Police Foreaa f the Town
Of st. Martin Vile. La.
1. Be 1t ordained; 49, ~ police
force shall be under the direot ooetfol OF
the Mayor, whose duty It shall be to en-
force this ordinance.
2. All officers doing police duty shall
wear Q uniform consisting Of blue
suit with gilt buttons. and regulation
police cap or helmet.
3. The chief Of police shall report
three times day to the Mayor for the
purpose of giving informations and re-
ceiving instructions.
4. Police officers shall at all times be
courteous to the public and shall give
all possible informations to strangers
regarding town ordinances. which they
are liable to break through ignorance Of
existing laws.
s. In making arrests, officers shall be
expected to remain cool, ami use nc
brutal treatment to prisoners unless
such persons resist arrest, or are them
selves unruly, and threaten bodily harm
to the officer or officers making the ar
rest.
6. Police officers are strictly forbid.
den to enter bar-rooms saloons or other
places where liquor are dispensed; nc
officer shall frequent those places for the
purpose or drinking and gambling
therein; their presence in such places
shall be allowed only when necessary ia
preserve the peace or making arrest.
Z. Any policeman under the influ-
ence Of liquor or In any way intoxics-
ted, shall be Immediately and indef-
nitely suspended BY the Mayor.
8. Members Of the Police force shall
not leave the Corporation limits for q
period Of 2 hours or more without frst
obtaining . permit from the Mayor.
The above ordinance was read. and
adopted with the following amendments
Sections 1884 and s were adopted a.
read, and section 6 amended 30 as to
read a. follows: Section 8. Police on
cers are strictly forbidden to "enter bar.
rooms and club room for the purpose Of
gambling therein.
Section Z was amended 90 a. to read
- follows. Section Z, any policeman
under the influence Of liquor or in any
way intoxicated shall be Immediately
suspended by the Mayor.
Sectian 9. Police officers violating
any sections Of the above ordinance
shall be subject to fine Of not less than
500 nor more than $500 or suspension
for not less than one dav nor more than
FIVE days. Provided that the penalty for
an officer found In a state Of intOxica-
ton shall be- suspended for not less than
one day nor more than Eve days.
On motion Of T. L. BrOussard the Ordi
nance a. amended was voted upon and
adopted; said ordinance to take effect
from and after publication. Section No
2 taking effect on the 18th OF Oct. 1898.
On motion Of L. ]. Cardinal voted up
on and carried It is resolved that the PO-
lice officer be entitled to half OF the fines
collected on cattle or hogs taken up un-
der ordinances No 1 and No 2 Of this
corporation.
Mr.. James Simon attorney for the cor
porston appeared before the council and
advised them Of the fact that the case of
the Corporation against the Milk dealers
bad been decided against said Corpora.
ton; sdvising them to trsnsfer the case
to the Supreme court. The matter was
considered BY the council and on mo-
ton Of Mr.. 7. L. Broussard IL was deci-
ded to drop the case and abide BY the
decision.
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