Resident minis of a religious sect, domiciliated within the State of Louisiana, shall ters may celebrate marriages have the right of celebrating marriages in any one of the parishes of in any parish this State. And it shall no longer be required that the said priest or minister of a religious sect shall reside in the parish where he celebrates or performs the marriage ceremony.

Notaries in West Feliciana perform the ceremony of marriage.

C. C. 102 (101); D. sec. 415; Act 1842, p. 204.

SEC. 2210. (Bigamy.) See D. 800.

C. C. ≥0 (81); D. sec. 1720.

SEC. 2211. From and after the passage of this act the regularly commissioned notaries of this State in and for the parish of West authorized to Feliciana, during their term of office, shall be empowered to perform within said parish the ceremony of marriage, under the formalities required by law; and said ceremony, when performed by them, shall have the same legal effect as when performed by any other person or persons authorized by existing laws to perform the same.

Act 1850, p. 42.

SEC. 2212. (Legalization of private or religious marriages.) See D. 2174.

Act 1968, p. 278.

SEC. 2213. (Marriages thus legalized to have full force and effect.) See D. 2175.

SEC. 2214.

SEC. 2215.

SEC. 2216.
See D. 2178.

(Benefits of the law of acquets and gains.) See D. 2176.
(No distinction of race or color.) See D. 2177.
(Parties heretofore living together as man and wife.)

C. C. 90 (91).

MASTER AND WARDENS.

Governor to appoint wardens for the port of New Orleans.

SEC. 2217. (Appointment of master and wardens of the port of New Orleans.) Repealed. As reënacted by Act 1877, Ex. S., p. 4, No. 3.

SEC. 1. Section two thousand two hundred and seventeen of the revised statues of Louisiana be repealed; and that the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint as wardens for the port of New Orleans two competent persons, familiar with sea service; and that said wardens shall hold their office for a term of two years.

SEC. 2. Said wardens shall keep an office in a central position, and shall cause to be made, in a book or books kept for that purpose, an entry Duties of har of all their surveys, to which all persons may have access at reasonable times; and that certified copies of said entries, under the official signature of either of said wardens, shall be admissible in evidence without further proof.

bormasters.

SEC. 3. Either of said wardens shall, when called upon by the mas

ter of any ship or vessel arriving from sea, inspect the manner in which the Inspection to hatches of said ship or vessel were secured previous to the opening of the be made by same for the purpose of discharge, and shall certify to the condition of the cargo in sight, for which survey and certificate he shall be entitled to three dollars, and for every subsequent survey of the same ship or vessel to one dollar, and for every duplicate certificate to one dollar.

harbormasters.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of said wardens to note the marks, num- Their duties in bers, description and location of all damaged goods so surveyed, the cause relation to damof damage and the character of the dunnage and stowage. aged goods.

SEC. 5. It shall be lawful for the wardens jointly to survey damaged goods in store, to certify to the nature of such damage, and to order the sale Survey of damthereof at public auction, to be advertised twice in two daily papers before aged goods in the sale, for which survey and certificate they shall be entitled to a fee of store. ten dollars; and if required to attend the sale and to certify to the account thereof they will be entitled to a further fee of five dollars.

survey.

SEC. 6. It shall be lawful for the wardens jointly to survey the condition of damaged ships or vessels arriving in the port of New Orleans, and Fee for such to certify to the same; and for said survey and certificate they shall be entitled to a fee of ten dollars, and for each subsequent survey of the same to a fee of five dollars.

SEC. 7. It shall be lawful for the wardens to survey damaged cargo on Survey of damboard of any river steamboat arriving in the port of New Orleans, and to cer- aged goods on tify to the condition of the same, for which survey and certificate they shall steamboats. be entitled to a fee of five dollars.

SEC. 8. Section two thousand two hundred and twenty-nine of the revised statutes of Louisiana be and is hereby repealed.

Repeal of section 2229 of the

revised statutes

Office, where

SEC. 2218. The master and wardens shall keep an office in the city of New Orleans, and shall cause to be made, in a book to be kept for kept. that purpose, an entry of all their proceedings, to which all persons Book to be kept may have access.

by them.

"arden

SEC. 2219. The master and wardens, or any one of them, shall, if called upon by the person commanding any ship or vessel arriving from sea, Certain duties inspect the manner in which the hatches of such ship or vessel were secured previous to the opening thereof for the purpose of discharge, and shall be present at the opening of the same; and shall, upon every

such survey, certify under his hand how the hatches appeared to him; Fees for certififor which certificate he shall be entitled to two dollars, and for every cate. duplicate thereof one dollar.

ested in any pi

Sec. 2220. Neither the master nor any of the wardens aforesaid Not to be intershall be concerned, directly or indirectly, in any pilot boat or with any lot boat, or with branch pilot in respect to the business of his trust.

any branch pilot.

Fees in certain

SEC. 2221. Whenever goods and merchandise, damaged on board of vessels arriving from sea, belong to different proprietors, but are ad- cases. dressed to the same consignee, it shall be lawful for the wardens who shall have inspected the same, and ordered and attended the sale of such damaged goods at auction, to demand and receive distinct fees for such property so surveyed and sold, provided the consignee shall require different sets of certificates for each.

SEC. 2222. The wardens of the port of New Orleans may appoint deputies and clerks, but the deputies and clerks shall take the oath Deputies. prescribed by the contsitution and laws, and shall be sworn truly and

Oath to be

taken by them.

sold, except by

faithfully to perform the duties imposed on the wardens of the port of New Orleans; and the said wardens shall be responsible for the acts of their deputies.

SEC. 2223. No damaged goods brought to the port of New Orleans Goods not to be by any sea-going vessel shall be sold at public auction, except under the order of the the order and supervision of the master and wardens of the port of New Orleans; and any auctioneer selling any such goods without said order shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars, to be sued for and paid over as provided in the previous section.

wardens.

Act 1865, p. 26.

SEC. 2224. Nothing in this act shall in any manner prevent all parReclamation by ties interested in any damaged goods arriving at the port of New Orleans, from compromising all claims for damage without a sale, even when ordered by the master and wardens.

interested par ties can be

made.

Master and wardens to board and examine vessels.

Hatches opened

warden.

SEC. 2225. It shall be the duty of the master and wardens of the port of New Orleans, or any one of them, on being required by the captain or other interested party to proceed on board of any sea-going vessel, river steamboat or barge, and examine the hatches or stowage and condition of the cargo; and shall cause to be made, in a book kept for that purpose, a record of all their proceedings, to which all persons may have access; and said master and wardens, for every survey of hatches, shall be entitled to demand and receive five dollars; for every subsequent survey of cargo, three dollars; and for each certificate issued, one dollar.

Act 1868, p. 22.

SEC. 2226. If, after the arrival in port of any sea-going vessel, the hatches shall be first opened without a member of the board of warin presence of a dens being present, and the cargo or any part thereof shall come from on shipboard in a damaged condition, these facts shall be presumptive evidence that such damage occurred in consequence of improper stowage or negligence on the part of the person in charge of said vessel; and such default shall be chargeable to the owner, consignee, master ɔr other persons in interest (as part owner or master) of said vessel, each and all of whom shall be primarily liable for such damage; provided, that stress of weather or accident does not render it necessary that the hatches of a vessel shall be opened after said vessel may be in charge of a pilot at this port.

Proviso.

River craft exempted.

Fees.

SEC. 2227. Nothing in this act requiring hatches to be surveyed by the port wardens shall be construed to apply to river boats or barges. SEC. 2228. The master and wardens may demand and receive the same fees, to be paid by the parties calling for survey, when a compromise is made, that they would have received had no compromise been effected.

SEC. 2229. (Master and wardens to offer their official services.) Repealed.

See Act 1877, Ex. S., p. 4, No. 3; see, supra, under sec. 2217.

or warden..

SEC. 2230. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the said master and wardens, or their legally constituted deputies, to make any Penalty for unlawfully acting survey of hatches of sea-going vessels coming into the said port of as such master New Orleans, or to make any survey of damaged goods coming on board such vessel, whether such survey be made on board or on shore, or to give certificates on orders for the sale of such damaged goods at auction, or to do any other of the acts and things prescribed by law for the said master and wardens to do and perform. And the person doing said illegal and forbidden acts, his instigators and encouragers, shall be liable and bound to pay in solido to the said master and wardens one hundred dollars damages, with costs, for each of said illegal and forbidder acts so done; and should such illegal and forbidden act be done at the instance, procurement and instigation of the master, owner or owners or agent of such vessel, then the said vessel, her master and owners shall be liable and bound to pay the said master and wardens the said amount of one hundred dollars damages, which amount, in each and all of the cases above named, may be recovered by the said master and wardens, by civil suit, before any court having jurisdiction of the parties and amount. And in case of several violations of the provisions of this act by the same party or parties, it shall not be indispensable to institute a separate suit for each violation, but the said master and wardens may have and maintain their suit, before any court having jurisdiction of the parties and amount, for the aggregate amount of damages for which the defendant or defendants may be liable under the provisions of this act.

SEC. 2231. (Bond to be given by pilots, and approved by the master and wardens of New Orleans.) See D. 2688.

D. sec. 1585; Act 1865, p. 162; Act 1880, No. 99, sec. 3.

SEC. 2232. (Fines to be sued for by the master and wardens for benefit of charity hospital.) See D. 2695.

D. sec. 409.

SEC. 2233. (Complaint, when made by a captain of vessel, and duty of master and wardens respecting it.) See D. 2699.

D. sec. 1588.

SEC. 2234. (Pilots not owning pilot boat to be suspended by master and wardens, and reported to the governor.) See D. 2702.

D. sec. 1586.

SEC. 2235. (Extra service to be determined by master and wardens.) See D. 2690.

'City of New

Orleans to have

the control of the police, and of the fire

alarm and police telegraph.

Composition of the police board; their duties and powers.

METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT.

Sec. 2236 to 2297 are repealed by Act 1877, p. 57, No. 35, sec. 1. Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act provide :

SEC. 2. The city of New Orleans be and is hereby authorized and empowered, through the mayor and board of administrators, to establish, organize and maintain a proper and sufficient police force, to preserve order and good government within the corporate limits of said city, and to assume the management and control of the fire alarm and police telegraph; provided, the whole expense of said police force, fire alarm and police telegraph shall not exceed and is hereby limited to the sum of three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars per annum.

SEC. 3. Said police force and fire alarm and police telegraph shall be entirely under the control and direction of the mayor and board of administrators of the city of New Orleans, so far as the appointment and organization of the same is concerned; and that the said city council shall provide therefor, by the passage of suitable ordinances, and shall also provide in said ordinances for the appointment of a board of police commissioners. Said board shall consist of four commissioners, in addition to the mayor of the city of New Orleans, who shall be ex officio a member and president of the board, and the administrator of police of said city, who shall be er officio a member of said board, to be chosen in the manner hereinafter prescribed; and a majority of said board, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The mayor shall nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the common council, appoint the commissioners of said board of police; and the said commissioners shall hold office for one, two, three and four years, to be determined by lot. Upon their appointment and at the expiration of the term of each of said commissioners, the mayor shall appoint, as aforesaid, a commissioner, who shall hold office for four years. The power of trying, of removal or of suspension of any of the officers or patrolmen is exclusively vested in said board, and it shall pos sess such other powers and perform such other duties as may be authorized and enjoined by the city administrators.

SEC. 4. All laws or parts of laws contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect from and after its passage and promulgation.

VAGRANTS.

Sec. 2298 to 2304, reproduced as sec. 3883 to sec. 3889.

DUTY OF SHERIFFS IN METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICTS.
Sec. 2305 to 2308 reproduced as sec. 3635 to sec. 3638.

Companies, battalions, etc.,

may be organized.

MILITIA.

SEC. 2309. In any parish of this State one or more companies, battalions or regiments of uniformed militia may be organized, armed and instructed in accordance with the provisions of this act.

Con 1879, art. 3, 181; D. sec. 1653; Act 1868, p. 44.