Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-15
.a,ex'a. Common Council.
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4 Ia amend an act enuiled an act to es-
;abi IA a watch, aLd layi0g tax for
p,Vsg the same.
SECTION /. Be II enacted by the Com
nor Council Of the town OF Alexandria,
Tat tor the better regulation 1t the
watch, aud tor he p OteCtiOn Ut the pro-
u.r;, CT tie citlZens, the following regu-
n,nns hall be observed:
l.. rhe wa Gu axe to pstrol the su-
buru, OF the town.
"a. EVERY watChuan found intoxica-
tel on duty shah be immediately >us.
headed by the superintendent Ui the
watch, ami he shall forthwith report his
case 90 The mayor, who shall inqure Iutc
hI, nauct, aud Il he shall be satisfied
Of ms guilt, he shall continue The susPen
son aud rep,rt the case to the Common
Council.
81 Every Waterman on duty is en-
;gined to paroi IN his district, aud shalt
no, he permit cd 10 sit or stand sGil or
enter agJ house, shop or grocery store,
except il may be in discharge Of his duty E,
or the Natch house.
4th. Every Waterman found sleeping
on his post shall be suspended and re-
pOGted e the mayor, woo shall proceed
a, IS ii, ected ~ the second regulation.
5th. rvrr' wa'Sbman 5 ,al', in case OF
the cry ct hire, alarm tue teens mme
da,e,v, and tue superintendent Of the
watch shall tCrV,"Ith cause the alarm
he'll t. he ruas ana they shall also make
known the place where It may be.
9Th Eyets Waterman Shu a6sents
himself lr III TIE va oh house at ne mar
when the watch usually ass,mh e :" TIA
q ready man shall be- put Ia his pace,
shat, be reperted TO The 'usyor, "ho shall
suspend h m u9til tNe next meeting oi
tie Common Council, ualess sufficient
excuse is given to the mayor,
7,h Each watthmsn Is enjoined u
rrsycnt riotous Eondpct in the streets
a d IN houses, especially 10 public houses,
aud rsqlire all suspicious characters
whom tfey shall hnO III the streets u
glye SAL Ia, tory account oil themselves
III tlltN iNlusC u SslNC gun AN' NNhe
they are tn BE- CGnd cted to the superln-
tend Mt Of The watch, ,hO, il they persist
in ref stu. 10 give HIN satiiact.ry ac'
count Ui themselves, shall COnm't Them
T. The watch house urtll the uao Mug.
Stn All persons who shall be found at
Disorder houses, u, III a parry OF slaves
or people Of LUiOr, except upon Lawful
bu.luess, are TO be treated IN the same
manner a. suspicious characters found
10 the streets. All ser, anti, unless IL
apnear, to tie Satisfaction Of the super
irt..ndent OF he watch they are going On
the business ul their respective masters,
mist, esse,, or employers, or with their
PERMISSION, shall be treated 10 tie same
manner.
9Th The meetings Of pcopie OF color
Tor any purpose are not to be permitted
70 continue longer than ten o'clock at
Iisht--tney are to be dispersed at thai
hour by tie watch, and il they 90 not
then dsperse they are TO be treated as
suspicious characters are herein before
directed 10 be trtated.
SeCtiOn.2. Aud b. II fu- ther enacted,
That m cave OStne res gustion, death, o,
removal from the ,own Of any 1t the
wa,G zen dp Jag the recess u the Com
moU Council, the mayor Is HEREBY aOth,-
Ti'ed ~ employ srmr propFr e!son t.
act IA the place at such watcomau until
the nSNt meeting Ut the Common , pun.
Gil, uh-n he vacancy shall he filled.
Secnou 5, And Ue II further exact d.
That lhi act shall Com,O, nee a o De ~
furce hon and alter the passing OF the
same.
Passed in Council Goth March, 1918.
J. Al. II0OE, President
Approved, April IS, 1873,
Jl(,OR ,lOFfMAN. MayOr