The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-08-22
AN ORIDNANCE
To establish and regulate a Town Uuaru' u

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To establish and regulate a Town uuard. y.
l. Be it Ordained by the lntendantsana 49, Wa,
dens Of the Town of Camden, now met alo nsahs ~
Council That four sas and Be- the
Guard, in and for the said Town, IN ieu anu
plaoe Of the patrol Of said Town, who shall per
form all the duties required of the patrol, Laws
Of the said State and Town now Of force, OF mere
after to be passed. and shall be subject to all tne
penalties and shall have all the rights and autho
rity, of the patrol, and the protection extenoea
the patrol, contained in the Laws OF the SAID own
and State now of force, or hereafter 70 De enasseo
Q. Re il further enacted by the authority aiore'
said. That the Council shall designate two OF the
said four Guardmen, who shall be Sergeants OF
the Guard, and shall be responsible tor the con-
tinuance on duty, and the due performance o,
duty, of the man on duty with him, and snah
report to the Recorded, at the end of each caisn.
der, month, all absences from, and negiect y,
duty, by the man of his squad, and OF tae seigea.
of the other squad, and all violations OF .ne Prov
sions of this Ordinance by them, or eAneI u sns
and the Recorder shall report the same 10 tue oou
Gil at their first meeting thereafter. A..
In the absence OF any one of the sergeants' tns
man of his squad shall perform all the duties anu
be subject to all the penalties of his sergeant.
3. BE it further ordained by tho authority afore'
said, That it shall be the duty of said four guaro.
men, to assemble every night, at the ringing OF
the nine o'clock bell, in the guardroom, wn.Gn ~
shall bethe south room of the second story OF tne
Market House, and while not on duty, snali re-
main in the said guardroom until day light. II
shall be the duty Of the said two sergeants to divide
the night into equal watches, and if they cannot
agree thereon, then to decide by lot which OF sad
watches shall be performed by each sergeant ana
the man of his squad respectively. 1t shall be the
duty of one of said sergeants, at nine CLOCK
every night, together with the man OF his squad
to proceed forthwith to patrol the streets OF saG
Town, according to the laws of the said State and
Town, as are now of force, or may hereafter be
passed, and the sergeant shall take one rartoi SAID
Town, and the man of his squad, the other part,
which the sergeant shall designate, in which they
shall respectiyel, perform duty, and the sergeant
shall appoint certain places and times at which ne
shall meet the man Of his squad, during the saia
watch. But the sergeant on duty may require tne
man of his squad to accompany him to any part oi
said Town, ii he shall deem the same necessary
in the performance of his duty. And so soon as
the term of watch of the squad on duty shall e!-
pre, the sergeant on duty shall return to the guard
room and wake up the relief guard, who shall be
the other sergeant and man, and who shall proceed
forthwith to perform the same duties required above
of the relieved squad.
For each violation, Of any of the provisions of
this section, the guardman offending shall be hned,
not more than five dollars, at the discretion OF tne
Council.
d. Be it further ordained by the authority afore.
said. Tha, the sergeant Of the squad which shall
capture any free white person for violation OF
the laws of the State or Town, shall commit suon
prisoner to ial, and give notice TO the lntendant
and confne all slaves or free negroes captured tor
being without legal permit, in the stocks at the
guard room, until next morning eight O'CLOCK, uh
less sooner discharged by the other provisions
this clause, and the guardman VINO MAGE .nI
slave before eight o'clock, and if one dollar shall
then be paid to the said guardmap, such slave or
free negro shall be set at liberty, but if the said
sum of one dollar be not then paid to the sald
guardman, such free negro or slave, shall De forlh
with Whipped by said guardman, >, according to law;
and the sergeant of the squad which shall seize any
free negro or slave for any other violation OF the
laws Ct the said Town or State, shall forthwith
commit such prisoner to Jail, and give notice to the
[ntendant next morning.
S. Be it further ordained by the authority atore.
said. That on each and every Sunday, one squad
Of said guard shall perform duty from nine o'clock
in the morning, till such timebefo nine o'clock
at night as the Council may direct by Resolution,
each member of which squad shall be on duty one
half of said PERIOD and all slaves and free negroes
seized on Sunday, shall be dealt with ACCORDING 70
law.
6. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said. That each member Of said guard shall be fur
nished by the Council with stout stick and rattle,
leather belt with scabbard attached thereto, and
bayonet, and the sticks shall be so made that the
bayonet NAV fsten thereon which articles the said
guard shall wear while on duty, under the penalty
of one dollar for each offence therein: and the SAID
guard shall be further armed with musset ano
Sufficient powder aud balls when so directed by the
Intendant or Council. And in case any ono OF
The said guard on duty should need assistance IN
performance of the duties of his watch, he shall
spring his rattle, when The whole guard both,
those on duty and those at the guard room, snail
promptly repair to his assistance.
2. Belt further ordained by the authority afore-
said. That in case Of fire occurring atnlght, the
fire bell shall be rung by the guard, and the whole
of the guard shall turn out and patrol Tor the re-
mainder of the night, in all Parts OF the iown.
said. That any one of the said guard may be re-.
moved from Office, by vote Of the Council; and
the said guard while duty or at the guard house,
shall be subject to the orders Of the lntendant, or
any member of the Town Council.
8. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said. That each member of said guard shall re-.
ceiye, out of the Town Treasury, compensation,
at the rate of two hundred dollars per annum, to
be paid at the end Of each calender month, by or
der OF the Council; and any one of the said guard
quitting the guard, without the consent of the
Council first obtained, shall forfeit his pay of the
then current month; and no member Of the said
guard shall quit the service until after the expira-
ton of two weeks notice in writing to the Council
under penalty of ten dollars.
10. Be it further ordained by the authority afcre
said, That no deputy shall be allowed or received
in the place of any member Of said guard, except
by the permission of the Intendant, in case Of the
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