The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-07-18
AN ORDINAlyCEs CEs
To;establish and regulate a Town Guard.

in Council, That four persons shull be electedby.
the Council. wh h,khafl constitute and be the .Iowi
Guard, in and for the said Town, in lieu and
p'aoeof the patrol Of said Town, who shall per:
form 1.-the duties required of The patrol, hyLnws
Of the said State and Town now of force, or hero
after to bc passed, and shall be subject TO aIhc
penalties. and shall have all The rights and aotho-
rity. of the patrol, and the projections xendcd to
the patrol; contained in the Laws of the said own
and Stae now of force, or hereafter TO be enacted.
g BE it further enacted by the Authority nfofe- a
said, That the Council shall dcsignate two 81
said four Guatdmen, who s.allbe 'Setaeaftscf
the Guard, and shall be responsible for the con-
tinuancc duty, and The due performance of 4
duty, of the man on duty with him, and shall
report 10 the Recorded, at the end of each cals,i
duty, by the man of his squad, and of the sergeant
of the other squad, and all violations of the trovi:
sions of this Ordinance by them, ,or either of them,
and the Recorder shall report the same to the Conn.
Gil at their first meeting thereafter.
In the absence OF any one OF the sergean'si the y
man of his squad she'll perform a.l the tules and
be subject to all the penalties of his sergeant.
g. BE it further ordained by tho authority afore-
said, That it shall be the dutyof said four guara
men, to assemble every hight, at the ringing of
the nine o'clock bell, in the gnardroom, which
shall be the south room of the second story OF the
Market House, and while not on duty, shall tre-
main in the said guardroem until day light. e
shall be the duty Of the said two sergeants TO dydr
the night into equal watches, and if they cannot
agree thereon then TO decide by lct which of said
watches shall be performed by each sergeant and
the man of his squad respectively. It shall be tie
duty Of one of said sergeants, at nire o'clocls
every night together with the man Of his squad,
to proceed forthwith to patrol the streets of suid
Town, according to the laws of the ssid State and
Town, as now of force, or may hereafter be
passed, and the sergeant shall one rort OF said
Town, and the ma1 of his squad, the other Tart,
which the sergeant shall designate, in which they
shall respectively perform duty. and the serg ant
shall appoint certain places and times at which hs
shall meet the man of his squad, during the said
watch But the sergeant on duty may require the.
man of his squad to accompany him to any part of
said Town, il 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 ex-
pire, Tho sergeant on duty shall return to the guard
room and wake up the relief guard, who shall be
the othrr sergeant and man, and who shall proceed
forthwith 10 perform the duties required above
of the relieved squad.
For each violation, Of any of tho provisions Of
this section, the guardman offending, shall be fined,
not more than FIVE dollars, at the discretion OF the
Council.
a. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said, That the sergeant Of the squad which shall
capture any free white person for violation OF :
the laws of the State or Town, shall commit such
prisoner Jail, and give notice TO the 1n;endant,
being without legal permit, in the slocks at the
guard room, until next morning eight clock un.
less sooner discharged by the other provisions Of
this clause, and Ne guardman who made ahes
siezure, shall give notice to the owner o. such I.
slave before eight o'clock, and if one dollar slah
then be paid to the said guardman, sucli slave a!8
free negro shall be set at liberty; but if the SAID
sum of one dollar be not then paid to. the snid
guardman such free negro or slave, shall be forth
with whipped by said guardman, according to law;
and the sergeant Of the squad which shall seize any
free negro slave for any other violation OF me
laws Cf the said Town or State, shall forthwith
commit such prisoner to ja, ,and give notice 70 the
| Intendant next morning. E -
5. Be it further ordained by The authority afores
said, That on each and every Sunday, one squat
of said guard shall perform duty from n;na clock
in the morning, till such time before; 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, shul be dealt with haccordlngtos
law. IS - x
6 Be il further ordained by the authority ufore-
said, Thate each member of said guard shall be fnf-
nished by the Council with stout stick ond ratde,
leather belt with scabbard attached thereto, and
bayonet, and the sticks shall be SO made that the
bayonetmay fastcn thereon, which articles the,sald
guard shall wear while on duty, under the penahy
Of one dollar for each offence therein: and the fnld
guard shall be further armed witha musket and
sufficient powder aud balls when so'directed by he
Intendant or Council And in case any one OF
the said guard on duty should need assistance. an
performance of the duties Of his watch, he shall
spring his rattle, when the whole guoTd both,
those on duty and those at the guard room, shall
promptly repair to his assistance.
2. Belt further ordained by the authority MOI
said, That in case of fire occurring at night the
FIRE bell shall be rung by the guard. and the WHOLE
Of the guard shnll turn out and patrol for the re-
mainder of the night, in all Parts Of the Town.
8. Be it further ordained BY the authority afore'
said, That any one of the said guard may be re;
moved from Office, by avote of the Council, and
the said guard, while duty or at the guard house,
shall be subject to the orders of the lnendans, or
any member of the Town Council.
g. Be il further ordained by the suthoIlty ofore-
sad, That cnch member of Sid guard shall. re-
ceiye, out of the Town Treasury, compensation,
at the rate of two hundred dollars per annam, to
be paid at the end of each calender month, by or
der OF the Council; and any one of tle said guard
quitting the guard, without the consent Of The
Council first obtained, shall forfeit his OF The
then current month; and no member OF the sad
guard shall quit the service, until after the explfa
ton of two weeks notice in Writing to the Council
under penalty of fen dollars.
TO- Be it further ordained by the authority afcre,
said, That no deputy shall be allowed OF received
in the place of any member Of said guard, except
by the permission of the Intendant, in case OF me
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