The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-08-15
IAN ORDINANCE
To establish and regulate Town Guard

dens Of the Town of Camden, now met and sltting
IN Council That four persons shall DC eiec!gu "
the Council, who shall constitute and be tne IowI
Guard, in and for the said Town, IN ieu anu
place Of the patrol Of sala S sa DN,ro bv Laws
of the said State and Town now OF force, OF mere
te IN mo nas.ed and shall be subject TO all the
nenaIt;es. and shall have all the rights and autho-
ritv of the PATROL and the protection EXTENDED 10
he patrol, contained in the Laws OF the salo dowh
. Be it further enacted by the authority atore'
said. That the Council shall designate two OF the
sa;d four Guardmen, who shall he Sergeants OF
,be Guard. and shall be responsible for the con.
tinuance on duty, and the due performance Of
DUTY, of the man on duty with him, and snail
report to the Recorded, at the end of each caisn,
der. month, all absences from, and neglect OF
uty. by the man of his squad, and Of the sergeant
of the other squad, and all violations of the provl-
sions of this Ordinance by them, or either OF Them,
and the Recorder shall report the same to the Cou-
Gil at their first meeting thereafter. ,
In the absence OF any one OF the sergeants, the
man of his squad shall perform all the duties and
be subject to all the penalties OF ms seIgean.'
g. BE it further ordained by the authority afore'
said, That shall be the duty of said four guard
men, to assemble every night, at the ringing OF
the nine o'clock bell, in the guardroom, which
shall be the south room of the second story OF the
Market House, and while not on duty, snail re-
| main in the said guardroom until DAY hght. IL
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 said
watches shall be performed BY each SCI geant ana
the man of his squad respectively. 1t shall be the
duty of one of said sergeants, at nine O'CLOCK
eyery night together with the man OF his s9uaa,
10 proceed forthwith to patrol the streets OF saia
Town. according to the laws or the SAID State ano
Town, as are now Of force, or may hereafter %
passed, and the sergeant shall take one faIt saiu
Town, and the man of his squad, the otner part,
which the sergeant shall designate, in which they
shall respectively perform duty, and the sergeant
shall appoint certain places and times at which ne
shall meet the man Of his squad, during the said
watch But the sergeant on duty may require tne
man of his squad to accompany him to any part ol
said Town, If he shall deem the same necessary
in the performance OF his duty; ana 30 soon as
the term of watch of the squad on duty shall ex-
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 the
Council.
a Be it further ordained by the authority afore,
said, Tha, the sergeant Of the squad which shal,
capture any free white person TOR violation OF
the laws of the State or Town, shall commit such
prisoner to ail, and give notice TO the lntenoant,
and confne all slaves free negroes captured TOR
being without legal permit, in the STOCKS at the
guard room, until next morning elgnt CLOCK, uhr
less sooner discharged by the other provisions OF
this clause, and the guardman who made the
siezure, shall give notice to the owner o' such
slave before eight o'clock, and if one dollar shall
then be paid to the said guardman, such slave or
free negro shall be set at liberty, but if the said
sum of one dollar be not then paid to the said
guardman, such free negro or slave, shall be forth
and the sergeant of the squad which shall seize any
free negro OF slave for any other violation of the
laws ef 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 afore.
said, That on each and every Sunday, one squad
of said guard shall perform duty from nine ociock
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 pegroes
seized on Sunday, shall be dealt with according to
law.
6. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said, That each member OF said guard shaii De t9r
nished by the Council with stout stick and rattle,
leather belt with a scabbard attached thereto, and
bayonet, and the sticks shall be made that the
bayonct may fasten 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 musket and
Sufficient powder aud balls when so directed by the
Intendant or Council. And in case any one OF
The said puard on duty should need assistance in
nerformance 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, shall
promptly repair to his assistance.
4 Be it further ordained BY The authority afore-
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 rarts Of the Town.
g. Be it further ordained by the authority afore
said; That any one of the said guard may be re.
moved from Office, by vote Of the Council, and
the said guard while on duty or at the guard house,
shall be subject 10 the orders of the lntendant, or
any member of the Town Council.
9. 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 ut 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 alter the expra
ton of two weeks notice in writing TO the Council
under penalty Of ten dollars.
TO- 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
sickness of said guardman, or some member of his
immediate family, and then only, at the expense
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