The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-07-25
AN ORDINANCE
To establish and regulate Town Guard.

The Council. who shall constitute and be the Town
Guard. in and for the said Town, in lieu ana
place of the patrol of said Town, who shall per-
form all the duties required Of the patrol, by Laws
Of the said State and Town now OF force, or mere
after to be passed, and shall be subject to all the
penalties and shall have all the rights and autho-
rity Of the patrol, and the protection extended 10
the patro contained in the Laws of the said Town
and State now of force, hereafter TO be enacted
Q. Be it further enacted by the authority afore-
said, That the Council shall designate two of the
said four Guardmen, who shall be Sergeants OF
the 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 shall
report TO the Recorded, at the end of each calsn-
der, month, all absences from, and neglect OF
duty, 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 10 the Coun-
Gil at their. first meeting thereafter.
In the absence Ut any one OF the sergeants, Inc
man of his squad shall perform all the duties and
he subject to all the penalties of his ss,oeant'
- BE Il. s:z.'Ler-oidalncd ny the authority afore.
sad That it 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, shall re-
main in the said guardroom until day light. 1t
Shall De Iile Cl W
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 sergeant and
The man of his squad respectively. 1t shall be the
duty of one Of said sergcants, at nine o'clock
every night, together with the man Of his squad,
to proceed forthwith to patrol the streets OF said
Town, according to the laws Of the said State and
Town, as are now Of force, or may hereafter D;
passed, and the sergeant sha take one part OF said
Town, and the man of his squad, the other part,
which the sergeant shall designate, in which they
shall respectively perform duty, and tine sergeant
shall appoint certain places and times at which he
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, if 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, the sergeant on duty shall return to the guard
room and wake up the relief guard, who Shall be
the other eergcant 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 otending 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 to Jail, and give notice TO the lntendant,
and confne all slaves or free negroes captured for
being without legal permit, in The stocks at the
guard room, until next morning eight o'clock, un.
less sooner discharged by the other provisions Of
this clause, and The guardman who made the
siczure, shall give notice TO the owner OF 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
fran rclny SI,lh ha fori H.
with whipped by said guardman, according to law;
and the sergeant of the squad which sla! 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 tic
Intendant next morning.
S. BE it further ordained by the authority aior .
said, That on each and every Sunday, one squad
Of said guard, shall perform duty from nine 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
halt of said period and all slaves and free negroes
seized on Sunday, shall be dealt with according to
law.
g. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said, That each member of said guard shall be fur.
nislled by the Council with stout stick and rattle,
leather belt with scabbard attached thereto, and
bayonet, and the sticks shall be made that the
bayonct may fas.cn thereon, which articles thesaid
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 dirccledby the
Intendant or Council. And in any one 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 ut the guard room, shall
promptly repair to his assistance.
: T. 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 shall turn out and patrol for the re-
mainder Of the night, in oil rarts of the Town
s. 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 duty at the guard house,
shall be subject to the orders of the I.tenduAt, or
any member of the Town Council.
g. Be it further ordained by the authority aforc-
said, That each member of said guard shall re-
ceive, 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 tho Council; and any one OF the said guard
quitting the guard, without the consent Of tho
Council first Obtained shall forfeit his ray 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 u the Council
under penalty Of ten dollars
TO- Be it further ordained by the authority afere-
sad That no deputy shall Le allowed or received
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