New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-22
Article I.

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SECTION The watch Department = nj prei or .;
hee aloi,i together With the ctiire Of era. ,st
Is,oT, h;ash wade en- ie o Tlg suSay oise-
inspectors u P1wa btVasrs cgdJ JUNK ,.tli- -. % r
and cnury Of Nea ork, and experimenting, o. Ty,,7 - ~
Tgeifh Ward Of the sagi cliy except Ire eiiice 81 ''
IHlieI Of the watch department; and the varon' oie1i:
,Tr,re,l N the foregoing sec.len. there shall Le 'i So.
n.n Ipciuda. captains assistant Captain ard Pofe'ne'
g. The Corporation ~ ordnance ha dl'ii ~, a
es.atls!.e,i police court AID oi'ee I'D .ol.r. lis
-, .i,s P, II, i bS h, Ss e by
las "a and Tor sad city: and ne c'ty sis ~ 'ii'iGe
m tU police districts. tie police CONT ':;cii mn H. t
AID be -iitlec; ell hc laws Feai'nc To iii pom
ehs.,eai in and Tor SAID city The C?r'rnii1l ~ oinin,g
Ja ncbe the time and place Tor holding such courts ana
sIq designate lie magistrates and cietAs i1f ec'i @
= Fec, ward Of the city Of NewYors shall he par"l DE-,
Isl The Corporation shall rrc.ide ~ each pavi us' =
@ IT., e designate. Dst,lc, lead QUARTERS The pa'ei
o. each district Shall cors; OF one captain OF i n.ce, q i
Sa 1 Zach S ward a &c en, c@ns TO its population
sch computation to Js MAJ 10y i q oire and police
, Ich n md lr the city OF New ofk. posses. ali Inc
lie CIV and -ounty OF ew York, .... .h,1
tapta,rS OF Police WITHIN their respective districts Sha
maer. and IN the Twelfth Wa' IN ndiiio9 thereto sho Pc
superintendent OF rcnt 'gci ciPtii> - M H. AMI rt
form all the duties heretofore performed by Tie se'efa' "ce
III ,S Sr catS, captain, md policemen oft'e s
irr: accordance with rules and fesuntGis @ -,
the Mayor. eonloniiy with t, iaw % s ,d @ Il i
trrt DIV and me- and protect the polls At cecio ana r
L., i ;nf ;lc notice nF tire district, my Of them
shai perform III other dles prescribed to item ~ od'a'c'
The cata sSi,,an; captain. and policemen shall cars
s.,aLlr emblem on device b.; which they inay we" tecs
ij in c1 Of the r..eace cfe captain the duties required
Of hin shall be performed by me iifs, S.,,,, 81 ra.
hi ut-ence by the sccun; assistant, rnpta!i N,o,
m sucl ca;mcy shah posses and exercise te powers ~
o. 4, INV rm Of -c It a be the duty Of the captain
OF aro ncafe,i the scene fconlaeraon i?th"ii 70 proceed
to e sane with onchalfai tc punlst 9 the p@iel, 81
du,, gent npree,y IN dEaHG PIE ects pfo ~
as cf pn rt or any other sudden emergency, requiring t-
services the police on notice nels w.. e ps
Ice shall forthwith proceed 20 tue ceif 81 I', ~
police oil duty, Iny pat rcfe1i ana be ''si 81 suppress
IL shal! he the duty Of the policemen TO OBEY such or
ef, Ms they may from time receive "' caitiiN nu
ithrnm~ M cnna, and nssis.i captains to the cpt at pr
iice N violations Of the toomton ordinances |" ItgsS.
rcd IN Their presence arrest MI persons committing li
ton OF any ely ordinance their presence eFion so i.
hyi Otherwise arrested siali bt Utlf
;nie 10 the Police Court IN the same Police pc, III W""D
they shall be arrested, ar e soaF hGrn ~
inrc The it.es shall ,e required ~ intend and forthwith 10
prefer their complaints, It sia he the y 81 G od
OF isce and To- report I" the cHain all suspicious persons
bon sesnnd hand dealers. .aini: houses, and all pnccs
where d!er., t:ppiers, gamblers ana other d'odcry h u
pcioi, persons ny ccn:tealc to cpg'o ';r.er> and oi
err against going INTO such placs>, aud AGAINST pcAporHc
vafch--tuef;. dToPPeTs. noch HucupnesfI nitetI NV"
n,r yic,uI, persons direct rar:orS and others me ncart~
md sl wny 10 their place, of destination, and when nec2s
sary 10 cause them to he accompanied to Their destination b;
one of the police. .. .;,.i 90 ~
.,l; m. con places. shall lee communicated 10 The pre-
.idnc Justice and made matter oil private record IN the i'
Ice {iee. tn, the services Of the whole department be
ecic m the .rt;on n offenders md tine recovery @: proper
| IT, and IL. lac iuic c.actua prevention Of crime
H. hc clerks each Police Office hall keep proper book
o. col m which shall be entered at length description
each and every article al stolen ohc property which sai
IT, brought Ia ~ nj Offices which shall c taken from ,iCn
c ana what disposition In, been made thereof; MS" erep
hook for prnpcfiy delivered un and office nio book 1t
contain statement Of Known bar-aIit. ilrcencs. n "!ei
nrupcry and shall perform any service required Ut them 10y
H. runcual attendance sla! he required OF every office
ard i,ai"lna c,,u'lece with the department. all occ;
ION. ,IckBs aud disability u!y shall be excuse 10! ab
from duty IT,. - ,f
.n,t md preservation oi NIL property brought To- snd Court
One ri the Jerks ii sand Court under the direction oi lie ina
rrnlc hail he charged with the safe Keeping Of the san
property. -. 49,.
number 10 attend upon tie Police Courts t" process
,aid Courts and attend upon other Courts OF the City