Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-22
Organization of Vigilance Conmtuee

! SECURITY
perry, elhar under The regulation o society it at
present exists or under the laws as row admins
tered therefore, the citizens whose names are ereun.
to attached, do unite themselves into association,
gr the maintenance OF the peace and good order
cey and The preservation OF the lives and property of
the citizens OF San Francisco, do bnd ourselves each
unto the ohefto DO aud perform every lawful for
the maintenance OF law ard order and to sustain the
laws when faithfully and properly administered Rut
we are determined that no thief, burglar jncendarv
or assassin shal escape punishment. either by The quib
bes oil the law the insecurity of prisons the careless.
corrupons of the police or laxty of those who
pretend TO administer justice.
And to secure the objects of this association, we do
hereby agree
First-'That the name and style of the Association
shall be the Committee of Vigilance for the protection
OF the lives and property Of the citizens and residents If
| the city of San Francisco.
Secondy-Tha there shall be room selected for
the meeting and deliberations of the commi tee at
which there shall be some one more members of the
committee, appointed tor that purpose in constant at
tendance at all hours of the day and night to receive the
report OF any member of the association or OF any other
person or persons whatever, of any of violence
gone 10 Inc person or property OF any citizen OF San
Francisco. And il in the Judgment Of the member or
members OF the committee present. be such an act as
lsles the interference of this committee either in aid
ing IN the execution OF the laws tn prompt and sum-
mary punishment Of the offender, the committee shall
be at once assembled for The purpose of taking such
action as majority OF the committee wien assembled
shall determine upon
Thirdly-That it shall be the duty of any member or
| members OF the committee on duty at the committee
room, whenever general assemblage OF the commit.
lee Is necessary to cause call to be made by two
| strokes upon bell situated - which shall be
| repeated with pause of one minute between each
alaTm the alarm to be struck until ordered to STOP
| Four'hly-lhat when the committee have assembled
Tor action the decision OF the majority present shall be
blndi; on the whole committee, and that those mem
| bes OF the committee whose names hereuno at
ached DO pledge their honor and hereby bud themselves
to defend and sustain each other in carrying out the de-
termned action of this committee, at the hazard Of
| their lives and their fortunes.
Thottb ora oil ha, t,o
deut, Secretary and Treasurer and shall be- the dutv
of the Secretary detail the members required to be in
| daily OF attendance at the committee A sergeant
alarms shall be appointed whose duty shall be to no.
Ity such members ofthe detail for duty The sergeant
at shall reside and be in constant attendance al
the committee room. There shall be a standing COM
mfttee OF finance and qualification, consisting of five
each, and person shall be admitted member of this
association unless he be respectable citizen and ap-
proved by the committee on qualification before ad-
mission.
Sc Woodwork, S Brannan, E Gorham, Fred A
els E Webster 4 D W Davis James G Ward, VIM
Winter, Edward A King, Geo " illus, James HUE
W FL Howard, j D Stevenson. B Frank Hiliard,
Henry Dreschteidt. Chas R Bond, s w Haght, James
Browne, Te schmacher, Caleb Hyatt, Robt Wells
G FL Icy, Samuel r Curwen, H D Evans, J w
salmon lanes Cprss, John Y Bryant Ben Rey.
6 Randall. John S Egan, Tho n Diblos, G L
Wafdsworth N T Thompson, Stephen Payran, VIM
Hart, Reynolds DAVIS, G Spring, Geo M Garwood
Lamou, James Shinder, F Fourgeaud, Jesse South.
am, " Ryckman. "A Jackson McDufit, ii Robin
soa. W Brom i (, S Hedley George Ward,
Hazen Hazletme, VIM II Tabor, P rockingham, w
lken, Isaac B!uxom, Jr, 6 E. 5chenck, Geo D Lam
bert b Lathr9 3I3 l BULLOCK Geo Austin Worn, John
w Walker, Theodore Kulhman, Samuel Marx, } Sc
yon Leqssrks, Julius D Shultze. Fare FsfswsIi, ]
Thos McCahil, Edgar !, akeman, VIM T Co eman,
W PECK, WardweI!, Clark, Jonas Mn,ern S H
Sloan, G Fl + CLARKE, T 3, Waterman F Teschema
Hebson VIM Meyer, Jos R Curtis, w Fl TiiIinghast,
John C McKaracher. William H Graham, F Hutton,
John Raynes J Fisher Horace Morrison, John H
James Pratt, A P Sutton, George W Doueass. Will
liam Budger, A ] Ellis, Charles ii Val, S Stahber
Henry Naglee; VIM. FOrst, VIM Sherwood. Ots
D Hill, VIM Langesmeu, Eugene Hast, B 3 Bah
cock, + K Battelle, l. Mniurn, Herman Haste,
{; 1'readwell, Hartford Joy Augustus BeIknsp, WIN
Cazneau, 2 Kemp, jeremiah spalding W iIIiam c
Graham Med Huxley, John N Cougln, Charles
Minurn. Samuel Morse, jr. George Clifford, Howard
Case, Chas L Wood, Robert II BsIden, Chas Moore.
VIM Fell N Smith, Jas Duff, Jas Bows, John o |
Earl; E N EarI, 2 W Crowell, Randolph III Cooley,
George y Blake, Sam Philips, J Neal, jr. Dewitt
Brown, Chas Del Vecchio Atkinson Ed Baker, |
Jos Post, Chas Milar F Argent, James King of VIM
The above portion OF the Committee of Vigilance
lately established in Ills city for the preservation OF or
der, punishment OF vice. and for the purpose of melting
out that justice so long withheld from criminals unw-
ling that the names Of few OF their associates should
be selected by the corones Jury the principal actors
in the trial and execution of Jenkins, inform the pub
lie that they with ali the members of the committee,
equally responsible for the first of justice that
has been dealt to criminal in San Francisco, since
California became State OF our Union.
Our fellow citizens remembering the escape of With
ers, Daniels and Adams; of Stuart, Wndred and Wat
kins and the ardy manner in which the ncendary
Lewis is being brought to justice will see the necessity
fthe strongest measures we have adopted.
This pub ication also informs those friendly to the
cause, that the Committee of Vigil ance have nothing
in their proceedings, but such matters would
tend defeat the object for which associated
were they made public.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS The following also
| enianated from the Vigilance Committee -
Whereas, The citizens of San Francisco, convinced
that there exists within its limits band OF robbers and
incendiaties, who have several times burned and at
tempted TO burn their city, who nightly attack their
persons and break into their buildings destroy their
quiet eopardize their lives and property, and general
y disturb the natural order OF society: And whereas,
many of those taken BY the police have succeeded in
escaping from their prisons by careessness, by cunni
vance, OF from the want OF proper means or force to
secure their safe continemenl; therefore be il
Resolved, That the citizens OF the place be made
that the Committee OF Vigilance will be ever |
ready receive intorma ton as TO The whereabouts OF
disordery or suspicious person or persons as well
as The persons themselves when suspected OF crime.
Resolved, That it is the conviction of large num-
Der of our citizens that there exists in this city nucleus
OF conycts and disorderly persons, around which cus
ter those who have seriously disturbed the peace and
affected the best interests of city, such known
10 the police of the city or to members OF the Commit
tee Of Vigilance feons by conduct association be
notified to leave port within FIVE days from this date,
and the expiration OF which Time they shall be com
PEELED to depart if they have not done SO voluntarily
within the time specified.
Resolved, That Safety Committee of thirty persons
be ap oned whose sacred duty shall be TO visit eVary
vessel arriving with notorious or suspicious characters
on board and unless they present to said commit
tee evidence of good character and honesty they shall
be reshpprd 10 the place from whence they came and