New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-17
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IN Ordinance organize he Department Of Police Of he City
,oos-Articie l. From and afteT the rst Day of June
the Department. Of Police for the City Of
shall consist and be formed Of 53l js5si ~ :
One Chief Of Police.
One Captain for each District.
One First and Second Lieutenant for the First Dis
trct.
One First and Second Lieutenant for the Second
District. q
One First and one Second Iientenant for the Third
| District. N 7ll
One Lieutenant for the Fourth District and three hun
dred and fory-ve Policemen who shall be distributed
follows, viz:
One hundred and thirty five in First District \
One hundred and twenty in Second District
Fifty in Third District; and s9s
Thirty five in Fourth District, ss y.
Art q The office Of the Chief Of Police shall be
nient to the Mayors Office andsthe shall be kept
all day and all night and the said Chief shall be In
attendance thereat daily between the hours Of nine
O'Clock and three O'Clock to receive the reports
Of the several Captansof Police to submit the
the Mayor and to take such action thereon circum
Art g. The said Chief Of Police shall be subordinate to
Mayor the Chief Executive of the Police Department
of the city shall obey and cause the officers and men
him to obey the rules and regulations prescribed
by the Mayor In accordance with the laws of the United
States Of this State and the ordinances Of the Common
He will be held responsible to the Mayor for the EN-
cheney general conduct and good order Of a the officers
Art 4 In Of the absence Of the Chief Of Police
M or other the duties required Of him
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The said Chief Police shall visit each District at least
once week He shall keep in his office such books ss
books shall BE- open to the inspection of the Mayor and
Police Committee.
He shall keep correct register Of the free people of
color within the city independent Of the one kept BY the
Mayor their residences occupations ages places of birth
and the time of their arrival in this city.
He shall have power to suspend officers and policemen
from ONCE for cause but in oil cases Of SUSPENSION he
shall, within twentyour hours thereafter notify the
specify the grounds Of such suspension and contain the
names and residences Of the witnesses to establish the
charge.
Art s. The offices of the Captains of the several Dis
shall be convenient to the Recorders offices in their
nc They shall KEEP such books
daily in person. at the office Of the Chief Of Police at II
o'clock They shall have the general charge Of their
respective Station Houses and shall be held responsible
for the good conduct and efficiency Of the officers and
icemen under them
Art g. The Captains Of Police shall have power to sus-
pend policemen from Office for but in all cases Of
suspension the Captains shall within twenty -four hours
suspension in writing which notice shall specify the
grounds of such suspension and contain the and
residences Of the witnesses to establish the charge.
Art l. The Chief of Police shall give bond conditional
for the faithful performance Of his duties to the amount
Of Ave thousand dollars the Captains Of the several
their duties said bonds to be approved by the Finance
Committees Of the Common Council and they are hereby
made responsible for all property which may come into
Art g. In of the absence Of the Captains Of Districts
from sickness or other cause the duties required Of him
absence, BY the Second Lieutenant who while In said
pacy shall possess and exercise the powers and rights Of
and security in the Of $1,000 for the faithful pem
Art Policenen whenever detailed for such purposes
shall perform the duties hitherto performed BY Street
Commtssaries Day Policemen Night Watchmen and River
Police. a
metallic crescent the left breast emblem Of office
Podd that the may be dispensed with whenever
the Chief Of Police or Captains Of Districts deem
| necessary
Captains and Lieutenants will conspicuously display
the embems of Office at fires riots dsordery assembage
and all other occasions that it may be necessary to
make known their office
Policemen shall display said embems constantly, unless
ordered by the Mayor or Chief Of Police Cap
Art. II. Legal voters, and those who read and
derstand the English language alone qualified to be
members Of the Police Department.
Art H. Any member Of the Police who shall charge
receive any fee compensation other than his legal sal
ary for services rendered to be rendered unless with
the knowledge and appreciation of the Mayor uch ap
probation s be given in wrtng shall Be discharged
the city without the written permission of the Mayor
rChef of Police and such officer, leaving the city
without permission, shall be discharged.
Art. a. The Mayor shall appoint Commissary for each
Of the Markets Of the First Second and Third Districts
the saraparu street Markets in the Fourth Ditricsub
ect to the approval Of the Board of Aldermen and shall
be the duty Of of the day Police Of the Fourth District
missary Of Ninth street Market
Art 10 Any policeman or commissary wrongfuly sus-
pended shall receive pay the whole of the time that he
may have been thus suspended 4 = 4 .s-
Art 16 The Mayor shall appoint such number Of super
numeraries may be required for the several Districts
to fill vacancies that may by the absence of the
regularly appointed policemen. n
Art. IT, Any member connected with the Police Depart
ment who shall improperly interfere at elections make
of the influence of his Office in elections shall be dis
charged. F.s& ts1 =
[Sgnedl W c. c. CLAIBORNE, 1t- .
Presiden. Board Of Aldermen.
tSgnedl FRAS. ALPUENTE, T. ist.,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
Approved I4h May, 1852.
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