New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-18

=a .- No. 49,
An Ordinance to organize The Department Of Police Of the City
of Netc Orleans.
The Comon Council of the Citu of Ney orins as
foocs-Artcle l. From after the first day of June
next the Department Of Police for the City
shall consist and be formed Of
One Chief of Police. @ w.
One Captain for each District
One First and Second Lieutenant the First Dis
trict
One First and Second lieutenant for the Second
District. sg.a'ssssi4 n
One First and one Second Lieutenant for the Third
One Lieutenant the Fourth District and three hun
dred and Policemen who shall be distributed
follows, viz 4s
One hundred and thirty five in First District
One hundred and twenty in Second District;
Fifty in Third District and
4 Thirty five in Fourth District.
Art The Office of the Chief of Police shall be conve-
nien to the Mayors Office and the same shall be kept
open all day and all night and the said Chief shall be in
attendance thereat daily between the hours of nine
o'clock NJ and three O'Clock to receive the reports
of the several Captains of Police to submit the
the Mayor and to take such action thereon crcum-
stances may require
Art The said Chief Police shall be subordinate to
the Mayor the Chief Executive of the Police
of the city and shall obey and the officers
under MN to obey the rules and regulations prescribed
by the Mayor in accordance with the laws of the United
Council. 80 III 777
He will be held responsible to the Mayor for the ef
cheney general conduct and good order of all the officers
and policemen.
Art In of the absence of the Chief of Police
shall be performed by such police officer may be desig
mated by the Mayor or by said Chief.
The said Chief Of Police shall visit each District at least
week He shall keep in his office such books as
may be necessary to record all police business Said
books shall be 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 kept by the
and the time of their arrival in this city
He shall have power to suspend officers and policemen
from office for cause but in all of suspension he
Shu tUap hnyr
Mayor Of such suspension in writing, which notice shall
specify the grounds Of such suspension and contain the
charge. a7N
Art s. The Offices of the Captains of the several Dis
tcts shall be convenient to the Recorders offices in their
respective Districts They shall keep such books may
be designated by the Mayor and Chief of Police report
daily in person. at the office of the Chief of Police at 70
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 po
licemen under them.
pend policemen from office for but in all Of
suspension the Captains shall within twenty hours
suspension in writing which notice shall specify the
grounds Of such supension and contain the and
residences Of the witnesses to establish the charge
Art q The Chief Of Police shall give bond conditional
for the faithful of his duties to the amount
of five thousand dollars and the Captains of the several
Districts three thousand dollars before entering upon
their duties said bonds to be approved by the Finance
Committees of the Common Counci and they hereby
made responsible for all property which may into
Art In of the absence Of the Captains Districts
from sickness or other cause the duties required of him
shall DO performed by the First Lieutenant and in his
absence by the Second Lieutenant who while in said
pacy shall possess and exercise the powers rights Of
such Captains and that said Ieutenants shall give bond
and security in the of $1,000 for the faithful perform
ance Of their duty.
Art Policemen whenever detailed for such purposes
shall perform the duties hitherto performed by Street
Commissares Day Policemen Night Watchmen River
Police.
Art. 10, Each member of the Department will wear
metallic crescent theeft breast emblem Of office
Py0drd that the may be dispensed with whenever
necessary
Captains and Lieutenants will ,conspcuousy display
ON all other occasions that Ii may be necessary to
make known their ONCE. b - sag
Policemen shah display said epbems Consistently unless
otherwise ordered BY the chsf pf Police or Cap
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