The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-08
THE NEW POLICE Bull.
A N A G T /,

AN ACT,
In. Relation to the Police Department In the
City and Comfy Of New York.
REPORTED BY HENRY II. HOWARD AND PASSED THE
HOUSE, SATURDAY, APRIL 2.
The People of the State Of New York. represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. The police department Of the city of New
York shall consist OF the following named officers chief
of police captains of police eutenant of police SER
eaAnts of police, policemen and deormsn
Sec 2 Each ward ard in the city q New York shall be
sach patrol district suitable accommodation for the pa
troll for such disrict to be designated police station
house" The patrol Of each district shall consist of sne
captain Of police first and second lieutenant of police
two more sergesnts of pohce, and such number OF
district -'''' ''''' v 'n'
Sec 8. The chief Of police, captains eutenants and
sergeans OF police and policemen IN and for the CITY and
county of New York, shall possess all the power now
possessed by the constabes Of said city county ex
cept they shah not bc entitled to execute civil process
Sec A. Tha chief of police captains and SER
geants police policemen and doore accordance with
rules and regulations prescribed In conformity laws
of the United States of this State and the ordnarc
the Common Council sha watch and guard the city .v
and n and protect all general and primary eleciio as
Sec s. The chief Of pohoe, captains leutenant and
scrgcan.s of police, policemen and doormen shall
suitable enbom or device to be prescribed by the com
missiepsrs Of police.
Sec O. Captains Of police shall be dockmasters within
their respective districts and aided and assisted by the
eutepants of police policemen shall do and perform
all the duties he etofore performed by dockmast ars
Sec. T. 1t shall be the duty of sergeants poll euen and
doormep TO obey such orders they may h ON, tc to
n Heut
PANTS Of police respecting their duty to nort rouuh
the captains aud lieutenants to tho chief Of nolcs ali
violations Of the corporation ordinances o sbsII renort
tho forthwith to the orporatf IN attorrayr t
preserve the public peace 10 rend A. evc-v .ss,st
apce and facility to minister's and os,cers of ;~s
ce 10 report all suspicious persons bawdv bo,ses
ceiving shops pswnbrekers shops mnI shons seconS
hand dealers shops gaming hou g. n. rI.ccs ,vbers
iders tplers, gamblers and other isordarv n swami
cous persons copgregate to caut;on st,sngers spd
Others asan, going into such r,sces and against pick
burners and other vicious krsons to direct
and others TO the nearest Al safest wny TO their
OF destination and when necessary to cause them to
be accompanied to their destination by cne Of the police
ana perform All otner ates which shall be prescribed
sec lunctuai tendance shall be required Of every
cfcer sergeant pol doormau connected with
the oepai'ment all occasions, but nothing herein
snal % construed TO prevent the Mayor from
renewing capta leutenants sergeants, policemen and
uootmen from duty, for any period during which they
may oe hoe" from duty without permssiop exccp< in
OF nd consequent upon disease or injury con
trnctei the public service and In all cases such ON
cer ~ neants, policemen and doormen, who are absent
from duty in consequence Of disease injury contracted
| In ,yublic service shall receive full pay.
Zee In of the absence OF the captain Of police
The duties required Of him shall be performed by hrs,
iieutenant OF police and In his absence by second
lieutenant, who, while acting in such capacity, shal
and the powers and rights OF such cap
tain In Of the absence Of lieutenant BY reason