New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-14
NEW POLICE LAW.
An Act 10 Re-orgnniZe the Police department. Oh
the City OF New-YOra

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the City OF New-YOra.
ARTICLE I.
SECTION The Police Department OF the City ol New
York shall consist of the following named officers; Cne
Of Police Captains of Police Licutcnns OF Police Ser
gean, of Police Policemen and Doormen but the present
Assistant Captains shall be known as Leutcnahts er IAe
passage Of TIL, bill and shall continue to hold their Offices
until the expiration of the tor which they were ap
pointed such Assistant Captains
SIC , Each Ward in the Ciy of New York shall be
q ratrol district The Common Council SHAH W"Nidc
i'm each patrol -rct suitable accommodation Tor the patrol
orsuch district 20 be designated Police station House
The patrol of each district shall consist q" one Captain ''
Police First and Second Lieutenant of Police two or more
scrgaut- OF Police and such number "t Policemen ana
Doornon q, shall be apportioncd 10 the district.
sc g. The Chief OF Police Captains. Lleutenant' ana
SerclntS of Police and Policemen. in and for the CE ana
Countv of New ork shall possess all the power now pos
c,,cd bv the Constable, OF said City aud County, except
they shall not be entitled to execute civil process
SO g. The Chief of Police, Captains, LieutenanN and
Sor-oants Of Police, Policemen and Doormci IN "Geotd
ancc with rules and regulations prescribed by the Mayor
in conformity 10 the laws OF the United states oi ms STATE
and the ordinances OF the Common Council sIaH Wa'ci
and guard the City day and night and protect all general
Sc The Chief of Police Captains, Leutcnants, and
Scrgoauts Police. Policemen and Doornen shan wear
suitable emblem or device to represented ny the 'ohms
sioncrs of Police. .,.
their respective districts and aided and assisted by the
Leutcnants of Police and Policemen shall do and perform
all the duties heretofore performed by Dockma>ter'
SIC 1t shall be the duty of Sergeant', Policemen and
Doormen to obey such orders they may from time To
time receive from the Chief of Police Captains and Lieu
tenants of Police respecting their duty to report through
the Captains and leutcnanS to the Chief OF Police all
violations 0fthe corporation ordinances who shall report
the same forthwith to the Corporation Attorney To pre-
serve the public peace to render every assistance ana
facility To ministers and officers of justice 10 report all
suspicious persons bawdy houses, receiving shops pawn
brokers shops Junk shops second hand dealers shops,
gaming houses all places where dlers uppers gamblers
and other dsordery and suspicious persons conEreSate
to caution strangers and others against going into such
places and against pickpOcets, watch suffers, troopers
mock auconeers burners and other vicious persons to
direct strangers and others 70 the nearest ana safest way 10
their places of destination and when necessary To cause
them to be accompanied to their destination by one OF the
police and perform all other duties which shall be pre-
scribcd.
SEC r. Punctual attendance shall be required Of every
officer Sergeant Policeman, and Dooman connected with
the Department, all occasions but nothing herein con
tanned shall be construed to prevent the Mayor from re
ieving Captains Leutcndnts, SergeantS Policemen and
Dooren from duty for any period during which they may
be absent from duty without permission except in of
absence consequent upon disease injury contracted in
the public service such officer III such case shall receive
full pay ~
the duties required of him shall be performed by First
Lieutenant of Police and in his absence 10y Second leu
tenant who while acting in such capacity shall possess
and exercise the powers and rights of such Captain In
case of the absence of Lieutenant by of sickness
or disability the Captain may, with the consent OF the
Chief of Police substitute Sergeant who shall for the
time being, possess all the powers OF Lieutenant OF
Police. ~
SEC TO- ANY person or persons who shall falsely repre-
sent any of the members OF the Police Department OF the
Civ of New ork or who shall with intent to deceive
or initiate any embcms any of the signs signals or de
vices adopted and used by the Police Department shall be
deemed guilty of msdemeanor, and shall be punished by
fine not less than five more than two hundred and
fifty dollars by Imprisonment for term not exceeding
three months.
SIC H. At any alarm of fire. it shall be the duty of the
Cantains of Police nearest the scene of contagraOn forth
with to proceed to the with the reserve force OF their
command be digen i'll preserving order and protecting
property In of riot or any sudden emergency re-
curing the service of the Police the Captains of Police
shall forthwith proceed to the of riot with the whole
Police off duty any part thereof and be vgant ID sup
pressing the same.
SIC H. The Mayor shall detail from the Policemen
sufficient number to attend upon and to the process
Of Criminal Courts in said City and County.
ARTICLE II.
SIC The Chief of Police shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the approval of the Board of Commissioners
named in the third article of this bill He must be citizen
the United States citizen of the State OF New or and
actual resident OF the City and County OF New DIRK
His removal from the city and county shall yacae his office
SEC lie shall subordinate to the Mayor be the Chief
Executive of the Police Department. and shall obey and
the Police Department under him to obey the :
and regulations prescribed by the Mayor in lncc
with the provisions of this act.
SEC g. He shall repair 10 the of fires, and with
the assistance of the police force every eXcrtom 10
and protect property. and remove. to be
removed all idle and suspicious persons from the vicinity
ofthe fire
umuuous or unlawful a>semblages and with the aid of
the police force, every excrOn dispense
such persons ~ ne may ma engaged III breaking the
peace. who may aid or abet others - to do
SIC D. lie shall direct any or all OF the Police force 10
perform such duties he may deem necessary for the pre-
seryaton OF the public peace the prevention OF crime and
tie discipline and efficiency of the Department
SIC o. He shall aided and assisted by the members of
the Police Department. be the superintendent OF Cabs and
Cabmen hackney coaches and hackney coachmen stages
and accommodation coaches or OmLibuscs and their dry
en-, and carmen and all persons employed drive
carts through the streets and lanes of New York public
porte hand cartmcn vendors Of charcoal frewood hard
l,.lf He IN Ia. tin
of pawnbrokers shops second hand dealers shops junk
shops. and intelligence offices.
SIC e. tie SHALL with the approval Of the Board O; Alder
men, appoint clerk who shall be known and designated
Clerk 10 the Chief of Police. and who shall perform All
such duties a- the Chief Of Police shall direct
SIC p All vacancies in the office Of Chief Of Police 'hh
be filed in the prescribed in section hf't OF
article second of this act
SIC g. In all cases whore persons are arrested upon
criminal charges they shah, with little delay IS possible
be- conducted before magistrate to be dean WIN Is 'ie
law drcc,-.
ARTICLE III.
SIC Tie Mayor and Recorder, and City Judge Oh me
Civ and County Of New York shall be Commissioners oil
Police and majority of them shall nominate and appoint
one Captain one First Lieutenant and one Second Aeuteh
ant of Police for every Ward in said City and as many 70
Hccmcn and DOonnen ~ the ards may DC thuueu w. "
ordinance of the Common Council The COMMISSIONERS
shall prescribe rules for discipline government ana con
duct of policemen, which shall be binding under Penay
of removal Each of said persons appointed mIs 10
citizen Of the United States of the State OF New YORK
and resident Of the Ward for which he may be aPpoeu
and previous his appointment shall present TO- the
n certificate signed by twenty-five respectable clIen wv
thirds of whom must reside IN the W ara AZ te n
ing the cercatel certifying that they have oee at
with the years Lb,t PN',