New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-11
rHE POLICE LAW

Our CalifpraiA papers brins reports " ae"s'e w
the Legislature Of ths, State bin TO reward tse
destruction Of noIious snirnals- One member moved
70 nelsde Indians and another to amend still further
and lay bounty the soaps OF ex members u the
Legislature. We can appreciate even 80 grim est
and feel something Of the indignation thus veuttng t.
self When we learn that osn legislators, aided BY
Mr. Mat.eu and sundry Police Captains IN the lobby
have raised the Police ball which creates in this IN
happy and degraded City new Pretorian Corps for
the defense and perpetuatOn Of the present Common
Council and It's yanies We have already printed tAis
BIZ at length, but brief summary Of It's provisions
MAJ serve to resAen the reflections Of readers on
the great subjects Of democratic government and less
la,ive regard 20 the peoples viii.
Under thi. new law there will BE- Chief Captains.
Iieutenants Sergeants Of Police and Policemen and
Doormen-tbe Leutenants taxing the place Of the pres
tnt Assistant Captains and involving the necessity %
nev appointments Tie Ward force and osicers are
the now-s Captain. two lieutenant' As
sistant Captains two Sergeants and as many Police
men az tie Common Council may direct. The men,
Der, Of the Department possess the Poser
They are to watch and guard the City night and day
ard protect all general and primary elections. The
Police are to wear emblem they now do, but un'-
form is not mentioned. Captains to be Dockm.-
ter. One section provides fer obedience TO orders.
reporting violations Of Corporation Ordinances hrough
the Chief TO the Corporation Attorney. Che old Lao
stopped the Chief and also for performing all other
duties which may be prescribed The Mayor may relieve
the entire Police Department from duty for any period
that they may choose be absent without permission
The Chief TO be appointed BY the Mayor and Alder
men a. now except tn AZ be holds hs Office for life He
10 to be Superintendent Of eabmeu. coaehmen, omai
buses carts hand cartmen porters charcoal and wood
peddler, hardcoai dealers, boats and boatmen- The
Mayor the Recorder and the Aldermen Of the rsspec
tive Wards constitute Board Of Commissioner ior
the trial Of offending Pocemsn--the Alderman Of the
Ward from Which the Policeman comes being the one
chosen TIE appointing power 10 lefs a. Il sov 10, With
the Alderman and Assistant Alderman Of each Ward
and the Mayor This hsurcs the appointment FOR life In
sixteen Wards Of the mos, unscrupuloas friends Of the
present majority IN the Common Council. far rs the
Mayor can be brought 10 sdop, them. IL Is provided.
very properly that policeman shall be able to read
write and cipher be Of good character, and sbebodied
But the great feature Of the whole this The msu-
bers Of the Police Department appointed after this
act shall have gone into effect, shall hold their once
during good behavior and shall only be removed for
cause, a. hereinafter provided" OF course the
Mayor and Democratic Aldermen viii iHass that new
appointments throughout necessary TO falhl the
Law. and goes every policeman whom the Posers
that be ehoose not to reaYpont Next, the Chief Is IN
vested With semi mAgisera powers. 10 try his under
o4keers Heretofore this has been the duty Of the
Mayor only No limit placed TO the amount Of salary
which the Common Council may vote to the Police.
The old provision sgans, receiving rewards Is retained
Such 10 the Reform Police Aw Comment Is annoees-
ap IL does not amend single deiec, Of the present
systsm. but renders the vorss u them more cAring
and pernicioas The almost unanimous desire Of she
people that the Department. should be separated from
politics. has been utterly soorned BY the Legislature
HOv long will the People of this City and u the State
indeed tolerate vast and insOlent wrong