The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-27
Oroinantss Of the City Of St. Paul.
NUMBER 8,

NUMBER 8.
AN ORDINANCE establishing the Duties and
Powers of the office of Marshal Of the City Of
Saint Paul.
THE Mayor and Common Council Of the City
l. of St. Paul. do ordain and establish as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. The marshal of said city shall
er 0tfci0 have and possess the powers and au-
thOrity of a market master and wharf master oil
said city, and shall exercise all such powers
and perform all such duties as are conferred and
imposed upon him by this or any other of the
several ordinances made and established, or
hereafter to be made and established by said
mayor and common council.
Sec. 2. The marshal, or in case of his alb
sence or disability from any cause so to do, then
any ward constable of said city shall serve and
execute all legal process, whether civil or Grim
inal, to him directed, issued by the Justice OF
the peace for the City of St. Paul in all cases
whereof said justice has jurisdiction Provided,
That no ward constable shall serve any such
process unless the absence or disability of the
marshal shall be made satisfactorily to appear
to said justice. and he shall endorse such pro-
cess as follows -" The city marshal absent
from the city," or " the city marshal unable
to serve" (as the case may beg and shall sign
such endorsement with his name.
SEC 3. The marshal and ward constablcs
shall perform the duties prescribed in the last
preceding section of this ordinance in the same
manner, and shall receive and be entitled to
the same fees therefor as cOnstablcs are allow
ed by the revised statutes of this territory for
performing similar services in justices courts.
SEC 4. 1t shall be the duty of the marshal
to collect all fines for the collection of which
execution shall be issued to him by the justice
of the peace for the city. pursuant to the pro-
visions of the act of Incorporation of this city ::
and to collect all license moneys or fees, all
wharfage fees or tax, all taxes on draws. carts,
dogs, butcher stalls. shops and stands for the
sale of any game, poultry, butchers meat but
ter fish, and all other provisions and yeseta-
bles of any kind whatever.
SEC. >. In case of any riots or noise of an
unusual character, or any unlawful disturb
ancc OF any person or persons, OF any disorder
ly assemblage in or about any house or place,
within the limits of said city, which may dis
turb or annoy the inhabitants of such house.
place, or the ncighborhood thcreabouts, it shall
be the duty of the marshal to repair to the
scene of such riots, noises unlawful dsturban-
Ccs or disOrdcrly assemblages, and there to COM
mand the peace in the name and by virtue of
his office. and if thcreupon quiet and order be
not restored and preserved. he shall arrest
with or without warrant. all persons particle
pating and being engaged in such unlawful
proceedings and acts hereinbefore enumerated
and for the purpose of making any arrests by
virtue of the ordinances of this city. he may
summon to his assistance all bystanders, or any
male inhabitant of said city.
SIC. 6. If any bystander or inhabitant as
aforesaid, after being summoned to the assist
ancc Of the marshal, as aforesaid, shall refuse
or neglect to render all the assistance nccessa-
ry and within the power OF such person to said
in M no ch,n g.,
felt and pay to the City of st. Paul the sum of
twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail of Ramsey county for the period of
twenty days, or shall pay and suffer both such
fine and Imprisonment at the discretion of the
justice of the peace for said city.
SEC 7. The marshal of said city shall have
the power and it shall lie his duty to arrest,
with or without warrant or process, any person
or persons engaged in racing. or immodcratelv
riding or driving any horse, mare, gclding.
or mule, in. along through any street, alley or
way. or over or upon any grounds, squares or
other public place. within the corporate limits
of said city. or riding or driving any OK, mule
CATTLE or other animal. on any of the side walks
of any street or alley ofsaid city, or in any way
or by any means whatever doing any damage
or injury to such sidewalks as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. The marshal shall arrest with or
without process or warrant. as the case may be.
all persons who may be engaged in shooting
any gun. pistol. or other frearm, or firing off
any cracker, or igniting any explosive and
dangerous substance within said city, or exhi-
biting therein any fireworks, unless such per
sons are specially authorized thereto by the
common council of said city
SEC. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the marshal.
with or without warrant, as the case may be, to
arrest all persons who may be found in any
street. alley. or public house or place in said
city. in state of gross intoxication, or who
may be engaged in any indecent. lewd immo-
raj, or obscene exhibition of their person. or
any obscene pictures or statues or who shall
be engaged in any other indecent, immoral,
lewd. or obscene acts or conduct. in any street
alley, or other public place or house in said
city.
SEC. 10. After making any arrest with or
without warrant it shall be the duffy of the Mar
shall to take the person or persons so arrested
without any unreasonable delay before the JUS
tice of the peace for said city to deal with ac-
cOrding to law and the ordinances of this city
Provided That if such arrest be made on Sun
day or after sun set or before Q o'clock in the
forenoon of any day thenin such case the per-
son or persons so arrested shall be confined
by the marshal in the Jail until O'Clock in
the forenoon next following such arrest or I'M
ill such time as said justice may direct in per-
suancc of law and the ordinance of said city for
the hearing of the charge and complaint against
said persons so arrested.
SEC. ! l. In any case of arrest of any persons
by the marshal without any warrant or pro-
cess it shall be the duty Of the marshal imme-
liately after making such arrest to make COM
plant against such arrested persons before the
Justice of the peace for said city specifying in
such complaint with certainty the oncnse for
which such persons was arrested and also to
appear, prosecute and give evidence upon the
examination or trial of such charge before such
Justice.
SEC. II. 1t shall be the duty of the marsh
al to distrain, seize and mpound in the CITY
pound all horses, mules, cattle Except cows)
swine and sheep running at large in any street,
alley or public place in said city, and to give
notice of the impounding of the same in the
manner prescribed by the ordinances of the city
and to sell such impoundcd animals at the time
md in the manner prescribed by such ordinan-
,es.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the marshal
% seize distrain and impound all dogs running
1t large in said city, unless such dogs have been
exported, registered and licensed at his office