Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-04
no. 78.l


In the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty
Four
AN 0RDINANcE concerning City Marshal Assistants
and Police.
EIDE it Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common
ED Council Of the City Of Worcester in City Council as
sembled, follows
Section l. The Mayor and Aldermen shall annually, as
the organization Of the City Government as may
be convenient and whenever any vacancy occurs appoint
City Marshall and Assistant Marshal, Marshas and
they shall severy be appointed Constabes of the City,
and take the OATH and give bonds according to law
shall continue in office until their successors are
Section 2. The City Marshal before entering upon the
duties of said Oice shall give bond, in addition the
bond in the preceding Section in the Of One Thousand
Dollars, 10000 with sufficient suretes be approved by
the Mayor and Aldermen for the faithful performance of
the duties Of said Office and shall also be their
faithful performance.
Section 3. The City Marshal shall have the general
charge and supervision of all the Consabes, Assistant
Marshals Police Officers and Wachmen, and shall have
the precedence and control Of the whenever engaged
in the service and whenever directed by the Mayor
and Aldermen: and he shall report forthwith the Mayor
and Aldermen any violation Of duty the part of either
of said officers It shall be the duty of the City Marshal
from time to time to pass through the Streets, Lanes Al
leys Squares and Public Grounds of the City, observe
all nuisances, distractions and mpediments therein,
the end that the may be according to law
1t shall also be his duty to receive all complaints against
any person. persons for any breach of the Laws of
the Ordinances and Bylaws of the City, and for that
purpose he shall attend daily stated time some
Office be designated by the Mayor, and shall prosecute
behalf of the City 1t shall also be his duty enforce and
carry effect all Laws, City Ordinances and Bylaws
He shall obey and execute all the orders OF the Mayor and
Aldermen in any matter in which the City shall be in any
wise concerned He shall be vigant to detect the breach
of any Law, Bylaw, or City Ordinance He shall keep
record of all arrests made by him. by any person under
his conol said record shall state the Of the person.
arrested, and for what cause.-The of the officer
making it, and what disposition if any, has been made of
the the person shall have been discharged before
trial. he shall record the for said discharge The
records of the Marshal shall at all times be subject to the
inspection of the Mayor and Aldermen.
Section 4. The said City Marshal shall keep correct
record of all the dongs of his office, and shall make reg
uar report thereof often once in three months the
City Council and at such other times they shall
quire.
Section s. The Assistant Marshals upon receiving any
fees Witnesses penalties in any criminal case for
service of any criminal process for any service be-
half of the City, shall forthwith pay the the
Marshal The Marshal shall keep of all mon
eys thus received from his Assistants and shall pay
the when received, together with his own fees as
witness any criminal case for service of any criminal
process and all moneys received for services in behalf of
the City, to the City Treasury.
Section The Assistant Marshals SHALL under the d.
recton of the Marshall and of the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen aid in the performance of any and all such duties
prescribed in this Ordinance for the City Marshal
and may act as day and evening police
Section T. The Marshal shall be paid the of One
Thousand Dollars 1000) per annum full for all his SER
vices The Assistant Marshals shall be paid the of
Seven Hundred Dollars GOO each per annum in full for
all their saryices said salaries to be paid in quarterly
payments, but only to such Assistant Marshals shall
have paid the fees required Of him by the provisions
of Section Five.
Section S. The said Marshal and Assistants SHALL in
of fire in the City repair to the place where the fire
may be- and attend diligently to the preservation of the
public peace and the prevention of the and Of the loss
destruction Of property.
Section o. The Mayor and Aldermen may appoint such
number police for day and evening PATROL they may
deem necessary.
Section TO- The City Marshal shall adopt such rules
and regulations for the government of the Police and
Watchmen shall be approved Dy the MayOr Alder
men.
Section H. All Ordinances, and parts of Ordinances,
inconsistent with this ordinance hereby repealed
Approved Feb. ID, 1854.