The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-19
LOCAL MATTERS.

POLICE ORDINANCE The Revising Com
mistse have at length reported ~an Ordinance
concerning the police" and the City Council have
amended and adopted it, to 20 into effect on the
ist OF March. 1888, As the document il too long
nopsis:
The regular police force is TO consist OF Night
watch OF torty privates and tour oificers-a cat
talh anu three Northumberland five Day Police of
Icefs the Mayor having the power to increase the
NUMBER oil PTIEatcs to any extent the public ne
cessties may require. The Mayor is TO have an.
ure control OF the police force subject to such re.
guiatlons as tue Council may prescribe. Under
tne IKE control, the police officers, both day and
nieht' are 10 nave the same powers, duties aud
lees, aud be subject to the same penalties of con-
stables. " N"''
Section second provides for two station houses
AZ at present, and for the management of the
" cbmen.
Section third fixes the time of the watobmen for
the various districts, and prohibits apy of them
from engaging in mercantile business, or selling
ardent spirits
Section fourth specifies the hours of duty of the
Ma'chlhen, ana Tor their lighting and extingush-
ing the public lamps
sectisn hfth provides the method of summonins
aid' and OF taking prisoners to the lookup
section sixth requires three Of the officers Of the
"a'en 10 oe on duty every night, each of whom
are TO the city the whole night to see that
the watehmen are faithful. If any are Ennd nm.
athial that TACT is to be reported TO the Nayor-
Inc DAY officers required to explore the streets
ana aieys from sunrise until sunset; and all the
ohlcers' whether OF the night day. are TO reuort
nulsances and obstructiuns to the Navor Eacb Of
them are required to report such rapairs az arr,
needed in the streets to the Superint.ndant NJ
ettee,s ana OF water or gas fixtures to the super
intendehts OF those works. They are also requ re
to make To the Council statement of their opera
tions during the previous month.
section seventh requires the entire nolice force
10 ENFORCE the laws and ordinances
section eighth requires the Mayor to make an.
nuhI nominations 10 the Council for officers Of no
llce and gives him the power TO susnend AN nfr.r
until the Council meet
section ninth gives the Mayor the power to an
point the watchmen. and TO discharge them for i'm.
proper con9uct. 1t also requires all the officers ui
reside within the corporate limits
section tenth. provides for the Mayors holding
ms courts, and requires him to report the coudt
1I,n Vi the police to the Council from time to time
seem TO him necessary
section eleventh instructs the city Attorney n
prepare blanks for the Mayor
section twelfth fixes the salary Of the Nayor a,
s"uoO per annum; the Captain of the Night Watch
at sIuO0; the three Lieutenants at $500 each. the
hrst uay police officer at 81 Geo. the second third
ana fourth at $500 each: the fifth dav officer a,
$'uV' Ihe salary of the Mayor and police officer
~ D'tn oi 'he night and day shall be paid quarterly
lhe pay OF the night wstchmeu shall be sI so NJ,
uleh from the first OF April - the first of Ccto
oer' ana per diem from the frat of October Il
the nret OF April, to he paid monthly The nav q
thc "atchmen in cases of sickness will be conti,
ued aS II on duty, when the certificate of the Il
tending physician is presented to the Chamber
| lain.
Section thirteenth requires the police To spnI,
| 10 the Mayor for leave of absence and gives hin
the power to employ substitutes at the expense o
| the absent officer
section fourteenth imposes fine of not lesg thar
flo on white person for Tpsisting the nolice aut
| the iash On negro for similar offence Ii nI.,
imposes hue upon any person for retusin. Ia al,
the police when called upon.
section fifteenth provides for n serr.t Frpd T.
500, to be used by the Mayor and accounted for Il
| the police committee.
| Section sixteenth provides for the apsointmenI
| Of Police Committee by the Council.
By reference To our synopsis the reader will rea
| dlly perceive the changes made. The Night Watci
Is tn hh Increased by the addition of ten priyst-,
which Will vet leave the force too small f,r RI
| vast territory tn. Y are expected to guard Tn
hSvnrS try ha. been increased $500 and If IN
council bsC divided the duties OF that officer at th
| <stlla tItu~ and imposed the civil ;,~i,n.x n, -
Recorder or SEM r Aid rman, all wing a small nc
cent on the Judgments ret..serel, the Il
| eency OF the pOlice wOTid have been mere a d =
| me watchnen are t. reside i'll the civ some
| them at the sacrifice Of their homes, accuIauItt,
| 10y rigid economy but the Council thoua IN thi
those who !ivea on the city should help to bear I
| burthens Only three of the nj Int officers Are ,
CURED To he on duty at time. by which means
fresh man niny be- out every night. And last
| all. the Mayer is given the power to susprud M
of the officers at his plessure-a power we are su1
| the present incumbent will not exercise unless Il
| good Causp