Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-04
A N ORDINANCES To establish and regula

a n
! N the Police Department Of the city.
! The Common Council Of Marysville, do ordan as
| follows:
Section t. There shall be and is hereby organized n
Police Department of the city of Marysyie, to CON
sst Of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted eX of
fico chief of Police, and fou! Policemen, FT0rtded.
the Council shall have power and authority TO ap-
point temporarily special policemen when In its jndg
ment it is absolutely necessary, at price not to eN
ceed three dollars per day.
Section q The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence on the first
Monday of April second quarter or the drst Monday OF
July third quarter on the first Monday of October and
the fourth quarter the first Monday January. The
| policemen shall be appointed by the Common Council,
and shall continue in office for the quarter for which
he may be appointed, unless sooner removed by the
said Connc for cause, and until their successors in
Office are elected and qualified.
Section 3. The salary of each Of the Policeman ap
pointed by the Common Council shall be seventy five
dollars per month, at that rate for the time actual
ly employed payable at the end Of each month.
Section A. The city Marshall chief of Police, shall
conform to and the members under him to obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance he sh al have control over the Police De-
partment of this city and shall be accountable to the
Common Council for the efficiency, general conduct,
and good order OF all the subordinates OF the depart
ment. lie shall himself in all things obey and see
that every officer obeys the Ordinance and all rules
and regulations made for the government of the de-
partment; he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made against any officer.
Section ;. The City Marshal or chief Of Police shall
have general charge of the Station House and
shall be held responsible for its cleanliness,
general condition and good order and be
sponsble for the safe keeping Of the prisoners:
he shall have control and authority over said police,
men and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign to each his term of service thereon; he shall
enter or to be entered in an official book to be kept
by him at the station house, tie time and place of any
arrest the oense with which the arrested person is
charged, the name Of complainant, and the witnesses
with their places ofresdence, and If the ofense with
which the prisoner is accused be larceny he shall set
down the kind and description of property the value
thereof and the name of the owner or owners thereof
fknown if it be an injury to person or property, he
tha set down the name OF the person or the Kind and
description of the property ihjured he shall keep
record of the numbr of arrests made by each police
individual Y; the value of the stolen property
covered by each and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests, and report the same TO the Com
mon Council quarterly he shall file or cause to be tl
ed copy of this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing Sundays and statute holidays excepted, at an hour
to be fixed by the Recorder, he shall also enter in
book to be kept for that purpose description of any
goods or property, which may come into his hands,
whether stolen otherwise and the value thereof and
also the disposition made of the same; he shall when
an alarm of reis given forthwith repair to heseene Il
the confagration with as many policemen as he shall
deem necessary for the purpose and shall assist in the
preservation Of order and in the protection of proper
ty and persons. He shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force under him, such number thereof as the Mayor
may require to the scene of any riot or rotous assem-
blaze and assist in quelng the riot and arrestng the
rioters.
Section G 1t shall be the duty oi each Policeman to
De present at roll call in the station House at such
lines as the Marshal may direct the roll to be calle
and TO obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
commission Of any breach Of the peace, to suppress
riots and disordery assemblages, TO arrest ana take
to the station house every person found violating any
law or ordinance, or any person found committing
acts injurious to the quiet and good order of the city,
or the person or property OF any citizen They and
each Of them shall have power to arrest any person
or persons making loud and unusual noises or using
violent threats, or quarreiag, traducing challenging
to hgl or fighting, or in any manner creating dis
turbance of the peace, either during the day night
and they may enter public houses, or in any houses |
IN which may exist mob, riot, disturbance, other
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and re-
pose of the neghborho, thereof; and every vagrant
and suspected person, whose appearance action, or
conduct may justify his suspicious of his or her
manner Of living, and every person found ly |
ing in the streets alleys, or any where in Il
city, in such state of intoxcation or drunk |
enness as to be unable to take of themselves -
1t shall be their further duty to report to the |
Recorder Cor proper Judge assigned to try said causes)
and cause an action to be instituted before him for
any violation of Article 4th of the Codifed 0rdi-
nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nuisances. Upon
making any arrests they, and each of them, shall
immediately report the same 20 the Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta ton house, with such par
tculars OF time, place and circumstances to enable
the Marshall or other person in charge of the station
mousse TO make the entry equired in Section 9th of
this ordinance. They, and each Of them, shall prompt
y report to the Chief of Police all violations of ordi-
nances not authorizing the arrest of the offenders
that may come under their notice; and when an ar |
rest is authorized by law for the violation of
dinancehey shall have power to take the party Offend
ing Immediately to the station hOuse,an make report
thereof to the person in charge, in manner and form
as heretofore provided
Section Z. Tne Chief, and every regular and
special Policemen shall each wear his left breast out
side OF his vest as an emblem of their office shield
with the word police" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever is necessary that the
official position of the wearer should be known.
Section s. 1t shall be a misdemeanor in Office for the
chel,captan or any regular or special Policeman to
release any person after he she has been arrested
unless such person has first been admitted to bail by
tgnIg so Ia do gln11 huN
sufficient amount of money to his her ap-
pearance or pay his or her probable fine and the
costs provided however that every deposit of money
sh De Tor the appearance of the defendant In court
or loan his star or whistle, to allow any other per-
son to use it, or to play any game of chance skill in
any public place or to fail or neglect or refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief of Police to fail or
neglect or refuse to make an entry thereof here
nbefore directed and to report it to the Recorder or
Judge authorised to try said cases.
Section 8. Any officer or member of said Police
who shall be guilty of breach of duty, INSIDE
meanor in Office shall upon conviction thereof before
proper officer, be fined in sum not less than ten
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, and shall
be discharged from his Office.
Section 10. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night police in the same manner and for the same
sine os regular policemen, which employed and |
paid by the citizens of this city in guarding and pro-
tectng private property and .hey hereby empow-
cred 10 act and havo full authority to make arrests
subject TO all the provisions Of this Ordinance probd-
ed however, that they shall receive no pay from the
city for guarding and protecting private property
any regular special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse to perform all the duties required by This Or
dinance any Ordinance that shall be in force re-
quiring them to perform certain dutes and he shall
report the facts to the next meeting of the Common
Council, who shall at their discretion limit the period
of such suspension, remove the person suspended
from office.
Section ~. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city is disqualified and unable To dischA the
duties If his Office, the Chief of Police shs tempora.
rily appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place Of
the absentee and the account Of such special Policeman
are audited and paid provided, however, that the sum
paid to such special Policeman shall be deducted
from retained out of the salary Of the officer in
whose place he performed the duty.
Section l3. This Ordinance shall take effect and he
in force from and after the 2l day OF April A. D. 1851
and all Ordinances and parts of 0dnances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed
l certify the above and foregoing to be an Ordi-
nance passed by the Common Council Of Marysyile
at their meeting March 12th, 1860.
..... Witness my hand and the corporate seal Of
L. 5: said city, this 10th day of March, A. D. 1860.
''''.' 4. L. PARISH, City Clerk.
Approved, March Goth, 1860.
mh29 WIN SINGER, Mayor