Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-14


A N ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
"a the Police Department of the city
The Common Council of Marysvle, do ordain as
| follows:
Section t. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department Of the city Of Niarysville TO con-
| sist Of the following officers AMI members viz The
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted eX Of
fci0 chief ofPuce one Capoin and iuu. Policemen,
| Progided however that at any time the Mayor may
in his discretion, if he deem necessary appoint per-
ons to act as special policemen at price not to eN-
coed three dollars per day and he shall report to the
next meeting ofthe council all appointments, if any,
| that he may have made.
Section 2. The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence the first
Monday of April second quarter or the drst Monday of
Jlly, third quarter the first Monday uf October, and
the fourth quarter on the first Monday ofJinuary The
policemen shall be appt inted by the Common Council,
aud shall continue in Office for the quarter foi which
! he may be appointed unless sooner removed by the
said Connci for cause, and until their successors in
| Office are elected and qualified.
Section 3. The salary of said Captain shall be ninety
| dollars, and of each of the Policemen appointed b,
the Co nmon Council shall be eighty dollars per
month, or at that tie for the time actually employed
| pavab at the end Of each month.
Section L. The city Marshal or chief Of Police shall
conform to and cause the members under him to obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance; he Sh il have control over the Police De-
partment fths city, and shall be accountable To the
common Council for the efficiency, eneral conduct,
and good order OF all the subordnates OF the depart
ment lie shall himself in all things obey and see
that every officer obcys the Ordinance and all rules
and regulations made for the government OF the de-
/ plrtment; he shall communicate to the Common
| Council all complaints made against any officer.
Section 3. The Captain oi the Police, under the di-
rection The chief of Police shall have general charge
of the Station House and shall he held responsible
for its cleanliness, general condition and good order
and be spunsble for the safe keeng Of the prison.
erS he Shall under the supervision OF the Chief Of po
| lice have control and authority over said police
and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign each hs term of service thereon he shall
enter to be entered official book to be kept
by him at the station house, Ire time ana place OF any
arrest, the oeuse with which the arrested person
cha ged, the name Of complainant AMI the WITNESSES
with their places ofresidence, and if the oIense with
which the prisoner is accused be larceny, he shall
down the kind and description Of property, The value
thereof and the name of tue owners thereof
fMown If it be an injury to person or property, he
sall set down the name OF the person or the kind and
description Of the property Injured; he shall keep
record Of the numb OF arrests made by each police
man individual the value Of the stolen property re-
covered by each, and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests, an report the same to the Com
mon Council urtery; he shall file to be hl
Ell copy OF tins entry with the Recorder every morn
gi sundays ant statute DuuAyS excepted, at an not
to he fixed b., the Recorder he shall also enter in "a
book to be Kept for that purpose description of any
| goods or property, VIII ch may into his hands,
whether stolen otherwise, and the value thereof and
also the disposition made OF the same; he shall when
alarm Of hreis given forthwith repair to the IL
| the contagraton with ms many policemen as he shall
deem necessary the purpose, and shall assist in the
preservation Of order and IN the protection of proper
ty and persons. lie shall all times when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
furce HIM, su IN number thereofas the Mayor
may require 10 Tie scene Of any riot or roous assem-
blaze ana assist in leing the riot and aesting the
/ rioters.
Section 1t shall be the duty oi each Policeman to
| he present at roll cal. in the Station House at such
ines as the Marshal may dre;t the roll to be cae
| and To obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
riots aud dsorderly assemblages, to arrest take
to the station house every person found violating any
Jaw or ordinances or any person found committing
acts injurious to The quiet and good order Of TIE CITY,
or the person or propDrty of any citizen They ami
each of them shall have power to arrest any person
or persons ldkhg loud and unusual noises, or using
violent threats, or quarreliJg, traducing, challenging
TO fight, or fighting, or in any manner creating
turbunce of the peace either duruEhe day ~ night:
and they may enter public houses, or in any houses
IN which may exist mob, riot, disturbance, or oher
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and
pose OF the neigborho thereof; and every Vagrant
and suspected person, whose appearance, action, or
conduct may Justify his suspicious of his her
IN nncr OF living, and every person fund Is
Ing IN the steels or alleys or any wh,re in the
C.y, In such u state Of into lcauon drunk
enncss rs to be unable TO take OF themselves -
II shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder or proper Judge assigned to try said causes
ana cause action to be instituted before him for
any violation OF Article 4'h OF the Coifed Ordi-
nance eniite OF obstruction and NuSances. UlOu
making any arrests they and each of them, shall
Immediately report the tbe Marshal or other
person In charge Of the sta tOn house, with such par
uculnrs OF time, place and circumstances to enable
he Marshal, or oh-r peson in charge Of the station
house, to make the entry eqWred in Section oh of
this ordnance. They, aud each of hem shall prompt
~ report to the Chief Of Police all violations orJi
nanoes not aut Orzng the arrest OF the offenders
that may come under their not ce; and when an ar
rest is authorized by law for the violation Of an Or
they shall have powerto take the party Offend
hgimmedatey the station huuse,und make a report
thereof to the personin charge, in manner and form
as heretofore provided
Section I. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city or is disqualified and unable discharge the
duties II his Office the Chie of Police ssll Temporal
ry appoint Policeman t. do the duty in the place of
the absenteeand the Of such special Policeman
are audited and paid, provided, however, that the sum
paid to such special Policeman shall be deduct. d
irom and retained out Of the salary Of the officer in
whose place he performed the duty.
Section S, The Chief Captain aud every regular and
special Policemen shall each lett breast o4t
side Of his vest ms an emblem Of their office shield
with the word police" inscribed thereon, and should
be expose to view whenever il Is necessary nat the
official position of the should be known
Section .. 1t shall be mlsdemeuuor in office for the
chlelc lptan ar any regular special Policeman to
release any person after he She has been ARE ted
unless such person has first been admitted TO bail bv
an officer authorised SO To do shall have deposited
sufficient amount OF money to secure his or her an
pearauce or pay his or her probable fine and the
costs, provided however TINT every DEPOSIT of money
shall be for the appearance Of the defendant in court
orloJn his star or whistle, to allow any other per
son TO use IT, or to play any game of chaue or skin in
any public place. or TO tan neglect or refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief OF Police or to fail or
neglect or refuse to make an entry thereof is here
nheOre directed and to report il to the Recorder or
| Judge AUTHORISED TO try said cases.
| Section 10. Any officer or member of said Police
who shall be guilty of breach OF duty, or a m'sde
neanor 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
| he discharged from his Office
Section Ii. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night ice IN the same manner and fr the same
| 'ime as regular policemen, which are employed and
paid by the citizens of this city in lraing aud pro
lecIing private property, anl !hey are hereby empow
cred 40 act and I'VE lui authority to make arrests
subject to nil the provisions Of this Ordnance prob
ed hlweyer, that they shall receive no pny lr I'M the
Section II Tie Marshal shall at any time snsnend
any regular or special pol ceman who Shall p,,ert or
ieluse TO perform All the duties required bv fbis Or
dnance or uny ordinance that may be in force re-
quirng them to perform certain duties and he shah
report the ihcts to the next meeting Of The Common
Counci who shall at their discretion limit the period
| from Office i
Section l3. This Orlinqnce shall tol,a or.,, o,.i H.,