Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-17


A N ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
! IA the Police Department Of the city.
The Common Council of Marysye, do ordain as
| follows:
Section /. There shall be and is hereby organized
! Police Department of the city of Marysville to
sls of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal Of said city who is hereby constituted eX Of
10 chief ofPOlice, Captain and fou. Policemen,
| PrOUi3ed however that at any time the Mayor may
in his discretion, If he deem necessary, appoint per-
ons to act special policemen at price not to ex-
coed three dollars per day and he shall report to the
next meeting Of the coubcil all appointments, if any,
that he may have made.
Section 3 The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence the first
Monday Of April second quarter or the first Monday Of
July, third quarter the first Monday Of October, and
the fourth quarter the first Monday January The
policemen shall be appt ned 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 elected and qualified.
Section g. The salary Of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars and Of each of the Policemen appointed by
the Co nmon Council shall be eighty dollars per
month, or at that rate for the time actually employed
payable at the end of each month.
Section 4. The city Marshal, 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 al have control over the Police De-
parment of this city and shall be accountable TO the
Common Council for the efficiency general conduct
and good order OF all the subordnates 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-
parment; he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made gainst any officer.
Section D. The Captain of the Police, under the d.
recton Of the 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 r sponsibe for the safe keeping of the prison
ers he shall under the supervision of the Chief po
lice 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 to be entered in 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
charged the Of complainant, and the witnesses
with their places ofresdence, and if the oense with
which the prisoner is accused be larceny he shall
down the kind and description of property, The value
thereof and the name of the owner owners thereof
fknown il it be an injury to person or property, he
shall set down the name of the person the kind and
description Of the property injured; he shall keep
record of the number of arrests made by each police
man individually; the value ofthe stolen property
covered by each, and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests, and report the same to the Com
mon Council quarteryi he shall lille or cause to be nj
ed acopy Of this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing Sundays and statute holidays excepted at an hour
to he 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 fire Is given forthwith repair TO the scene Of
the conlagration with many policemen as lie shall
deem necessary for the purpose, and shall assstn the
preservation Of order and in the protection of proper
y
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force Ter him, such number thereofas the Mayor
may require, to the Of any riot or rotous assem-
blaze and assist in queing the riot and arrestng the
rioters.
Section 1t shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call In the Station House at such
ines the Marshal may direct the roll to be called,
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 any person
persons making loud and unusual noises, using
violent threats, quarrellng, traducng, challenging
to fight, 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, or other |
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and re-
pose of the neighborhocd thereof and every vagran
and suspected person, whose appearance action,
conduct may justify his suspicious Of his or her
m amer OF living, and every person found ly-
ing in the streets alleys, any where in the
city, in such state of intoXicauon or drunk
enness as TO be unable to take care 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 he instituted before him for
any violation of Article 4th of the Codifed Ordi-
nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nuisances. Upon
making any arrests they, and each of them, shall
Immediately report the same 10 the Marshal other
person in charge of the sta tion house, with such par
ucuars OF time, place and circumstances as to enable
he Marshal, other person in charge of the station
house. to make the entry equired in Section 9th of
this ordinance They and each of them, shall prompt
ly report to the Chief of Police all violations of ordi-
authorizing the arrest of the Offenders,
thatmay come under their notice; and when an ar
rest authorized by law for the violation of an or
dinancethey shall have power TO take the party Offend
ing Immediately to the station house,and make report
thereof to the person in charge in manner and form
as heretofore provided.
Section Z. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city is disqualified and unable to discharge the
duties If his office, the Chief of Police shs Temporal
rly appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place of
the absenteean the account Of such special Policeman
are audited and paid provided, however that the
paid to such special Policeman shall be deducted
from and retained out Of the salary of the officer in
whose place he performed the duty
Section s. Tine Chief, Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each his left breast out
side Of his vest as an emblem Of their Office n shield
with the word "Polce" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed TO view whenever il is necessary that the
official position of the wearer should be known.
Section o. 1t shall be misdemeanor in office for the
Chtefcaptan or any regular special Policeman to
release any person after he she has been arrested
unless such person has first been admitted to bail by
an officer authorised so to do, or shall have deposited
a sufficient amount OF money to secure his or her APP
pearance pay his or her probable fine and the
costs, provided however that every deposit Of money
shall be for the appearance OF the defendant in court
or loan his star whs tle to allow any other per
son to use it, or to play any of chance skin in
any public place, to fail neglect refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief Of Police to fail or
neglect refuse to make entry thereof, Is here
inbeore directed, and to report II 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 INSIDE
meanor in Office shall upon conviction thereof before
proper officer, be fined in sum not less than ten
dollars more than two hundred dollars, and shall
be discharged from his Office.
Section II. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night police in the manner and for the same
'ime as regular policemen, which are employed and
paid by the citizens of this city in guarding and pro-
tecting private property and .hey are hereby empow-
cred act and have 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
Section H. The Marshal shall at any time slspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse perform all the duties required by this Or
dnance or any Ordinance that may be in force re-
qurng them to perform certain duties, 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, or remove the person suspended
from Office
Section 1S. This Ordinance shall take effect and he
in force from and after the day ofApri A. D. $500
and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conaict
herewith are hereby repealed.