Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-22

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A N ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
IA the Police Department Of the city
The Common Council of Marysvle, do orda in as
follows:
Section /. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department of the city of MaTysvie, to con-
sist of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted Of
hcio chief ofPolice, one Captain and fou! Policemen,
Pr0Ufded. however that Mt any time the Mayor may
in his discretion, II he deem necessary, appoint per-
ons to act as special policemen at price not to eX.
coed three dollars per day, and he shall report to the
next meeting fthe 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 the rst Monday of
july third quarter Oh the first Monday of October and
the fourth quarter on the first Monday ofJanuary The
policemen shall be appt nted by the Common Council,
and shall continue in Office for the quarter for which
he may be appointed, unless sooner removed by the
said Conncil for cause, ard until their in
Office elected and qualified.
Section 3. The salary of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and of each Of the Policemen appointed By
the Common 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 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 shall have control 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 subordinaes OF the depart
ment. He 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 D. The Captain Of the Police, under the di-
recon Of the chief of Police shalhave general charge
of the Station House and shall be held responsible
for its cleanliness, general condition and good order
and be sponsbe for the safe keeping of the prison
ers he shall under the supervision OF the Chief of pu-
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 official book to be kept
by him at the station house, tire 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 ofresidence, and If the ognse 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 owners thereof
II known; il be an injury to person Oropertv he
shall set down the name OF e person or The kind and
description OF the property injured; he shall keep
record Of the number OF made by each police
man individual " the value Of the stolen property
covered by each, and the number Of convictions had
upon said arrests, and report the to the Com
mon Council quarterly he shall file cause to be i'll
ed copy OF this entry with the Recorder every
ing, Sundays and statute holidays excepted, hot
to be fixed by the Recorder, he shall also enter in
book to be kept for that purpose description OF
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 ires given forthwith repair to theseene
The contiagraton with as many policemen as he shall
deem necessary for the purpose, and shall asstn the
preservation of order and in the protection of prope
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 the Mayor
may require, to the of any riot riotous
bage, and assist in queng the riot and arrestng the
rioters.
Section 1t shall be the duty oi each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House at such
lines the Marshal may direct the roll to be cale
and to obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
commission Of any breach Of the peace TO suppress
riots and disordery assembages, to arrest ana take
to the station house every person found violating any
law or ordnance 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, using
violent threats, or quarrelilg, traducng, challenging
to fight or fighting, or in any manner creating dis
turbance of the peace, either during the day night
ana tley may enter pubic houses, or in any houses
in which may exist mob, riot, disturbance, other
proceedings calculated TO disturb the peace and re-
pose OF the neghborhot thereof; and every vagrant
and suspected person, whose appearance, action,
conduct may justify his suspicious of his or her
manner of living, and every person found ly
ing in the streets or alleys, or any whIre in the
city in such a state OF intoXicauon 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 Ord-
nance entitled Of Obstruction and Nusances Upon
making any arrests they, and each OF them, shall
Immediately report the same TO the Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta ton house, with such par
ticulars OF time, place and circumstances to enable
The Marshal, other person in charge Of the station
house, to make the entry equred 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 an
d9ance hey 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 I. Whenever any Policeman Is absent from
the city, or is disqualified and unable to discharge the
duties If his Office the Chief of Police shs tempOra
ry appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place Of
the ahSenteeand the account Of such special Policeman
are audited and pad provided, however, that the sum
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. the Chief, Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each his left breast out
side Of his vest as an emblem of their Office shield
with the word "P0lice" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever it is necessary that the
| official position Of the wearer should be known.
Section ., 1t shall be msdemeanor in office for the
chet,oaptain 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
an officer authorised so to do shall have deposited
asuhclent amount OF money to secure his or her ap
| pearance or 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
orloan his star or whistle, or to allow any other per-
son to use it, or to play any game Of chance skill in
any public place, or to fail neglect refuse to
port every arrest to the chief OF Police, or to fail
neglect or refuse to make entry thereof is here
nbetore directed, and to report IL to the Recorder
! Judge authorised to try said cases.
Section 10. Any officer member Of said Police
who shall be guilty of breach Of duty a misde.
meanor in Office, shall upon conviction thereof before
proper officer, be fined in sum not less than ten
dollars nor than two hundred dollars and shall
be discharged from his Office.
Section II. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night police in the and for the same
SINE os regular policemen, which are employed and
paid by the citizens Of this city in guarding and pro-
tectng private property, and hey hereby empow-
cred act, and ha full authority to make arrests
subject to all the provisions Of this Ordinance, prObid-
ed however, that they shall receive pay from the
city for guarding and protecting private property.
Section 12 The Marshal shall at any time suspend
any regular special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse perform all the duties required by this Or
dinanee or any Ordinance that may be in force re-
quring 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
Oh such suspenson or remove the person suspended
Section 10. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
IN force from and eer the "a day April, A. D., 1860
ana AL ordinances and parts Of Ordinances in conflict
! herewith are hereby repealed.
| A true copy Of an Ordinance as amended bv the
Common Council Of Marysville at their meeting the
| Sth Of March, read a second time and ordered pub-
ishsd one week in city Official Press.