Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-10
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AN ORDINANCE To .,,,h,I., -, -

IA the Police Department Of the city.
The Common Council of Marysville do ordai, as
follows:
Section 1. There shall be and is hereby orronized -.
Police Department Of the city of Marysville, to con-
sst of the following officers and members viz Tha
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted ex Of
fcio chief ofPoce, one Captain and fou: Policemen
Proptded. however that at 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 ofthe council all appointments, If any
that he may have made.
Section g The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence on the first
Monday of April second quarter the frst Monday of
july third quarter the first Monday Of October and
the fourth quarter on the first Monday of January The
policemen shall be appt inted 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 successors I'm
Office elected and qualified.
Section 3. The salary of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and OF each of the Policemen appointed b,
the Common Council shall be eighty dollars per
month, or at that rte for the time actually employed
payable at the end of each month.
Section 4. The city Marshall 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 the Police De-
partment of this city, and shall he accountable to the
Common Council for the efficiency general conduct,
and good order OF all the suboTdnates OF the depart
ment lie shall himself in all things obey and see
that every officer obeys the Ordinance and oil rules
and regulati, made for the government of the de-
parment; he shall communicate to the Common
I
Section 5. The Captain of the Police under the d-
rection Of the chief Of Police shalave general charge
OF the Station House and shall be held responsible
Tor Its cleanliness, general condition and good order
and be sponsbe for the safe keeping of the prison.
es; he shalt under the supervision Of the Cef Of 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 official book TO be kept
by him at the station house, fe 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 oIense 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 thereof
ifknown; If IL be injury to person property, he
Iha 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 individual " the value of the stolen property re-
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 to be Ill
ed copy of this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing, Sundays and statute holidays excepted at an hour
10 De liked 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 given forthwith repair to the of
the contlagraton with rs many policemen 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 unLer him. such number thereof the Mayor
may require, to the Of any riot rotous
bage and assist in queng 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
lines 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 dsordery assemblages, to arrest take
to the station house every person found violating any
law or srdinance, 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
persons making loud and unusual noises, using
violent threats, quarre1g, traducing, challenging
to fight, fighting, 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 neighborhocd 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 gin the streets or alleys, or any whtre In the
| city, in such state Of inteXication or drunk
enness as TO be unable to take of themselves
! II shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder Cor proper Judge assigned to try said cause
and cause an action to be instituted before him for
any violation of Article 4th of the Codfed Ordi-
| nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nuisances Upon
making any arrests they, and each OF them, shall
immediately report the same TO tbe Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta ton house, with such par
culars Of time, place and circumstances as to enable
the Marshall or other person in charge OF the station
house. to make the entry required in Section 9th Of
this ordinance They, and each of them, shall prompt
y report to the Chief of Police all violations of ord
nances not authorizing the arrest of the Offenders
that may come under their notice; and when
rest is authorized by law for the violation Of
dnancet they 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 T. 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
rily appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place Of
the absentee and the account of such special Policeman
audited and paid 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 8. the Chief Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each wear on his left breast out
side of his vest 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 wearor should be known.
Section Q. 1t shall be msdemeanor in Office for the
chief,captain any regular special Policeman to
release any person after he or she has been arreted,
unless such person has first been admitted to bail by
officer authorised to do, shall have deposited
sufficient amount of money to secure his or her APP
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
or loan his star whistle TO allow any other per
son to use it, or to play any game Of chance or skill in
any public place, or to fail or neglect or refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief of Police, or to fail or
neglect refuse to make entry thereof as is here
nbefore directed and to report 1t to the Recorder or
Judge authorised to try said cases
Section 10. Any officer member of said Police
who shall be guilty of u breach of duty, or a msde
lneanOr IN oihce snail upon CONVICTION ttereO OelOte
proper officer be fined in 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
sine regular policemen, which are employed and
paid by the citizens of this city in guarding and pro-
tecting private property, and .hey hereby empOw-
cred act and have full authority TO make arrests
subject TO all the provisions of this Ordinance, prob-
ed however, that they shall receive no pay ir'm the
city for guarding and protecting private property
Section 12 The Marshal shall at any time suspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse TO perform all the duties required by this Or
dnance any Ordinance that may be in force re-
quiring 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, remove the person so suspended
from office.
Section l3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after the 2d day of April, A. D., 1860
and all Ordinances and parts Of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
true copy of al Ordinance as amended by the
Common Council of Marysville at their meeting the
Sth OF March, read a second time and ordered pub
hshed one week in city Official Press.
| mh10 7. Il. PARISH, City Clerk