Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-05


A N ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
IN the Police Department of the city.
The Common Council of Marysyile, do ordain as
follows:
Section l. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department of the city of Marysville to con
sist of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted eXot-
fcio chief ofPolice, and fou. Policemen, PToOtded
the Council shall have power and authority TO APP
point temporarily special policemen when in its jndg-
m@nt is absolutely necessary at price not to eX-
ceed three dollars per day.
Section 2 The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters the first quarter shall commence on 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 ofJanuary. The
policemen shall be appt 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 8. The salary Of each Of she Policeman ap-
pointed by the Common Council shan be seventy five
dollars per month"; at that rate for the time actual
ly employed payable at the end Of each month
Section l. The city Marshall or chief of Police, shah
conform to and cause the members under him to obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance; he sh II have control 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 subordnates OF the depart
ment. lie shall himself in all things obey and see
that every officer obeys the Ordinance and all rules
and regulate made for the government OF the de-
partment; he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made against any oficer
Section 5. 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 aud be
II sponsible for the safe keeing of the prisoners;
he shall have control and authority over said police
men and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign each his term Of service thereon he shall
enter to be entered official book to he kept
by him at the station house, tie time and place of any
arrest, the oense with which the arrested person
charged, the name of complainant and the witnesses
with their places ofresdence and if the ntfense with
which the prisoner Is accused be larceny he shall sci
down the kind aud description of property, the value
thereof and the name of the owners thereof
if known; f it be injury to person property, he
shall set down the name of the person the kind and
description Of the properly iIjuredi he shall keep
record Of the numb OF arrests made by each 'ce-
nun individual y; the value Of the stolen property
covered by each, and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests, an report the same to the Com
mon Council qltrery; he shall file cause to be ill
ed copy of this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing Sundays and statute holidays excepted at an hour
to be HXed 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, AMI the value thereof and
also the disposition made Of the same; he shall when
alarm of frei given forthwith reparto the scene
The connagration with many policemen as he shall
deem necessary the purpose and shall assist in the
preservation OF order aud IN the protection OF proper
y and persons He shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor repair promptly with his Whole Police
force Ter him. such number thereofas the Mayor
may require, TO tile Of any riot or riotous
rioters.
Section It shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House AT such
lines as the Marshal may direct the roll to be all.
and to obey all his lawful orders; to prevent the
commission of any breach nf the peace, to suppress
riots and dsordery assemblages to arrest and 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
or persons making loud and unusual noises, using
violent threats quarrelli1g traducing challenging
to fight, fighting, in any 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 vagraut
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 or alleys, or any where In ii q
city, in such state of intoXication 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 action to he instituted before him for
any violation Of Article All of the Colifed Ordi-
nance entitled OF Obstruction and NusanGts. Ulon
making any arrests they, AMI each Of them, shall
report the 10 the Marshal or other
person in charge of the sts ton house, with such par
tcuars OF tme place and circumstances to enable
ihe Marshal or oth~r 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
ly report to the Chief of Police s violations OF Ordi
nances not aut orziug 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
dnance they shall have power u take the party offend
ing Immediately to the station house and make areport
thereof to the person in charge in manner and form
as heretofore provided
Section 7. Tne Chief, 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 ''poce Inscribed thereon, aud should
be exposed to view whenever it is necessary that the
official position of the wearer should be known.
Section S. 1t shall be misdemeanor in Office for the
chief captain or any regular NJ special Policeman to
release person after he or she has been arrested
unless such person has first been admitted to bail by
an officer authorised so to do, shall have deposited
sufficient amount Of money to his or her APP
pearance pay his or her probable fine and tie
costs, provided however that every deposit Of money
shall be for the appearance Of the defendant In court
loan his star wins tie, to allow any other rer-
to it, to play any game of chan e or skin i'm
any public place, to fail neglect or refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief of Police or to fail or
neglect refuse to make entry thereof as here
nhef0re directed, and to report it to the Recorder or
Judge authorised to try said cases.
Section O. Any officer member of said Police
who shall be guilty Of a 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 10. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vats night police in the same manner and for the same
lime 1s regular policemen which are employed and
paid by tie citizens of this city in guarding and pro-
ecting private property, and they are hereby empow
cred 10 act and have iull authority to make arrests
subject to all the provisions Of this Ordinance probd
ed however, that they shall receive no pay II the
city for guarding and protecting private property.
Section II. The Marshal shall at any time suspend
any regular special policeman who shall neglect or
euse to perform all the duties required by tbs Or
dinance any ordinance that shall 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 shah at their discretion limit the period
of such suspension, or remove the person 30 suspended
from Office
Sectinn 70 Whenever any p,liceroar T.. ,. r.
the city or is disqualified ami unable to discharge the
duties his office, the Chiel Of Police shsil tempora
ry appoint Policeman t. do the duty i'm the mace 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 ana retained out Of the salary of the officer in
whose place he performed the duty
Section 13. This Ordinance shall take effect and he
In force from and after the 2d day OF April A. D. 1851
and all Ordinances and parts of dinances in onaict
herewith are hereby repealed,
certify the above and foregoing to be an Ordi.
nance passed by the Common Council of Marvsvfle
at their meeting March 18th, 1861
.... Witness my hand and the corporata seal ~
l. S: said citY, this Z0th day Of March, A. D. 1860
- o.., T. Z; FARISH, City Clerk.
mh29 WIN SINGER Mayor.
DISSOLUTION.
VIHE co-partnership her eofore existing bat,vaap