The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-02

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their respective mits the station houses required
by the board police the accommodaton o the po
lice force, Tor the lodging OF aa ulsordes
persons temporary uetentieL OF pefsoGs
offences, and the same suitably to warm abd
light Ia case the said conmon COUNCILS, or either of
them neglect So after having been there
to requested by board p0ce then the said board
may make their provisions III the premises, AID the
same when made, shall become q proper charge and
debt or expenses and thereof against
the said city cities whose common councils have so
neglected refused TO make provision as aforesaid
Sec 49, And BE Il Juyth<y esaosd, That Ia every case
Of the shall be maze known within SIX hours
thereafter geant police duty The
cnct which the arrest made by the person making
the same and it shall be the duty Of the said sergeant o
police within twelve hours after such notice ~ make
written return thereof according 70 the rules and reu
laops OF the board OF police together with the nain-
OF The party arrested the offence, the place o arrest
and the place of detention The board OF police SHAH
provide suitable accommodates within said olstTct Ter
the who unable To furnish
cury for their appearance in criminal proceedings, and
such accommodations shall be ia premises other than
those employed Tor the confinement vi those charged
with crime, fraud disordery conduct ana II shall De
the duty Vi all magistrates Ia committing Witnesses o
have regard to the rules and regulations VI the boara oi
police reference TO their detention.
IL Ind be Juyther enacted, That all teegraphic
apparatus public police property, books, RECORDS anu
accoutrenents, the possesson oi the police de-
cities Of Washington and Georgetown,
hereby given the board o. police here
author but the ownership of the ALI The
thereof Aforesaid, shall be according To the laws
ordinances which the city councils OF said Cities
spectiveiy III which said property situated have cnar
ted or may hereafter enact
EXPENSES incurred in the execution Of criminal processes
within the said district shall be ehargea0e " the United
States under existing laws
Sec I9 And be Il further enacsd, That the board OF
health, proper health odcer Of the city OF Washing
Georgetown shall have power TO call upon any
OF the police Of the District, 10 number lot
ceeding SIX to aid him. upon any necessary emergency
IN enforcing the powers and duties conferred upon er
Office by law and shall be the duty Of any such NUN
Der Of police called upon to obey him; but such
vice shall not continue longer than twenty our hours
The board Of police shall at all times cause the ordinan
and Laws of the cities Of Washington and George
town be properly enforced and 1t shall be the duty of
said board at all times, when consistent with the rues
Of this to furnish all Information desired and comply
with all requests made by the city councils Of SAID ces
or by the mayors thereof.
Sec % And Jx further snoctHd, That the board Of
police hereby invested with all the powers confer
red by law upon the mayors Of Washington of George
town respect TO ordering military assistance in aid OF
she civil authorities to que riots suppress nsurrection
protect the property and preserve the public tranquil
ty The board of police shall have power TO issue sub
penas Attested in the Of its president, to compel
before 1t the att ntance II witnesses any proceed
ing authorized by its rules and regulations. Each com
missioner of pOce the superintendent Of police and
the clerk Of the board of police hereby given
TO administer, take receive, and subscribe all arma
tOns and Oats to any witnesses summoned aud appear
any matter or proceedings authorized az
and to depostOns necessary by the rules and
ations Of the board Of police Amy wful and corrupt
false swearing by any witness person making depos
tion before any Of the officers last mentioned " any
material fact any necessary proceeding under the SAID
rules and regulations shall be deemed purjury and pun
shed in the manner now prescribed by Law for such
offence.
Sec 2I And Be It further a,aaAd That 1t shall be
misdemeanOr, punishable by Imprisonment in the coun
ty Jail penitentary not exceeding two years by
fine net exceeding five hundred dollars for any person.
without justiable excusabls Cause personal
violence upon any eiector in said district upon any
member OF the police force thereof when in tho dis
charge of his duty for any such member neglect
ma Law lf he
United states committed in his presence for per
not member Of the police force, falsely repre-
sent himself as being such member, with fraudulent
design.
O. And be It further enacted That the treasurer Of
the board Of police shall receive stated salary Of
hundred dollars per annum and each conmlss shall
receive allowance of five dollars per day for each day
Of actual attendance upon the meetings business of
the board not TO exceed however, TO each commissioner
he treasurer exceped) two hundred and fifty dollars
per annum; and other compensation shall be paid
allowed to the members Of the board The superinten-
dollars per annum each sergeant Of police hundred
dollars per annu and each police patrOlmen forty ol
lars month, compensation for their services
spectivey.
Sec 23 And Be further enacted That from and after
the first meeting Of the board Of police the pro-
visions Of this act it shall possess all the power and
thority heretofore conferred by law upon the auxiliary
guard Of the city Of Washington, established by
entitled An act to establish auxiliary watch for the
protection Of public and private property in the city
Washington, approved August twenty three, eighteen
hundred and forty two and all acts amendment there
to, and said auxiliary guard watch hereby abol
shed and said board OF police shall also possess all the
power and authority heretofore conferred by law
the mayor or any other officer officers of the cities
Washington ami Georgetown respectively the heads
therein Of the respective police departments or organ
zations OF those cities which power authority sha
relate to or in any be connected with the police
government or police discipline within either of said
cites and from and after the said first meeting and du,
organization Of board of police the duty and author
ity and power Of each and all of the aforemen
officers In relation to the police government appoint
ment, and discipline shall wholly and afore
said In the eaid board Of police constituted by this
except that the mayors Of Washington and Georgetown
shall be-, with the commissioners members ofHcio o
the board OF police, and entitled to each
every session thereof when present meetings.
Sec q And be further enacted, That the supernten
dent OF police shall make to the board Of police
reports IN writing Of the state Of the police district
with such statistics and suggestions he may deem
visable for the Improvement of the police government
and discipline Of said districts and the board OF polic'
shall annually, on Or before the first Monday Noven
ber report in writing the condition Of the police within
said district to the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec 25 1Rf be Il further enacted That no member o
the board Of police the police force shall receive
or share In for his own benefit, under any preteuc,
whatever, any present. fee, or emoument, for polic
other than the regular salary and pay provide,
by this act except by consent Of the board Of police
Sec 20 And Be IL further endcted That all rewards
fees proceeds OF gifts, and emouments that may be al
lowed by the board OF police to be paid and given
extraordinary services Of any member of the poiic
force and all moneys arising from the sale Of unclame
goods shall constitute the pocemans fund Of whicl
the board Of police shall be the trustee and may nves
as they shall See tit And whenever any member tn
police force in the actual discharge OF his duty sha
become bodily disabled, his necessary expenses on tn
certifcae OF competent surgeon, stating the
cause and condition Of the injury approved by tn
board OF police, during the time Of his disabling. a
aforesaid, continues, may become charge upon the
fund But the board Of police may discontinue said al
owance for any satisfactory reason.
Sec. q. And be further enacted That the board @
police shall require and make suitable provisions
specng security TO be entered into ty the supernten
dent OF police and by the sergeants Of police and o
the taking by members of the police force Of an oath
Office and the registry Of the same which oath OF ofc
may be taken before commissioner police who
hereby empowered to administer the same
Sec %. And be further enacted, That there be-
10 hereby, appropriated out Of any money the
not otherwise appropriated for the purpose Of
rying this act into effect including the pay ment If
and oil other necessary charges and VI th
. Metropolitan police y for the year ending June 81
eighteen hundred and eixty two in addition to the
ance Of the appropriation made BY the act approve
February twenty, eighteen hundred sixty for III
compensation of the auxiliary guard and lieutenant
and for fuel OIL and lamps and for twenty policemen,
which balance hereby directed to be applied to ID
purposes Of this act the Of sixty thousand doar
Sec. -. ARd be further enacted, That all statutes
parts Of statutes, and provisions Of law nconsister
with the provisions Of this act, hereby repealed
Approved August 9, 1851.
Ell (PunIc-No 6sl
ACT TO increase the pay Of the prvates in the req
lar army and in the volunteers in the service Of Il
United States, and for other purpoees
Be eRafted b. tie Snate osd Hoxse Of RepveassGasss
Of e Cnilad States If AnsIoo IN Congress oasssb1e
That the pay Of the privates the regular army
volunteers in the service Of the Cnted States be thre<
dollars per month for three years from and after q
passage Of this act and until otherwise hxed BY law
4 Sec And Be fSsthw ~s0c1d That the provisio'
the sct entitled An for the relief of the Ohio
other volunteers, approved July twenty fourth, eie
hundred and sixty be and the same are heret