Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-11-07

AN ACT 20 create MerrOp0iItsn Police District oil
the Di-Irci OF Columbia and 10 establish police
therefor.

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AN ACT 20 create MefrOp0ilt al Police District Oh
the Di-Irlct OF Columbia and 70 establish police
therefor
s. 70 >n1,f.d by Ssn4ie azd 3U,s o. Rsgrs,snta
irs' NJ tie Us7sd Safes oC ADEsr'>q ~ C5agr>ss
s>Wl sisd That the corporations Of Washington and
DeOrgsto aud the county Of Washin gt0u outside
Of the lmu- OF SAID corporations are hereby cOusti
ut-d the purposes Of tni. act into one district
10 De cal!ei The Metropolitan Police District Of III,
District Of Columbia &c
Sec. 2 AH45s,tf 4,tA,y sHae,.4, That Immediately
upon the pa.sa 2 o. this act. and thereafter from
time 10 time, a. require1 by th- act. thee shall BE-
appointed BY the Pre-ideut Of the United States bY
and with the Twice and consent Of the S.nate I'VE
comm.sIohers OF pofce Sho s1a! o- ths chef ON 9
ers Of the said Metropolitan Police Di-t-ic;" and
who -h-ll -eVeray posses aud perform therein TIE
power and duties authorized aud eu joined by THU
&C.. The satd com missioner. toge Their with the
mayor OF the clfie- OF Washington and George
town. ofcIo, shall form the board Of police fOi
the said disr.c., ana m GRITTY Of the -hsl con
sfI'ute quorum Of such board for the tfau action
OF business
Sec AHd - ~ fvyilSv 'na,i,d That three Of said
oommis.ioner. shall be appointed from she cry o.
Warrington, on. from Georgetown. aud one from
the county Of Wssuin iOn At large. tor the OF
three var ana until their successor are Appointed
and qualified. unless sooner remoVeH by the Presi
dent. Inc SAID conmis.ioDers shall met al sae'
time aud place az ma se desynatei by the presi
dent OF the United states: ani. after being dul,
aiGed, b. taxing AID sIbsc-loing O.'a or afr
M ion Def5re some per-on duly AT'horizs1 70 sd-
minist-r oaths in ssid stric, 10 support he Con
s'I.utIon Of the United a'e- and fathfu Is d.
charge the due. OF he oic. shall Or coed 20 die
barge such dGue- a. prs-crlbed b. l. act
the board rfp9!ice -hali b. PRESIDE, ana t-.s.
urer, Who .asu each b -electe1 from sr7rg saii
cOmms-iouers by tHlm-ei yts who shall si-charge
CT dl'ig. a, TIE board may prescri1e tn t-es.-
shall give bond Wl.S tRO suret'es 10 the "a o.
i-izcti IN ~ SAID tOari the penal OF ten thou
sald dollar. fpr Ia f.Itrfll d.ehar,e Of he 5l,..
Of hi- olc~- tie board NAV also appoint C @rk 20
10 ti- flee 0srink the pleasure .fthe board. and
not to exceed me rate OF one 'housaud dol per
anOun, AMI ~AO thal Pc iora+ -lCh cutie. - may
See : An, g., t,vf7sv ..a-,.g .bs. d. bail D..
the dot. ofth- board Of Ual-e ..r-.5- c5t.r.fg,ed
rIez oftae lice ii.-.Ct % t,re.ery4 me l5r
peace. T.. rr4gen. cline aud .Tra.- ~ u.is+.. 10
rrot-c, the rigbrs ot r,s-sou. and Of r,o,srt, "a
guard me public heath 20 preserve o. ,. every
Pablo pc,Iaa. 90 remove ngfsancas ex-iry in ne
pub,I: s,reet- road. alle.. hIgagay. and o.h-r
. ace. 20 r-o..44 E,-JD-- 20 t. t,-,4 a. ..-ry
IRE IN oriIr tn,t ,gar i,y me bremen and r-o,-ty
nav he rr1tac-l t. r,rtlc ,r.fy-- nd fr.,1
- - 80 - !. - !. AZ -. y.
TO 80 that Al, laa. raIs,.p5 - the ots-vsrc- m
suut.s. and regs-.lus uswubr6se-- rno~E sur-
tlon- election. gam'Iiny turernpe-srcs 'o-'ery
deal er- ysgraut. dir ery u-r.1rs and n, public
bath are promuf.g enforced aud - erfo-. I'D
Chs. III tsus and 6s1,cs. ~ the ri.y r,urr,,. ~
the cite. of ls.hrugrou aud s,s,-yea,r, y..b -
r,rot4r!. sgr.lc.t, % TCr o. -esI,h aud 1ot IA
-oU.,-r NJ u'frh rf,e r-,,t i.ror,s az rf,. zc.
SIC T. 4sFg O., sy,i..y %. ,~,.- It.. go .r,.f- q >
the t,..-i ~ r..- -. IN b.. ~ nj. -.
unc-r TIE direction and co,'r0f OF -sl1 board sf.
a-cg-efus - - 80 and p u , 81, .r- b q. b. la-e
~ nrfz.5 p. r,e. rom I'm o.. M. -.- 49,.
rlro,s- ygerur-tt and dl-cIlu- OF H. .fIf8r,la-a
sfl-r-. r. t-.scs t,-~- i5r -+- r.8.4 Of .a.d
police I..rict ami authorized 20 a su.g ..l snv
par here ,,4tacu- rea-a 10 r-s -,. or cg-r.sra
hon line.
sc 4r be 0. rg-,asy sna-.st Thar ,be said no
lice ts-c- Gin. O. .i.-.-t r -Il,-ll.-er. t -.
te 80 r-a4 ~ f ..t' zee and s'fr rtlrsgta- of -.i
rafro eru bla- Tn Az @ern n Gees ar Ii -
cecil = 10y - EN- ar -ergic1 gs4 b q. ret and r.
be- All at Gee i-re3a rrea-1 for The -4.1 ps-
lice rs-ce -tal be- .e.e-a'ly f .ei tv arportr1-r..
from the tg.fL at ..ar4. and 4-ct, -4 r-s. 80 a.,
rolnt-f shall hold office orfv du-tr .rt .+-- n he
shall tafnf4. e aIs -A ecut- z the ru nj
REGULATIONS. ut tF- -.li t8-t "a avs %. t. I-ni--i
S.ars sn3 the err org. fs,cr- a,f--s- =. ,,rrAtp
the -frlCt. .tart-.. B. -t. crt ,r count aIti .r.
ties vii IN rhs am. ami tyE.f- "a . - -.,r .ta-
apply to -acf lart q tge l,trc' "a s-rr r- rq r.
OF re roii-. t,.-e- NAV he on a.,.s
SIC s Aa5s- ., h,rf4.- ,r,s,.4 That tie ,us.it.a
OF trial and removal from flc- # etsh uffic-r OF
laid 20. CO force HAL be particuliriv defined and
prescribed rule aud regulations Of fhe board OF
poll, = RI Ice with the Constitution aud
the uIted States apo icable thereto P,5efs-
I'd That person rhsil D. so appointed 10
Office. no ofhc ia the police i"rce Aforesaid
who cannot rad snd write tue English language. or
tho Is hot citizen of the Uuired State. or who
sial ever have been indicted and convicted OF
crime Arf Pyortd.d. Thst no person shall be re-
ferred stiu-t him 10 the board 10 ice and sf>er
an opportunity shall have been afforded him oil be
ing heard ia his detrTce.
sec. 1afb.tT IN rh.r snqriSd, That the members
Of the said police force hsIt every part Of
the Dis:ri-i of oum5is. a.. The common ls< aud
statutory powers OF cou.tab e. except tor the
OF civil pro'e-s and any warrant for search or a.
rest iued by any ma .itrate o. sad District OF Coz
nmba MAJ he execu ed in any psrt OF said district
by an member Of said pOtre force, without any
backing or Enforcement o the SAID warrant, and
corjmg - thu terms Thereof; and al the provisions