Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-08-23

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deem advisable, and for specified zine, au
during the term of service OF such special pi
trolmen, he shall possess all the powers nn
privileges and perform all the duties Of the pl
trolmen OF tue standing police force of the Dis
trict. Aud such special patrol shall wear ~
emblem, 10 be presented by the police comm,
sioners.
Sec. IS. And be ii further enacted That n
member Of the police force, under penalty {
FORGETTING the pay which may be dus TO him
shall withdraw or resign from the police fore
unless he shall have Civ che months motto
thereof, in writing, to the superintendent 0
police and no person who shall ever have beer
removed from the police force established b.
this act, for cause, shall be reappointed by th
board of police to any office in the said police
force.
Sec. ID. And be il further enacted, That al
stolen property taken by the members of til,
police force shall he kept in u place and by
person to be designated by the board of police
Every such article of property shall be entered
in book kept for the purpose, together with The
maine of the owner, If ascertaiAed, and tho name
Of the place where found, and of the person
from whom taken, with the general circum-
stances, and the date of its receipt, aud the
name OF the officer recovering the same. Til,
board Of police shall also cause TO be kept gene
raj complaint books, in which shall be entered
every complaint preferred upon personal know
ledge of the circumstances thereof, with the
name and residence of the complainant. 1t shall
also cause to be kept books of registry of lost,
missing, or stolen property, for the general con.
yeuieuce of the public and of the police of the
district. II shall also cause to be kept hooks OF
records Of the police, wherein shall be entered
the name Of every member of the p lice force,
with his time and place of nativity, and the time
when he became a citizen; il he was born out
of the United States; his age his former occu
pation number and residence of family; the
date Of appointment or dismissal from office
with the cause Of the latter. Aud in every such
record sufficient space shall be left against all
such entries, wherein to make record of the
number of arrests made by such member of the
police force, or of any special services deemed
mertoIious by the commissioner. 1t shall also
cause to be kept in proper books the accounts Of
the treasurer of the board, and number of the
several meetings thereof, and all receipts of mo-
neys OF warrants, or checks for moneys shall
be written in books kept for the purpose, and
the said receipts signed by the person or persons
IN every case receiving money, warrants, or
checks from the treasurer. All such books shall
be, at all business hours, and when net in actual
use, open to public inspection. The board Of
police shall also cause to be kept and bound all
police returns aud reports of the district
Sec. 10. lind be il further enacted That it
shall be the duty of the common councils of the
cities of Washington and Georgetown to provide,
ut the expense OF said cities respectively, all
necessary accommodations, within their respec.
tive limits, for the station houses required by the
board of police for the accommodation of the
police force, for the lodging of Migrants and
disordery persons, and for the temporary de-
tention OF persons arrested for offences, and the
snme suitably to warm aud light. In case the
said common councils, or either Of them, neglect
or refuse to do so, after having been thereto
requested by the boaid of police, then the said
board may make their own provisions in the
premisee, and the same, when made, shall become
a proper charge and debt for the expenses and
thereof against the id city or
cities whose common councils havo SO neglected
or refused to make provision as aforesaid
Sec. 10. And be ii further enacted. That in
every case OF arrest the same shall be made
known within six hours thereafter to the SER
geant OF police on duty in the precinct in whci
the arrest is made by the person making the
same; and it shall be the duty Of the said SER
gcant of police, within twelve hours after such
notice, to make written return thereof, accord
ing to tho rules and regulations Of the board of
police, together with the name of the party ar
rested, the offence, the place of arrest, and the
place Of detention. The board of police shall
provide suitable accommodations within said
district for the detention Of witnesses who are
unable TO furnish security for their appearance
in criminal proceedings, and such accommoda-
lions shall be in premises other than those en-
ployed for the confinement of those charged with
crime, fraud, or disorderly conduct and it
shall be the duty Of all magistrates, in commit
ting witnesses, TO have regard to the rules and
regulations OF the board of police in reference
to their detention.
Sec. II. And be il further enacted, That all
telegraphic apparatus, public polio, property,
books, records, and Announcements, now III the
possession Of the police departments Of the cities
Of Washington and Georgetown, are hereby Civ
en- for the use of the board Of police herein nu-
lhorsed bat the ownership OF the same, and
the use thereof as aforesaid shall be according
to the laws or ordinances which the city councils
Of said cities, respectively, in which said pro-
perty is situated, have enacted or may hereafter
enact.
Sec. IS. And BE- il further enacted, That the
necessary expenses incurred in the execution of
criminal processes within the said district shall
be chargeable to the United States, as under
existing laws.
Sec. ~. And be IL further enacted, That the
Board Of Health, or proper health officer of the
city OF Washington or OF Georgetown, shall have
power to call upon any of the police force of the
District, to number not exceeding six, TO aid
him. upon any necessary emergency, in enforc-
office by law and it shall be the duty of auy
such number Of police so called upon to obey
him; but such service shall not continue longer
than twenty four hours. The board of police
shall, at all times, cause the ordinances and laws
Of the cities OF Washington and Georgetown to
be properly enforced; unl it shall be the duty
of said board, at oil times, when consistent with
the rules aud regulations of the board, and with
the requirements Of this act, to furnish all in
formation desired and comply with all requests
made by the city councils OF said cities, or by
the mayors thereof.
Sec 20. And be ii further enacted, That the
board OF police is hereby invested with all the
powers now conferred by law upon the mayors
of Washington or of Georgetown in respect to
ordering military assistance in aid of the civil
authorities to quel riots, suppress Instruction,
protect the property, and preserve the public
tranquility. The board of poles shnll have
power to issue subpWnas, attested in the name
Of its president, to compel before it tue attend
ance OF witnesses upon any proceeding author
lied by its rules and regulations. Each commits
sioner of police, the superintendent of police,
aud the cloyk Of the board Of police, are hereby
given power TO administer, take, receive, and
subscribe all nthrmations and uaths to any wit
nesses summoned an1 appearing in any matter
or proceeding authorized, as aforesaid, and TO
any dispositions necessary by the rules and reg
ulatiOns of the board Of police. Any wiliul and
corrupt false swearing by any witness or person
making deposition before any of the officers last
mentioned, 10 any material ct in any necessary
proceeding under the said rules and regulations,
shall be deemed perjury, and punished in the
manner now prescribed by law Tor such offence,
Sec 81. And be il further maeied, That it
shall be misdemeauor, punishable by imprison-
ment in the county Jail or penitentiary not ex-
ceedng two years, or by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, for any person, without
justifable or excusable cause, to use personal
violence upon any eleclOr in said district, or upon
any member of the police force thereof when in
the discharge of his duty, or for any such meln-
Der to neglect making any arrest for an offence
against the laws of the United States committed