Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-28
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PROTEST. OF THE BALTIMORE
BOARD OF POLICE AGAINST MAX
Shall TX ANE,S ARREST.

PROTEST. OF THE BALTIMOAE
BOARD OF POLICE AGAINST MAX
sHAL KANE's ARREST.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-The following is the
protest of the board OF police =
Whereas, The laws OF Maryland give whole
and exclusive control OF the police forces OF
the city to the board of police, and not only
are said board bound to exercise the power and
to discharge the duties imposed upon them,
but all other persons are particularly prohibit.
ed, under heavy penalties, from interfering
with them in So doing and Whereas there is
no power given to the board to transfer control
over any portion of the police to any person
or persons whomsovever, other than the Off
GERS OF police appointed by them in pursuance
of express provisions Of law, and acting under
their orders; and whereas, by order OF Major
General Banks, an officer of the U, S. army,
commanding in this city, the marshal of po-
lice has been arrested, the board of police SUI
perseded, and an officer of the army appointed
provost marshal and directed to assume com
mand and control of the police force, there
fore
Resolved, That this board do solemnly pro-
test against the orders and proceeding above
referred to of Major General Banks, as an ar
bitrary exercise of military power not warrant
ed by any provision or the laws or constitution
of the United States, or of the state Of Mary
land but in derogation of all of them.
Resolved, That whilst the board, yielding to
force of circumstances, will do nothing to in
crease the present excitement, or obstruct the
execution OF such measures Major General
Banks may deem proper to take on his own
Responsibility, for the preservation OF the
peace of the city and public order, they cannot
consistently with their views OF official duty,
and the obligations to their oaths of office, re-
cognize the right OF any of the officers and
men OF the police force, as such, to receive or.
ders or directions from any other authority
than from this board.
Resolved, That in the opinion of the board
the forcble suspension of their functions sus-
pc IDS at the same time, the active operation
of the police law, and puts officers and men off
of duty for the present, leaving them subject
however, to the rules and regulations of SER
vice as to their personal conduct aud deport-
ment, and to orders which this board may see
fit hereafter to issue, when the present illegal
suspension of their functions shall be removed.
(Signed) CHAs. HOWARD, President
VIM. IL. GAToHELL,
CHAs. ID. Kinks,
JOHN w. DAVIS.
GEO. VIM. Brown, Mayor,
and er-oficiO member of the board.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-At 2 o'clock, the
police commissioners, after consultation, issued
orders to the police officers to take off their
insignia of Office, badges, caps, buttons, etc,
and virtually disbanded them. The board is
sled protest, which is signed by the mayor
as one OF the board
Col. Henley has been actively engaged this
morning on a new police force. He has APP
pointed captains in all the districts. 1t was
the desire of Henley to retain the present force
as far as possible, but the action of the police
commissioners thwarted his purpose; The city
is quiet