Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-10


the patrolmen of the standing police force of the
| District Aud such special patrol shall wear an en-.
uiSh' 10 bg presented by the police commissioners.
| sec; IS. ANA be II further enacted That no mem
ber OF the police force, under penalty of forfeiting
| the pay which may be due to him, shall Withdraw
orresign from the police force unless he shall have
| given one months notice thereof, in writing to the
i superintendent OF police and person who shall
ever have been removed from the police force estab-
lished by this act for cause, shall be reapponed by
| force.
SEC. IA And be it further enacted That all stolen
property taken by the members of the police force
shaiI be Kept in place and by person to be de-
! designated by the board of police Every such ar
tlcie OF property shall be entered IN BOOK kept
for the purpose, together with the name of the own
er, If ascertaned and The name OF the place where
found and if the person from whom taken: with
the general circumstances and the date OF Its re-
ceipi, and the name of the officer recovering the
same. The board Of police shall also cause 10 be
kept general complaint books, in which shall be
entered every complaint preferred upon personal
| knowledge of the circumstances thereof, with the
name and residence of the complainant. Itshal also
to be Kept books OF registry of lost missing,
or stolen propertv for the general convenience of
the public and of the police Of the district 1t shall
also TO be kept books of records OF the police,
wherein shall be entered the name of every member
of the police force with his time and place of nativi
ty and the time when he became citizen; if he was
born out ofthe United States hist age; his former
| cupatun; number and residence of family; the date
! of appointment or dismissal from office, with the
cause of the latter And in every ssch record sufii.
cient 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 meiiorious by the commits
sloner. 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 re-
celptS OF moneys, or warrants, or checks for mon
eyS shall be written in books kept for the purpose
and the said receipts signed by the person persons
IN every case receiving money, warrants, or checks
from the treasurer All such books shall be- Mt all
business hours. and when not in actual use open
public inspection. The board of police shall also
cause to be kept and bound all police returns and re-
ports of the district
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty CT the common councils of the cities of
Washington and Georgetown to provide at the ex-
pense of said cities respectively all necessary nc
commodations, within their respective limits, for the
station houses required by the board OF police for
the accommodation of the police force, for the
lodging of Migrants and disorderly persons and for
the temporary detention of persons arrested for Of
fences, and the same suitably to and light. In
case the said common councils or either OF them,
neglect refuse to so, after having been thereto
requested by the board ofpoce, then the said board
may make their own provisions i'll the premises, and
the same, when made. shall become proper charge
and debt for the expenses and disbursements there
of against the said city or cities whose common
councils have SO neglected or refused to make pro-
vision as aforesaid.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That in every
case of arrest the same shall be made known within
six hours thereafter to the sergeant of police du
ty in the precinct in which the arrest is made by the
person making the same; and it shall be the duty
of the said sergeant of police, within twelve EouIs
after such notice, TO make written return thereof,
according to the rules and regulations of the board
OF police, together with the name of the party
rested, the oense, 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 proceed
ings, and such accommodations shall bein premises
other than those employed for the confinement of
those charged with crime iraud or dIsorderly CON
duct; and shall be the duty of all magistrates in
committing witnesses TO have regard TO the rules
and regulations of the board of police in reference
to their detention.
See. II. And be it further enacted, That all tele-
graphic apparatus public police property, books,
records, and Announcements, tile possession
of the police departments OF the cities of Washing
ton and GEORGETOWN are hereby given for the use
of the board Of police herein authorized; but the
ownership OF the same and the use thereof afore
said. shall be according to the laws or ordinances
which the city councils OF said cities, respectively.
in which SAID property is situated have enacted or
may hereafter enact.
Sec IS. And be it further enacted, That the neces-
safy expenses incurred IN the execution of criminal
| processes within tine said District shall be charge
able 10 the United States, as under existing laws.
Sec. ~ And be it 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
Il nai'be. not exceeding six, to aid him, upon any
necessary emergency il enforcing The powers and
duties conferred upon their office by law; and
IL shall be the duty of any such number of police
calledAIpon TO obey him; but such service Shall
continue longer than twenty tour hours. The board
of police shall, at all times. cause the ordinances
and laws OF the cities OF Washington and George
town to be properly enforced; ami it shall be the
duty of said board, at all times, when consistent
with the rules and regulations of the board, and
with the requirements OF Ibis act, to furnish all in.
! formation desired and comply with all requests
made by the city councils OF said cities, by the
! mayors thereof.
Sec 90 And be it 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 i'll respect to ordering military
assistance in aid OF the civil authorities to queil
riots, suppress instruction, protect the property,
and preserve the public tranquility. The board of
police shall have power TO issue subpGnas, atested
i'll the name OF its president to compel before it the
attendance OF witnesses upon any proceeding Hu-
thoriZed by its rules and regulations. Each com
missioner of police the superintendent of police,
and the clerk OF the board of police, are hereby
given power to administer, take, receive. and sub
scribe all aiirmatiOns and paths to any witnesses
summoned and appearing in any matter or proceed
ing authorized as aforesaid, and to any dispositions
necessary by the rules and regulations OF tine board
OF police Any wlltul and corrupt false swearing
by amy witness or person making deposition before
any OF the officers last mentioned, to any material
fact III any necessary proceeding under the said rules
and regulations shall be deemed perjury, and pun
ished IN the manner now prescribed by law for such
oflense.
Sec. 81 And be it further enacted That it shall
be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in
the county Jail penitentiary not exceeding two
years, by fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars, for amy person, without Unstable excusable
cause, to use personal violence upon any eector in
| said district, or upon any member of the police
force thereof when in the discharge of his duty, or
| for any such member to neglect making any arrest
for an oilense against the laws OF the United States
committed in his presence, or for any person. not
member of the police force to falsely represent
himself us being such member, with fraudulent
design.
Sec, % And be it further enacted, That the treas
urer OF the board of police shall receive stated SAL
| airy of six hundred dollars per annum, and each
commissioner shall receive allowance of five dol
| lars for each day of actual attendance upon the
| meetings or business of the board. not TO exceed
! however to each commissioner 1.-THE treasurer ex-
cepted) two hundred and fifty dollars per annum:
and no other compensation shall be paid or allowed
to the members OF the board. The superintendent of
police shall receive salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars per annum each sergeant of police six hundred
dollars per annun and each police patrolman forty
as afifI,f tor fI,a.
vices, respectively.
Sec % And be it further enacted, That from and
after the first meeting Of the board of police under
the provisions OF this act, it shall possess all the
power and authority heretofore conferred by law
upon the auxiliary guard of tile city of Washing
ton, established by an act entitled AN act to esab-
lish an auxiliary watch for the protection of public
and private property in the city of Washnston,D
approved August tWenty-thTee, eighteen hundred
and fortJ two, and all acts in amendment thereto
and said auxiliary guard or watch is hereby abol-
1shed; and said board OF police shall also possess
all the power and authority heretofore conferred by
law upon the mayor or any other officer officers
OF the cities OF ashingtOn and Georgetown respcc-
lively, as the heads therein of the respective
police departments or organizations of those cities
which power or authority shall relate to in any
way be connected with the police government or
police discipline within either of said cities and
from and after the said first meeting and due organ
zation of said board of police the duty and author
ity and power OF each and all of the aforementioned
officers in relation to the police government, APP
pointment and discipline shall wholly cease and
vest aforesaid in the said board of police consti-
tuted by this act except that the mayors of Wash
ington and Georgetown shall be. with the commits
siOners members eX-otfcio of the board of police,
and entitled TO vote each at every session there
OF when present at its meetings.