Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-17

lars per anuum, each sergeant of police six hundred
dollars per annuin, and each police parnlman forty
dollars Per month"; as eompensAtion for usir serVi-
ces respectively.
Sec. sS. And be 1t further enacted, That from and
after the frst meeting Of die board Of police, under
the provisions OF this act it shall all the
power aud authority heretofore conferred by law up
on the auxiliary guard Of the city Of Washington, es-
tahlished by an act entitled can act to establish an
auxiliary watch for the prOteconpf public proper
~ In the city or Washington" approved August
tWenty.three, eighteen hundred and fOrty.tEo, and
all acts in amendment thereto, and said auxiliary
guard or watch Is hereby ahoiiShed and said board
OF police shall also possess all power and author
ity heretofore conferred by Law upon the mayor or
any other officer officers Of the cities Of Wa h.
ington and Georgetown, respectively, as the heads
therein OF the respective police departments or
ganEations Of those cities, which power authority
shall relate to In any way be connected with the
police government or police discipline within either
OF said cities; and from and tier the said fret meet
ing and due organization Of said board Of police The
duty and authority aud power Of each and all OF the
aforementioned officers in relation to the police gov
ernment, appointment, and discipline shall wholly
cease and vest Aforesaid in The said board Of Pc
lice constituted by this act, except that the mayors
OF Washington and GeOrHStOwn shall be, with the
commissioners, members eN.oficio OF the board OF
police. and entitled o one vote each attvsry ses.
SION thereof Nhe N present at Its eetipcs.
Sec. "a. And be It further enacted, That the su-
perinteLdcht pslce shall make the board of pO-
lice quarterly reports in writing Of the state Of the
police district, with such statistics and SugH, stions
Us he may deem advisable for the Improvement of
the police government and discipline of said dis
trict; and the hoard Of police shall annually, on or
ting the condition OF The pol ce within said dstriet,o
the Secretary Of The Interior.
Sec. 20 And lie 1t flIther enacted, That no mem
Der Of the board OF police or OF the police force
shall receive, or share in, iOr his own beu,ft, under
any me'ence Whatever, any present, fee, or enolu-
ment for police services other than the regular sal.
AIRY and pay provided by this act except BY consent
of the board of police.
Sec. 20. And he It further enacted, That all re-
wards, fees, proceeds of gins and emoumrnts that
may be allowed by tile board OF police to he paid
and given for extraordinary services any member
Of te police force, and all moneys arising from the
sale OF unclaimed goods shall constitute the po.
hceman's fund.- OF which the board Of police shall
be the trustee, and may invest they shall see IT.
Aud whenever amy member CT the police force, in
die actual discharge Of his duty, shall become bodily
disabled, his necessary expenses on the certificate
OF competent surgeon. stating the manner, cause,
Rnd condition Of the injury, and approved by the
board OF police, during the time Of his disabling
Aforesaid, continues, may become charge upon the
said fund. Rut the board Of police may discontinue
said allowance for any satisfactory reAsUu.
Sec. "a. And be Il further CnActcd, That the board
of police shall require and make suitable provisions
respecting security to be entered into by the Supcrn
tendett OF police and by the seTgeants OF pnce and
for taking by members OF the pollce force of oath
OF Office and the registry Of the same, which oath Of
oilce may be taken before any commissioner Of the
police, who Is hereby empower d to administer tho
same
ssc. IS Aud be it further enacted, That there be
and is hereby appropriated, out any money In the
treasury not otllerWise appropriated for the pur-
pose OF carrying this act into effect, including the
payment OF s'ar >, and all other necessary chaIg-
es aud expenses Of the metropolitan Police" for
The year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred hum
dred and sixytwo, In addition to the balance of the
appropriation made by the act approved February
tWenty, eighteen hundred aud sixty "Ior the com
pensaIiOn u the auxiliary guArIi and one Ieuten.
ant, and for fuel OIL and lamps and for twenty po-
leslnen, which balance Is hereby directed 10 be APP
thousand dollars
See. 20. And be 1t further enacted That all stat
ute, parts Of statutes and prOvlsons Of law incon-
ssent with the provisions OF this act are hereby re-
pealetl.