Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-18

nent, or as house of prostitution, or
or purposes of prostitution, or the
deposit or sale, of lottery tickets or of
ottery policies, it shall be lawful for
he superintendent of Metropolitan
police to authorizossapy member or
members of the police force to enter
The same, who. shall forthwith arrest
all persons there found Offending
against law, and seize all implements
Of gaming, or lottery tickets, q lotte-
ry policies. and convey any person so
before the nearest police
and bring the. articles so
seized TO the Office Of the said Board
Of Metropolitan Police. 1t shall be
the duty of the said superintendent Of
the Metropolitan police force to cause
such arrested persons to be rigorous
ly prosecuted, such articles seized to
be destroyed, and such room or house
to be closed, and not used again for
such unlawful purposes.
SEC. 4. And bel further cnacted, That
the Board of Metropolitan Police shall
possess powers of general police SUI
pervision and inspection over all Ii
censed pawnbrokers, licensed hack
man aud cartmcn, dealers in second
hand merchandise, intelligence office
keepers, auctionccrs of watches and
jewelry, and suspected private bank
ing houses, and other doubtful cstab-
lichmcnts within the said Metropolitan
police district and in the exercise
and furtherancc of said supervision
may, from time to time, empower mem
bcrs Of the police force to fulfill such
special duties in the aforesaid premises
as may be ordained by the Board of
Metropolitan Police. The said board
may direct the superintendent to en-
power any member of the Metropoli-
tan police force, whenever such mem
Der shall be in search Of property fc-
loniously obtained, or in search Of
offenders, to examine the
books of any pawnbrokcr or his bust
ness premises, or the business prem
ses of any licensed vender or dealer
n secondhand merchandise, or intel
igence Office keeper, or auctionecr of
watches and jcwclry, or suspected
private banking house, or other doubt
ful establishment Any such member
Of the Metropolitan police, when there
to authorized in writing by the said
superintendent, and having in his
possession pawnbroker's receipt or
ticket, shall be allowed to examine
the property purporting to be pawncd
or pledged, or deposited upon said re-
ceipt or ticket, in whatsoever posses.
sion said property may be but no
such property shall be taken from the
possessor thereof without due process
or authority of law. Any wilful in
reference with said superintendent
of police, or with any member of the
Metropolitan police force, by any Of
the persons hercinbeforc named in this
section, whilst in official and due dis
charge of duty, shall be punishable as
\ misdemcanor. ...
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That
the Board of Metropolitan Police may,
from time to time, but without ex-
pcnse TO the United States, establish
stations and station houses, or sub-sta.
tions, and sub-station houses, at least
one to each precinct, for the accom-
mediation thcreat of members of the
police force, and as temporary places
of detention for persons arrested and
property taken within the precinct.
No person holding Office under this
act, or the act to which this is All
amendment, shall be liable to militia
~ or jury duty, not to arrest on civil
process, or To service of subp9nas
II on. Si.a ~o..ta "hiioC ACTUALLY on
duty. The members of the board of
police, the superintendent, and secrc-
tary, are hereby vested with all the
powers conferred by law upon nota-
rics public and justices of the peace
in the District of Columbia. The
members of the board of police, and
of the police force of the said Metro
politan police district, shall possess in
every part of the District of Columbia
all the common law and statutory
powers of constables, except for the
service Of civil process and for the
collection of strictly private debts, in
which designation fines imposed for
the breach Of corporation ordinances
shall not be included ;but the said Board
of Metropolitan Police shall not en-
force any law or ordinance discrimi-
mating between persons in the admin
istration Of Justice. yaf.
SEC. 6. And be a. further enacted, That
the said board of police shall have
power, and it shall be their duty, from
time to time, to select and employ.
from among the duly appointed and
qualified justices of the peace for the
county of Washington such justice or
justices as may be required and as it
may deem proper, to sit at the rcspec-
tive station houses for the hearing
Of such charges as may be brought
against persons arrested and carried
to said station houses and every per-
son who shall be sentenced to pay a
lipe and costs, or either, shall satisfy
the same before being released by
payment or by giving security to the
satisfaction of the justice imposing
suCH Iltit anu CObtS. Anu WHICH SUCH
security shall, be taken the justice
shall be held personally liable to said
Board of Police for the amount of the
line and costs TO be collected OF him
as debt due and payable. -
SEC. Z. And be IL further eaaeted, That
no member Of the metropolitan police
force, under penalty of forfeiting the
salary or pay which may be due to
him, shall withdraw or resign, except
by permission of the Board Of Metro
politan Police, unless he shall have
given to the superintendent one
months notice, in writing, of such in
tention There shalt be no limitation or
restriction of place OF residence to
any member OF the Metropolitan po-
lice force, other than residence within
the Metropolitan police district, and it
shall be the duty Of said board of po-
lice to cause the location Of the patrol-
men to be changed from time to time,
as the efficiency Of the force shall re.