Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-27
OFFICIAL.
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES
Possed at the Second Session Of tie Thirty
Segsafh Goagress.
[Punl1c-No. 140.l

AN ACI to amend an act entitled GAn act to create
Metropolitan police district Of the District Of Co.
luIubiH, aud TO establish = police therefor" ap.
proved August ak, eighteen hundred aud sixty
=BS il enacted by the senais ard House Of Repressn
tatives Of be United States Of Amsrsea In Congress
assembled. That the act entitled IAN set 20 create
MetrUpolitai police sriet Of the DtsttIct Of nm.
bia, and 70 establish pOIies thorelor.' approved
August six, eighteen hundred and siKty-one be aud
the came Is hereby atnend0t as follows:
Sec. 1 And be Il further enacted, That All proper
ty or mopeySAleEed or supposed 70 have been fean-
usly obtained, which shall be lost or udoned
and which shal be thereafter taken into tile custody
eFininal curt ofthS District ofcOlnmbIa, or Whch
shall come into custody Of any justlee OF the peace
shall b.. by such member or Justice by order OF
said court given into the custody Of and kept by
eficer, who shall De appointed AMI may be rem we'd
BY tha Baard OF Police, as property clerk OF
~ and money shah bs parteulGriy registered y said
proserty clerk In book kept Tor that TpOss which
shall contain also record OF the names Of the per
names Of all claimants theTsto, the tlms OF tue seB
ure and any fnai disposition OF 50 h property aud
from mons arrested and shall be ALLEGED q, have
been felouOusly obtained. to be the proceeds Of
crime, aud whenever - brnuSht with such eaimant
ami the persOn arrested before some naistFata for
adjudication. and the magistrate shall BE- then and
there satshed iTgn evidence that the person arrest
Cd 4 innocent afths ofenee alleged and that the
property rightfully belongs TO him then sad mags.
traie may thereupOn. 10 writing order such property
or money to be Ieturued, aud th- ProPsrty clerk II
| aeeu-sd person himself and not 60 any attorney,
agent, or ceFt OF such areu-ed person nAny claim
the ownership Of h property money shall be
made on oath before the maEistrae BY or in behalf
Of any other than the psFsous aFre~t-d, aud
tue said accused Person sha be held for trial
animation, such property or money shall remain in
the custody OF the pFUpRry clerk until the daeh Fge
nvietOn Of the personS accused. All ilprupeTty
money taken on Suspi Ion OF having baSn fslnnousy
Obtanet or OF SelnS the proeeeiS crime. an FOE
which there IL other claimant than tho pefBou
from whom such property vas taken, and all Lost
rfr Inf Nkalu afn
if the sid MetTOpot police force, and all pFJpeTy
and money taken fFuIn paWnbFokefs as the prOeeeds
Ofcrime. or W any such member from per Ous sup-
pcse 70 be insane Intoxicated, otherwise inc l
BILE Of taking care themseVe5 shail be transmitted
MeipOpotaH polier district 20 be do registered aud
ADVERTISED EaF tbs boaea of ali pors0ns and parties
inter sed. and for the Information OF the public -
70 the amount and deposition ofthS property ak-
en- ihto euSt1dy by the poles. All prUpery aud N
nsy thsF sh4ii reaiu Ia the custody f the prapsTty
CLERK fuf the period OF six months Withou any IsW
elalmant thereto, ater having been thre6 times al
VertSeA tu puilko newspapers, ahal be sold pnb1
anetion and the prsees lgf such sale SHAH bs pad
into the polieSmea's flnd: Provided That horses and
othar animals taken By the police ind remaining IN
claimed for twenty days may 20 advori ed aud sold
efty TO bs s6id It oneo IL any PROPERTY or money
placed In the onstldy Of the property clerk Sha be
desired as evidence ln any police or other criminal
e6uIt such prOperty thal be delivered any oGeer
who blial present an order 70 that effect from sneh
court; such property. nOWeger, shall not hr reelins
In sad court, bar ahall BE returned to said pTop-Tty
cI TX 70 be disposed Of according 20 the preVoufpT0
ViGI ns Of this act. And the annual Compensation ol
sid prVpsFty eler, RsO ihs cle + (Who shall here
4 amer b0 Known BoeretAFy Of the b1ard o. poiire,
4 shall DO twelve hundred dUllArs each payable mouth
/ Sec g And Be Il further enacted. Thatit shall Be
the duty ofihe Board of Mstropolltan eoiee 20 sst
ApaFt sanitary po Ice eompany 70 consist Of not eE
\ esodlng ten peFso1a' who shall b selected from
ancng thB p1iicr, hd % assign % ali COMPANY such
oSpueal dafiGl By fhp Fnies add regulations, - mar
b. pnhliely a1TantlgoOusi and also 70 apnOlnt not
e1eeeiug three suFrOns Of police, Wh0 shah receive
An annult eompeglsat on of hr htinduell Dollar
each, and di.eiaFgs such duties may be requircd
OF them BY the board Of police. The Motropoiitau
sanitary company ts hereby empowered, undsr saeh
distribution % pgwer and duty n may be made b.,
thR rules and regnlAtions 70 TislE and make nsprc
ton OF ali fsrry N lnuiaetoris slanEhter-hnus
e. to1emsnt-houses, and eddco1, iuspeeted ~, o.
charged With, being unsafe and aitnl toaneh 9th
eF Hattsra relating he nth ~ are eompaned o.
entered upon the eOnplalnAntbook kopi ~ order o
the bard, and 20 take al neoeAstry .eal ne tsIire
TPromotiuE the laeuriIy Of NE o. health EsusFally
and upou Or In d boats, ulanulaef Fies, h1aes an
edlaeSi, aad % utks report q and aetie
y IN The prlmiso1 - the 0otrd % Motropolttn Poel
Whtneyar ~ hoard ShaIl BE- Etilda3. b such n
poEt that any ua4liaetpEEs alaughteI