Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-30
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20 1850

oarrleu 10 SAID station houses; and every per
oou VINO snall be sentenced to pay fine and
cost or either, shall satisfy the same before
Deing released, by payment or by giving Sc
curly 10 the satisfaction of the iust;ce inn
posing such nne and costs. And when sncb
security shaii pc taken, the Justice shall no
held personally liable to said board of nolice
LOT the amount OF the fine and costs, to be
collected OF him as debt due and payable
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That
no member of the Metropolitan police, under
penalty of FORGETTING 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 intention. There shall be no
limitation or restriction of place of residence
to any member of the Metropolitan police
force, other than residence within the Metro
politan police district, and it shall be the duty
Of said Board of Police to cause the location
of the patrolmen to be changed from time to
time, as the efficiency of the force shall re-
quire.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That
the said Board of Police may appoint not ex-
ceeding six detectives, who shall receive a
monthly compensation of seventy dollars
each.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
board of police for meritorious and extraor-
binary services rendered by any member of
the police force, in the due discharge of his
duty, may permit any member of the police
force to retain for his own benefit any reward
or present rendered him therefor; and it shall
be cause of removal from the metropolitan
police force for any member thereof to re-
ceive any such reward or present without no
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lice. Upon receiving said notice the said
board may either order the said member to
retain the same or shall dispose of it for the
benefit of the policemen's fund. All fines
imposed by the board of police upon mem
bers of the metropolitan police force by way
Of discipline, and collectable from pay or
salary, and all rewards, fees, proceeds of
gifts, and emoluments that may be paid and
given for account Of extraordinary services of
any member of the metropolitan police, Eek
cept when allowed to be retained by said MEM
ber,) shall be paid to the treasurer of the
board of metropolitan police unless other
wise appropriated by the board of police.
Sect 10. And be it further enacted, that the
several members of the police force, includ-
ing the commissioners of police, shall have
power and authority to Immediately arrest,
without warrant, and to take into custody any
person who shall commit, or threaten or at
tempt to commit, in the presence of such
member, or within his view, any breach of the
peace or offence directly prohibited by act of
congress, or by any ordinance of the city or
county within which the offence is committed,
threatened, or attempted; but such member
of the police force shall Immediately and with
out delay, upon such arrest, convey in person
such offender before the nearest magistrate,
that he NAV he dealt with appC v6iTAr to law