The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-03

and sub-st1tion houses at least one to each pre-
cinct, for the accommodation thereat of member of
the police force, and temporary places OF deten-
tGnfor persons arrested and property taken within
the precinct. No person holding Office under this
act or the act to which this is an amendment shall
be liable to military jury duty, to arrest on
civil process or 20 service of subpoeneas from civil
courts whilst actually on duty. The members of
the Board of Police, the superintendent, and the
secretary, are hereby vested with all the powers
conferred by law upon notares 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 metropolitan police district shall
possess in every part of the District of Columbia
all the common law and statutory powers of consta-
bes except for the service of civil process and for
the collection of strictly private debts, in which
designation fines imposed for the breach of eorpo-
ration ordinances shall not be included; but the
said Board Of Metropolitan Police shall not en-.
force any law or ordinance discriminating between
persons in the administration of Justice.
Sec. 8. And be Il further enacted, That the said
board of police shall have power, and IL Shall be
their duty, from time TO time to select and employ
from among the duly appointed and qualifedjusti-
ces OF the peace for the county of Washington such
justice or Justices may be required and as il may
deem proper sit at the respective station houses
for the hearing Of such charges as may be brought
against persons arrested and carried to said station
houses and every person who shall be sentenced to
pay fine and costs, either, shall satisfy tho
same before being released, By payment or giving
security TO the satisfaction of the Justice Imposing
such fine and costs. And when such security shall
betaken, the justice shall be held personally liable
to said Board Of Police for the amount Of the fine
and costs, to be collected Of i'm debt due and
payable.
Sec.7 And be il further enacted, That no menu
Der Of the Metropolitan police force, under penalty
of forfciting the salary or pay which may be due
to him, shall withdraw or resign, except by per-
mission of the Board Of Metropolitan Police, I'M
less he shall have given to the superintendent
months snotice, in writing, Of such intention.
There shall be no limitation restriction of place
of residence to any member of the Metropolitan
police force, other than residence within the Me-
tropolitan police district, and it shall be the duty
Of said Board of Police to cause the location of pa
trolmen to be changed from time to time, as the
efficiency of the force shall require,
Sec. 8. And be IL f;rthe: enacted, That the said
Board Of Police may appoint not exceeding six de-
tectives, who shall receive thly compensation
of seventy dollars each.
Sec. 5. And be further enacted, That the
Board Of police for meritorions and extraordinary
service 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
1 benefit any reward or present rendered him there
fore and it shall be the cause Of removal from
the Metropolitan police force for any member theref
to receive any such reward or present without no.
tca tn erect TO the Board Of Metropolitan Police.
Upon receiving said notice the said board may eth
CIR order the said member to retain the shall
dispose of il for the benefit of the policeman fund
/ Ali fines imposed by the Board of Police upon
\ members of the Metropolitan police force by way
4 Of discipline, and collectable from pay salary,
and all rewards foes proceeds of gifts, and emolu-
ments that may be paid and given for account OF
extraordinary services of any member of the Met
ropolitan police force, (cxcopt when allowed to be
retained by said member) shall be paid to tie
treasurer of theBoard of Metropolitan Police un-
less otherwise appropriated by the board of police
Sec. 8. ARd be IL further enacted, That the sew
eral members of the police force including the
missioners of police shall have power and authority
to immediately arrest without warrant, and TO take
into custody any person who shall commit or threa
ten or attempt to commit, in the presence of such
member, or within his view, any breach of the
peace of offence directly prohibited by act of Con.
gross, 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 aud without delay upon sucf
arrest convey in person such offender before th'
nearest magistrate that he may be dealt with &C
cUrding to law
SIC. o. And be 10 further eRocied, That for tn,
fore enumerated the board of police is hereby au.
thorized Immediately, and from time to time here
after, but without expense 10 the United States, II
cause to be collected into afnmpact form all the av
and ordinances in force in the said District having
relation and applicable to police and health, ant
publ :sh the same in form easily accessible 10 al
members of the community MS the police code of thu
said District; and the said code prepared, an'
such rules the said board of police may iron
time to time adopt for the purpose of enforcing
carrying out the provisions thereof, shall consti
tute the law of the said District upon the matter
therein contained. All laws parts of laws i'll
consistent with the provisions of this act be, an
the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved, July l6 IS6