Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-08-29
tPunLlo-No. 14o.

therefor" approved August six, eighteen nun
lrel and eixty-Ohe,
Be il eRdcisd 5y The Sendie amt HoNse Qf RPFe-
se,,tgitpes ofMe Lafied States Of america in Con-
grs,, asse1,5lea. That the act entitled ian act
to create IL Metropolitan police district Of the
District of Columbia, and to establish police
therefor, approved August six, eighteen hundred
and ri xty one he and the same il hereby amended
As follows:
See. /. And he il further enacted, Tint all
property, or money alleged or supposed to have
been leloniously CHAINED, or which shall he lost
or abandoned, and which shall he thereafter
taken into the custody 0f amy member
Of tue Metropolitan police force, or
criminal court Of the District of Colum-
bin, or which shall come into custody ol
amy Justice Of the peace, shall he, by such mem
her or Justice, or by order Of said court, given
into the custody of and kept by an officer, who
shall he appointed and may he removed by tue
Board Of Police, known NJ property CLERK oil
the Metropolitan police district, and all such
property and money shall be particularly regis
tered BY snid property clerk in a hook Kept for
that purpose, which shall contain also a record
OF the names of the persons from whom such
property or money was TAKEN the names OF all
claimants thereto, the time of the seizure, aud
any final dspo ition of such property and money.
Whenever property or money shall be taken from
! persons arrested. and shall be alleged to have
| been feonOusly obtained, or TO be the proceeds
of crime, and whenever brought with such
claimant md the person arrested before some
magistrate for adjudication, and the magistrate
shall be then and there satisfied from evidence
that the person arrested is innocent OF the offence
alleged, and that the property rlghtlully belongs
to him. then said magistrate may thereupon, In
writing, order such property or money To ne
returned, aud the property CLERK, II ha have IT,
to deliver such property or money TO the accused
person himself. and not TO any attorney, agent
or clerk of such accused person If amy claim
to the ownership of such properiy or money shall
be made on oath before the magistrate, by or in
bebalS Of any other persons than the persons ar
rested and the said accused pcrson shall he held
for trial or examination, such property or money
shall rcmaln n the custody OF the property clerk
until the iii, charge conviction OF the persons
accused. All property or money taken on suf-
picion of having been teoniously obtained, or OF
being the proceeds of crime, and ior which there
is mo- other claimant than the person from whom
such uropprty was taken, and all lost property
,oming iuto The possession Of any member OF the
said Metropolitan police force, and all property
and money taken from pawnorokers as inc pre-
oeeds OF crmn. or by any such memher from
persons supposed to he insane, intoxicated, or
otherwise incapable Of taking care Of themselves,
shall be transmitted as soon as practicable to
the uroperty clark Of the Metropolitan police
/
the benefit of all persons and parties interested,
and for the information Of the public rs TO the
amount and disposition of the property so taken
into custody by the police. All property and
money that shall remain in the custody OF the
nroperty clerk for the period Uf six months
without any lawful claimant thereto, after having
been three times advertised in public news
papers. shall be sold at public auction, and the
proceeds Of such sale shall he paid into the
/ Igraui1eI That hOrses and
other animals taken by the police and remaining
unclaimed for twenty days may be advertised
and sold upon ten days public notice, and all
porishahle property to he sold Mt once. II any
nroperty or money placed in the custody Of the
nr0nertv clerk shall be desired as evidence il
any police or other criminal court, such proper
iY shah be delivered to any officer who shhl
present M order to that effect from such court :
such property, however, shall not be retained ii
said court, but shall be returned to said property
clerk to he disposed of according to the preylou
provisions Of this net Aud the annual epmpen
sation OF sail property clerk, rs also the clerk
o fwho shall hereafter DO known ms secretary o
| Inc board of polce) shall be twelve hundre
| dollars each, payable monthly.
a Seo .. Ind be il further endfied, That II shal
i be the duty Of the Board of Metropolitan Pol'
Q to set apart n sanitary police company to c'nss
of not exceeding ten persons, who shall be selec
e ted from among the polict, and to assign to sri
= company such especial duties, by the rules an
d regulations, as may he publicly advantageous
md also to appoint not exceeding three surgeon
T. of police who shall receive AN annual compen
3, sation OF three hundred dollars each, and di'
il charge ench duties as may he required OIL thel
IT by tile board of police. The Metropolitan SAM
u tary company is hereby empowered, under sue
to distribution Of power and duty as may be mal
a, by the rules and regulations, to visit and mai
g inspection of all ferry boats manufacture
III slaughter houses, tenement houses, and edlhce
-e suspected OF, charged with, being unsafe, al
d, to attend to such other matters relating to heal
IL as are complained OF and entered upon the con
in plant book kept by order of the board, and
be lake all necessary legal measures for promOtii
ne the security OF life or health generally and up'
e. or in said boats, manufactures, houses, al
he ed,6ces and to make report of inspection al
ne action ia the premises TO the Board OF Metropo
r- tan Police Whenever said board shall he sat
ks fed by such report, that any ferry boat man
'm factory, slaughtey-house, tenement house or &c
We fee il maintained or That any other act 10 bel
lw about to be committed, iu IL manner pFeJudlc
nit to the lives health Of the public, it shall, AFT
4 ie entry upon its minutes Uf the circumslan'
els csuse complaint to'be made, founded upon su
nd report aud circums taucls, before any migisirG
of the Metropolitan police district who shall,
u summary way, upon such complaint made un'
oath issue his proper warrant, reclting there
the name of the member or members OF lhe Met
Of politau sanitary police company for the arr
wo, Vi the person iu charge OF said Terry boat, mn
to factory, slaughter-house, tenement-house,
Of edi6ce or otherwise committing any act
NAV be derogatory to the public health, to
Dre. end that he may be brought before such mag
ON trate. md the complaint OF insecurity OF the
act or health of the public so made be duly inVe
all gated nccOrdiug to the law Of examination
kes misdemeanors. If said magistrate shall be sA
, TO fed on a summary hearing thereof, that q
gh- charge of insecurity of the lives or health Of
eX- puplio is founded on reasonable and prob,
s Of cause, he may, by his order in writing, comm
gh- amy such ferry boat to cease running, cr
are business in such mandatory OF slaughter-ht
rom to cease, or impose such fine as by law ma
and attached to such offence upon the person
offending, until the cause of complaint afUr,
the ahall be removed to the satisfaction of the Bo
lblic Of Metropolitan Police,
nty, Sec. 8. And BE- FURTHER enacted, That il
ere- member of the Metropolitan police force,
Iom- nny two or more house holders shall repol
writing under his or their signature, to the 81
intendent of the Metropolitan police force
are good grounds land stating the same)
believing any house, room, orpremlses within
md said Metropolitan police district to be ke
tates used as n common gaming house, common ga
con room or common gaming premises, for lh'
ates, playing for wagers Of money at any gam
chance, or to be kept or used AZ hawdy he
'cpre- or for lewd and obscene public amusemen
Con- entertainment, or as n house of prostltulo
,ss or for purposes of prostitution the deposit
nited Of lottery tickets or of lottery policies, it
take, he lawful for the superintendent Of Metropo
,rop- police to authorize any member or membe
ever, police force to enter the same, who shall f,
,p. or with arrest all persons there found often
,lace, against Law, and seize all implements OF ga
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