Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-22

examination into misdemeanors. If said magistrate
shall be satisfied, summary hearing thereof, that
such charge of insecurity of the lives health of the
public founded reasonable and probable cause he
may, by his order in writing command any such ferry
boat to cease running, any business in such
factory to cease, impose such fine
by law may be attached such offence upon the per-
son 50 offending until the cause of complaint aforesaid
shall be removed to the satisfaction Of the Board of Me-
tropolitan Police.
Sec. s.. And be 1t further enacted, That if any
member Of the Metropolitan police force if any two
or more house-holders shall report in writing under
his their signature to the superintendent of the Me-
tropotan police force that there good grounds nd
stating the same) for believing any house, room,
premises within the said Metropolitan police district to
be kept or used as common gaming house, common
playing for wagers OF money any game of chance
to be kept or used as bawdy house, for lewd and
honse of prostitution for purposes Of prostitution or
the deposit sale OF lottery tickets of lottery poll
ces, shall be lawful for the superintendent of Metro
potan police to authorize any member or members of
the police force to enter the who shall forthwith
arrest all persons there found offending against law,
and seize all implements of gaming or lottery tickesor
lottery policies and convey any person arrested be-
fore the nearest police magistrate and bring the articles
SO seized to the Office of the Board of Metropolitan Po
lice. 1t shall be the duty of the said superintendent of
the Metropolitan police force to such arrested per-
be vigorously prosecuted such articles seized to
be destroyed and such house to be closed and
and not used again for such unlawful purposes
Sec. T. And Be 1t further enacted, That the Board
of Metropolitan Police shall possess powers OF general
police supervision and inspection all licensed
pawnbrokers, licensed vendors, licensed hackmdn and
cartmeu.
gence office keepers, auconeers of watches and jewell
ry, and suspected private banking houses and other
doubtful establishments within the said Metropolitan
police district and in the exercise and furtheranee OF
said supervision may from time to time, empower men,
bers of the police force to fulfil such special duties In
the aforesaid premises may be ordained by the Board
of Metropolitan Police. TIE said board may direct the
superintendent to empower any member OF the Metro
pohtan police force whenever such member shall be IN
suspected offenders, to examine the BOOKS OF any pawn
broker his business premises or the business prem
acofo yGnd pr ar
merchandise, intelligence office Keeper or auctoneer
of watches and jewery or suspected private banking
house, or other doubtful establishment. Any such
member of the Metropolitan police, when thereto au-
thorized in writing by the said superintendent and
having his possession pawnbrokers receipt or tick
ct shall be allowed examine the property purporng
be pawned pledged, deposited upon said receipt
or ticket whosoever possession said property may be-
but no such property shall be taken from the
thereof without due process or authority OF law ANY
with any member of the Metropolitan police forceby
any of the persons herenbetore named IN this secton
whilst in official and due discharge OF duty shall be
punishable misdemeanor.
Sec s. And be 1t further enacted, That the Board of
Metropolitan Police may, from time TO time, but with,
out expense to the United States establish stations and
station houses, sub-satons and substation houses,
at least to each precinct for the accommodation
thereat of members of the police force and Temporal
nv places of detention for arrested and property
taken within the precinct No person holding office I'M
der this act or the act to which thus amendment
shall be liable military jury Duty nor to arrest on
civil process or to service OF subpans nom civil courts
whilst actually on duty. The members OF the board OF
vested with all the powers conferred by law upon noa
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 consaoles
except Tor the service OF clVl process ana or e
of strictly private debts IN which designation INES
imposed for the breach OF corporation ordinances shall
not be included but the said Board of Metropolitan
Police shall not enforce any law or ordinance dlseim
mating between persons IN the administration Of JUS
tice.
Sec. g. and be farther euaeted, That the said board
of police shall have power and 1t shall be their duty
from time time, eet and employ from among the
apo ned and qualified justices of the peace for the
county Washington such justice or justices as may be
required and may deem proper, 10 sit at the Te-
specve station houses for the hearing of such charges
may be brought against persons arrested and carried
to said station houses and every person who shall be
sentenced pay fine and COSTS either shall satisfy
the before being released by payment or by CIV
ing security to the satisfaction OF the Justice imposing
such fine and costs And when such security shall be
taken the justice shall be held personally liable to SAID
Board of Police for the amount OF the fine and costs
| TO be collected of him debt due and payable
Sec T. And te at fsrter enacted That no member OF
the Metropolitan police foI ce, under penalty OF forfeit
ing the salary pay which may be due to HIM, shall
withdraw OF resign except by permission of the Board
of Metropolitan Police, unless he shall have given 10
the superintendent months notice, in writing, OF
such intention. There shall be no limitation OF restrc-
of place of residence to any member of the Metro
poian police force, other than residence within the
Metropolitan police district and 1t shall be The duty OF
SAID board OF police to the location OF the patrol
to be changed from time to tme as the ethclency
Sec s. And be IL fulther enacted That the said board
OF police may appoint not exceeding SIX detectives who
shall receive monthly compensation OF seventy dol
| lars each. ..
Sec. 9 And be at further enacted That the board OF
police for uertorous and extraordinary services rem
dered by any mber OF the police force, IN the dnc
discharge OF his duty may permit any member CT the
police to etain for his own benefit any reward Oh
present rendered HIM therefor and it shall be cause OF
| removal from the Metropolitan police force tor any
member thereof to We any such reward present
without notice thereof 10 the Board OF MetIop0Ilal
Police. Upon receiving said notice, the sad board may
either order the sad member TO retain same
| of If NJ A
fines imposed by the board OF police upon members o
the Metropolitan police force by way OF alscphne, anC
collectabe nom pay salary, ana all rewards, fees
p oceeds of gifts, ana emouments, that may be palt
given for account OF extraordinary services OF any
member OF the metropolitan police force, except Whe!
allowed to be retained by sad member,) shall be pan
to the treasurer of the Board of Metropolitan 70
lice unless otherwise appropriated by the boar" Of Pc
lice.
Sec. 10. And be IL further enacted, That the severa
members of the police force, including the commission
ers Of police shall hay power and authority to inme
dately arrest without warrant and take eusto
DIV any who shall commit, threaten attemp
to commit in the presence of such member within
bis view any bl each of the peace offence direct
prohibited by act of Congress- or by any ordinance
the city county within which the offence is commit
ted, threatened, attempted !; but such member Q
the police force shall immediately and without della
upon such arrest convey in person such offender befo
the nearest magistrate, that he may be dealt with &C
Sec IL And be further enacted, That for the bette
of the powers and duties herenbeore enumel
ated the board of police is hereby authorized Immedi
atey, and ii ON time hereafter, but without ex
the United States, to 10
compact form all the laws and ordinances in force il
the SAID District having relation and applicable to pc
lice and health and publish the same IN folm easil
access to ALI members the community, as the Pc
lice code of the said District and the said code so pre-
pared, and such rules the said board of police ma
from time to time adopt for the purpose OF enfocln
and carrying the provisions thereof shall constitut
the law OF the said District upon the matters herei
contained Ali laws, parts OF laws inconsistent vat
the provisions of this act be- and the same are hereby
repealed.
Approved July l6, 1852
Chap CLxxXII.--An Act making supplemental Ar
preparations for sundry Clvl Expenses OF the Govern
rnent for the year ending June thirteth, eightee
hundred and xty-three, and for the Year endln
June thirteth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, an
Be enacted 6y The Senate and House Of Representa-
tres Of the United States Of Ameyica az Congress as
senBled That the following sums be- andthe same al
hereby appropriated for the objects hereinafter es
pressed for the fiscal year ending the hrtieth of
eighteen hundred and sixty three, VIZ:
For mileage and per diem compensation to witnesses
and other incidental expenses OF the High Court of I'm
parchment in the case of West IL Humphreys, Judg
the District Court of the United States for the Stat
of Tennessee, ten thousand dollars
For laoorers employed about the Hall OF Representa-
tives, one thousand dollars.
For repairing custom-h house and post ONCE at Bangor
Maine, six thousand dollars.
For salary of clerk to committee ON public lands au
thorized by resolution of the House of Representative
of May twenty seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, ghteen hundred dollars, said salary to commenc
with the date of said resolution, and the sum herei
mentioned shall be the amount OF his salary annually.
For painting iron fence around Lafayette Square
dollars
To enable the President to carry out the act of Con
gress for the emancipation of the slaves in the Disic
of Columbia and to COLOMBO those to be made free b.
the probable passage of confscation bill, five hundre
thousand dollars to be repaid to the treasury out
property, used at the discretion Of tn
President in securing the right of colonization OF sal
persons made free, and in payment OF the necessary ex
| penses of their removal
For clerk hire the consolidated land office at DE
Moines Iowa, be dsbursed by the regsteE at rat
not exceeding three dollars per day, from the thry
first day of December, eighteen hundred and
ty-three one thousand six hundred and thirty
dollars. soata, a.