Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-04
OFFICIAL NOTICES.


June ,, 1884. I
General Order, No. Ioa.
SERGEANT, The Superintendent deems this .
season when IL 10 his duty to address a few words
OF counsel ard advice to the Officers OF the force,
wherever they may he situated. There can he no
two Opinions to what S the duty OF the police on
such oceAsionS as the approaching election day,
and the whole community will unto IN GOiDg
honor to the Police only In the event that they
preserve order and afford protection to legal voters
on that day. Last year the or er issued frouf@hi
once Was such that by ita Observance such peace
and quiet was insured that the day was FREQ from
disorde 9, not to be distinguished from any ordi.
nary day. That order is here repeated, and your
particular attention Is called to II.
Gene al Order, No. 50.
SERGEANT The annual election will take place
on Monday next, the eth instant, and the superin-
tendent 10 determined to leave nothing undono
that will insure ORDER or tend to protect all voters
In the exercise OF their rights as citizens. And
with this view your attention and that OF your en-
tire force 10 called to the rules adopted last year
aLd now repeated!
LIST. Every member Of the force, on the day 81
election, must be IN full uniform the whole day. and
any Policeman refusing or negleeting to wear any
| portion Of his uniform will be reported to this
office.
I'd. No member Of the force must take any part
vote, and any member found distributing tickets,
soliciting votes for any candidate, or doing any
other act indicating 8 bias toward one or other o.
the parties 70 the election contoat, or which may
have any tendency to influence the result will b'
treated as having violated the RuleI and Regula
tious.
I'D. When the Judges OF Election shall have glveI
their decision In any case that decision, as far Al
| the Police are concerned, 10 final, and they will
| I.Na hat IA nj
fered to other persons desiring TO vote. When
citizen has deposited his vote, or II has been de
oided that he is not entitled to vote, the Polic'
oficer will require him to move on, and no biek
ering or quarreling In the polling place must b,
for an instant tolerated. The Judges OF Election
must in all cases be protected frUm insult
Ith. Tho line Of voters will he kept always ire
from obstruction, and any attempt to break tn
line will be met at any hazard by tho prompt ar
re.t Of tho party or parties making the attempt.
Sth. Drunken and disordsrIy persons must b.
promptly taken TO, the stAtion-house OF the pre-
einct.
oh. Persons having concealed weapons must b
arrested and dealt with according to law.
7th. The scrxeants will immediately report an
outbreak to headquarters, and by calling out tn
reserves, and sending to neighboriug precincts, d
everything In their power to restore order.
sth. The men placed on reserve must remain 4
tue Iehu1 ioA uu'JN oi'N my Ap"NhN
thereIrom without an order or permission to leAy
will be reported Is q violation OF duty.
The Superintendent deems 1t unnecessary to n
mind ofneers that It is their duty to be polite coo
and prompts TO forbesr as long ~ the eircumstanct
OF the case will warrant, and then TO act In sue
way as to demonstrate that they are neithC
trining themselves nor to be trhed with. A Atri'
adherence 10 this advice IL all that Ia needed to II
sure order and give to the city and citizens prote
ton from outrage OF every kind. The whole avail
able force 10 so detailed and arranged, that in
J few minutes at least one hundred men can be col
csntrNted at any one point sufficient to deal moi
! effectively with aud suppress any attempted GU
break. You will be notified OF these arrangement
In detail at this once.
d In addition to this the superintendent hAS onl
to say that he would warn every nan to remeu
Der that the character OF the whole force depenC
upon his individual fidelity to do duty on the du
. OF election. II each member will hut hear In mir
that lis every action will he watched by me
anxious to report any failure on his part to Il
end tn II may be used Tor tho iniaTy Of the cstN
e lIshment to which he belongs, he will, am pc
Iuaded, do all thSt lies In his power fUr the gen
erAl public good, Orgetful OF all personal pr udlc
or predictions. Nothing IL needed but determin,
v Adhe. snee to duty and perfect impaTtiAlity In
I performance to insure quiet on Monday next, AT
wis golden opinions from all classes OF the con
CO. munity.
Dy order. W. 3. wEBB, superintendent,
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