Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-23
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AN ORDINANCE
For the Appointment and Regulation of


! Policemen.
SECT. !. Be it ordained by the Town
| Council of the Borough of Centralia, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That from and after the passage of
this ordinance, the Borough Council shall
annually, on the first regular meeting night
Of the newly elected Council, appoint forty
policemen, to be selected from the citizens
of said borough, in such localities as the
. Council may deem proper and convenient;
and the persons so appointed shall be notified
by the Town Clerk of their appointment,
and of the time and place the Council viii
meet for the purpose of administering the
oath of office to said appointed policemen,
ut least FIVE days before the time of meeting
of the Council, for the purpose aforesaid,
and any person, who, after being so notified.
shall neglect or refuse to appear and take
the oath of office, and undertake the duties
of his appointment, shall forfeit and pay to
the use of the borough, the sum Of ten dol
lars Prorided, That if after the appoint
ment Of any person, as aforesaid, he shall
appear before the Council, and show cause
sufficient, to the satisfaction of the Council
that said person by reason of sickness, i'll
health, or other good cause ought to be ex-
cused from the duties of said office, or from
paying said fine, the Council may excuse
him; and in no case shall any person be com
pelled to serve as police officer two years III
succession
SEC. ,. In case of any vacancy or va
cancies in the number of policemen, either
by failure of any person or persons appoint
ed policemen under section first Of this or
dinance, to appear and be sworn in, or by
death, or removal from said borough, the
Council may at any meeting after such va
cancy occurs, appoint other suitable person
or persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies,
and the person or persons, so appointed. shall
have the same notice, and be subject to like
penalties as if appointed under the first
section of this ordinance.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the po-
lice officers, so appointed, to suppress all
riotous ordisorderly conductin said borough;
to prevent breaches of the peace; to arrest
all disorderly or riotous persons, and bring
them before any magistrate of said borough
to be dealt with according to law; and every
police officer who shall neglect to arrest any
person or persons committing any of the
hereinbefore named offenses, as often asthe
same shall come to the personal notice of
such policemen, or when he shall be called
upon for that purpose by any citizen Of the
borough, shall be subject to fine as provi-
ded under section fifth of this ordinance
SEC. 4. For every arrest of any person
violating any of the ordinances of this bOr-
ough, the policeman making such arrest
shall be entitled to receive the sum OF one
dollar, if, IN tie discretion of the commit
ting magistrate before whom the person az
rested may be taken, it was necessary to
make such arrest, and said magistrate shall
determine how many policemen were ncces-
sary to make such arrest, and which of the
policemen are entitled to receive such com
pensation; and the magistrate shall award
to each policeman, for the service so render
ed, one dollar, for each person arrested. to
be paid by the person or persons violating
the ordinances of the borough.
SEC. ). Every policeman neglecting TO
perform any of the duties enjoined on him
by this ordinance, or by any of the ordinan-
ces of this borough, shall, for every such
offense upon conviction thereof before any
magistrate, be fined three dollars, which fine
with costs, shall be collected as other penal
ties of like amount are by law collectable,
and paid to the treasurer for the use of the
borough.
Passed, April 18th, 1866.
-. J. b. KNITTLE
lSNAh' Pres't, Town Con-
Attest-L. s. BoNER,
Town Clerk.
!. Approved. JAMES DYKE
Chief Burgess.