Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-29

account of all the expenses of the police
department The board of police shall al
so cause to be kept aud bound all police re-
turns and reports.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the board
of police to provide, when it shall be re-
CURED, at the expense of said city or cities,
all necessary accommodations, within such
precincts as hall be contained within the
boundaries Of said city or cities for the sta
ton house required by the board of police,
for the accommodation Of the police force
of such precincts for the lodging of vagrant
and disorderly persons, and for the tempo
rary detention of persons arrested for Of
lenses. 1t shall also be the duty of said
board of police to furnish the same suita-
bly,. and to warm and light the same by
day and night; and in every case of arrest,
the same shall be made known TO the cap
tain or sergea1s upon duty in the precincts
wherein such arrest was made, by the per
son making the same, and it shall be the
duty Of the said captain or sergeant, as
soon as practicable after such notice, to
make written return thereof, according to
the rules and regulations of the board Of
police, together with the name of party ar
rested, the offense, the place of arrest and
the place OF detention. All persons arrest
ed by the officers or members OF the police
force shall be detained, while in their Gus
tody, only in the places provided for that
purpose; and no trial or examination of
any person arrested shall be held in the of
fee Of the superintendent Of the police, or
Of the board; but the persons 60 arrested
shall be examined in the police court of said
city or cities before the police Judge, or in
the absence Of the Judge, before the mayor.
Necessary and ususl articles of clothing or
personal apparel upon the person, or in the
possession Of persons arrested and detained,
shall not be taken or seized by the police,
unless there be reason to suspect that the
clothing has been stolen or obtained IN
lawfully. The board of police shall pro-
vide suitable accommodations within said
city or cities for the detention of witnesses
who are unable TO furnish security for their
appearance in criminal proceedings, and
such accommodations shall be IN
apartments other than those en-
ployed for the confinement of per-
sons charged with crime. fraud. or disorder
lY c~onduet; and it shall be the duty of the
police judge, in committing witnesses, 20
nave regard to the rules and regulations of
the board Of police in respect to their de
IGNITION. Every person arrested by the pO-
lice, charged with the violation of any city
ordinance, may give special bail for his aP-
pearance 10 answer TO such charge; but no
member Of the police for5e shall become or
furnish bail for any person arrested.
SEC. 20. The necessary expenses for the
maintenance OF the police department here
by created within the said city or cities
shall be a city charge.
SEC p. Il shall be the duty of the board
Of police to prepare and submit to the city
auditor, on or before the first day of May il
every year, an estimate of the whole cost
and expense Of providing for and maintain
ing the police department of saidc city within
the current fiscal year, which estimate shall
be IN detail, and shall be laid by the city
auditor before the city council, and the
same shall be, by the city council Of said
city or cities provided for in the general tax
assessment, by levy TO be laid on property
IN said city. Said money. When collected,
shall be paid into the city treasury, and
shall be styled the metropolitan police
fund, - and shall be drawn out thereirom
,or police purposes of said city, under the
fiscal regulations established by this act,
and the city treasurer, for the time being, is
hereby appointed treasurer Of the board Of
metropolitan police.
SKC. p. All moneys hereafter to be paid
to any person or persons out of the police
fund shall be certified by the president or
acting president Of the board of police, to
the secretary, who shall draw his warrant
on the treasurer therefor, stating therein
the fund to which It is chargeable, and the
person to whom payable and such warrant
shall be countersigned by the president, or,
in his absence, by the acting president Of
the board Of police.
SEC. %. No expenses other than salaries
and pay herein provided, shall be incurred
by the board OF police, except for rents,
record books, stationery, printing, tele-
graphing, badges, clubs and furniture of
vaaaeEarv pN,pea anA afafTn,a aAvarFfzTpr
fuel and lights, and food for prisoners, un-
less the same shall be expressly authorized,
and provision therefor made, as a city
charge, by the city council Of the cities
within which the expenditure becomes
necessary. The books and accounts kept
by said board shall, at all times, be subject
10 the inspection Of the mayor; and the
city council may at any time, require any
information respecting the same. the disclo-
sure OF which vii not impair the usefulness
and efficiency Of the police department.
SEC. p The board of police shall, at all
times, cause the ordinances of the city to be
properly enforced, and it shall be the duty
Of said board at all times, whenever con-
sistent with the rules and regulations of
said board, and with the requirements of
this act, to furnish all the information de-
sired, and comply with all the requests
AGAb " lnG NAb1 GDuuta1 tl halu ClLlEEs or
BY the mayor thereof, to quell riots, sup
press instructions, protect the property,
and preserve the public tranquility. The
board Of police shall have the power 10 tissue
subpenas, sttssled N the name Of is presi-
dent, to compel before it the attendance of
witnesses before any proceeding authorized
by its rules and regulations. Each com
missioner Of police, the superintendent If
police, and the secretary Of the board Of
police, are hereby given power to Gdminis-
ter, take, receive, and subscribe all afirma-
lions and oaths to any witnesses summoned
and appearing in any matter or proceeding
authorized as aforesaid, OF to any deposit
tiOns necessary by the rules and regulations
of the board. Any willful and corrupt false
swearing by any witness or person making
oath or deposition before any Of the officers
last mentioned, 10 any material fact, in any
necessary proceedings under said rules aud
regulations, shall be deemed perjury, and
punished in the manner now prescribed by
law for u otiense. The provisions of law
now existing in respect to attachment of
witnesses before the police court and JUS
tees of the peace, and to the compulsory at
tendance of the said witnesses, TO appear |
and testify before them, are hereby applied
to the case of witnesses ~subponaed before the |
board of police.
SEC. %. The board Of police shall require
make suitable provisions respect
ing security to be entered into by any and
all members of the police force for the TAX
ing, by the members Of the police force, Of
an oath Of Office, and the registry ofthe GER
5iicate of the same in a book, TO he kept tor
purpose by the ksaId, which oath OF
'dice may be taken any commissioner
IF police, who is hereby empowered to ad-
and receive the same.
SIC. &c. The Superintendent of police
hall make to the board, monthly reports in
writing, of the state of the police force, with
ueh statistics and suggestions as he may
advisable for the enforcement Of the
,olice government and discipline. The
'Oard Of police shall, on or before the first
Monday in April, in each year, report in
the condition Of the police within
aid cities, to the city council.
SEC. p. No person holding Office under
his act shall be subject to jury duty, or 10
.uty.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be a misdemeanor. pun
shable by a fine not exceeding one hundred
ollars, or imprisonment in the county iail
.ot less than one month, nor more than
hree months, or both fine and imprison-
lent, for any person, without justifable or
xcusable cause, to use personal violence
pom any member OF the police force when
l the ~dIschsrge of his duty, or for any per I
not a member Of the police force, to
represent himself as being such 5
with a fraudulent design. :
SEC. %. Either Of said conDissio1arz al d,