Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-11
The city Police.
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Persistent and systematic efforts are be-
Ing made to induce the public to believe
that my official conduct and action, in re-
lation to the Police force OF the city, isl
without legal sanction, and an unwarranted
and arbitrary assumption of power To
afford you, so deeply interested in this
iquestion, anjOppBrtunity Otjudging of the
fairness ofTthe proposition, I-propose TO cite
some of the principal sections of the Char
ter, Ordinances and Regulations bearing
upon this subject. s,..., ~ '''' 90 80 90
The 9TH section Of the Charter provides,
that ui sa,f r9lirl aad LTsrsR naf
The Mayor Of the City y'shall be Its chief
executive officer, and cOnserVator of It's
peace and il shall be his, special duty TO
cause the ordinances and regulations Ofithe
city to be faithfully and constantly obeyeds
He shall supervise the conduct of all the
officers of the city. examine the grounds of
all reasonable complaints made, against any
OF them, and cause allntheir violations of
duty or other neglectstO be promptly pun7t
ished Or;Teported to the proper tribunal tor
correction o. E'-gld UDTi hTGWgO1 bpG>D.
Section 5 Of an ordinance to establish a
City Police, and prescribe its powers and
duties, provides that n9giI1 ygl s.Gj ono
The City Marshal shall be Chief of Police,
and shall, under the direction of said COM
mittee on Police, have charge over the
police department, and shall see that the
police officers shall discharge their duties,
and that all the ordinances, rules and regu-'
latiOhsfor the government of the DEPART
ment, are strictly complied with: and. 1T
shall be his duty to report to said committees
all delinqriencies and neglect of duty on
the part Of any police offlcer.iF n q9fs o
Section of said ordinance provides, that
It shall be the duty OF the Captain and
Lieutenants of police, subject to .the' Chtef Qf
Police, to take charge Of such of the police
force as may be placed under their com.
mand, and perform such other duties and
services as may be required of them, from.
time TO time by said committee, or the Chfef
Of Police. .i ...,i l.,r.. %. ,,i "a, t,r.-r,l
Section IL of said ordinance provides,
that m hIBu" s. :sjdT.- o8 IpGOiiGgil..
The Chief Of Police shall keep an aecu2
rate account Of the amounts due the fegu2
lar police officers, and of all deductions to
be made on account of suspensionssof any
officers; he shall also keep an accurate ac--
count OF the special policemen who may,
from time to time, be called into aetiVeser-
vice, stating when and for what reason
called upon, and the duration of their act
i've services, which account shall be at all
times open to inspection by the COM
mittee on Police. 5" .'H - 'a'b' '.'b bd'n'
Rule Z, of a code of rules and regulations
for the government Of the Police Depart
ment of the City Of Columbus provides,
that '-' 81, 81 30 =
The members of the Department shall
promptly obey all lawful orders wbiehthey
may receive from the persons in authority
over them. n ri.sr7. rd .,y,.... s.s-5,
Rule lIof said code provides, that g7sE
shall be the duty of the Captain of Po-
lice, each morning. TO report tn the Chief
of Police all new crimes and offenses COM
mitted, threatened or anticipated, that may
have come to his knowledge. 99n-
Rule "a of said code provides, that ~ ul
1t shall be the duty OF the Captain. of Po-
| lice to take charge of the night police force,
and see that the Lieutenants and police7
men on duty shall faithfully perform their
respective duties, and report all or any Yio-
lstion OF, duty, on the part of any police
man, to the Chief of Police, whose duty 1T
shall be atOnce to report the same, 10 the
chairman OF the Police committee, who shall
rigidly enforce the PEI atty laid down In
these rules, for such dereliction OF duty, 1t
shall also be-, the dusy of the Captain OF
Police TO remain on duty during the hours al
Lotted to the night police unless sick-or called
away on police duty. slogog 1-.fa ',5 bid
Under these provisions Of the Charter,
ordinance and regulations for the govern
ment ofthe police fIFce Of the city the Mayor