Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-29
An Ordinanea

To amend an Ordinance entitled an Ordinance Ia
establish City Police aud prescribe its powers
and duties. passed May lS, 1853. and amended Au
gust LIST, 1864.
SecrIoN I. Be it ordained by the City Council
OF s6s 81 a5 twS Of the
tablish City Police and prescribe its powers and
duties, passed August l. 1864. be amended as to
SEGA. The Police officers shall be paid for their
Sc vices as follows, to-wit: The Police officer who
shall from time to time act as CAPTAIN of the Po
lice, shall be paid at the rate of Seventy Dollars
per month; the Police officers who shall from time
to tme act as Lieutenants Of Police. shall be paid
at t. erage of Sixty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents
per month; the Police officers on night duty shall
he paid at the rate of Sixtv Dol lars per mcnth and
the Police officers on day duty shall be paid at the
rate of Sixty Dollars per month, all of whom shall
be paid monthly on the certificate of the Chairman
of the committee on Police.
Procide1, That no person whatever shall be con-
nected or employed ON the City Police who shall
not have been duly elected by the City Council
the Standing committee of Police shall deem it
necessary to order on duty or more special Po-
licemeu, they shall make an order IS as-igning said
special Policeman to duty, which orc er shall be
signed by at least majority of the Standing COM
mittee on Police, copy of which shall be sent TO
the City Clerk, who shall enter the same upon the
journal of the City Council kept by him. and it is
shall the City of Columbus be liable to pay any
specisl Policeman assigned to duty upon the Police
forces unless he shall hay have received notice as above
than twenty persons during or at the end of each
month. including officers aud special Policemen
tnat may be on duty, unless said number sha be
increased by resolution passed by the City Coun-
ell of Columbus. directing the said committee to
increase said Police torce the number of said in
crease to be named in said resolution and that
tion two of SAID Ordinance passed August Ist LEA
be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3 That section 13 of Q original OrGi-
nance defining the duties of q q t. Police, passed
Nay 1s. 1868. providing for fee of Fifty Cents to
the Police officers for every arrest made by them
for ioation of the City Ordinances, be taxeo
against the person arrested upon conviction.
ProUided, That in no event shall the City be Ii
able ther tor unle * the same be realized from the
labor Of such convict otherwise, be aud the same
il hereby repealed. -. i ..l.a =. ..-.
SEQ. 4. That all Police officers while on duty
shall appear in full uni neat and clean, and
shall wear their star in full view.
SEQ. 5. There shall be elected by the City Coun-
Gil from among the twenty regular Policemen. one
Cap ain and two Lieutenants of Police. 1t 81
be the duty of the Captain and Lieuten nts of Po-
lice, subject to the Chief of Police to take charge
of such of the Police force s may be placed under
their command. and to perform such other duties
and services as may be required of them from time
to time bv the Standing committee Police or the
Chief of Police The officers elected to act Cap
tain and Lieutenants of Police shall serve in that
capacity during the pleasure of the City Council.
JACOB REINHARU
President of the City Council,
Passed June "a, A. D. 1857. I.-
Attest L. +. WILSON, City Clerk.
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