The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-15
An Ordinance,

Establishing and Regulating the Police
Force of the City of Observation-Disclosures
them in the Lawful Performance of the
Same. t
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Richmond That there shall be Board
Of Police established consisting OF the Mayor and two
members of the common council of said City, each
member to be selected by Tho common council at their
first regular meeting in May.
SEC 9 Such Board of Police shall make ali APP
pointments of officers and members OF the Police
Force of said city, and shall have power to remove
any officer or member of such Police Force Tor any
neglect of duty, for any violations of the rules and
regulations enacted for the government of the same
SIC. 3. The Board of Police, shall. whenever they
may deem it necessary for the public interest," or 70
preserve peace and good order, appoint temporary
Policemen, who shall be governed by the same rules
and regulations and he invested with the same power
and authority as the regular Police Force.
p SEC 4 Each Ward of said city shall constitute
Police District and each District shall bear the sane
number as the Ward constituting the same
SEC. S. TIE Police Force of said city shall con-
sst of the City Marshall, who shall be Chief Police,
one Lieutenant and not exceeding three Paroimen
for each Police District, whose duties shall be exc
cuted under rules and regulations which the common
council may frcm time to time adopt for the proper
government and discipline of the same. @
SEC. g. Upon the appointment OF any oncer or
member of such Police Force, it shall be the duty OF
the City Clerk to Issue him cer tcate OF such ap-
pointment and upon receiving the same, such per-
appointed shall Immediately, or before enter
ing the discharge of his duties, take and sub
scribe oath to support the Constitution OF the
United States, and the Constitution OF the State OF
Indiana, and to faithfully and hpartally discharge
all the duties that may devolve upon him as MEM
Der of such Police Force which oath shall be endors-
ed upon his certificate Of appointment, and MED with
the City Clerk
tromen to such District or Beats he may select,
without regard to the place of residence of such Pa
troman and ne shall exercise general control over
such Police Force inconsistent with the powers OF
the Board of Police ard he shall report all delinquen
cies and miscon se of his subordinaes to the Board
of Police.
SEC g. The City Marshall shall report TO the conf
mon council at their first meeting in each month, an
itemzed account of each member OF the Ponce orce
and also the number arrests for violations, of the
Ordinances of said city, stating the charge upon
which such arrests were made, aud the name OF the
officer having made the same. He shall attend the
Police office the hours appointed for roll call OF the
Police Force, and note those present ana absent ana
shall visit each police District or Beat at least once
before and once after twelve o'clock OF each night
SEC 9. The City Marshall shall perform such
duties as Detective Police, the common council
may deem proper for the detection and arrest OF all
offenders against the Ordinances of said city, and the
SEC. 10 The Civ Marshall or Lieutenant of Police
having just 10 suspect that any felony mas oeen
is being, or is about being committed within any
building or enclosure within the limits of said city,
with his assistants enter the same at any hour OF
the day night to take all necessary means. for the
efectua prevention detection of all ieonIes, and
NAV then and there take into custody all persons sus
pected of being concerned in such felony or feonies
and may also take charge of all property which he
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pect of having been stolen.
SEC H. The Lieutenant of Police shall perform
the duties of Patrolman and such duties p as ae.ec
during the absence Sickness or Inability OF the Cnlef
the Lieutenant shall perform all the duties and exer-
else all the powers of the Chief OF Police
SEoI2 The hours of service of the Patrolmen,
shall be from six o'clock, p. NJ. to six O'Clock A. NJ
from the first of November to lst OF April and from
tx oclock p H. until o'clock A. NJ. from the lst Of
April to the 1St of November. And during their
hours of service they shall continually keep strict
watch within and throughout their respective Districts
Beats and closely observe the conduct and move
ments of all suspicious persons and suppress all dis
turbances, riots and disorderly assemblages
SEC. IL. It shall be the duty of the City Marshall,
and each member of the police force to that the Or
dnances said city are imparaly enforced ana they
are each hereby empowered and enoined to
or without warrants all persons who may be caught
or detected the act of violating any of the Ordn-
ances of the city OF Richmond, of the Penal Laws
of the State of Indiana or, no may be found ioer
ing lurking about any street. alley place or public
resort, any other place within the limits OF SAID
city, such to create suspicion that they
intend Committing ae o ~ OF tbem
selves and to make complaint before the Mayor,
aeains all persons whom they may have good reason
tosuspect OF have violated any ordinance OIL SAID
city.
SEC. IA. The officer officers making such ar
rest shall forthwith bring such offender before the
Mayor of said CITY, commit him or her to the City
Prison for safe keeping until proper complaint can
be filed against such offender, with said Mayor Pro-
yided that no person shall be confined in the City
Prison by virtue of such arrest longer than until ten
o'clock A. NJ of the succeeding day. unless such sue
ceeding day shall be Sunday, in which such
finement shall continue until ten o'clock A. ". of
the following Monday And, provided, further: That
no person so arrested she'll be confined and kept in
the City Prison. if at the time Of such arrest or at
any time afterwards, such person will enter into
recounizance with responsible security, deposit
money in lieu thereof, conditioned that such person
arrested shall be and appear before the Mayor at
the next at subsequent sitting OF the Mayor
Court, to answer such complaint as may be filed
against him or her therein.
SEC. Is. Neither the Marshal nor any Police officer
shall become BAIL in any case, for any offender.
SEC. 16. The City Marshal or any member OF the
Police Force may the time of making such arrests
or at the time of such commttal search any person
so arrested, aud take from him her all dangerous
weapons, matches, money or other valuables, that
may be found upon his or her person, and the same
shall be deposited with the Mayor or City Marshall
for safe keeping until such person shall have had his
or her trial have been released from such confne
ment. . 5..s...-.es I'D
SEC IL If any person shall resist or in any
ner interfere with the City Marshall any member
of the Police Force in the Lawful! discharge of his
their duty every person offending shall convic-
ton thereof before the Mayer, be fined in any sum
not less than dollar more than Is dollars.
SEC 10. If the Chief or any member OF the Police
Force of said city shall be resisted by person
the lawful discharge of his duty, he shall have the
power call to his aid. and to command the assis-
of any bystander or other person. In the vcin-
ty; and it shall be the duty Of such bystander or
other person render the aid and assistance required
by such officer; and if any such bystander or other
person shall refuse neglect to render such aid and
person so offending shall, conviction thereof be-
fore the Mayor, be fined in any sum not less than one
dollar more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall personate, at
tempt to personals. the Mayor any Police Officer,
shall, without proper authority cause use any
of the badges, signals, devices of Police Officer,
OF shall attempt to perform any of the duties of a
Police Officer, without cause OF proper authority,
shall, upon conviction thereof before the Mayor be
fined IN any sum not exceeding twenty five dollars.
SEC. 90. The City Marshall or any other member
of the Police Force of said city, shall have full power
and authority to enter time during the day
night, any gaming house, house of i'll fame, grocery,
other place where Intoxicating liquors are sold or
kept for sale, any out house, garden. place OF
amusement any other enclosure wherein they may
have good cause to suspect that there may be per-
sons violating any of the Ordinances of said city,
wherein there may be any noise, disorder tumut,
calculated peace and good order of said
city, for the purpose of suPpressng such disorder
ana trmut and arresting any person or persons
who shall be found therein violating any of the
Ordinances of said city.
SEC. 2I. If any member of the Police Force Of