The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-22
An Ordinance.


Establishing ard Regulating the Police
their Powers and Duties and to Protect
them in the Lawful Performances Of the
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SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City Of Richmond That there shall be Board
ef Police established consisting OF the Mayor and two
members of the common council OF said City, each
member to be selected by the council at their
first regular meeting in May.
= SKc Such Board of Police shall make all APP
pointments of officers and members of the Police
Force of said city, and shall have power to remove
any officer member of such Police Force, for any
neglect of duty for violations of the rules and
regulations enacted for the government OF the same
SEC. B.. The Board of Police, shall. whenever they
may deem it necessary for the public interest, CT to
preserve peace and good ORDER appoint temporary
Policemen, who shall be governed by the same rules
and regulat tons and be invested with the same power
and authority the regular Police Force. is1E Il
SEC. 4. Each Ward of said city shall constitute
Police District and each District shall bear the same
number the Ward constituting the same. -
SEC. 5. The Police Force Of said city shall con-
sst of the City Marsha who shall be Chief Police,
one Lieutenant and not exceeding three patroimen
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. 6. Upon the appointment OF any ofhcer or
member of such Police Force it shall be the duty OF
the City Clerk Issue him certificate of such APP
pOintment; and upon receiving the same, such per-
sen so appointed shall Immediately, or before enter
ing upon 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 impartally 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 hied with
the City Clerk %
SEC T. The City Marshall shall assign the Pa
trolmen to such District Beats as he may select,
without regard to the place of residence of such Pa
troman and he shall exercise general control over
such Police Force not inconsistent with the powers OF
the Board of Police and he shall report all deilnquen
ces and misconduct of his SubordinateS to the Board
of Police.
SEC. g. The City Marshall shall report to the COM
mon council, at their first meeting in each month, an
itemZed Of each member OF the Police Force,
and also the number arrests for violations. of the
Ordinances of said city, stating the charge upon
which such arrests were made, and the name OF the
officer having made the same. He shall attend the
Police office at the hours appointed for roll call OF the
Police Force, aud note those present and absent ana
shall visit each police District Beat at least once
before and once after twelve O'Clock OF each night
SEC g. The CITY Mars shall shall perform such
duties rs Detective Police, the common council
may deem proper for the detection and arrest OF all
offenders against the Ordinances of said city, and the
laws of the State of Indiana. s-t.
SEC. 10 The City Marshall or lieutenant of Police
having Just cause suspect that felony has been,
is being, is about being committed within any
building enclosure within the limits OF said city,
may with his assistants enter the same at any hour OF
the day night to take all necessary means, for the
effectual prevention or detection of all feonies and
may then there take into custody all persons
peced of being concerned in such felony or feonies
and may also take charge of all property which he
they may then and there, have good cause to sus-
pect of having been stolen.
SEC. IL The Lieutenant of Police shall perform
the duties of Patrolman, and such duties as detec,
tive Police required of the Chief of Police and
during the absence, sickness or inability of the Chlef
the Lieutenant shall perform all the duties and exer-
else all the powers Of the Chief of Police.
SEC. II. The hours Of service Of the Patrolmen,
shall be from six o'clock P. NJ. to six O'Clock A. n.
from the first of November to lst of April and from
u O'Clock until O'Clock A. NJ from the lst OF
April to the LIST 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
mens of all suspicious persons and suppress all dis
turbances, riots and disorderly assembages
SEc. Il. 1t shall be the duty of the City MARSHALL
and each member of the police force to that the Or
dnances of said city are imparay enforced and they
EACH hereby empowered and enoined to arrest with
or without warrants all persons who may be caught
or detected in the of violating any of the Ordn-
ances of the city of Richmend, of the Penal Laws
n or lIrk;no about any street alley place OF public
resort any other place within the limits OF SAID
CITY, in such 10 create suspicion that they
intend committing some unlawful act, or who may
not be able to give satisfactory account of them
selves and to make complaint before the Mayor,
against all persons whom they may have good reason
to suspect of have violated any Ordinance of said
SEC a. The officer or 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-
vded, 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
ceeding dav shall be Sunday, in which such
frement Shall continue until ten O'Clock A.. n. 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 at
any time afterwards, such person will enter into
recognzance with responsible security, or deposit
money in lieu thereof conditioned that such person
arrested shall be and appear before the Mayor at
the next some subsequent sitting OF the Mayor
Court to answer such complaint as may be filed
against him or her therein
SrC Neitl,pr Marshal Police officer
shall become bail, in any case, for any offender.
SEC 16. The City Marshal or any member of the
Police Force may at the time of making such arrests
or at the time of such committal search any person
SO arrested, and take from him or her all dangerous
weapons, matches, money OF o.ner saaao pies ina,
shall be deposited with the Mayor or City Marshall
safe keeping, until such person shall have had his
her trial. have been released from such combine
ment
SEC. II. 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 dutv every person offending shall convic-
ton thereof before the Mayor, be fined in any sum
not less than dollar more than Is dollars.
SEC. IS. If the Chief or any member of the Police
Force of said city shall be resisted by person in
the lawful discharge of his duty, he shall have the
power call to his aid, and to command the assis-
lance of any bystander other person. in the vicni
ty; and it shall be the duty of such bystander OF
other person render the aid and assistance required
by such officer; and if any such bystander other
person shall refuse or neglect to render such aid and
assistance may be required by such officer, every
person offending shall, on conviction thereof be-
fore the Mayor be fined in any sum not less than one
dollar nor more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 10. Any person who shall personate, or at
tempt to personata. the Mayor any Police Officer
shall, without proper authority cause, any
Of the badges, signals, devices of Police Officer
shall attempt to perform airy of the duties of
Police Officer without cause or proper authority
shall, upon conviction thereof before the Mayor, be
fined any sum not exceeding twenty five dollars
SEC. 20. The City Marshall any other member
of Police Force of said city, shall have full power
and authority enter, any time during the day
night, any gaming house, house of i'll fame grocery
other place where intoxicating liquors sold
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-
violating any Of the Ordinances of said city,
wherein there may be noise, disorder tumult
calculated disturb the peace and good order Of said
city, for the purpose Of suppressng such disorder
and trmnlt and arresting any person or persons