Litchfield enquirer., 1867-11-21
CHAPTER CXXXyI.-


 An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act
 concerning Communities and Corporations"
 De IL enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatlves m General Assembly convened:
 oec. l. The GOVernOr of tuls State is herebv au IhotIsed ana empowered, upon the application of any railroad or steamboat company iocated in this otaIe, to appoint, from time to time as he may oeeul necessary, one or more persons who may be ueSi9 naCeo py such company, to act as policemen upon the premises, cars or vessels upon sncn conn Pany and ne snail Issue to every person so an. ponteo, commission to act as sucn policeman
 So z. EVery policeman so appointed, shall, be- lore entering upon the duties Of his office, take ana suoscroe the oath contained in the tenth arti cle or the constitution, which oath so subscribed tIe SeH w;th thp fhopy of Ahls commission, he shall uIe "ltn the secretary Ot State, and a certificate that the same has been so filed shall he odoed Inv the said secretary With the clerk of each county within which 1t is intended that the said nolicemen snali act ana It shall be lawful for all such police- men, ana It shall be their duty to arrest without previous complaint or warrant all sueh nersons as are guilty or drunkenness, profane swearing, Sab paCn oTeakng' Uagrancy, dlsorderly conduct, tu- multuous and offensive carriage breaches of the peace, assaults and other offences when such or fences shall be committed upon the premises. cars or vessels ot the railroad or steamboat company TOT M Wh1ch such policemen shall have been appoint ca respectively; and such offenders shall be taken III the act or on speedy information of others and It snail be lawful for any justice of the peace in the county Tn which such offence may be committed, to proceed to trial and render ii1dpment witbOnt previous complaint and warrant mon rersnra sH
 
 arrested, ln the same manner as if they had bee ~ afroeted upon process issued by such iusticaa p'o0aded that ill all cases where exclusive ir;sJc. tlon of the offences aforesaid is by law vested ; police courts, when committed within certain linn, It's, the said police court shall continue to have av elusive Jurisdiction within the said limits, and may exercise the same in the manner hereinbefore nre scrlbed for justices of the peace and appeals shaIl be allowed in trials for the said offences in tha same manner, and to the same extent as ia nous or may be hereafter provided by law in such trals aud tt@theI' p1ouided that no person arrested as aforesaid shall be taken for trial out of the town where the offence is committed, unless the offence IS committed on railroad cars propelled by steam. or steamboats when Ill notion - -'' Sec 3 Every such policeman shall. at all times when on duty, wear in plain view, metallic shield with the words Railway Police' or "Steamhoat Police, as the case may be, and the name of inc company for which he is appointed inscribed CT oa5 thereon. The compensation of such nolicamen snail be pald by the companies for which they may be appointed respectively. ' oec. f.. whenever such company shall no Ioneer require the services of any poiceman appointed ss aforesaid, they shall file notice to that effect with the secretary or state and the clerks of the several counties Tn whose offices the certificates hereinbe fore provided for were originally filed and there upon the authority of such policeman shall cease, Approved, July 27th 1867 00"'0''