Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-04-17
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ANORDINANCE-No.i !,
Defining he duties Of May0r, Marshal, and
Police Q9feer. t0ihin The Incorporated

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Defining he datiss Of Mayor, Marshal, and
i Police Officer t0ikm The Incorporated
Village Of Mes.
SEcEIoS BE it ordained BY the Council Of
| the Incorporated Village Of Niles. that il shall
be lawful for the Marshal or any Deputy Mar
shall Of said Village to arrest. upon view and
without warrant, any person or persons found
guilty OF violating any ordinance, made {, pre-
serve the peace. quiet or good order of said In
! cOTporated Village. or any ordinance providing
for the safety, health. comfort. or for the protec-
ion Of the property Of the citizens Of said In
SEC. p Thatwhen any person is arrested. on
view. without n warrant. found violating any Of
the ordinances made 70 preserve peace and
good order within SAID Incorporated Village, by
any officer authorized to make said arrest. said
Oiicer shall take said person forthwith, or as
soon as practicable. before the Mayor Of said
Incorporated Village. or some Justice Of the
Peace. for trial
SEC. 8. That the officer making the arreyt
aforesaid. without warrant. at the time said per-
SON Is taken before said Mayor or Justice of the
Peace. shall make complaint, in writing. on oath
or affirmation, setting forth the nature of the
offence committed by the person arrested at the
time the arrest aforesaid was made, which COM
nlaint shall be fled with said Mayor or Justice
of the Peace thereupon said Mayor or Justice
of the Peace shall inquire into the truth Of said
complaint by the examination of witnesses on
oath or as well as the defendant,
and the person so held in custody shall be fined
or discharged, as the case may require; and if
said officer shall assess a ineagaiust said defsn-
dant he shall Immediately render judgment
therefor against said defendant. together with
the costs OF prosecution which have accrued.
SEC. 4 On complaint on oath or Affirmation
made and filed with said Mayor, charging any
person or persons with the violation of any or
dinanee passed by the Council of said Incorpo-
rated Village, which is punishable by fine, said
Mayor shall issue his warrant for the arrest OF
said person or persons, and deliver the same to
the Marshal or such other officers qualified to
make arrests; thereupOn the Marshal or such
other otncer snail arrest the person or persons
named or described in said warrant, and take
said person or persons forthvith before the Nav
or or some Justice Of the Peace of the County,
for trial. which trial shall, by said Mayor or
officer. be conducted in all respects as required
by Section Three OF this ordnance.
SEC. 5. The Mayor or other officer shall issue
subpoena and cause the same 10 be served on all
witnesses necessary on any trial which may be
SIC. 8. If it should become necessary, BY 1
reason of the absence of any material witness, |
or other Just cause, TO postpone the trial or ex-
ANIMATION OF any person charged with the viO-
latlOn Of any ordinance, it shall be lawful for 4
the NJ or or Justice of the Peace before whom
person Is brought. to admit such person to
ball IN any sum which said Mayor or Justice of 4
the Peace may deem reasonable, for his appear
ance before said officer TO answer said charge.
that the time fixed by said officer fer
trial, snail not exceed fortY-eight hours from
tie time said person was brought before said
oihcer. and provided, further, that no cause shall
be continued at the instance OF the CORPORA ton 1
Anen the person charged with the violation of /
any ordinance was arrested BY the odicer on
view. In default of bail as aforesaid, said off,
by writ issued for hat purpose, may require
he Marshal or other officer having such pers on
n charge, to safely Keep said person in his Gus
.ody. or commit said person TO the Jail of the
provided that no person shall be con-
inedln jail, awaiting an examination for any
period longer than forty-eight hours.
SEC Z. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor or
'ther ofneer before whom any trial or proceed
ng is had, TO keep a fsir. accurate record of the
'ame which shall be open to the inspection of
llpersOns.
SEC. :. All fines collected by the Mayor or
'ther ohicer, for the vialatiOn Of any ordinance.
ball be paid BY such Ofncer into the treasury of
he Village of Miles within sixty 600 days from
he receipt thereof.
SEC. 9. Ali executions issued By the Mayor
T other officer, shall be returned within thir "
from the date thereof, By the officers hay-
ng the same in his possession, and any money
objected on any execution shall be returned
nth the writ and paid by said officer to Mayor
T other ofheer who may have issued said writ
SIC. 10. This ordinance to take effect from
nd after its publication in the Western Reserve
hrOnicle. Passed IN Council, April9, 1867.
J. X. NOBLE, Mayor.
Attest: JANE DRkA, Recorder.
April II, 1861.