Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-12
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RULES AND REGULATIONS
For the Government OF the Polio q
Department of lhe City of
COium bus.

RULE 1. The prevention of crime being the most
important object in view the policemens exertions
must be constantly used 10 accomplish that end.
He must examine and make himself perfectly ac-
qua ated with every part of his beat, and vgianty
watch every suspected person passing his way.
RULE2. The Committee on Police shall assign to
each police district and cnange from district to
another such policemen they may think best, and
shall assign the hours which the Lieutenant shall
go off and on duty.
RULE 3. The hours of duty of the night police
shall be from 61G O'Clock in the evening at WIN ch
hour the day policemen shall be relieved from duty.
to o'clock IN q morning. at which hour the day
policemen shall g9 on duty IRON the LIST day OF April
October until the lst Gay of April the night police
men shall go on duty at O'Clock in the evening. at
which hour the day policemen shall be relieved from
duty, to o'clock in the morning, at which hour the
day policemen shall go on duty. ALI policemen,
ofice Sf 9th the City Marshal. All policemen shall
at their each evening at least fifteen min
before the time of going on duty of the night
police. for consultation and receiving any lnstruc-
tions which the committee on Police, Chief OF 70
lice or Captain of Police may have to lmpart: :nd
the night police shall assemble at said room each
morning. at The close OF their duty and be dismissed
RULE l. II shall be the duty of the fl ,ers and
members OF the police force receiving any dispatch,
handbl or other evidence Tor the sfTes; % Oh any per-
post copy of the in the police Office. and at
tue first meeting OF the policemen after receiving
the to read IL TO the 1cers and men OF the fo-
lice Department.
RULES. At the meeting of the police aforesaid.
no person other than members of the police depart
ment shall be permitted to be present, ept on in
vitation of the committee on Police Chief or Cap
tain of Police, or Lieutenants
the dIrection and control of the Chief OF Police
RULE 7. Although certain hours are allotted to
each au's duty yet all the members OF the depart
ment must be prepared to act at a moments notice
whenever their SCI vices may be required either
call BY superior officer or in view OF violation,
or threatened violation of any OF the laws OF the
State or ordinances OF tae city, during his hours
of duty, no policeman will be permitted to leave
his district, unless in pursuit OF some person or
persons having committed. or pelnS charged with
the commission OF some crime OF onense, unless IN
Chief of Police, and In the case VI hlSnt Police
man by per .ission OF the Captain OF Police.
RULE d. The members OF the department must
he civil and respectful to the public, and upon all
occasions perform their duty with good temper and
discretion, and must not at any tune make use OF
violent, protane. intemperate, vulgar or ABUSIVE
RTLs 9. The members of department shall
uromptly obey all lawful orders which they may re-
ceiye from the persons in authority over them.
RULE TO- 1t is not psrmitea 70 any o ab on
place where intoxicating liquors are sold any eamb-
ling house or house of ill-fame except IN the i'm
mediate discharge Of his duty, .p.u ,,
office book in which he shall register or cause to
be registered, the name OF every person committed
to the city prison Jail by any police oncer the res
the crime or offense for which committed. and the
date of his discharge, and how, and IN connection
Herewith all money and property taken IRON such
person, and the disposition theIeoI. sc .s,h ,,,;.
man. at each of their meetings aforesaid 10 report
any new offense or crime that may have come to
his knowledge, and ALSO all suspicious h.aS persons.
that may otherwise have come to nls knowledge:
and it shall be the especial duty OF each police-
man to lay before the department, at the earliest
mitted, threatened, or anticipated, that may have
come to his knowledge SO tnat the entire police