The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-21
THE CITY POLICE.
Another Metropolitan Police Bill intro
IrOdMceh into the Legialnture.


Yesterday afternoon, Senator Henszey intro
duced into the State Senate a bill to provide for
the efficiency of the police OF this city;
the city of Philadelphia to preserve the public peace at
ecsER the gb 81 snSe "m all m and
disorder qnd for that purpose whenever informed by
rine thRt dstqFs9nGe m m ,, is 9Enrehended At any Poll
cent police force to keep such poll open and free from
oGsiruGoh and to preserve the public pS9Gei g eng m 1t
county Of PHILADELPHIA to interfere with the Mayor or
point any deputy deputies to be present at cleo
That instead Of e Sher of the county of Phado
pha, al persons apprehendine destruction Of their
notice REQUIRED by the act Of May 81 ISL unto the
to perform the duties therein required by the Sheriff Of
said county, and under the like penalty and the Sheriff
That Instead of said county, the
any and all persons engaged in any manner pattici
99g n any mob or riot 9ad a aoy or m b any
PRESTON Of ns mob or riot sRa Be bToughS by and IN
recovered shall be paid into the city treasury.
other reGured bv IaW 70 be With he consent or
approval Of Select Council shall enter upon the dis
fore his nomnation shall have been approved or con
Mr. Henszey also presented the following:
An Act relative to the Police Department Of the city OF
Section i. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
OF the OF PsnyYGa G
authority of the same Thai the Governor OF Pennyya
act five citizens Of the state of Pennsy lvana and resi-
dents Of @ the & of lac b HI o9S & IF wm25
1870 one person whose of Office shall expire on the
fs oce g a II eSprG o the rSt day Of January one
person whose term Of office shall expire on the first day
last day Of December annually thereafter for
eaSh 'G and every yo yss sTl who shall III be the Of
Police for the city Of Philadephia, and shall form
Police Board for the control, management and super
vision Of The police o sgd city ana the Peri9anfS oi
& SVT anu m ti ot vi at o n Of lie peTss an
iutp Tlig q
said Police Board or shall cease to reside IN Ehe said
the Governor shall appoint person for the remainder
section2 That no salary or emolument shall be paid
or oralowed to the said OF Police t9r tieT
' IAN @ I vJOi G sass & Of natrias used or for or in
any work cone or employment connected with the man
agement and control of the Police Department. any act
en@ f GSt6'R TO G y
found guilty notice thereof to the Goyernor he
shall the seat and supply by new appointment
That the said COMMISSIONERS, before entering upon
one of the judges Of the Court Of Common Pleas and
shall thereupon oTganize themseve3 @ YES to B1ard 0i
shall be quorum for the transaction of business and
sad hS Boad hsrc
bers to preside over the OF he said Board and
for its own government and the control and manage
Provided that the same shall in 9qwise be contrary e
t9ea%s& & 0i this III & e n % If II S Sq
secretary of the Board and messenger, to hold office
record Of all the eproceedngsthereof and perform such
other duties 8 dian
such salary therefor as may be determined by the City
removed from said office on impeachment for msde.
meanor therein or other cause e or ih@TgSJ lar 70
Council in the manner and form prescribed by the con
ment by the House of Representatives and trial thereof
by the Senate. That all the public police property
books records and aCCOutrements in the possession
of the Police Department Of the city OF Philadelphia
hereby given for the use OF the Police Board as herein
Section A. That the police force of the city of Phia-
pl sbol of n q Of
detectives three sergeants of detectives, and twenty
Of police for each and every police district or
division and 50 many police Pgtrolmea not & les less than
ellis Of said city by whom the amount of salary to be
fixed; all of the said officers ana police patrolmen shall
be seyeraly appointed by the Commissi0ners of Police
he shall faithfully observe the rules of the said
Pennsylvania and the ordinances of the city Of Pha
depha or until by medical Inspection he shall be de-
patroman shall be removed from the police force by
preferred against him to The said Board, which shall be
sustained by majority OF the eGmm@isso9e[s Mss after op
in his own defence % or BY attorney o,,,o
force hereby constituted the Board shall appoint
hundred persons as substitutes who shall be properly
required in of the suspension or other tempo
Se f Ra only recve the pay to heR
the paromen in whose stead they shall res pectiyely
Section G. That the qualification for appointment,
fcer patronan and substitute of the said police force
and resulations Of the said Police board
SeCuon1 That no person holding Office under this
act shall be liable to perform duty as juryman in
Section s. That the Police Board shall cause to be
kept books of record of the police wherein shall be
tered the of every member of the police force
nected Herewith, with his place of nativity age,
BORN out Of the United states time Of RESIDENCE in the
city OF Philadelphia former occupation, place of resi-
W6 the cause Of the latter It shall also cause to be-
kept registry of all stolen property recovered by the
the owner the statement of the place where found and
OF the person from whom taken with the date and
other circumstances connected herewith 1t shall also
cause to be kept general complaint books, in which
shall be entered every complaint preferred upon per-
sOual knowledge with the name and residence Of the
complainant; II shall also to be kept books
ibe to all citizens for the registry of lost stolen
of all public property in the several police stations and
OF all badges rattes, maces and other personal &C
couement in use by the police force belonging to the
Section O. That it shall be the duty of the Board
before the st day of December of each year to furnish
the City Councils with estimate of the amount under
separate and distinct items of expenditures, that IN
year for the maintenance Of the police force of said
| city and for all necessary expenses appertqining
hoard shall be paid by the City Treasurer upon orders
drawn in the usual form by the said Board, under APP
Section 10 That it shall be the duty Of the Police
Board with consent Of 0y Councils to divide the CITY
into such districts or divisions as may DC Oi
| its proper management or government TO superln
tend the purchase ot az ng5Gesssry 6upRes SGG b r9
ever provision therefor shall be made by Ciy Councl
No expense shall ever be incurred 6y tag iaI B9aG
therefor made by City Councils The office OF the Board
5he & Gg 9fSeS @ m sHSn That no ward Of said
city shall be divided in the formation of said police DIS
Section H. That the Board shall have power to issue
subpwnas, to compel before it the atSndance on WIZ WIZ
regulations; each Commis ouer OF Police the Ohlet o.
Iollce ana te secretary Oh to n nd sSbscrbc