The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-05-06
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To organize Police Force and prescribing
the outles of the same.
sEc, l. Be il onidiaoi By Tho City Council Of
The city oC Lancaster, Ohio, That the City COun-
ell shull, on the second Monday Of May, annIl.
ally, Riter the passage OF thls ordinance, APP
no int three electors Ot said city who shall to.
gother with the Marshal, constitute the police
force Of said ,lty, and shall exercise suci DOW
r. and perform such duties, as are by law, and
herein, und may bo hereafter from time To
time by law, ordinance or resolution, devolycd
upon them
sEC .. The policemen herein provided for
shall hold their offices tor one year and unit
the r SUCCESSORS are appointed and Quail fed.
unless sooner rem owed or discharged Nv Coun.
ell. They shall take an oath faithfully, hon.
esily andimparilnly TO discharge the duties II
! their Otiiee, aud shall he under the direction
and supervision of tue NM Shal, who IL hereby
madu es-o0iciO chei Of the Police force of said
city,
Src. 3 The policemen shall go upon duty
durlbg the months Of October, November, De.
cen,ber, january, February and March, at SIX
O'clock p. NJ ,and remain upon duty until ak
o'clock, A. NJ, Of cOch day; aud during the
montha ofAprll, May, June, July, August and
september ut sever o'clock, Z. NJ, and remain
on duty until five o'clock, n. M, OF each day -
They shall, however, n addition, Inc subject 10
be ordered on duty, ut any other hours ofthe
day, either 10y the Mayor or Chief OF Police. -
They shall patrol VIII le on duty, such portions
OF tho rily as may he assigned them by Tho
CMefot Police, who shall sec that they per.
form their several offices, anl that all laws OF
the State OF Ohio, ordinances mud resolutions
OF the Counoi regulating public order, and the
peace and quiet Of the city, and good morals,
areetrictly enforced by his subUrdinatcs.
SIC. 4. Tho Mayor shall from time to time
instruct tue Police force In their duties: he
shall keep watch over their conduct in office,
aud promptly report TO Council, all doinquen'
cIos or misconduct on their part. lie snail
have power, on all extraordinary occasions. il
IN lns opinion the preservation of tho public
peace OF the property ofthe city, or It's inhabi
tants require u, appoint special policemen,
who, when appointed and qualified, shall exor.
else the same powers, discharge the. same lu.
ties, and he subject 30 the slme rcgulnt IONS MS
the regular police force OF theoily; but suah
nunointmcnts shall not CONTINUE for d longer
per iod than twelve hours.
SIC, Z. In addition to the powers and duties
now enloined by law and tile ordinances and
resolutions Of the city Il IL hereby made tho
duty olthe pol ico force, either on view, or re
able information to enter any honse, saloon,
booth, restaurant, billiard room or other build.
ing; or to enter INTO, or upon any premise
within sMd city whore any lighting. r,ntinc,
noise or other vIolatiOnof the laws OF Ohie, or
/ Q ordinances or resolutions Of the city Is he
ing committed; or where any lewd woman or
common strumpOts kept for the purposes oi
prostitution, and to Rlrost all persons cnR,aed
Ia such violation OF law, the ordinances or res ,
olutions Of the city, and the keeper or keepers
of such house or other plnce where such lewd
woman or common struinpeti Is or may be kent
for the purposes rostitution, aud him, er
or them bring forthwith hel0ra the MayoT for
trial, or IN the absence Of the Mayor, or II such
arrest he in the night season him, her or thcm
to Con(ne in thccity Prison us required by or.
sEo. &. The Police fhrco. or either Of them,
in tho execution oft1elr powers, is hereby an .
thoriIed TO call to their, his aid, amy male cit.
izen Of the city between the ages Of eighteen
and my years aud nny neglect or reinsa! to
obey such onil, when distinctly made, shall, on
conviction thereof on lnformntOn before the
Mayor, subject the party 70 uegle"ting or re,
iising, to hno ofnot more han twenty do liars.
STo 7. No member OF the force shall become
surety or hail for nhy person arrested by him
selfor any member Of the force, Tor any of.
| fense whatever; nor shall he procure or he In .
terestedin procuring snch surety o. hail any
violation ofthiS provision shall subject the Of
| fe nder tolmmediate dismlssa nom the fnr,e
And all witness foes "a xed In hnyor nf any mem.
her oltho force, and ollected, sha II bc paid n-
to the city Treasury to be dnwno0t as herein
aiter provided. g..tl l...
SEc 3. All fincs and witness fees taxed IN
favor rany member Of the force and collected
shall bo paid mtotho Clty Treasury and shall
constitute portion ofitho Pohce nind NJ tile
City, and shlill be drawn optiln payment Of the
salaries OF thu policemen herein provided Tor.
$50. 0, The policemen provided fcrby this
ordinance shall receive ak hundred and sixty
dollars per annum, payable monthly out ofthc
police fund Of the city, by theproper warrant
drawn In theirhnvori and special polcemSn aha u
receive two dollars for each time he may be
nrpo,ntcd upon the force. III fJ'G
| 'NEc 10, The ordinance entitled Eau erii-
nance 10 establish acity watch md II define
the dnties Of thesame, passed Nay ~, 1857
and the ordnance without title, passed Dec. 8,
| 1S6S, amending sec two OF the above entitled
ordinance, be and the same are. hereby re-
pealed; and this ordinance Ahall tako efIec
| from ,ts passage aud legal publication. load
Done 10 Council thiss3d day Of May, A, D,
1870. JACOB nlTE, P..C.to.'
Nv. Il. KSG. .City clerk. 70 u dni70sn
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