Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-16

A ACT to rtorgunize tho Police Of Alex

~ ACl TO rtorguniZa tho Police Of Alex
BE il epust~t bv ~ H"u Bor,,, a. r,s,,,,, and
lommoA fca:ncb Of tie city Of Ais.caul,.iu,
mat q Board If Police shall &c, and is hereby,
ost1bllshed, to consist of two persons from the
BOARD OF Aldermen AID tu o from tho Comm on
Council to ba selected by ballot, who shall
constitute said Board Of PUIicn until the expir
atiGn title terms for which they wero elected
aldsrmhh mi Councilmen: and in case Of
death, resignation nr removal for cause, said
vac"nc"s hal! be filled by the appointing pow
cr NJ he!f ia above provided
hrs Board shall hear all complaint; from
c'ti!ons or strangers AZ to any misconduct or
ncsligUhce OF duty on the part OF any of:said
policemen, ana Are hereby empowered TO take
such action as they shall desm proper for the
correction Of the same in the event they deem
II proper 10 suspend from duty any person
COMPLAINED OF, they shall report the same, with
all lne iaCt9 herewith connected III the Council
at Its next meeting thereafter FOR such iaal az
lion as !hey shall doom pro2nr IT, take. This
Board l. hrrehy empowered tu supervise ali
police regulations 10 have Il general -uperyis
ION over The p"licemn! and 10 make such Or
dbrs from time u time rs they shall deem prop
ef lot ina better preservation OF paecn ani or
der And ior tho protection nt all persons and
property within The community. All lena,
which have heretofore been collected hy the
former police, AMI appropriated hy thou ~
rofqulsite5 belonging ID thsr office, shsi hero
aiLel 10 Iali over lO INC SlLS fSSSlirGF. .
The Board uf Police shall recommend for Mp
poilttment the police force herein provided Tor,
which shall DO elected by tho Councils, and
shall conl,uno IN Office subject 20 tho provisions
OF this act, until after tho organization Of the
Councils under each next annual election when a
new Board Of puIr5 and 4 !inw police force
shall be elected.
See. ,. The police fDrrd OF the city shall hero.
alter consist Of twenty ono policemen, 1T I'll al.
nllal salary of live hundred dollars zach ono
captain OF police. ut n salary six hundred dol
lars and one lieutenant Of police, Ut q salary Of
five hundred and fifty dollars; and their divis.
ion rs to service, and tho times of their snrv ru
rs we'll rs the general and special duties re-
allired Of them, shall be prescribed and rogu-
lated by the Board Of Police, and tho said po.
lice force shall havo no othor occupation.
This police force shall be uniformed at their
own expense in tho manner prescribed by the
Police Board and shall wear their uniforms at
all times when on duty. Zach policeman and
officer shall woar a badge in the form OF q star,
made OF block tin, not less than two and half
inches in diameter, and numbered in the centre
which said badges shal, be furnished at the cost
Of the city, ana DO delivered up by all persons
using the Same when their Official connection
with the police force ceases
Sec 3. The Board Of Police shall b. and are
hereby, authorized TO fill all temporary vacan-
ces which may occur in the police force BY tn @
appointment of ready.mon whom they shall
designate for that purpose, who shall receive
the same wages as tho persons for whom they
servo, and shall where permanent vacancies &C.
cur report tho Same to the Councils at their
next meeting thereafter, that their places may
be filed by election. And said Police Board
shall also provide suitable room or rooms to
be used as tho headquartors Of the police force,
whore they shall assemble previous to going on
duty, and whore al loast ono policeman shall
constantly remain on hand to answer such calls
do may be officially made on him.
Sec 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed
so rs to prevent any member of the Council
from placing in nomination others than those
recommended by the Board of Police.
Sec b. a II acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act shall be and the
Same arc hereby repealed.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
WIN H. MARBURY,
Prcsilcn. Board of Aldermen.
JNO. 3. SMOOT.
President Common Council.
HUGH LATHAM, Mayor.
Testc: HAROLD SEowDEE, Crk. 1t
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX
;couaty, June term, 1870:
Sarah Bright, Guardian, &c,
against
Benjamin PAUL. and others
BY decree of the Court it is referred t. a..
w. Chiffon, special com missioner t. ascertain
and report 10 tho next term IF this Court what,
if anything, is due the petitioner, james Cloud,
or my other persons from tho cstatc ni william
Bright, and for the payment OF which the fund
in this case may DO Inblr.
Notice hereof once II week for four week, in
tho AlexandriH Gazette shall be equivalent 10
personal service - Extract from decree.
Tho parties TO the foregoing suit will tai . no
tico that have appointed the 18TH i-y OF An.
gust. 1870, at my otico, Ne: 10 south Royal ST.,
in the city of Alexandria, Va, to take and us.
certain what, if anything, i; due the sud peli-
toner, James Cloud, or uny other persons from
the estate Of William Bright, Ia: lbs payment
Of which the :uEd in the above Case nay be
liable. directed by the to1esolns decree and
the creditors OF the said William Bright arc
warned and required to provo Their claims be-
fore me On that day Oh pain OF being excluded
from all show OF tho assets of said estate aud ot
the fund in the above Case.
A. W. Chiffon,
iy iG-law4w Spucial Commissioner.
COMMISSIONERS nALE.-By direction