Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-28
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tabIf. he'd Police Dapartnient Ia aud tor the
city o. Memphis, Tenn Wqien H1a4 oe com
Of Aldermen. President o. the Common
7 Council who together 6laN cQn6LEule the
Police Board % the ely o. 4empAlsl we
ely Recorder, the CnleGo OF Police, and auen
s~ubordinates as MAJ be provided Tor BY or
| finance, 70 be known as the Police Depart
menb OF the city OF Memphis.
See. q SAID poifee Dspartmsnf abau DO
under the tmmediats control Of the Police
Board, who shall enact rula8 and r-egulatiouH
or CEREAL d~isclpune loE 5ns go.sL q
Ead department., md alaA app0-ns az ON
Z Gers ana aupOintsas herein UroFtde11 for.
See The Police Roaud han appoint two
captatns and four serEeants OF police, two
s~tatl1u-house keepers and two aBs1stanEt
Z D % tuFnkeYg, one clerk for the 81 so District
station, VINO shalL also agt a. elerE fof ne
Recorder one clerk for chief OF Police Heat
{ quarters, four dete6tfVe policemen, AID sucn
humber Of DAY and night p~alIULueu for SAID.
CITY as the General DcuneA may nom time 20
time direct. D Officers ana slbOrdluated
[ provided for iu this section shaI 81 e bouf,
/ with two securlIes, tn Eucn moun as shall
be prescribed By tle General CouuciI for toe
lattnul -peraormanee Of their dutias, and
! shall receiVe such c-ompensatlln as the Gen
er1l council may rom ame 10 tLUa au0W-iu
taae tle usual 07tn Of ONCE before enlering
I upon their respective d4tIas. ana shall Bold
Their nice Or appointment during LnswiIof
the Foi-cs Board. IL case 8 vacancy occur
Z In any appointment p-oVlde for in this Sec
I ton. by resignation. removal. death. or orF-
[ erWlss, lt shall be the duty o. the Police
1 Board 10 al such VucanCy without DELAY.
/ sec g. NO person shall be eligible 70 any
I ohles or appointment In his Department
unless ne pei Wenly-ons years q age, q ctti
Zen Of the United States, and al have re-
sided one year in the city Of Men pitts, and
| two years in the county OF shelby, next pre-
Cedllg his election or appointment Pro-
Vt1e1 mrtherf That 10 person WaO has ever
I been Convicted OF crime hall Es appointed
under any circumstance
See. S. There shan be q City Recorder and
Chlef or F0uee, VINO snail be nominated BY
and with the consent CT the Board Of alder
men and Common Council In Joint couVen-
ton assembledly ape nted by The Mayor;
I and shah mold their 8dIces for two years. IN
I less sooner removed, and Until their succee-
sCrs are elected and qualified ortn case OF va
I cancy, then until the expiration Of the origi-
i nal term
sec.G. Before the city Recorder shah enter
upon The duties OF bis ONCE, he shall give
bond with security, in tha sum Of I've thou
sand dollars, conditioned that he wiz pay
| over TO the CITY Treasurer All dnes and tor-
l textures, ana other moneys collected BY nim
I charge the duties Of bis 0fUcs He hhaII Ike
wise take the usual Cath OF Office
sec. q. IL shall be the duty Of the Recorder
l &c try 20 determine ali cases which msy be
Z brought before him without delay. He shall
issue process on tue demand OF any city pm
ceff when snail appear 70 him that ANY Or
dinauce OF the city or any law Of the state,
mas EeGn violated. he shall, upon cOnVic-
ton Of all OGsudeFs against city laws. i'm
! pose the lines and penalties amEad
10 the Chenses respectively. AMI commit
I such offenders To the WDrk-hCuEe unit such
z III = AAAEAH.4 ann the ELaN HlaAA lE LMI4~ nG
shall ke. p a tocket~m which he scan enter
and preserve the name or every person
brought before him and accused o. any Of
tense against the city laws q ordinances.
[ He 5lalI also enter on said docket bis furg-
l mslb In the case, amouuT OF due ID guilty,
the number Of days committed to the work
house, h said hnes should MOI be paid when
imposed.
Sec. s. The Recorder shall pay weekly to
the City Treasurer an the lines, torteiUurss
and other money belonging % a1e city,
which may come INTO ais hands; and once
ia every month be snail make OuE and pre-
sent to tn General CounCtI an account eur.
rent. shOwing the moun OF money col
lected and pald over by him., the uumbe Of
offenders tried by MIN and nusd, the mum
time. etc. which statement shall esWorn 20
sc s. The Recorder shall for his ompen-
satIOu receive a salary OF such an amount as
the General COunCl shall determines AID al
II8w- and he shaI receive no fees OF Omce tor
the trial Of ohander OF for the issuance Of
see. TO- The Recorder shall have power.
and 10 is hereby made his dutF- to render
Judgment against Ell persons violating, or
taLuuB 10 comply Win ooey OF abide d Be
terms, provisions and directions Of any Orui.
/ o. the city OF Memphis. In any ease
IN which a penalty for the violation or fall
ure To comply with or obey the terms OF an
| ordinance are not fixed rs 20 amount, the
due imposed shall be In the discretion Of the
Recorder; provided tEat sucl hne shall not
exceed htty dollars oui "a al e7ses n which
| the penalty. fine or forfeiture Is hEed or lin
lied by ordinance, the Recorder shall be gov
Sc. d. IJahaU be the duty Of the Recorder
/ to give a TO 81 persons whom be
may send TO the ~calaoOOse, showing the
number OF days each one is TO Iemsin In the
chain GEM or c~laooeses each mllIimus %
accompany the account OF the jailer for the
board OF Lhs men for each month, the Re-
colder TO morse on eacn ml1llnlss N1sn
parties are discharged before time Is OuT.
Ser. II. Whenever any person may be ar
rested tor any m~lsuemeanOr OF I0E any We
. |aEFuu OF a civ ordinance and De Drought
before the Recorder, 10 shall be the duty of
the said Recorder TO issue a subpoena for any
person W1tLIu this CItyw who may he q witness
ia the premises
Sec. Is. 1t snail be competent for, and the
duty of. any policeman Of the city, captain
or private, 20 execute said surgeons accord
iDZ TO the terms thereof
See. LA. II any person within thiE city, after
I BEING duly served with subpoena, fail and re-
fuse 10 aDpear to give "a s testimony In the
| case, he or she shall be deemed guilty Of q
~ IsdsEeanCr, q be dned therefor Ten dol
see. 10. Every person who attends as a Wit
ness. being sUUpuauaed by 81 officer, shall be
entitled % a Zee OF one dollar 20 De taxed
with the dne Ottne defendant, IT he be found
ruiIrv. and IL defendant is acquitted. each
/ party shall pay their LWn costs.
See. l5 III any OnCer Of the city be q Wit
Z ness he shall uOtlu any court be paid for his
Z attendance as a witness and police officers
I shall receive no fees for making arrests or
serving any process
! his ONCE the Chief of Police shall give bond
AID security ia the sum OF I'VE thousand dol
[ lars Tor the faithful discharge OF the same,
! conditioned as are other officers bonds, ana
! shall take the usual oatu or Omce.
sec. Is He shall have general care OF the
peace ~ the city ana see LeaI az uooIqlna5
90 rleir duty 10 preserving the same Hf
shall have control over the entire pOLlct
| Gree. and Zee bOFEe eEeCnll1u OF every polet
ordinance. He snail nave genera suFeryl-
] Sion over the subject or uuIsaucaA GLd the
I Eba-eueut Of the same; and shall exercise
/ and discharge all such powers ana r~unclous
/ as pertain To the office OF Chlrt or rouc6 ana
as the General Council may nom time TO time
] prescribe. He shall make a monthly report
Z 10 The general Council OF the general condl-
Z ton Of lnc ueparLuleCL5 logelusF WIN 5ecA
Z ether matters as pertain % bis once. 0r the
I General Council may direct, and perform
( sucl orEer duIe5 as may De required Of LIN
So. BE-. me Captains Of Police shall have
/ control Of LDeLr respective as anu
shall so distribute ~ mehl97ls % sLsI ~, ~
tEpestive corps as ElaH Desl preserve Lne
$500 aureEau good Crder0t TIE Whol6 Gig.
aumpIsIurB aHaLust Culce1s oE palto mv4
- -sITla made through me ChietoI Fo1cest 70
- Police 30 III
me %. Auyomeer PatLohnan or detective
In r. "a department VINO s4A1 l.teLse 2 ~
Ln , many source whatever, spall report
10 The Chief Of Police, VINO snal
c9Use aid eWard % PAID over - Llz Wy
Traa-urpr- H.ter de4ucLus
1r7rrad fu lining fAd ItH@u aA-
~ he net amount 70 De- pad 70 tne
~ -rg,TlFfg the same, and SHAH give 2
si..-1sns1fof ina aaBe in his monthly 1eP0r1i
/ ~ fEe t5sUsraI Coauc1L
So S1 Tre UotLue, OF any OF tneu1i anaL ei-
- an ners5Ts found v1olating any clty ofll'
- isyg OF the sta q within tns cry
IN -uen person shall be mmeGlAlely
CoI+1 WED 10 be city prison. ANY sucn per
- 49, r0wever az tOr a vlolail9n oJaeuy
Z C-VJFDs-ceL be scdarEed iorule IAs ue ~
~ u ~ ~ eoe ANAL depos c ia the hands OF lne
7 ste1fon-b0uss keeper On Wabcn tsaAllh Ala
I receipt tLerefOrl a sum y 1850 y. eec~r-
800 ave 81 mo-e than ATTY 49-sfs as secuL,
- ar bfs Or her appearance on me lex
~ b.f9-afne Hece rider. In case0t LaiI'
me- hi 95pesr and answer, said an91nL ma
-c--gs-fad 10 the city. Said s~laLon-AuWs
/ Ee-epgrsnau be governed IN
GeiLss as to amount, by the Craze OF lHe
No policeman SHAH, under any en-,
~sfenres receive OK take any money o.
ofrer valuable property, or sLs5ls ~
800 az description, nom any person ul0
80 ~ s1reateBed with arrest except =
49, 1-sze,c- aEe taCiOu-1ouse AsepsIa ~
L1eLf assistants, 70 auF arrested persol
ProGerty belonging u sauay or prcpertl
1haiL zee deuVered. For n. S-houBe keep
so ue1Fefeu % them, the stario. The per
erst Orlh9Lr assistants. shall give sail
SOB arrested 9 receipt for Ire same 4
~slatlou-hO1se keeper, or assfsfagt s1a
7eJILiI-s as snch, shah be responsible and