The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-03
One Superintendent of police, salary. IS 1,500
a. ,1a.ir ,,rbo oholl olon h.s The clerk

-Four sergeaDCS at SfZU.. .... l'ooV
EiUhtv pstrolmen at 5000. ........... $4,000
Si9 watchmen at 5000. $500
Eonr oatekeeners at $3.50. 1920
0na hosiIer 480
The salaries OF the other officers author
ICED by the bill are as follows:
Three commissioners at 81. .200......... 3,6OO
.Tnree nnlice justices at 81. 800 5,400
One chief Of detectives. soy
-Four detective officers at s72O. 5000. 1850
Making total Of. ............. 49,. S75,O6o
The bill provides further that members OF
the metropolitan police force shall possess In
every part of the State al the cSmmon law
and statutory powers of constables, except In
the service Of civil processes, and the officers
of the force are expressly authorized to eXer-
else their powers on any vessel upon the coast
of South Carolina. The commissioners are
empowered, upon the application OF persons
desiring The services OF special patrolmen, 10
appoint as many such patrolmen as tney
please. they being paid by the persons desir-
other members of the force. They are also
authorized In case OF riot or pestilence, or
during any day of public election or celebra-
ton, or upon any emergency, TO appoint any
necessary number Of specia! policemen, VINO
are to be paid for the time employed. Po-
S3Dee Court Is created, with three police justices
: Sc an annual salary of eighteen hundred dol
lars each, to be elected by the Legislature sit
ting in joint assembly, and 10 have jurisdic-
tion over all cases arising under the city or
dinances and the eame Jurisdiction as Is now
possessed by trial justices. The Office of re-
corder is abolished; and 1t is provided
tsthat all trial justices now appointed,
or that may hereafter be appointed for the
County of Charleston, are hereby prohibited
from exercising any jurisdiction within the
corporate limits OF The City of Charleston" !"
Another section creates metropolitan detec-
tive force, to be appointed BY the commission
ers and superintendent of police, and to con,
dollars salary, and four detective officers at an
annual salary of seven hundred and twenty
dollars each. The commissioners are author
lied p demand, and the Mayor OF Charleston
is required to deliver, all arms, equipments,
horses, quarters, stalion-houses and olner
property of the present police force, and the
commissioners are empowered to purchase
.alIiadditlonal arms, &C., that may be required,
and to build, purchase or rent such buildings
as are needed to carry out the provisions OF
the act.
This precious production was reported favo,
rably by Jervey as the chairman of the special
committee, and he moved that Its consdera-
tion be postponed and made the special order
for Monday next at l.30 P. NJ. This brought
the United Brethren to the front, headed by
.Jamison, who, as usual, "hoped not" and
moved instead to make 1t the special order for
Friday at P. NJ. He wanted 10 put the thing
through, and didn't see the use Of delaying.
.Jervey replied That the bill was an Important
one that demanded the careful attention OF
every member; 1t had not yet been printed,
and more time was needed for lis consdera-
sSf6F BY the members. Jones thought that
Vxs all moonshne; the members knew all
about the bill, 1t had been published In all the
newspapers, and attacked and argued for a
month. He wanted to see something done,
y and he moved the previous question on the
motion by JamIson. This gave Jervey an
hour, and he parcelled out tie time among
HURLEY, Bowley and others. Hurley thought