The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-03-23

IMPORTANT TO CAMp MEETING A..
soCArloNs The following is copy OF
a hill agreed to hy Conference Com.
mittee of the House and Senate, which
has passed the former and will doubt
less pass the latter without objection /.
As ACr empowering camp meeting
association To employ n police force
SECTION l. Be il c,,dcicd, etc. That
any asso cations of persons owning or
leasing ground for the purpose oi
holding camp meeting for religious pur.
pose in this state. may apply TO any
Judge of the court of common plcns oi
the county within which the said
grounds or premises may bc situated
TO appoint such person ~ the associn-
tions may designate TO act us police
man for said association.
Sc. .. The said Judge upon such mp
plication may appoint such person oi
so many of them rs he may deem pro
per to be such policemen, and shall
cause the fact of such appointment 10
he entered upon the records of the said
court
SIC. 3. Every policeman so appointed
shall, before entering upon the duties
of his office, take and subscribe the
oath required 10y the seventh article oi
the Constitution. before the Justice OF
the peace nearest TO the grounds whore
the proposed meetings are TO hc held.
and for which the said policemen arc
appointed. which oath shall bc filed by
the said justice Of the peace among his
papers, and a note made upon lis
docket Of the fact of said oath having
been taken.
SIC. !. Such policemen so appointed
shall sevcrally possess and exercise
all the powers of constablcs in this
Commonwealth in and upon and in the
vicinity of the camp ground in which
they shall he authorized to act rs niurc-
said and the Keepers Of jails or lock.
ups, or station houses in any of said
counties are required to receive all per.
sons arrested by such policemen for
the commission Of any oflensc against
the laws of this Commonwealth upon
or near to the ground occupied by the
said association, to bc dealt with accor.
ding 10 law.
SIC. j'Thc said association shall hnv,
power To orlain aud publish such reg.
ulatlons, not inconsistent with the Con.
titutiOn and laws of the state, ~ shal
be ncediul to maintain the peace, good
! government and order. well being and
security of the association, and the
policemen appointed under this act
shall have, when ON duty upon tho
camp ground and premises oc the Us
o,iaiion, power To- enforce obedience
on such grounds and promises to Suci
regulations ~ ordained aud published
and to drtain offenders for period not
exceeding twelve hours, exclusive o
sunday, until they can he carried | g
fore the nearest justice oi the peace
alderman ar Judge having jurisdiction
thereof, there To- hc fined, hai.cl ol
committed as the magistrate hearing
the case may determine.
SIC. d. Such camp ground police
shall, when on duty. scvrrally wear u
metallic shield with the words Camp
Police" and the name of the associl
ton Tor which appointed, inscribed
thereon, and such shield shall alwny-
he worn in plain view except when
employed rs detectives.
SIC. :. The compensation Of such po
lice shall he paid by the associate
for which the policemen are respect
ively appointed, rs may be agreed upon
between them.