Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-08
THE POLICE FORCE.
Mayor MacGonigle Issues New Set Of
Regula&ionS for its Government. ( -

Mayor MacGOnlglo Issues Now Ses Q
l Begulstions for its Govornmont.
! ..Oh take one consideration with another.
A policemsn's lot is not happy one"
The mayor to-day promulgated the fol
lowing revised police regulations, which
| will be strictly enforced
Police officers must report promptly al
the hours designated day and night, anC
| must not loiter in the station house after
| roll call or the hour for reporting.
Officers must not remain longer at the
Offices of aldermen than is necessary for
the transaction of business. They must
not enter any drinking saloon or beer
house except on business. Any officer
found drunk either on or off duty will be
discharged.
No officer will be allowed to leave his
post, substituting another officer in his
place, without permission from the mayor
or chief of police, under penalty of fine or
suspension.
Officers assigned to corner duty must
keep loungers off the sidewalks and sup
press alt indecent language on the streets,
and prevent loud shouting and boisterous
singing at night.
Officers, on all occasions, unless dispensed,
must wear their badge of Office under
penalty of fine or suspension.
Officers must not linger together for any
length of time in conversation while ON
duty, but must be found on their respec-
tive beats visiting the different parts Of
their wards as often as practicable.
Officers must see to the timely removal
Of snow and ice from the pavements and
cutters to the removal of boxes, signs
merchandise and wares of any kind what
ever from pavements, where occupying
limits contrary to law to notifying prop
erty owners of bad pavements to the side
walks not being Obstructed by wagons, as
at tobacco warehouses, and to the sup
preston of all nuisances whatever.
Officers will not be allowed to enter the
opera house, unless by special permission
to attend the plays, on nights they are on
duty. The time of the officers belongs to
the people of the respective wards. from
which they are appointed and paid for out
of the taxes of the people.
All money coming into the hands of
policemen, belonging to prisoners arrested,
must he deposited with the chief of police,
the mayor, or the alderman before whom
complaint has been made.
The officer calling the roll at Z and
II o'clock a. m. and o'clock
p. m. must mark the absence of
officers and return the same to the
chief at 9 o'clock the same evening,
who will report absentees to the mayor.
Any other violation of rules. or conduct
unbecoming an officer, must be reported
at the same time.
The chief will make it the duty of the
officers to report once week the condi-
tiOn of the city lamps, and transmit the
report in writing to the mayor.
Officers must be vigilant in preventing
the erection of wooden buildings within
the prohibited limits, and report immc-
diately all cases where the law is likely
to be violated in this respect.
The chief will be held responsible for
any neglect on his part to report all viola
tions of the above rules coming to his
knowledge, and will also be required to
see that the rules are properly enforced.
JOHN T. MACGONIGLE,
Mayor.