The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-05-15
Miscellaneous.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
DUBLIC LOCAL Law.
BETTER PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND
PROPERTY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

PROPERTY IN BALTIMORE COUNTY.
AN ACT, To repeal An Act of January Session
eighteen hundred and seventy four, Chapter
three hundred and seventy four, entitled An
Act for the better protection of persons and
property in Baltimore county and to reenact
the same with amendments.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted by the General Assem-
BIZ of Maryland, That the Act passed at January
Session, eighteen hundred and seventy four, Chap
ter three hundred and seventy four, entitled An Act
for the better protection Of persons and property
in Baltimore county, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re enacted so to read follows
SEC. 2. And Je 1t enacted, That the County Com
missioners of Baltimore county, be and they are
hereby authorized and required to appoint such
number of Policemen they may deem necessary
for the better protection of persons and property
in Baltimore county, one Of whom shall have con-
troll of said Police Force, and shall be designated
Marshal. The said County Commissioners
shall equip and arm said force and make such
rules and regulations for their proper government
and discipline as they may deem best to promote
the efficiency of the same. A copy of which rules
and regulations shall be furnished each officer,
as well as to the Marshal who shall see that they
are strictly enforced.
Sec. 3. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty of said Marshal to require each policemen, at
such times of the day night he may be duty,
to preserve the public peace, prevent crime and
protect the rights of persons and property,
that all laws relating to the observance of Sunday
and regarding Gambling, Intemperance, Migrants
and Disorderly Persons are strictly enforced and
to assist the Sanitary Officer of his district to en-
force faithfully and strictly all laws, rules and
orders that now exist which may hereafter be
passed or issued for the purpose of maintaining
and preserving the public health, and to arrest
all offenders against the laws of the State, and to
take such offenders to the nearest Justice of the
Peace for said county, and for any neglect vio-
lation of the provisions of this Section by any
officer of the force, said Marshal shall suspend
such officer and report his action in the case, with
the charges preferred in writing against such
officer to the Board of County Commissioners, at
their next meeting, for their investigation and
final action.
SEC 4. And be 1t enacted, That the pay of each
footman shall not be less than two dollars per da
and the pay of the Marshal and four Chiefs of
Divisions, who shall be mounted and who shall
each furnish his own horse, trappings, equipments
and forage for said horse, shall be three dollars
per day, all pay rolls to be made out monthly and
certified required by the County Commissioners.
Sec. 5. And be At enacted, That the County
| Commissioners of Baltimore county shall levy an
| nually sufficient sum not exceeding twenty five
| thousand dollars upon the taxable property in
Baltimore county to pay said Policemen appoint
| ed unueT Jnls hcC anu LOT sucn otner necessary
and proper expenses as in their judgment may be
required to promote the efficiency, discipline and
usefulness of such Police Force.
Sec. 6. And be 1t enacted That this Act shall
take effect from the first day of May next.
| HENRY LLOYD,
Governor of Maryland.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
| President of the Senate.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
| Snaakar Of tho Hnusa of nala0ataS
| We hereby certify, That the aforegoing is cor
rect copy of an Act of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, passed January Session, 1886.
| w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
E. B. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
May S.-3t.