New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06

THE CORPORATION COUNSEL EHroHr' AO.

r,,. CORPORATION COUNSEL EEroET' AID
..,..,,v o> .urrlrr sIcKLEs'> REQUEST.
c,rp,r,,ion Counsel CLAIR. sent his OPINION 10 '',
g. 49,, .i,i.r- Yesterday about IL" i'v"'N' "a
,..r u,n.l + s.thlc, FOR hvc mrn "i '' P'',0
,.tl autV I'M TIE sheriff, o''''' -
., -,.tlc.. letter to thc tomn4i,.l"u'I>' D" '''
3d.. 3D., -.,,. ,.s of such men may be- required B." ',
.,,,.,..o # the mandate, # the courts 'N''
.i,,,,rv, I'm nj, statement the 'oip'i'"o" ''"''''
.Ayr: ,,.,tr,.uf ~ tic.
The Police department J., n, ,, N't. i@.
had of the polio" Department !, III, ,ir N,tor.
,,i-~tue oi four p'i~v'- ,Ff ,,r,.,i.t..r The -o,.
.. 1d di-,inlnc II the police force p, t ~, i
fslr. and regulation, hrt ~ ,,'' ii,tn,n Net.
pro, -'" ,-n rr.,lid,ilon A,tl IN" -al'i',' "l n
,o,,'f.i. .I.lrr- ana ~ members 81 the P'''' INV
i"\ehic I"n "' f. ir rN,r,,ci b, members 81 ,n'
,l,. .,'. under the rules and ir."l'''", 49, ,,,i
''i..t' ., - and -. oi tire 'n''l''n'''n ~
'rn. dut,., essentially concern ,h' pa - nr,nd.r,
49,. r,il. r,,rc tho detection ana "l'' ,,,. ,r,,,
'h' pu"., P, ,N. enforcement of corporal nt "."'
", "i,'' , nr,'nnn-r. of tr ioard OF ll''u' ''''
i,i,,.. a.. ,,.rt...lnt and r,-triini "i AN 49,
and Gi,ori,rlS conduct. and r sue ,-i without
I., 81 th. police force j, authorized 10 ',i, "a f.
warrant ior offences committed III ~ '
c>gceic cr%@@ n,cc force posse the e9mmGe
la, n a. ,.,,r- nave, of table. cN''l' i"' '''
r,,'. NJ ,iSn nrn,e.,. The members "i ',r P ,,
farce are therefore Dhtipu ~ cum .lr nor
,h,.. .crvir., cannot legally be- Col" ,',r,roh or
so,a .monmcnt II any public officer '''''''''''
person. . .r,.,,-i the judicial
:. The sheriff il enumerated "nl.nr rhauicr -
..r..r- ~ fh, state i~,rilOn |, III" - r., 80
t.', Rr,I.rd S,atntc.J lie rpirN'W ,ithio
,cutivc or administrative power 81 .'.t. ,i|il ana
a., ,,,,,,y lo i, empowered I" cN'' ,v , ,n,,, ne
,ri,nIn'l ,,r.r.-- aud for the r"rNi'' 20, d., i,,,
,c,.ivr. T., h own use compensation ~. ,n,,,,t.
Th IDENTITIES of TN. sheriff. who N, ot rr.r hi.
.n1 ,.r',rn., Of tir court ~ his br'.' 49, ,t,,
n' IT,. mont ,tt. IA, servants. lh'N .,,n, m,
',p'", '.'in a. he NAV aSrrc to pay ''' IT, ,r
,,,,,i.. are all servants OF the Nl' u" ,.t ~,'u.t
a. are considered hut one oiH'c''
Lehman, - larhcr, l'i oiutu,cnt OF a deputy.
When the sheriff the appp'nl,"on,, .,,n vhirh /,
-. ,.,v.- = mart Of the fees, OF sum 49, rn,d And
io come out Of the profits, inc ,i. - Summation
,or mari Of the fees or lioi'' - ~, -. ! ,nlv a..
i,r,ucS to him and M, been S,'" The yst to
",r,.i,r .. mart Of hi, OWN ana glvlmI ,,""S '' - ~
,i,ir Wott g., robbins. I'M -; A., ,. -, Ri
m. sheriff H. liable "civilcr '"' tor ln.inc., of
', ,nmc In thr usual course "i li''' l,i,
Gepuut'' ,'rc.'rilrd by law. Hni'h Oh Dn',ln''
~, 20 -, ri, liability Is prcdcal'' " 'oc, -hcri,Y
ii,,n ~ master and servant cAl'uhN
an" >" =, follows therefore, that ia" H'nnr' , W c,r
,nlc. force employed aud pah III ''rt.rn, .,rvirr.
DIAN cannot legally be detailed I" l"r,"In and
~! ,'o .l'crin for his cmoumcmt. - "'Pruu'' ,~
~ -" .cr,.,pt. tn him. The relation VIM"
wv ,.,.or IN. muuicpal corporation an" Wv xxx.
s,'' y, tnc malice force a. officer thcIrl' =,
~, r,,r,on from assuming the relation I'll sVi'""' ~
the sheriff. AL. l., ,,e,rcr to your inquiry.
, = ~, rn.rd ~ police has no authority I" a,9isn
,,,,cr. ~ the police force to dntF "'np' n'cnoe
,,cr, isr al the Office of the ~h'tlH l"l VI" ~ IN.
20 -. cc,,,inr under his direction. the mai""'' W ~
courts civil and c'iminal.