The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-09
TIE NEW poh1oE ORDINANCE
Read ut n Meeting of tho Police Commit.
tee-Soms Of tho J,plcs,

Read ut n Meeting of tho Police Commit.
tee-Soms Of tho IinIcs.
The new laws governing the police
department, which had been prepared
by subcommittee OF the Council com.
mittee on police with the assistance OF
City Solicitor Riley, were read at n
meeting OF tho committee on Saturday
evening. Under one ordinance the po-
lice department is to be composed OF
the police sergeant, his deputies, the
keeper OF the lookup and his assistant
and the superintendent OF the work.
house and his assistants. The clerk OF
the police court is. made the clerk OF
the police committee and the custodian
OF the books and papers. Under the
new rules the city sergeant is RESPONSE
Bile to the Council committee on po-
lice, the members OF which ARE to be
entitled to 4 compensation OF 81 per
day, not to exceed $50 per year.
A complaint book is provided
for, and deputies may be removed or
suspended. The formal election OF q
Sergeant, his qualifications, bond, ETC.,
is provided for. The Sergeant shall
nominate his deputies to the Commit
tee, which must inquire into capacity,
and fitness oil the nominees and report
thereon to Council with resolution
confirming or rejecting the nominal
tions, and no deputy shall act until ne
has been confirmed. The Sergeant shall
on nominating the. officers, designate
two OF them as Assistant Sergeant, one
for day and the other for night, and the
Sergeant or one OF these assistants
must be present in the police office at
all hours. The Sergeant may require q
bond from his assistants.
Provision is made for the removal OF
any deputy, Council also having the
right to remove, on Recommendation OF
the committee.
The ordinance provides, as at present,
that no officer shall enter any saloon
or house OF prostitution, except in the
discharge OF his duty, under penalty OF
dismissal.
The lookup and the workhouse are
put under general charge OF the Ser
geant and ofthe committee.
The ordinance providing rules and
regulations contains 81 rules, OF which
the following are the most important:
Rule /. Provides that regular meet
ings OF the Committee on Police shall
be held on the second and fourth Mon
days OF every month.
Rule 3. Sets forth that persons desir-
ing police officers for private service
must apply to the City Sergeant in
writing, and tho Sergeant, with the con-
currence OF the committee, or the Presi-
dent thereof, may make details, and
charge therefor, if he deem proper.
Rule 6. Provides that personal prop
erty coming into the possession OF the
police must be turned over to the COM
mittee after three days, and shall then
be returned to the owners or sold, and
the proceeds turned into the city treas
ury.
Rule7. Authorizes the committee to
employ detectives, at cost not to ex-
coed any sum appropriated by Council.
Rule II. 1t shall be his duty to
promptly report to the committee any
complaint made to him against any
member OF the Police Department
Rule Is. Requires the sergeant to visit
each ward in the city in person or by
one OF his assistants, at least once in
every twenty-four hours, and see that
his deputies are vigilant in the perform
ance OF duty.
Rule,li says it shall be the duty OF
the sergeant to see that his deputies
"enforce all the laws and ordinances OF
the city, and especially those >
in relation TO the sale OF Intoxicating
drinks, the running OF gambling houses
and games OF chance, the keeping OF
houses OF prostitution, or harboring
thieves, and to see that all ordinances
relatingto the observance OF the Sab
bath day are rigidly enforced, and to
see that lettering on the streets and
sidewalks and profanc swearing to the
annoyance of pedestrians and owners
or occnpiers OF property are pro-
Rule % requires the sergeant to keep
a book in which details OF arrests must
be entered.
Rule 26 prohibits any officer from be.
coming surety Tor any person arrested.
Rules 80, 81, 50 and SO provide for the
conduct OF officers while on duty, in.
Guiding the provision that they shall
not talk to each other nor to others,
while on their BEATS except in the dis
charge OF duties.
Rule 81 requires them to list and re-
port all houses OF prostitution, disorder
y houses, gambling rooms, ETC., which
list must be entered in book.
Chief Delbrugge was present at the
reading OF the ordinance, and will pre-
sent suggestions 10 the committee,
which will have meeting Monday
night. It is supposed the ordinances
Will be in shape to present to Council
Tuesday evening.
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