Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1896-02-20

POLICE REGULATIONS.
The Rules Adopted by the Members of City
Council.


The local police officers will not be the
same sort Of a go-as-you-please combi-
nation as heretofore existed in this town,
if the new rules and regulations adopted
by City Council are lived mp to and there
is little doubt but that they will be for the
past has demonstrated that the pslice
force has been little else than a plaything
The new rules are concise and entirely
proper, and will greatly improve the ser.
vice. A synopsis of the rules follow:
The police force may be suspended,
reprimanded, fixed for intoxication, dis
obedience of orders, indecent behavior,
receiving gifts or rewards, inefficiency.
absence without leave, immoral conduct
or any illegal offense.
Every officer must devote his entire at
tention to his position, and while certain
hours are allotted in which to be off duty,
they must be prepared to act Immediately
upon notice that their services are re-
quired.
No police officer shall be member of a
fire company
No member while on duty shall drink
intoxicants or smoke.
member shall compound any offense
committed against their person or prop
erty or withdraw any complaint unless
permitted by the Mayor.
No member shall communicate any in
formation to any person concerning his
affairs.
He must carry memorandum book in
which he shall note anything of interest
in any case of arrest.
No member shall leave town or be alb
sent from the city except by consent of
the Mayor.
The members of the force are particu-
larly enjoined to investigate the case of
all persons found begging in the streets.
If they find them to be proper subjects
for relief, they are to take them to the
Overseer of the Poor, and if proven to be
impostels, or actual vagrants, then to
take them before the Mayor to be dealt
with according to law.
The Mayor shall be Chief of Police.
He shall keep in his Office abook, in
which shall be entered the name of each
policeman, and he shall Herewith state
the hours of actual duty of the several
members.
He shall also keep complete record of
all persons arrested ,and full data concern
ing the cases before him.
He shall keep record of all larcenies,
burglaries and other offences which shall
come to his knowledge; of suspicious
persons or places, etc.
He shall by and with the advice of the
City Council, designate the day and
night posts, and the policemen who are
to patrol the same.
The patrolmen must strictly watch the
conduct of all persons of bad character,
note their appearance and movements
and report the same to his superior.
The patrolman shall carefully watch all
disorderly houses or houses of ill-fame
within his best, and observe by whom
they are frequented and report.
He shall take particular notice of all
hacks, cabs or other vehichles at night,
which under any circumstances shall ex-
cite his suspicious.
He shall report to his commanding Of
ficer all lamps that may not be lighted at
the proper time, cleaned or in any way
out of order.
If he observe in the street anything
likely to produce inconvenience, or any
thing which seems irregular and often
sive to the public, he shall report the
same Immediately to the Mayor.
Umbrellas or walking canes are not to
be carried by policemen while on duty.