The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-04
The Duties Of the City Marshal.

Few citizens have an iaea Of the duties
and responsibilities devolving upon the City
Marshal, aud that they may be better in
formed we quote from Chapter Of the city
ordinances follows:
SEC. 4, a city marshal shall be elected
annually by the city council. He shall give
bonds, as city marshal, III the sum Of two
hundred dollars, with suretles to the salts
faction OF the mayor and aldermen.
SEC, =, The city marshal with the mayor
and aldermen shall nominate all police Of
ticers, not exceeding sixteen i'll number, who
shall be elected by the city council in an
nual convention assembled; " 10 shall be
sworn TO the faithful discharge Of their du-
ties.
SEC. 3. the city marshal Shall be the head
OF the police department of the city, and
shall have control Of said department, its
officers and members, and of all constables
and other persons when engaged in its
vice, and shall determine Its precedence in
the police force when two or more of its
members shall be on duty together He
shall report to the mayor ana aldermen all
instances of neglect of duty, or misconduct
| in office of those under his charge, as soon as
the same shall come to his knowledge. He
and his police officers shall be under the di-
rection and control of the mayor and alder
men, and shall wear such suitable badge of
office as shall hay e been prescribed by them.
SEC. A, He and they shall be vigilant and
active IN the discharge of their official duties,
to preserve The peace, good order and clean
Illness of the city, and to prevent all disorder
ly conduct and unlawful practices within
the city limits, and to this end they shall en-
| force and execute the laws the State, the
ordinances of the city, and the orders of the
city council
SEC. 3. He shall from time to time Inspect
the streets, lanes, wharves and other public
places Of the city, and take notice OF all
n 1Jla M JrpT mod ma oh1fr ,,rt,.
therein, and shall remove the same or take
all proper measures relative thereto, accord
ing to law.
SIC. &. He shall attend daily at some con-
venient place at stated hours to receive COM
| plants of any violation of the laws OF the
| State or ordinances of the city He shall
| take the names Of the offenders that they
may be prosecuted, and also of the com pain
ants and other witnesses, and shall attend
punctually the trials of all offenders by INN
prosecuted behalf of the city, and shall
use all lawful means for their etfectual prose-
cution and final conviction.
SEC I. He shall keep full and complete
records of the business of the police depart
ment, and shall enter thereon the name in
| full of every person arrested, and the Of
fence for which arrested, the time Of the ar
rest and the name of the officer making it :;
and shall annually or before the first
| Monday in March make a detailed report to
the city council of the business of the police
department for the preceding year, stating
the number of arrests, and for what offences J;
| the mum Der of convictions and the offences !;
| the estimated value Of the property received
at the Office, found or stolen; the amount
of the fees and the rewards received by him
self or members of the department, together
with such other information and suggestions
as he may deem important showing the
operations of his department. And he shall
also the first Monday of each month
make report to the mayor and aldermen,
giving the information and statistics re-
quired in this section to be stated by him in
his annual report.
SEC. s. If the city marshal shall be absent
from the city, unable from any cause to
discharge his duties, the mayor and alder
meE shall appoint some member of the police
| force who shall exercise all the powers and
discharge the duties of the city marshal dur
| ing such absence or disabilities.