The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-26
ORDINANCES.

twenty-five dollars and costs, and be
dismissed from the police service.
Section 4. The Chief of Police shall
see that all the regular police attend
to their duties faithfully, execute all
the ordinances and use their hest en-
dcavor to preserve peace and quietness
i'm the Borough; and Whatever occa-
sion requires, to detail a special police
C. aid HIM and them to suppress riots
and rows and to call to his assistance
any or all of the citizens of the said
Borough TO aid him in quieting disturb
ances and making arrests; and each
ard every policeman neglecting or re-
fusinn to go with and assist the Chief
Of Police in quieting disturbances or
i'm r'akng arrests shall. ON conviction,
forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars ana costs for each
and every neglect or refusal
Section >. If any policeman shall be
found drunk or intoxicated, or loafing
around or in any of the hotels or res
taurants the council, upon proof shown,
shall dismiss said policeman from the
police service.
Section 6. Each and every person
Offering any resistance to. or i'm any
wise interfering with the policemen Of
the Borough in making arrests, or in
the discharge of any other duty shall,
upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine
not exceeding twenty dollars for the
first offensc, and not exceeding thirty
dollars for each and every subsequent
Oiicnse. And every person striking or
otherwise offering violence to any off,
Ger or his assistants when attempting
to discharge their duty shall, upon
conviction, forfeit and pay a fine not
cNcceding twenty-five dollars and costs
for each Octensc.
Section :. Every citizen of the Bor-
uuGh shall, when called upon by the
borough UtilCers, assist the police and
High Constable in the preservation Of
the public order and the prevention
OF all assaults, riots, tumultS or dis
and each and every citizen
refusing or neglecting to 20 with and
assist the Chief Of Police in quieting
or in making arrests shall,
upon conviction, forfeit and pay a fine
not exceeding twenty-five dollars ana
costs for each and every neglect or
refusal
Section s. If any policeman of Shis
Borough shall wilfully neglect or re-
fuse to execute the borough ordinances,
or shall neglect or refuse to serve any
writ order or notice issued by the
burgess or Council in pursuances of
the ordinances, he shall, upon proof
to the Council, be dismissed from the
police service.
Section 9. Whenever an arrest shall
nave been made by the police or High
Constable, or by their authority and
direction, the person or persons so ar
rested shall he by them taken before
tLo Burgess for hearing and eXamina-
tion, at as early time as practicable:
Provided, if the person or persons 50
are drunk or intoxicated, or
such arrests shall have been made in
1 mo q nth
or reason, an immediate trial of the
case is deemed ineXpedient, such per-
son or persons shall be conveyed or
taken to the lookup Of the borough
ana as soon thereafter as practicable a
report hereof made to the Burgess, who
shall fix as early a time as is eXpedient
when they shall be brought before him
FOR hearing; and after said hearing or
ttl2i. said officer or officers in charge
shall obey such directions in the matter
as the Burgess may make.
Section 20. After an officer shall
lav" made an arrest. the person or
persons 50 arrested shall remain under
tie charge of said officer. subject at all
times to the direction of the Burgess,
but no officer shall release such per-
son or persons so arrested, unless by
direction of the Burgess; and in no
vent shall such officer receive or cause
w ~ iSNclNcu ICil any one arrested,
80. ,Ii2nl, Io,'l "nS ollt III llielr pehaI' ellh-
,,.-.1,,i,,,' I,iS G or alulrecsly' any money
,l,o, I,,o.,,. w Uc'tJi t Col,sioerutlon Whatso-
rested may cVade q hearing or escape
rom his custody. Any officer violating
ms uIulIalce SnalI uHon conviction,
1r forthwith dismissed from the service
ana pay line not exceeding fifty dol
~ alI eoSIS;
'rt'ot II. lhe Cnlet OF Police and
+, ,uL'lale Polcemah snail hold
VI, o",r' "uI!'S tne VIII ana pleasure
- u, 'i'T nc, 10" II Nouhcll only, ana the term
o',,,G w. tNrIE Supordihate police
I.1,, ',"ii lo'llIila yea py the Chlcf OF Police,
'H"li IN n" case continue longer than
i'r III, -lta' Niollu@E Oh the month succeed
t,o , I,Ie ISpIEIhlz2llon 81 or the succeed
rs ''o'u" " "l l'Nh Couhcll. All police
',t., .t,.is - HCItp! required at the ter
~ ,'it' In VI .,IN'' services 10 return
I,,i, Ii.oC P"'b,il'tllls 10 Ihs burgess
gClioi. - 40 person not a regular
> "'I'o "'Cl pollcehlah snail he per-
~" " NCsI OF carry any star,
,1,.7r' or ponce equinmeht' nor shall
.''n i,,l III Clnei 'ilau an oincer' De
, !''l.,Cu 20 icIaiIl IN lnelr possession
,'N Su'H equipment peIohglng TO the
'u' '"u7n' ne ponce are hereby di-
,,i,ca r ~ i"' MIN unrest any one Vlo-
,.'!i- LIS pluliahCe, ana upon con-
~ .un .'.uH SHlH uellNer up all such
''Ii...iI'T I'l.lI, vi property ana pay flne
''' 'N''cul"S HNe uollars ana costs.
TITLE X.
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