Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-14

of prostitution, or for the purposes of pros
Third. For lewd and obscene public
| amusement or entertainment; or.
Fourth For the deposit or sale of lottery
| tickets or lottery policies, it shall be lawful
| for the major of police TO authorize any
member or members of the police force to
| enter the same, who shall forthwith arrest
| all persons there found offending against
| law, and seize all implements of gaming,
| or lottery tickets or lottery policies. and
convey any person so arrested before the
proper court, and bring The articles so
seized to the office Of the major and super
| intendent.
Power of Appointments.
The Commissioners are empowered to ap-
point police matrons, whose duty it shall
be, when necessary, to examine and care
for the female prisoners who may be taken
into custody by the police. and take charge
of lost and abandoned children while de-
tanned at a station house to which matron
may be assigned, under such rules and reg
ulations as the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia may from time to time
make.
No woman shall be appointed a police
matron unless suitable for the position, and
recommended therefor. in writing, by at
least ten women of good standing, residents
of the District of Columbia.
Provision is made for the appointment Of
a chief clerk, who is also to be known as
property clerk. He deals with ali property
handled by the members of the force.
An interesting provision of the proposed
law is that part which refers to private de-
tectives and their duties. In event of the
enactment Of these provisions no person
will be permitted to engage in the occupa-
ton of private detective who shall not re-
ceive a specific appointment for that pur-
pose.
Quotations From the Bill.
he a1ati np tn he
as follows:
Any person practicing as a private detec-
tive shall enter into bonds to the Commits
sioners, with surety, in a sum not less than
900, to be approved by the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia, for faith
full and correct return to said Commission
erS, in such manner and at such times as
the said Commissioners shall direct, of all
business transacted by such private detec-
tive.
Upon the execution of a private detec-
tiVes bond it shall be the duty of such pri
vate detective to report to the Commission
ers, who shall file such bonds and record
the name age, description, nationality and
residence of such private detective.
In every case of a forfeiture of a pirate
detectives bond for failure to make such
returns to the Commissioners, as required
OF for failure of persons accused by bonded
private detective to appear to answer
charges in court ii shall be the duty of the
attorney of the United States for the Dis
trict to Immediately prosecute the sureties
upon such bond to the full extent of a re-
covery of the forfeitures.
1t shall be the duty of every person pros
ecGting the business of private detective,
who may arrest a person for crime, to bring
the person arrested, with all evidence of
the alleged crime. including the property
| or money which may become evidence, i'm
mediately to the Office of the major and
| superintendent of police or to the proper
court, where the case shall undergo an ex-
ANNA ton.
All laws which govern the police force in
the matters of persons, property or money
shall be applicable to all private detectives,
and such detectives or persons shall make
like returns and dispositions Of such mat
tiers as required by law and the rules of the
Commissioners governing the police force.
Relating to FeIOnies.
1t is unlawful for any private detective
or any member of the police force or for
any other person to compromise a felony or
any other unlawful act, or to participate
In, assent to, aid or assist any person sus-
pected Of crime to escape a full judicial
examination by failing to give known facts
or reasonable causes or suspicion, or with
holding any Information relative to the
charge or suspicion from the proper judi
cial authorities; or in any manner to re-
ceive any money, property, favor or other
person arrested subject to arrest for any
crime or supposed crime; or to permit any
such person to go at large without due eff
fort to secure an investigation of such pro-
posed crime. And for any violation of the
provisions of this section or either of them
such member of the police force or private
detective or other person guilty thereof
shall be deemed having compromised a
felony, and shall thereafter be prohibited
from acting officer Of said police
force, or as private detective, and shall
be prosecuted to the extent of the law for
aiding criminals to escape the ends of JUS
tice.
Any person practicing as a private detec-
tive advertising such without first
complying with the above provisions shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and subject to
a fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment
in the District Jail for period not ex-
ceeding eleven months and twenty-nne
days
Provision Is also made for the appoint
ment Of special policemen for duty on rail-
road crossings, the several companies to
pay for the services of such men. Many
provisions Of the old law are also embodied
in the proposed law.