The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-09-08
Ordinance No. 5.

An ordinance providing for the establishment of the office of City Marshal, providing for the ap- pointment of City Marshal special deputies and ex-oficio Deputy Marshas for the City of Skagway, Alaska defining their powers and duties. fixing their fees, and for other purposes.
 Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Sksgwsy, District of Alaska.
 SECTION 1.
 The creating of the office of city marshal and the appointment of city marshal, deputy city marshals and ex-oficio deputy city marshals as peace ofh- cers for the city of Skagway. District of Alaska. being deemed necessary by the Common Council of said city, the said Common Council by virtue of the authority in them vested by Section POI, Civil Code for the District of Alaska. passed by Congress and approved June G. r9oo, do hereby establish the office ot city marshal and oficio deputy msrshals for the said City of Skagway, District of Alaska.
 SECTION 2.
 The city marshal shall be appointed by the Com Council other city officers, and he shall be peace officer of the city and must execute all process issued by the police judge. He may make arrests for breach of the peace or for commission of crime within the city with or without warrant, police officers under the general laws. He must exercise wig nt control over the peace and quiet of the city He must keep watchful care to prevent fires ant exercise like over a T property of the city He hall be the keeper oI the city jail and must att tend regularly upon the siulngs of the Common Council, and shall exercise such add onal powers as may be conferred upon him by the ordinances of said city to enable him to carry out the objects and purposes of this Act. He shall also have the power when in his judgment the interest of the city demand such, to appoint special deputies, such appointment to be made in writing and filed with the Clerk cf the Common Council. Such special deputies are to re- ceive pay not exceeding three dollars per day, and shall hold office during the pleasure of the City Mar Shal and the Common Council. either of whom shall have power to revoke the app ointment at pleasure. SECTION B. The city watchman, the city chief of the fire de- partment and the city fire warden each respectively will be ex-officio deputy city marshas for the City | of Skagway, and shall have the same powers, ex- ceptng the power of appointing deputies, and per form the same duties and receive the fees as the City Marshal. They shall take and subscribe | the Same oath as the marshal and file good and sufficient bond in the sum of five hundred dollar: with the City Council The city marshal shall have l supervision over their acts as such x-ofcio mar | shals.
 I The city marshal shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the follow ing oath
 "I.................. .....,, do SOlemnly Sweal tor afirm) that will defend and support the consti- tuition of the United States, and perform all the duties of the office on which about to enter. and therein do equal right and justice to all men, so helr me God"
 He shall also execute to the municipal corporation
 bond for the performance of his duties for the sun of one thousand dollars which bond is subject to thu approval of the Common Council of the said City o Skagway He shall receive the same fees for servi | css provided for like services for deput, United States marshaS for the District of Al aska | except where otherwise specially provided.
 SECTION D.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be 1T force from and after the day of its passage anC approval and publication for oncea week fo | three consecutive weeks in some newspaper O general circulation within the City of Skagway
 Passed by the Common Council of the City O Skagway, this 3rd day of September 1900.
 Approved Sept. 9th, 1900.
 l JOHN HISLOP,
 Attest: Ex-Onicio Mayor JOHN W. TROY.
 | City Clerk.
 Date of First publication. SeptemberS 8. 1900.