The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-09-29
Ordinance No. 5.

An ordinance providing for the establishment
of the office of City Marshal, providing for the APP
pointment of a City Marshal, special deputies and
ex-ofdcio Deputy Marshals for the City of Skagway,
Alaska; defining their powers and duties. fixing
their fees, and for other purposes.
BE 1t ordained by the Common Council of the
City of Skagway. District of Alaska
SECTION l.
The creating of the office of city marshal and the
appointment of a city marshal deputy city marshas
and ex-otfco deputy city marshas AS reace Off
GERS for the city of Skagway, District OF Alaska,
being deemed necessary ty the Common Council OF
said city the said Common Council, by virtue of the
authority in them vested by Section 2or Civil Code
for the District of Alaska. passed by Congress and
approved June g. rooo, do hereby establish the Office
OF city marshal and ex-officio deputy marshals for
the said City OF Skagway, District OF Alaska.
SECTION 2.
The city marshal shall be appointed by the Com
mon 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 tn city, with without warrant, as police
officers under the general laws He must exercise
Wig mt control the peace and quiet of the
city He must keep a watchfu care to prevent fires
and exercise like care over all property of the city
He hall be the keeper OF the city jail and must at
tend regularly upon the sihngs of the Common
Council, and shall exercise such additional powers
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 # he
Common Council. Such special deputies TO re-
ceve pay not exceeding three dollars per day, and
shall hold ofoe.durng the pleasure of the City Mar
shall and the Common Council, either of whom shall
have power to revoke the appointment at pleasure.
SECTION J.
The city Waterman, the city chief of the FIRE de-
partment ana the city fire warden, each respectively,
will be ex-offico deputy city marshals for the City
of Sbagway, and shall have the same powers, ex-
cepting the power of appointing deputies, and per-
form the same duties and receive the same 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 dollars
with the City Council The city marshal shall have
supervision over their acts as such ex-ofclo mar
shals.
SECTION L.
The city marshal shall, before entering upon the
duties OF his Office take and subscribe to the follow
ing oath
"I................. ......, do solemnly swear
Cor AFFIRM that will defend and support The const
tuition of the United States, and perform all the
duties of the office which am about to enter, and
therein do equal right and justice TO all men, help
me God"
He shall also execute TO the municipal corporation
bond for the performance of his duties for the sum
of thousand dollars. which bond is subject to the
approval Of the Common Council of the said City of
Skagway He shall receive the same fees for servi-
provided for like services for deputy
United States marshas for the District of Ala ska
except Where otherwise specially provided.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after the day of Its passage. approval and
publication tor once week for three consecu-
tive weeks in some newspaper of geneia al crcula-
ion within the city of SkaggFy.
Passed by the common council of the city of Skag-
way this 3rd day of Sept 1900,
Approved Sept, 6, 1900
JOHN HISLOP,
Attest Ex-ofiicio Mayor
JOHN w. TROY.
City Clerk.
Date OF First publication. September 8, 1900.