The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-09-22
Ordinance No. 5.

1 An ordinance providing for the establishment
of the Office OF City Marshal, providing for the ap-
pointment OF a City Marshal special deputies and
exofficio Deputy Marshas 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 Skagwsy. District of Alaska.
SECTION l.
The creating of the Office OF city marshal and the
appointment OF city marshal. deputy city marshalS
and ex-ofico deputy city marshals as peace 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 POI. 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-ofico deputy msrshals tor
the said City Of Skagway, District of Alaska.
SECTION-2.
The city marshal shall be appointed by the Com
mon Council as other city officers and he shall be
peace officer OF the city and execute all process
issued by the police Judge. He may make arrests
for breach of the peace for commission of crime
within the city with without warrant, as police
officers under the general laws. He must exercise
Wig mt control over the peace and quiet of the
city He must keep wachful care to prevent fires
and exercise like all property of the city.
He shall be the keeper of tire city jail and must at
tend regularly upon the sittings 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 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
shall and the Common Council. either of whom shall
have power to revoke the app ointment at pleasure
SECTION J.
The city Waterman, the city chief of the fire de-
parment and the city fire warden. each respectively
will be ex- ofico deputy city marshals for the City
of Skagway, and shall have the same powers,
cepng 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 a 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-offlcio mar
shals.
| SECTION A.
The City marshal shall, before entering upon the
duties OF his office take asd subscribe to the follow
| ing oath: U.s.
"l.................. ....., do solemnly swear
Cor affirm that will defend and support the eonst
tuition of the United States, ana perform all the
duties Of the office which about to enter. and
therein do equal right and Justice to all men, so help
| me God"
He shall also execute to the municipal corporation
bond for the performance of his duties for the
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-
ces as are provided for like services for deputy
United States marshals for the District of Alas
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 for once u week for
three consecutive weeks in some newspaper Of
general circulation within the City of Skagway
Passed by the Common Council of the City o
Skagway, this 3rd day Of Sept. 1900
Approved Sept. 9th, 1900.
JOHN HISLOP.
Attest: Ex-Offco Mayor
JOHN W. TROY.
City Clerk.
Date OF First publication September s 1900