Evening star., 1900-08-01
Rules of Government Submitted to
the Commissioners.
SUPERINTENDENT TO Be DESIGNATED
Provision for Young Persons Arrest
ed for First Offense.
RE EGISTRY OF PROPERTY

Maj. Sylvester has sent to the District
Commissioners a copy of the rules and reg
ulations governing the house of detention,
and these rules, 1t is intended, will become
part of the police manual. The building on
18th street which is to be occupied will
probably be ready for in about ten
days. Two members of the police depart
ment are to be detailed one superintend-
ent and one in charge of the wagon. These
details, 1t is believed, will be made this
week.
The fifteen rules submitted to the Com
missioners today are follows:
1st. The establishment of the house of
detention is first step toward the classifi-
cation of juvenile prisoners and the afford
ing of proper shelter for the temporary
detention of females of unbalanced mind,
those deserted by husbands or friends who
may be for the time being within the Dis
trict, those who may be held temporarily
for other authorities and females of pre-
vious good character who may have been
taken into custody by the police.
For First Ofense.
I'd. When boys and girls under sixteen
years of age, taken into custody by the police
for first felony offense for misdemeanor,
are not vicious and have not Heretofore
been known violators of law they will,
in the discretion of the lieutenant of any
precinct, or the sergeant acting for him. be
first taken to the police precinct station
waiting room, where the usual and legally
required entries bearing on the cases will
be recorded. Telephone message will then
be communicated to the house of detention
for the wagon, which will be expected to
make prompt response to the call, and the
prisoner, or prisoners, will be conveyed to
the house of detention, where the females
VIII be placed in CHARGE af he ND
the boys in charge of the guard, under
direction of the superintendent.
80 AT the house of detention the clerk
will make duplicate entry or entries of the
station record
Registry of Property.
4th. All property taken from such pris-
oners will be duly registered and tagged at
the station, as required by law and be
promptly produced by the officers as usual
in such cases.
9th. Each and every person taken to the
house of detention WILL in the discretion of
the superintendent or person acting for
him. be required to use the baths provided
at that place
9Th The house of detention will be in
charge of a superintendent, who will be
held strictly accountable for the cleanliness
OF the institution, for good order on the
part OF prisoners or others and for the in
teiilsent and strict attention to duty on
the part or the employees, matrons and
guards.
Ith In cases where prisoners are unrulv
or unmanageable they will be returned to
the police precinct station from which they
came. for confinement.
Sth Matrons will have the care of all
female prisoners and occupy quarters which
may be designated by the Superintendent
separate and distinct from those occupied
py boys, who Will be under the supervision
of guards.
9th Matrons and guards will perform
eight hours' duty each, and be subject to
the regulations governing the metropolitan
police department.
10th. Station clerks will keen the records
OF arrest all special and general orders
circulars. letters, letter books make entry
OF all dispatches sent and received with
ume and date; prepare all reports and per-
form all clerical labor required by the su-
perintendent.
Superintendent In Full Charge
1lth. The superintendent will have entire
charge and supervision of the house of de-
tention, will rive and receive all orders and
be required 10 see that all prisoners and
other persons are humanely cared for and
fed He will see that the wagons and
horses are properly maintained; that
prompt responses are made to ali calls; that
all employees and detailed persons are
prompt, energetic faithful and respectful
in the conduct of the work in hand; that n
daily report and reports of all information
had from prisoners and others of use to the
department are forwarded to the superin-
to ndent of police al Headquarters
18th. Prisoners will be sent to court dailv
In the conveyance furnished for that pur-
pose, at such hours as the court NAV com
munlcate by telephone, and the guards in
the wagons will take care to preserve good
order and quiet the part of those in
trusted to their charge.
18th. Members of the force will report
through their heutenants any delays in the
production of prisoners at court
l!th. The conveyance which transports
prisoners to the Police Court will after
hearings, further transport any persons
held to the place of confinement upon order
from the court and in conformity there
with.
10Th. When 1t is necessary to have a
iemale prisoner searched at precinct sta
tion a matron should be called from the
house of det4ltion ~