Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-10-24
POLICE PLAN IT.
A National Bureau for Identifca-
ton of Criminals.
Bill TO Provide for Its Maintenance
VIII be Presented In Congress
During the Coming Session
The Attorney General TO
Name Its Chief

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The follow
ing is the text of the bill for the ere
alton of a national bureau of criminal
Identification. agreed upon by police
chiefs yesterday. and which measure
has been approved by the attorney
general:
maintained at Washington, in connec-
ton with the department of justice
of the United States, a division to be
known as the national bureau of
criminal identification, where shall
be collected and filed, so far as may
be practicable for record and report,
plates, photographs, outline pictures,
descriptions and mea surements of all
persons who have been or may he
convicted and imprisoned for violat-
ing any of the military. naval, or
criminal laws of the United States,
including the laws in force in any of
the territories or possessions of the
United States, violation of which
are punishable by the United States
courts.
In said bureau shall also be collect
ed and filed for record and report
such plates, photographs, pictures.
measurements and descriptions of
persons who have been or may be
convicted and imprisoned for crimes
committed in any state or territory;
provided. that the authorities of the
several states and territories, or mu-
inequalities thereof. shall provide the
same for such purposes: and provid-
ed. that all such plates. photographs,
outlines, measurements and descrip-
tions shall be transmitted to the
superintendent of said national bu-
reau of criminal Identification, with
a duly prepared certificate from an
authorized officer of the law having
in charge such convicted person or
persons.
That all such plates, photographs,
measurements, or descriptions which
may be filed and recorded shall be
placed in a systematic manner for
ready comparison, and any informa-
ton pertaining to the same, or any
Identification OF person upon de-
scripton furnished by any official
aforesaid, through comparison. or de-
scription already filed, shall be fur
nished on request to any United
States, state or municipal official duly
shall certify that the same is wanted
in the interests of public justice, and
not for any private or personal use.
The departments of the United
States government shall forward for
record ana file in said bureau, any
plates, photogra outline pictures,
descriptions or information pertain
ing to any person who has or may in
any way design or indicate that he or
she may contemplate the violation or
is known to have violated any mill
tary. naval or criminal law of the
United States or the criminal law of
any state.
That there shall be a director of
said bureau, who shall be appointed
by the attorney general, after he
shall first have the Endorsement of
the directors of the National Associ-
alton of Chiefs of Police of the Uni
ted States. and VINO may be removed
for cause at any time.
Said director shall be experienced
in criminology, and have general
knowledge of professional criminals.
Provision is then made for the sup
port of the bureau. its total annual
cost being placed at $4,000, includ-
ing a salary of $4,000 per anrum for
its head.
The board of governors of the ma
tional bureau of identification, COM
prisng leading police chiefs and the
head of the Pinkerton detectives,
adopted recommendation to be
urged on congress for legislation
looking for the suppression of anar-
chy. The recommendation urges the
necessity for congressional legislation
defining anarchy and authorizing all
police officers to arrest and prosecute
all such offenders under that law.