Bisbee daily review., 1902-03-01
ORDINANCE NO. ii.

An ordinance providing for the appointme mt
 of Policemen ofthe Town of Bisbee, Cochise
 county, Territory ef Arizona, and Pound master thereof, and prescribing their pow |.
 CTS, duties and compe ensation, and regula. i tions the refor.
 Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Bisbee, Cochise county, Territory of Arizona: Se'tion l. There shall be appointed by the Common Council three policemen for the Town of Bisbee. Two of said policemen shall perform the duties prescribed from the hour { of 5 p, m. to a. m., and one shall perform such duties from a. m. to p. m. The re- spective night policemen and day policeman shall be designated by the Common Council. Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of such police men when on active duty to patrol the town. and the two night policemen shall under the direction of the town marshal arrange thei. respective patrols in such msnner as 70 be most effective to perform their duties. lt shall be the duty of said policemen at all times to preserve the peace and quiet of the 1 town; to make arrests and complaints for violation of the ordinances of the town. Sec. 8. No policeman. while on active duty, , shall enter any saloon, drinking place. samb. ling place, theatre or circus or any place of amusement, except in discharge of his duty, or to inspect the same and see that order is preserved. The town marshal may detail any policeman to attend any theater, circus, pub lie meeting or gathering for the purpose of preserving order.
 Sec. A. No policeman, or the marshal. shall discharge any person token into custody, ex- cept by the order of a justice of the peace, residing in the town. or by other competent L-r. ceedings for violation of ordinances. the po- liceman shall subpoena witnesses jurors and the policeman making the arrest or com plaint shall attend upon the trial thereof.
 Sec. ,. All property taken by any police man from any person arrested shall be de- posted by him with the justice before whom the complaint is made, to be by such justice disposed of according to law. This provision shall also apply to the marshal.
 Sec G. The marsha al sh all wear in a place readily to be seen a metal badge, on which shall be inscribed the V ords, Town Mar shal, Bisbee. and the policeman in like manner shall wear a metal badge on which shall be inscribed, Police, Bisbee." No person ex c,pt those entitled thereto, as above provi- ded, shall wear such badges, and any person so doing, or falsely representing himself to be such officer shall be deemed guilty of a misde meaHor, and upon c, nviction thereof, shall be punished by fine O not less than Twenty Dollars or more then One Hundred Dollars. or be-Imprisonei in the county or town jail for not less than Itwenty. days nor more than one hundred days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
 Sec. :. The marshal and each policeman shall be armed with a revolver of effective size and pattern, and such other arms as the exigencies of any case in their judg ment may require, which revolver and arms shall be provided by the emselves.
 Sec 8, Any poll ce man may be removed at the pleasure of ths Common Council. See g. The compensation of each police- man shall be One Hundred Dollars per month, provided that there shall be deducted therefrom a proportion thereof equivalent to time that such officer is not in service. which shall be certified to the treasurer by the marsha, who nall keep record of the time of such policemen, provided that this deduc- tioD may be relieved by the Common Coun- eil for good cause shown.
 Sec. 70. Temporary policemen and special policemen may be appointed bv the Com mon Council to perform the duties of regular po- licemen, or such special duties as the coun- cil may prescribe. and their compensation may be fixed by the Common Council at the time of appointment.
 | Sec. II. There sha'I be appointed by the | Common Council Poundmaster, who shall perform the duties and receive the compen- sation provided for in Ordinance No. s. Such Poundmaster shall hold office during the pleasure of the council and may be re- moved at any time. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he shall execute to the town of Bisbee bond in the sum Of siOo.OO.
 Sec F. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage by the council and approval by the Mayor and publication and posting .thereof.
 Passed and adopted by the Common Coun- cil this l2th day of February, 1902.
 Approved: Attest: | J. J. MURIHEAn, l. W, MALICE, Mayor. Clerk. First publication February 27, 1902