Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-27

policemen nnder him are doing their :
luty; he shall devote his entire time to I
he service of the city; he shall report
20 the chief Of police any misconduct.
neglect of duty, or incompetency on the
part of any policeman; in the absence Of
the chief of police he shall act as chief
Of police, and perform all of his duties.
In case there be more than one
sergeant they shall be numbered and
take rank according to their numbers.
SECTION 10. POLICEMEN.
Be it further ordained, That the po
licemen, being under the control of the
chief of police and If the sergeants under
him, shall implicitly and faithfully |
obey all lawful orders Of their superior
officers they shall prevent breaches Of |
the peace. riots, lynchidgs, and public |
disturbances; they shall render every |
reasonable assistance to strangers and
travellers in reaching their destinations
and transacting their business; they
shall keep the streets and sidewalks
open to travel; they shall be in attend
ance at the arrival of passenger trains
and other places where people, and
especially strangers, congregate in
large numbers; they shall cooperate
with each other, and with all other
police officers, in the enforcement of the
laws and ordinances, the preservation
of the peace and the prevention of
crime they shall endeavor to discover
and arrest, all criminals; they shall
give prompt notice to the proper authori-
ties of all fires, unlawful assemblies, and
riotous disturbances; they shall be at all
times neat, clean and presentable in
personal appearance, they shall treat
their fellow officers with kindness,
courtesy, and politeness; they shall be
quiet. orderly and decorous in conduct
and department.; they shall abstain from
all immoral. improper, or questionable
conduct, liable to bring reproach on the
police administration; they shall avoid
the use of violent, abusive or profane
language toward prisoners and others;
they shall refrain from the use Of un-
necessary force or violence in making
arrests; and from all maltreatment of
prisoners; they shall not, under color Of
Office, Cypress, persecute, or i'll treat any
person: they shall shadow all suspicious
persons and places, and investigate all
suspicious conduct; they shall report to
their superior officers all matters re-
quiring their attention; they shall devote
their entire time to the service of the
city.
| SECTION IL. DETECTIVES.
Be it further ordained, That the chief
of police. when authorized by the
mayor and board of aldermen, may ap-
point one or more detectives, whose ap-
pointment shall not be made public,
and whose bond and oath of Office shall
not be subject to inspection, so long as
the public service may require secrecy;
except that the mayor and board OF
aldermen may call for information re-
spectlng the detective service whenever
they deem it wise and prudent.
The detective or detectives shall at ali
times be under the control of the CHIEF
of police, and the sergeants under him
and the chief of police may confide the
fact of his or their appointment to only
such persons as he may deem prudent
and may conceal it from all others, the
mayor and board of aldermen excepted
when they call for information respect
ing the detective service.
Detectives may disclose their officia
character only when necessary to the
public service. They shall diligently
and prudently investigate crimina
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crimes, and those classes of crime, Il
which their attention may be called b.
their superior officers. They shall
make report as often as necessary, ane
| as often as required, to their superior
officers. When 80 directed, they shall
CO operate with the policemen In mat
tiers of common interest. They shall
wear no uniforms or badges or other
visible indications of public service
They shall have no authority to maxi
,. arrests except when so directed by thell
superior officers, or when necessary Il
prevent the escape of the criminal, o.
when making the arrest as private citi
zens.
SECTION II. PARAPHERNALIA.
Be it further ordained, That eacl
police officer, detectives and emergenc,
officers excepted, shall wear the uni
, forms, and badges, and be provided
with the whistles, clubs and pistols
hereinafter provided for.
1t shall be the duty of all person
elected to police offices, other thar
those above excepted, within thirt,
days thereafter, to provide themselye
with the required paraphernalia, a
their own expense.
SECTION Is. UNIFORMS.
Be it further ordained, That the uni
forms to be worn by police officers shall
, be of blue cadet cloth, made in militar,
style, consisting of coat and trousers
without stripes. braid, or trimming, OF
other indication of rank. The heat
gear shall consist Of caps or hats speci
fed by chief of police, or Helmets.
SECTION IA. BADGES.
i Be it further ordained, That tn.
badges to be worn by the police officer,
shall be of white metal, consisting of .
circle enclosing five pointed star. Tn,
circle is to be IA inches wide and Il
have stamped on it the numbers denotine
their rank. The star is to have stamped
on it letters indicative of the rank of thu
wearer in the case of the chief of polio.
and sergeant and numbers indicative oil
the rank Of the wearer in the case of the
policemen.
SECTION Is. WHISTLES, CLUBS AND
\ PISTOLS