Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-03
Ordinance No. 1888.

Ordinance No. I83.
| An ordinance to create a police de-
partment. and to provide for the gov
eminent and regulation thereof.
SECTION /. CREATION AND OFFICERS.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
board of aldermen of the city of Hat
tiesburg, that police department be
created, to consist of the chief of police,
the sergeants, the policemen, and the
detectives.
SECTION 2. ELECTION.
Be it further ordained, That the
marshal shall be the chief of police, as
provided in section 1897 of the ccde of
1892, and that the sergeants and police
men shall be elected by the mayor and
board of aldermen; and that the de-
tectives, when authorized by the mayor
and board of aldermen, shall be ap-
pointed oy the chief of police; and that
the mayor and board of aldermen may
increase or diminish the number Of
police officers at their pleasure in
view of the public welfare.
| SECTION 3. COMPENSATION.
| Be it further ordained. That the
mayor and hoard of aldermen may,
from time to time. fix, increase, or di-
minish, the compensation of all police
officers; and such compensation may be
either by way of salary or perQuisites,
or both.
SECTION 4. BONDS.
| Be it further ordained, That the SER
geants of police and the policemen may
be required to give bonds for the faith
| ful performance of their respective
duties, payable to the city of Hatties
burg, in such sums as the mayor and
| BOARD of aldermen may prescribe from
lime to time: and such bonds. when SO
gwen, shall be operative so long as
such officers shall remain in office by re-
election or otherwise, until the current
term of the mayor and board of alder
men shall have EXPIRED and the mayor
/ and board of aldermen may require
such bonds TO be increased at any time,
which said bond shall be filed with the
:lerk or public record of the city.
| SECTION 5. OATH OF CFFI E.
b it further ordained, that before any
police officer, other than the chief OF
police. shall enter upon the discharge OF
his office he shall take and subscribe
an oath to faithfully and impartially
discharge the duties of his Office, which
path of Office shall be filed with the
Jerk as public record of the city.
SECTION 6. TERMS.
Be it further ordained, That the tenn
, # office of all police officers, other than
Inc chief of police, AMI emergency of
. ticers, and cases specially provided fol
by the mayor and board of aldermen
shall be for one month and until theil
1ccessors shall be elected ian1 quail
: fed.
SECTION Z. EMERGENCY OFFICERS.
, Be it further ordained, That when
ever any police officer shall be tenn
porarlly out of service the mayor or th'
! mayor pro tenn may fill the vacancy by
: appointment till such officer resumes
ais service or until there be a meetin!
= Of the mayor and board of aldermen
, md whenever a fire shall occur, or ;
t show shall be in the city, or there shall b.
r | a riot or threatened rotor other popula
? excitement or unusual concourse of PEG
pie in either Of said cases, if additional
police protection be necessary. tn
D mayor or the mayor pro tern, or tn
t chief of police, or the acting chief o
police, may appiint as many additions
Y police officers as may be required for s
r long a time as their services may be ne C
= assary, but no such contract shall bin
' the mayor and board of aldermen to pa
y por services which they think wa
| Probably not necessary, nor for large
amount than they think reasonable.
= SECTION s. CHIEF OF POLICE.
Be it further ordained, That the chic
+ of police shall have general surervisio
y over all other police officers, subject t
: sections 1919, 1884, and 1885, of the co..
of 1892; he shall carefully instruct a
other police officers in their duties
: ne shall divide the city into as man
e police beats as may be requil ed In vieN
b of the force at his command, and sha
r assign the policemen TO their respectiv
! beats or cause it to be done; he shall as
IT sign policemen to any special wor
II needing attention or cause it to be done
|, he shall see that all other police officer
, do their duty; he shall issue such order
l. to the other police officers as he ma
/. deem most promotive of the peace an
: order of the city; he shall require of a
" other police officers strict and faithfI
l. obedience to his orders and command:
~ he shall require all other police Officer
)e to ligidly and strictly enforce the ord
Of nances and laws; he shall report to tt
it or incompetency on the part of al
= other police officer; he shall. az far as
DR. can, promote the health, comfort. ar
he happiness Of the other police officers;
he shall endeavor to preserve the peac
I'D prevent the commission of crime, al
Is secure the punishment of criminals;
shall protect and defend persons al
property; he shall pay strict attentit
er to matters affecting the public healt
n to Huisances, and to distractions in t.
or highways; he shall afford adequate pr
Ill lection at fires, shows, and other Ii
&c concourses of people; he shall use {
in available resources to prevent pub
%, disturbances, quell riots. dispense mol
a and prevent lynchings; he shall atte
all the courts of the police justice, serve
of process, and execute his judgme nts;
I'll Shall cause the city to be guarded a
be patrolled day and night TO prevent Y
ice grancy, fires, and crime, and facilits
ne trade and travel.
ger SECTION 8. SARGEANTs.
Be 1t further ordained, That the 9,
geant being next in command to
chief of police, shall haye the gene
control over the policemen assigned
. him by the chief of police; he shall e,
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