Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20
Ordinance No. I83.

haRiand q Anderson, mgrS., JACKSON, MISS
Ordinance No. I83.
An ordinance to create 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 code 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 by 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 8. COMPENSATION.
Be 1t further ordained. That the
mayor and hoard of aldermen may,
from time to time. fix. increase. or d.
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 1t 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
time to time: and such bonds. when so
given, shall be operative so long as
such officers shall remain in Office by re-
election or otherwise, until the cure Mt
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
clerk or public record of the city.
SECTION 5. OATH OF cFFI e.
Be 1t 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 impartally
discharge the duties of his Office, which
oath of Office shall be filed with the
clerk as public record of the city.
SECTION 6. TERMS.
Be it further ordained, That the term
of Office of all police officers, other than
the chief of police, AMI emergency Of
ficers, and cases specially provided for
by the mayor and board of aldermen,
oh.,n 11, fhai
Successors shall be elected and quail
fed.
SECTION 7. EMERGENCY OFFICERS.
Be it further ordained, That when
ever any police officer shall be tenn.
porarily out of service the mayor or the
mayor pro tenn may fill the vacancy by
appointment till such officer resumes
his service or until there be a meeting
Of the mayor and board of aldermen
and whenever a fire shall occur, or a
show shall be in the city, or there shall be
riot or threatened riot, or other popular
excitement or unusual concourse OF peo-
pie; ia either of said cases, if additional
police protection be necessary, the
mayor or the mayor pro tern, or the
chief OF police, or the acting chief OF
police, may appoint as many additional
police officers as may be required for sc
long time as their services may be nec-
essary, but no such contract shall bind
the mayor and board of aldermen to pay
por services which they think was
Probably not necessary, nor for larger
amount than they think reasonable.
SECTION 8. CHIEF OF POLICE.
Be lit further ordained, That the chief
of police shall have general supervision
over all other police officers, subject te
sections 1919, 1884. and 1885, of the co:e
of 1892; he shall carefully instruct all
other police officers in their duties
he shall divide the city into as many
police beats as may be requil ed In view
of the force at his command, and shall
assign the policemen TO their respective
beats or cause it to be done; he shall as
sign policemen to any special WORK
needing attention or cause 1t to be done
he shall see that all other police officers
do their duty; he shall issue such order:
to the othsr police officers as he may
deem most promotive of the peace anc
order Of the city; he shall require of al
other police officers strict and faithful
obedience to his orders and ommands
he shall require all other police officers
to rigidly and strictly enforce the ordi
nances and laws; he shall report to the
& mayor any neglect of duty, misconduct
or incompetency on the part of any
other police officer; he shall, as far as h'
can, promote the health, comfort. ant
happiness of the other police officers; b,
shall endeavor to preserve the peace
prevent the commission of crime. AMI
secure the punishment of criminals; b
shall protect and defend persons ant
property; he shall pay strict attention
to matters affecting the public health
& to nuissnces, and to distractions in tn
highways; he shall afford adequate pro
lection at fires. shows, and other lik
concourses of peorle; he shall use al
available resources to prevent publ
disturbances, quell riots. dispense mobs
and prevent lynchings; he shall atten
the courts of the police justice. serve hi
process, and execute his judgments; b
shall cause the city to be guarded an
patrolled day and night TO prevent va
xrancy, fires, and crime, and facilitat
traIe and travel.
SECTION 9. sAR9EANTs.
Be it further ordained, That the Sci
peant being next in command to th
Chief OF police, shall haYe the generi
control over the policemen assigned