Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-30
Ordinance No. I83.


partment. and to provide for the gov
eminent and regulation thereof.
SECTION /. GREAT ON AND OFFICERS,
Be 1t 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 Q. ELECTION.
Be it further ordained, That the
marshal shall be the chief of police. as
provided in section 2997 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 3. COMPENSATION.
Be 1t 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. PONDS.
Be It further ordained, That the SER
geants of police and the policemen may
De required to give bonds for the faith
ful performance of their respective
iuties, payable to the city of Hatties-
ourg, in such sums as the mayor and
BOARD of aldermen may prescribe from
zine to time: and such bonds. when SO
gwen, shall be operative 80 long a.
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
md 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.
SEC ZION 5. OATH OF cFFI E.
B. it further ordained, that before any
| ,olice officer, other than the chief of
| ,olice, shall enter upon the discharge OF
| lis Office he shall take and subscribe
IN oath to faithfully and impartially
| discharge the duties of his Office, which
| ,ath of Office shall be filed with the
Jerk as a public record of the city.
SECTION 6. TERMS.
Be it furt her ordained, That the term
# office of all police officers, other than
| he chief of police, AMI emergency Of
| icers, and cases specially provided for
| " the mayor and board of aldermen,
| hall be for one month and until their
1ccessors shall be elected and quail.
fed.
SECTION Z. EMERGENCY OFFICERS.
Be it further ordained, That when
-ver any police fficer shall be tenn
,orarlly out of service the mayor or the
mayor pro tenn may fill the vacancy by
appointment till such officer resumes
lis service or until there be meeting
| If the mayor and board of aldermen
nd whenever a fire shall occur, or g
show shall be in the city. or there shall be
riot or threatened riot, or other popular
xcitement or unusual concourse of peo
pie; in 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 o
police, may appoint as many additiona
police officers as may be required for 81
loug time as their services may be nee
assary, but no such contract shall bint
the mayor and board of aldermen to pa
Ipor services which they think wa
Probably not necessary, nor for large
amount than they think reasonable.
SECTION 8. CHIEF OF POLICE.
Be it further ordained, That the chic
of police shall have general supervision
over all other police officers, subject t.
sections 1919, 1884. and 1885, of the Coz,
IF 1892; he shall carefully instruct al
other police officers in their duties
he shall divide the city into as man,
, police beats as may be requii 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 wor
: needing attention or cause it to be done
, | he shall see that all other police officer
10 their duty; he shall issue such order
| TO the other police officers as he ma
e. deem most rromotive of the peace an
: order of the city he shall require of al
} other police officers strict and faithful
: obedience to his orders and commands
= he shall require all other police officer
g Ito ligidly and strictly enforce the ordi
f finances and laws; he shall report to til
mayor any neglect of duty, misconduc
[ or incompetency on the part of an
other police off Ger: he shall, "a far as b
r can, promote the health, comfort. an
e happiness IF the other police officers; b
e shall endeavor to preserve the peace
prevent the commission of crime. an
! secure the punishment of criminals;
shall protect and defend persons an
property he shall pay strict attentio
II to matters affecting the public healtl
l. TO nuisances, and to distinctions in tx
II highways; he shall afford adequate pro
II lection at fires. shows, and other Lib
, concourses of peoE lie; he shall use a
q available resources to prevent publ
D, disturbances, guell riots, dispense mob
a and prevent lynchings; he shall after
II the courts of the police justice, serve b
Of process, and execute his judgments;
J. shall cause the city to be guarded al
lie patrolled day and night TO prevent "
,e grancy, fires, and crime, and facilita
he trace and travel.
er SECTION 8. SARaEANTs.
Be 1t further ordained, That the sc
geant being next in command to Il
chief of police, shall have <the gener
control over the policemen assigned
- him by the chief of p ,lice; he shall ex
cute the olders of the chief of police. al
yield implicit obedience tosall his lawf
orders; he shall see that the policem
under him do their duty, preserve t