Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-03-20

vention, discovery and punishment d
crime; he shall promptly report to thu
chief Of police all nuisances, crimes
and other matters requiring his atten.
ton; he shall aid and assist the chief oil
police, IN all rightful ways, in the dis.
charge Of his duties; he shall visit the
different police beats al different times
unannounced, to ascertain whether the
policemen nnder him are doing their
duty; he shall devote his entire time tc
the service of the city; he shall report
to 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 1t further ordained, That the DO
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, lynchldgs, 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
la ge 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, oppress, prosecute, or i'll treat any
person: they shall shadow all suspicious
persons and pl aces, 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 II. 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
speeding the detective service whenever
they deem it wise and prudent.
The detective or detectives shall at all
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
tuQ may COuCcdl III IIOul OtucTSs Lue
mayor and board of aldermen excepted,
when they call for information respect
ing the detective service.
Detectives may disclose their official
character only when necessary to the
public service. They shall diligently
and prudently investigate criminal
matters, especially concerning those
crimes, and those classes of crime, TO
which their attention may be called by
their superior officers. They shall
make report as often as necessary, and
as often as required, to their superior
officers When so 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 make
arrests except when so directed by their
superior officers, or when necessary to
prevent the escape of the criminal, or
when making the arrest as private citi
Zens.
SECTION II. PARAPHERNALIA.
Be it further ordained, That each
police officer. detectives and emergency
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 persons
elected to police offices, other than
| those above excepted, within thirty
days thereafter, to provide themselves
with the required parsphernalia, at
their own expense.
SECTION 13. UNIFORMS.
Be it further ordained, That the uni
forms TO be worn by police officers shall
be of blue cadet cloth, made in military
style, consisting of coat and trousers,
without stripes. braid, or trimming, or
other indication of rank. The head
gear shall COZ sist of caps or hats speci
| fed by chief of police, or Helmets.
SECTION IA. BAD3ES.
Be it further ordained, That the
badges to be worn by the police officers
shall be of white metal, consisting of a
circle enclosing five pointed star. The
circle is to be Ia inches wide and to
have stamped on it the numbers denoting
their rank The sta- is to have stamped
on it letters indicative of the rank of the
wearer in the case of the chief of police
and sergeant and numbers indicative OF
the rank of the wearer in the case of the
pohcemen.
SECTION Is. WHISTLES, CLUBS AND
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