The Washington times., 1906-11-28
BOARD
IN ALEXANDRIA
ADOPTS RULES
Personnel of Force Is
Agreed Upon and Uni
forms Selected.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
IL -L-A 4 A-AELA - Nov e

The long looked for rules and regula-
tiOns for the government of the Dolice
department were last evening adopted
by the board OF police commissioners
and were today made public. The rules
are quite lengthy, making a pamphlet
Of twenty-one pages.
The regulations open with The state
ment that the police force shall consist
OF and rank as follows: Chief, lleuten-
ant. assistant lieutenant and patrOlmen-
In regard to the discipline II the force
Il is ordered that any officer or member
OF the force shall be subject TO Feprl-
mand, forfeiture, or furlOuSh, deduction
OF pay, suspension from duty. reduction
in rank dismissal from the force, or
any one or more OF the foregoing penal
ties, according 10 the nature ana aBgrA-
walton OF his Offense. for any Of the fol-
lowing causes, OF for any violation OF
the rules and regulations governing the
force,
IntoXicauon, wilful disobedience OF
orders; Indecent, prOfaue or harsh Ian
guage; disrespect 10 "a superior officer,
unnecessary violence 10 prisoners. leay-
ing post without just cause, neglect to
Fay just debts: immortality. lndeceHcy or
leWdnesss absence without leave in
competency. lack Of energy and inca
pacity. mentally or physically entering
aay building except in discharge Of duty,
while on post sleeping on duty. neglect
or duty. viola tlOu OF any criminal law
for making known the proposed action
or movements of the force, OF the pro-
visions Of any order 20 persons outside
the force. conduct unbeCOming an officer
and gentleman conduct subyersiye OF
good order and the discipline of the
force, not properly paJrOllng the post.
not found on post commenting on the
official action OF q superior officer, for
taking part in the election OF any can
didate for political Office, or for the ap-
pOintment or promotion OF any one In
the police department: COnveTsing dur
ing the tour OF patrol duty with any
other member of the force or citizen
except in the proper discharge Of duty
Under section - OF the general rules
the use Ct tobacco in any form by mem
bers OF the force while answering roll
calls OF aJJC CndlnE meetings Of the board
Is prohibited. Smoking while on duty
Is prohibited, except from y midnight 90
daybTeak, and then not ia public places.
Under the new rules. the chief OF pO-
lice shall be the chief executive officer
of the police force subject To the rules
and regulations prescribed by the board
OF police commits slOuers. and IL shall be
his duty { see that the laws of the
state and the ordinances Of the city
arc duly enforced. Under section .. the
rules say that. "AI orders 20 the chief
or police shall emanate from and be is
sued 10 him only by the board Df police
commissioners, and all orders 10 the pO-
lice force shall be issued by the chief
10 the lleUtenants Of police, in writing
and by them communicated 10 the force
or any member or members thereof. /
Copies Of all orders so issued must be
Under the section headed Heutenants.
the rules state that none but policemen
or citizens on business connected with !
the police department viii be allowed TO
remain IN the station house without per
mission from the officer In command
The ueutenants are required To keen
q book. 20 be known as the Criminal /
docket In which shall be entered the I
3 4 If
priFates or his command. with time OF 1
h's or her arrest. the ofTcuse with which 4
ne or she was charged the name OF I
the complainant, and the name of the 4
olncer making the arrest; what money /
or property II any. was found I'm the 4
possession of the prisoner. and whether
the same was stolen OF otherwise and /
now such property was disposed Of no 4
SUM Also transfer % the chief all prop
eFty taken from prisoners not returned 1
TO them
Under section Z II is ordered that All .
lost, stolen, or other money or pronerf,T
coming into their. the lieutenants, pos 4
session. shall be entered in book kent
Tor that purpose properly tagged ana
inscribed and turned over 10 the chief
taking his receipt for the same
Il is prescribed that no man shall be /
eligible 70 the police force who is less
than feet inches In height. or weighs
less than li5 pounds, or who Is less than
tWenty-One years or more than forty
years OF ge
The remaining rules are along the
same lines as those heretofore I'm use
in the police department
Under the rules adopted the police
DOaFd last night elected an assistant
lieutenant There We're two nominees. /
! ohn II. Roberts and Benjamin r Belts.
MI Bettls was elected. the vote stand
ing 8 TO p
The commissioners last night also
ADOPTED the uniform for the members
" the IoFce. IN summer the uniform
VIII consist Of a light gray helmet blue
blouse, made OF Metropolitan cloth. ft-
ung close 10 the throat, with roll collar. /
rive buttons viii be on the coat. and
Two on each sleeve. In winter the uni
form viii be the same with the exceD-
ton of black helmet and blue over
coat In winter the patrOlmen will be
required TO wear belts.