The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-04-21

Violating the laws OF the states or
ordinances of the city
They shall arrest any person found
carrying concealed upon or about his
person any deadly or dangerous weapon
where not authorized by law
so to carry the same or having upon
his person wheu intoxicated any such
weapons See revised ordinances
page 262 section 5
they shall arrest any one in the
city wiltully disturbing the peace Of
any family or neighborhood by
offensive conduct or carriage or by
loud noises or who is found using
toward another any ~iudeasent,
profane, obscene or offensive language
or is challenging, assaulting, striking,
beating, woundlng, OF fighting
another or who disturbes any such
person 10 any part of said city by
such language noise or conduct. See
revised ordinances page 26I section 2
The above applies to all parts of
the city whether on the streets or
elsewhere.
They shall arrest all persons
disquIeting or disturbing any religious
worship OF other congregation Of
people. See ordinances page 26l
section 3.
They shall arrest any and all
/, persons who shall stand or assembled
upon the side walk. street CROSSING, or
corner, or about auy college or school,
/ or about any depot, platform or office
! OF any railroad company and there
remain loating or spending their time
( 10 idleness. See revised ordinances
D page 265 section IS.
E The marshal and policeman are
expected TO enforce strictly the above
s ordinance and to see that the city
r and the streets, street crossings and
$ corners are open and free for the
passage and benefit Of all citizens and
d especially ladies' and children having
occasion to use the same and 1t is to
be hoped that further complaints may
not have to be made by any one
having occasion to pass along the
streets Of our city whether as citizens
visitors or Otherwise.
Policeman are required TO be
d prompt in the discharge Of theil
IS duties and shall at all times hold
themselves In readiness to obey ant
execute all lawful orders, rules, ant
y regulations made or prescribed ~ The
mayor or city marshall and ART
authorized to perform the same duties
y In causing observance OF the ordinance
, OF the city as the city marshal Sc,
ordinances page l44 section % SCI
also page l43 section "a
- Police officers are especial,
- prohibited by the ordinance from
10 becoming intoxicated and from
frequenting saloons and other place.
+, prohibited and 1t is especially provided
that any police officer who refuse.
. falls or neRlects to discharge am
, duty injoined upon him shall ii
n deamed guilty Of a misdemeanor
,r See ordinances page las section 20
~ In view of the authority given the
officers and the ordinances enacted
for the protection Of citizens UherC
u should be 40 occasion for complaint
70 The citizens and community hav,
20 a right to expect and demand tn
,r protection and safe guards thrown
re around them by organized govern
,e ment, it is promised in cur munlclpa
" government and by the officials II
ne their acceptance of office and /
especially vouchsafed by the solem.
,e official oath administered to one an
all.
"a Let US pledge ourselves to tn
or people that we will be sober, diScrett
as faithful, efficient and impartial in tb
"a discharge Of these duties and stan
ID to a nan to remove any and a
NJ distractions or INSTRUCTORS In tn
or guaranty that such pledge will h
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