The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-02-07
Sec. 3. That the County Board OF

Sec. 2. That the County Board OF
Commissioners of Clarendon county
shall fix the salaries OF said policemen.
which shall not exceed seveuty.Gve
dollars per mouth, payable monthly by
the County Treasurer upon the war
rant of the County Supervisor out OF
the ordinary county funds: Provided,
however, That said policemen shall
provloe themselves with uniforms.
policemen's biilets and such firearms
as may he prescribed by the said
County ::.,&rd of Com omissions. and with
horse. -. = sular use in riding over
the C;ru;,:> ansi performing duty as
mOIa:-:t iioiic:N'-n, and shall bear ali
expenses incident TO ,beir service.
See. ). ih:l i; shall be The duty OF
sA;C po;icS,n"II. under the general con-
rro! and direction of the sheriff OF the
cua;:: - Clarendon, TO patrol and
police i;.r county especially in The
rural districts. and to prevent Or to de-
tect and prosecute fUr violations OF The
criminal law of every kind, making ar
rests upon their own Initiative as we'll
as upo1 complaint Or information. and
TO report all their acts aod al known
or suspected violations OF The criminal
law to the sheriff OF the county once 3
week, or of5ener ii required, and they
shall appear before the Court OF Cen
eral Sessions on the trs5 day o. eacn
term thereof and report TO the Sollci-
tor the conditions with reference 70
lawlessness in the county, and durlug
the term OF the court to be subject 10
The direction of the solicitor.
Sec. +. The said policemen shall
patrol the entire county at least twice
a week by sections assigned to each by
the sheriff, remaining on duty a, night
when occasion or circumstances sug-
gest the propr!ety thereof. to prevent
or detect crime or to make an arrest.
and they shall always be on duty tor
not less than ten hours a day, except
when granted occasional indulgence or
leaves of :.3sence By tie sheriff. They
Shall freauen1 railroad depots, stores,
and other places where people congre-
gate or disorder is probable, or vag-
rants may be lDatiu2, or alcoholic
LIQUORS may be sold. oartered or given
away, and they shall us often as pr&c-
ticable ride by houses That are of the
public highway and in lonely parts OF
the county, especially such as are with
out male protectors, and shall use every
means to prevent Or detect. arrest and
prosecute for breaches Of the peace,
drunkeGusss. Using obscene or profane
language. boisterous conduct or dis
charging Of firearms On the public
highway or at am public place or gath
erine. carrying weapons contrary to
to i;lw. gambling, vagrancy. setting out
fire. violation OF the game and fish
laws, cruelty TO animals or children,
yIola.iou of the child labor laws, lynch
ing AID for the violation OF any and
everr law which is detrimental tc the
peace. good order and good morals OF
the community.
Sec. ). That said policemen shall
have authority for any suspected fresh
" committed crime. whether upon
view or upon prompt Information or
complaiut. to arrest without warrant,
and in pursuit Of the criminal Or
suspected criminal, to enter houses or
break therein. whether in their own
county or in an adjoining county, and
they Shall have the right and author
ity 10 summon the posse comltatus to
to assist in enforcing the laws, and any
citizen who shall fail to respond and
repder assistance when so summoned
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction, shall be punished by
Imprisonment for thirty days, Or by
fine of not less than thirty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars: Pr,-
yided. Where an arrest is made with.
out warrant, the person so arrested
shall be forthwith carried before the
nearest magistrate and warrant OF
arrest procured and disposed of as the
magistrate shall direct,
Sec. 6. That each OF said policemen
shall, before entering upon the dis
charge Of his duty, enter into bond IN