Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-03-07
ORDINANCE NO. II, 1913.
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. IS, 1908,
Being an Ordinance Providing for The Election
Of a Night Waterman and Defining the Duties
of Same

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Being an Ordinance Providing for The Election
Of a Night watehman and Defining the Quite,
Of Same.
Sec. l.. Be it enacted by the mayo,
and Board of Aldermen, that Ordinance
No. 10, 1908, being an ordinance pro.
vlding for the election of a night-watch.
mar and night-police, and defining the
duties of same, be, and the same is
hereby amended so as to eliminate the
followieg provisions in said ordinance
contained, which provisions are known
as sections five and six of said Ordi.
nance No. Is, 1908, which sections are
as follows:
Sec. 5, Ordinance No. Is, 1908:
"Be 1t Further Ordained, That said
said nigut-watchman shall punch
each clock provided by the City
once everv half hour, unless other
wise ordered by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen"
Sec. 6. Ordinance No. Is, 1908:
BE 1t Further Ordained, That the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall
deduct from the salary of said night
Waterman the sum of Twenty-Five
cents for each time that the said
night-watchman shall fail to punch
SAID clock or clocks, Provided how
ever, That said Night-watchman
shall not give the board a sufficient
and reasonable excuse"
Said ordinance as amended shall read
as follows. to-wit:
Sec. 2. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Macon, at the first regular meeting of
said Board succeeding each regular
election for officers of said CITY, said
board shall elect a night-watchman.
whose term of office shall continue one
year, unless the board shall sooner de-.
clare said office vacant, which it has
the power to do, at any time, and pro-
ceed to an, election to fill the vacancy
occasioned by said declaration, when
ever, in the opinion of said board, a new
election will be for the best interest of
the city.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
the night-watchman shall also be a DO
lice officer of said city, and shall arrest
all vlolators of the law, and report the
same to the mayor, and shall, in addi-
ton, receive fees as allowed the mar
sinai for such arrests, as shall be per-
formed by him, which fee shall be lin
tied to the duty performed.
Sec a. Be it further ordained. That
said night-watchman shall constantly
patrol the streets and alleys within the
hre limits. during the time, keeping a
constant watch upon the business por-
ton of said City within said fire limit,
Provided however, That if occasion
demands to arrest violators of the law.
or to preserve the peace, it shall be
necessary for said night.watchman to
leave said fire limits, that it shall be his
duty to do so, first giving notice to the
City Marshal of the necessity, or of the
requiring his leaving said fire
limits.
Sec. 5 Be it further ordained, That
tee said night-watchman shall go on
duty during the months of January.
February and March at 5 o'clock D. M.
and remain on duty until 6 o'clock a. m.
ina during the months of April, May
and June, the said night Waterman
shall 60 on duty at 1880 o'clock D. m.
and remain on duty until 4:30 O'Clock a.
m. That during the months of July,
August and September, that the said
nlght-watchman shall go on duty ct
1;SO p. m. and remain on duty until S
O'Clock a, m. That during the months
OF October, November and December,
the said night-watchman shall go on
duty at 5 O'Clock p. M, and remain on
duty until 6 o'clock a. m.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That
the said night-watchman shall remain
on duty within the fire limits, while on
watch, unless called off to make an ar.
rest or perform some other necessary
official duty,