The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-07
DUTIES
|. IN GRAND FORKS
WELL Defined
New Ordinance Makes Them
Individually Responsible
For Order.
MUST FERRET OUT
SUSPICIOUS PLACES
Required to Keep Accurate State.
mcnt OF Money and Property TAX.
cn from Prlsoners-Also Require
That all Arrested lie Arraigned.

Grand Forks policemen are inGlivid-
ually responsible for law enforcement
under new ordinance passed by the
city council which will become effec-
tive upon it's publication, probably to-
morrow. If there i,s ANYTHING wrong
IN any part of the city, the police Of
ilcer on whose beat such law break
ins ~ occurs, or is Permitted to exist, is
olrectly responsible for the fact.
reports of law violations must be
made, not only to the chief Of police,
but to the mayor and the city attor-
hey as we'll. under this new piece of
city legislation.
ms measure is designed at fixing
the duties of police officers and of es-
taDllshlng uniformity in work.
Must Ferret Out Disordcrly Houses.
II there are any dsorderly houses
IN Grand Forks. and the patrolmen
nave any suspicion Of such fact. it is
their duty to ferret out all such
places.
1t IS made the duty of the officers
10 diligently inquire into and reporr
10 the mayor, chief of police and city
attorney, all violations of the city or
alnances. violations OF the criminal
laws OIL the state and breaches of the
peace' ana to make complaint against
ne person or persons guilty thereof,
ana 10 attend punctually on all trials
OF oHenses In regard to which com
plalnt mas been made by any police-
man. to ferret out all suspicious or
oisoroerly houses in the city. to visit
all parts of the city where disturba nc..
ana breaches of the peace. or viola
tlons OF any ordinance, are occurrigr,
or likely to occur: to arrest without
warrant any person or persons who
snal @ be found in the streets Of
sa!u CITY, IN a estate of intox-
or robbing. or whos shall be makine
or uttering loud cries or noises, or do.
ing any act to disturb >the peace or
good order of the community
Must Anticipate Trouble.
The police officers also are charged
WIN anticipating tfouhle and being
prepared to care forR IT,.
Ihey must abate or remove, or
cause to be abated or removed all
nuisances within the limits of the citv
when required by the city council.
and to prosecute all persons guilty. Of
maintaining the same"
In Charge of Valuables.
with reference to the question of
custody Of money and articles taken
from the persons of prisoners, the law
says that policemen must safely keen
all moneys or property which NAV be
found on the person, in possession of,
or claimed by any person arrested for
crime, and pay or deliver over the
same by the order of the police mag
istrate. and forthwith to report In
writing, after the taking of the same.
to the police magistrate"
Give Immediate Attention.
1t is further stated in the ordinance
that ut shall be the imperative duty
of every policeman to be active and
vigiliant in enforcing the several pro-
visions of all the ordinances of the
city that may be now or hereafter in
force. Any policeman after making
any arrest, with or without warrant.
under the city ordinance, shall take
the person or persons SO arrested,
without any unreasonable delay be-
fore the police magistrate to be dealt
with according to law and the ordi-
nances of the city,
Prisoners arrested Sunday must be
kept in Jail till they are brought be-
fore the police magistrate. Summary
removal from the force is the penalty
for failure TO observe this ordinance.