The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-06-28
LAS VEGAS HAS
POLICE cleanup

During the past week Las Vegas,
especially the tenderloin and bust
ness sections, has been in state
of intense turmoil, says the Las
Vegas Review. Conditions have bean
tense if not chaotic. For the strong
and powerful arm of the law has
been in action in an unusual man
ner-for Las Vegas. Traditions Of
Years have been ruthlessly upset
and grim fear made to stalk where
leisurely existence erstwhile held
sway Persons leading easy and
pleasureful lives have been lured
from their lairs and thrust out upon
the cruel world-without a compass
I--and the positions of others enjoy
ing restful and remunerative oc.
equations placed in jeopardy. The
lustful have been caused to grieve
and the licentious to mourn and to
depart from their several estates.
In short, % male persons of
miscellaneous proclivities, consid-
cred by the police officers as not
conducive to the welfare Of the
city, have been given the potion
of departing hence or standing trial
for vagrancy-and have departed.
In the hope that at least some of
these may decided to settle down
somewhere and change their ways,
the Review refrains from publish
ing the list Of names. Suffice it
to say that the 22 deported as
"vagrants" are alleged to run the
gamut from what are known as hop
heads and sgentlemen" Migrants to
The common or soup-house variety.
II is the biggest cleanup in the
history of the city, and the officers
state that the work is just begun.
Monday, Chief of Police Crowley
received his first order from Com
missioner Shield. 1t reads:
Standing or General Order No. l
IS hereby issued for your guidance,
md for the conducting Of the city
police department:
l. The first and most important
iuty-the all-embracing duty of the
departments: Protect life and
property under the law. All rules
md regulations are necessarily a
,art Of, or have a bearing on, this
luty.
2. In official dealings with the
,ublic at large, courtesy, considera-
ion, fairness and common sense
must be manifested, and the liberty,
the private and public rights of
the individual always respected.
Mutual respect Of the public and Of
he department is always maintained
by the police ever remembering
they are the servants of the people,
md never the masters.
3. In all cases Of resisting an Of
icer, the police must use all neces-
;ary force usual in effecting ar
'ests-but brutality must be avoided.
4. All traffic ordinances, rules
md regulations must be enforced.
However, special consideration must
De extended to tourists, strangers
md outsiders who, obviously, are
lot familiar with local traffic re-
iuirements and who therefore un-
intentionally break the law. In such
asses, simply inform them of their
.rror, put them right as to the law,
md give them every benefit Of the
loubt. Arrest should be the last
esort on their first offense. But
his consideration does not apply to
,iolations of the we'll known rules
II the road, nor to speeding, nor
o reckless disregard Of the rights
II others.
5. Keep the city from being q
'esort for hoboes, tramps and vag-
ants. Put such time limit on their
presence here as may be deemed
suitable in each particular case. In
hese cases much must be left to
he discretion of the officers, and
are must be taken that this discre-
ion is not abused.
6. Whenever the department has
Information that will apparently
'revent crime, prevent the crime if
possible.
z. In some few cases, such as
riminal rings and conspiracies, ar
ests must be postponed until suffi-
lent kgal evidence is secured for a
CONVECTION In these cases, keep on
he job and act promptly when you
nave the evidence.
8. The city police department
must suppress bootlegging, narcotic
,eddling, opium joints, prostitution
outside Of the segregated district,
md must clear the community of
,imps. This work must be done SO
thoroughly that at no time will the
public have reason or cause to
'harge or claim that this department
a party, an aid, or a factor, in
protecting these criminal elements.
0. Gambling is allowed by law.
nut abuse of what the law allows
will be taken care of by special or
iers, and, If necessary, special ordi-
iances will be asked for, to cure
these abuses. In the meantime the
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