Year: 1860

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AN ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
IA the Police Department Of the city.


The Common Council of Marysyille, do ordaln as


follows


Section 1. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department of the city of MarysYille to con
sis of the following officers and members viz The


Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted Of
fcio chief ofPOce, one Captain and lou. Polccmehi
PrOUtded. however that Mt any time the Mayor may


in his discretion, IL he deem necessary, appoint per-
ons to act special policemen at price not to eN-
coed three dollars per day andhe shall report TO the
next meeting of the council all appointments, II any,
that he may have made.


Section 2 The Police year shall he divided into four
quarters the first quarter shall commence on the first
Monday If April second quarter the FIRST Monday of
July, third quarter the first Monday of October and
the fourth quarter the first Monday fJanuary The
policemen shall be appt nted by the Common Council,
and shall continue in Office for the quarter Tor which
he may be appointed, unless sooner removed by the
said Connc for cause, and until their successors in
Office elected and qualified.


Section B. The salary Of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and of each of the Policemen appointed by
the Common Council SHAH be eighty dollars per
month, at that rate for the time actually employed
payable at the end Of each month.


Section T. The city Marshall or chief Of Police, shall
conform to and the members under him to obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance; he shall have control over the Police De-
partment of this city and shall be accountable to the
Common Council for the efficiency, general conduct,
and good order all the subordinates OF the depart
ment lie shall himself in all things obey and see
that every officer obeys the Ordinance and all rules
and regulations made for the government of the de-
plrtment he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made against any Officer.


Section 3 The Captain Of the Police, under the di-
recton of the chief Of Police shall have general charge
Of the Station House and shall be held responsible
for its cleanliness general condition and good order
and be sponsbe for the safe keeping of The prison
ers he shall under the supervision of the Chief of po-
lice have control and authority over said police
and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign to eachhs term of service thereoni he shall
enter be entered in official book to be kept
by him at the station house, TIE time and place of any
arrest the oense with which the arrested person is
charged, the of complainant, and the witnesses
with their places ofresidence, and if the oense with
which the prisoner accused be larceny he shall set
down the kind and description of property, the value
thereof and the name of the owner or owners thereof
il known; il 1t be an injury to person or property ne
sha set down the name Of the person or the kind and
description Of the property injured; he shall keep
record of the number Of arrests made by each police
individually; the value of the stolen property re-
covered by each, and the number Of convictions had
upon said arrests, and report the same to the Com
mon Council quarterly; he shall file or cause to be l-
ed copy OF this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing Sundays and statute holidays excepted at an hour
to be fixed by the Recorder he shall also enter in
book to be kept for that purpose description OF any
goods or property, which may come into his hands,
whether stolen otherwise, and the value thereof and
also the disposition made of the same; he shall when
an alarm Of fire given forthwith reparto the scene OF
the coniagration with as many policemen as he shall
deem necessary for the purpose, and shall assist in the
preservation of order and in the protection of proper
ty and persons. He shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force under him, such number thereofas the Mayor
may require to tie Of any riot riotous
bage, and assist in qaeing the riot and arrestng the
rioters.


Section 1t shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House at such
lines the Marshal may direct the roll to be called,
and to obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
commission Of any breach Of the peace, TO suppress
riots and disordery assembages to arrest ana take
to the station house every person found violating any
law or ordinance, or any person found committing
acts injurious to the quiet and good order Of the city,
or the person or property of any citizen They and
each of them shall have power to arrest any person !
or persons making loud and unusual noises or using
violent threats or quarreling traducing, challenging
% fight, fighting in any manner creating dis
urbance of the peace, either during the day or night
md they may enter public houses, or in any houses
n which may exist mob, riot, disturbance or other
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and
pose OF the neghborhocd thereof and every Vagrant
and suspected person, whose appearance, action
conduct may justify his suspicious of his her
m inner of living, and every person found ly-
ing in the streets or alleys, or any where in the
city, in such state of ntoXicaton drum,
enness as to be unable to take care of themselves
1t shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder or proper Judge assigned to try said causes)
and cause an action to be instituted before him for
any violation of Article 4th of the Codifed Ordi-
nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nuisances. Upon
making any arrests they, and each of them, shall
Immediately report the same 10 the Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta ton house, with such par
tculars OF time, place and circumstances as TO enable
he Marshal, other person in charge of the station
house, to make the entry equred in Section 9th of
this ordinance They, and each Of them, shall prompt
y report to the Chief of Police all violations of ordi-
nances not authorizing the arrest of the offenders,
thatmay come under their notice; and when an ar
rest is authorized by law for the violation Of an Or
dinance they shall have power to take the party Offend
ing1mmediatey to the station houseand make report
thereof to the person in charge, in and form
as heretofore provided


Section L Whenever any Policeman is absent from


aff4 Is fstI
duties IT his Office, the Chief of Police shs tempOra
ry appoint Policeman To do the duty in the place Of
the absentee,and the account Of such special Policeman
are audited and paid provided, however, that the sum
paid TO such special Policeman shall be deducted
from and retained out of the salary of the officer in
whose place he performed the duty.


Section S. the Chief, Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each his lett breast out
side of his vest emblem Of their Office a shield
with the word Police" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever ii Is necessary that the
official position of the wearer should be known.
Section 3. 1t shall be misdemeanor in Office for the
chei,captain or any regular or special Policeman to
release any person after he she has been arrested
unless such person has first been admitted to bail by
an officer authorised SO to do shall have deposited
sufficient amount of money TO secure his her APP
pearance or pay his or her probable fine and the
costs provided however that every deposit Of money
shall be for the appearance Of the defendant in court
or loan his star whistle to allow any other per-
son TO use IT, or to play any game Of chan;e or skill in
any public place. to fail neglect or refuse TO re-
port every arrest to the chief Of Police or to fail or
neglect or refuse to make entry thereof as is here
nbeiore d ected and to report il to the Recorder or
Judge authorised to try said cases.


Section 10. Any officer member Of said Police
who shall be guilty of breach Of duty, or a INSIDE
meanor in Office, shall upon conviction thereof before
proper officer, be fined in sum not less than ten
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, and shall
be discharged from his office.


Section H. The Common Council nav appoint pri-
vata night police in the manner and for the same
line as regular policemen, which are employed and
paid by the citizens OF this city in guarding and pro-
iectng private property, and they hereby empow
cred 10 act and have full authority to make arrests
subject TO all the provisions of this Ordinance probd
city for guarding and protecting private propertv


Section H. The Marshal shall at any time snsnend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse to perform all the duties required by hs Or
dinance or any Ordinance that may be in force re-
curing them to perform certain duties, and he shall
report the iacts to The next meeting of the Common
Council who shall at their discretion limit the nsriod
of such suspension or remove the person so suspended
from Office


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