Year: 1860




N ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
| IA the Police Department OF the city.
The Common Council Of Marysville, do ordain as
! follows:


Section l. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department of the city of MarySville to con
sst Of the following officers AMI members viz The
Marshal of said city who is herebv constituted Of
icio chief ofPoce, one Captain and fou. Policemen
| Prorided however that ut any time the MaNor may
in his discretion, II he deem necessary, appoint per-
ons to act as special policemen Mt price not to
ceed three dollars per day, and he shall report to the
next meeting the council all appointments, If any
that he may have made.


Section 2 The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence the first
Monday "f April second quarter or the first Monday Of
July third quarter the first Monday of October, and
the fourth quarter the first Monday of January. The
policemen shall be aTpt nted by the Common Council
aud shall continue in office for the quarter fol which
he may be appointed unless sooner removed by the
said Connci for cause, and until their in
office elected and qualified.


Section 3. The salary of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and of each of the Policemen appointed b
the Common Council shal be eighty dollars per
month, or at that tie for the time actually employed
payable mt the end of each month.


Section 4. The city Marshal, chief Of Police, shall
conform to and cause the mvmbers under him to obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance; he Sh u have control over the Police De-
partment of this city, and shall he accountable to the
Common Council for the efficiency, .eneral conduct,
and good order ofal the subordnates OF the depart
ment. lie shall himself in all things obey and see





and regulations made for the government Of the de-
psrtment; he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made against any officer.
Section s. The Captain OF the Police, under the d
rection 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 tsponsble for the safe keepng 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 each his term Of service thereon he shall
ba nrn nj to hpL Lpt
by him at the station house, TIE time and place of any
arrest, the oense with which the arrested person is
chaIged the name of complainant, and the witnesses
with their places ofresidence, and if the oense with
which the prisoner is accused be larceny, he shall
down the kind and description of property, The value
thereof and the name of the owner or owners thereof
Unknown; If be injury to person property, he
sha set down the OF the person the kind and
description of the property injured; he shall keep
record Of the number of arrests made by each police
man individual y; the value OF the stolen property re-
covered by each, and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests AMI report the same to the Com
mon Council Arterly; he shall file or cause to be i'll
ed copy Of this entry with the Recorder every
ing Sundays and statute holidays excepted, hour
to he 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 ireis given forthwith repair to the Of
the conllagratOn with as many policemen as he shall
deem necessary the purpose, and shall assist in the
preservation Of order aud IN the protection of proper
ty and persons. He shall at all tunes, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his Whole Police
force er him. such number thereofas the Mayor
may require, the scene Of any riot rotOus
blaze and assist ia qdeug the riot aud arresting the
rioters.


Section 1t shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House such
lines as the Marshal may direct the roll to be cae
and 10 obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
commission Of any breach NJ the peace, TO suppress


riots and disorderly assembages, to arrest ana take
to the station house every person found violating any
Jaw or ordinance, any person found committing
acts injurious to the quiet and good order Of the city,
or the person or property of any citizen They ana
each of them shall have power to arrest any person
or persons making loud and unusual noises, using
violent threats, quarreIg traducing challenging
TO fight, or fighting, or in any creating DIS
Iurbance Of the peace either during the day ur night
and they may enter public houses, or in any houses
N wh'ch may exist mob, riot disturbance, or Other |
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and re-
pose of the neghborho thereof; and every vagrant
ana suspected person, whose appearance, action,
c 1nduct may justify his suspicious of his or her
m inner OF living, and eTery person .und ~
ing IN the St eets or alleys, or any wd.re in the
Iity, in such state of iniodcauon OF DRUNK
enness As to be unable take care of themselves
IL shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder proper Judge assigned to try said causes
and cause an action to I've Instituted before him for
any violation OF Article 4h OF the Co Hied Ordi-
nance enlitet Of obstruction and Nuisancrs. Vi on
making any arrests they, and each Of them, shall
Immediately report the same 10 tbe Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta tion house, with such par
ucuars OF time place and circumstances TO enable





house, to make the entry cqured in Section Sih OF
this ordnance They, aud each of hem shall prompt
report to the Chief OF Police all violations o ordi-
nanceS not aut .orizng the arrest the offenders
that may come under their not ce; and when AN ar
rest is authorized by law Tor the violation Of an Or
dnancethey shall have power To take the party Offend
Ing Immediately to the station house ,nd make report
thereof to the person IN charge in manner and form
rs heretofore provided


Section 7. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city, is disqualified and unable to discharge Tie
d
rily appoint Policeman to do the duty In the pice of
the absenteeand the account Of such special Policeman
are audited aud paid, provided however that the sum
paid to such special Policeman shall be deduct d
from and retained out of the salary Of the officer in
whose place lie performed the duty


Section S. Tine CHIEF, Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each on h lett breast OFT
side of his vest as an emblem of their office shield
with the word "Police" inscribed thereon, and should
be expose t" view whenever it Is necessary at the
Official position OF the wearer should be known.


section o. 1t shall be msdeneanor in Office ior the
chiei,cIptain or any regular " special Policeman to
release any person after he she has been ted
unless such person has first been admitted TO bail by
an officer authorised so tn do, shall have deposited
sufficient amount Of money secure his or her an
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 loi his star wins tie, to allow any Other per-
son TO use it, or to ply any game Of cnan skill in
any public place, to al neglect or refuse Ia re-
port every arrest 30 the chief OF Police or to fail or
neglect or refuse to make an entry thereof as Is here
inbefore dill ected, and to report II to the Recorder ar
Judge authorised to try said cases.


Section 10. Any officer or member of said Police
who shall be guilty of breach of duty, or A usde
meanor in Office, shall upon conviction thereof befnr.
proper oihcer, be hned 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 may appoint prl-
vata night police in the manner and fr the same
9ne rs regular policemen, which employed and
paid by the citizens of this city in guaronp and ,,r
tecting private property and they are hereby empow
cred 10 act and have ull authority to make arrests
SuDect 10 all the provisions OF this Ordinance probd
city Tor guarding and protecting private property


Section H. The Marshal shall at any time suspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
dinance or any ordinance that may be in force re-
quirng them to perform certain duties, and he shall
report the facts to the next meeting of the Common
Council who shall at their discretion hmit tbe r.iod
Of such suspension or remove the person 80 suspended