Year: 1860

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a n ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
"A the Police Department Of the city.


The Common Council of Marysyille, do ordain as
follows;


Section l. There shall be and is hereby organized a
Police Department of the city Of Marysyille, to con.
sist Of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted ex Of
fcio chief ofPOlice one Captain and fou! Policemen
Py0rided. however that at any time the Mayor may
in his discretion, II he deem necessary, appoint per.
ons to act as special policemen at price not to ex.
ceed three dollars per day. and he shall report to the
next meeting ofthe couLcn all appointments, if any
| that he may have made.


Section 3 The Police year shall be divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence on the first
Monday Of April second quarter or the FIRST Monday OF
july third quarter the first Monday Of October and
the fourth quarter the first Monday ofJanuary The
policemen shall be arpt inted by the Common Council
and shall continue in Office for the quarter for which
| he may be appointed unless sooner removed by the
! said Conncl for cause, ard until their successors in
! Office are elected and qualified


Section g. The salary Of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and OF each Of the Policemen appointed b,
the COmmon Council shall be eighty dollars per
month"; at that rate for the time actually empoyed
payable at the end Of each month.


Section a. The city Marshall chief Of Police, shall
conform 10 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-
parncn of this city, and shall be accountable to the
Common Council for the efficiency, general conduct,
and good order OF 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-
partmenti he shall communinate to the Common
| Council all complaints made against any Officer
! Section ; The Captain of the Police, under the di-
reoton 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 ponsbe for the safe keeping Of the prison.
er; he shall under the supervision of the Cnie of pO-
lice have control and authority over said police
men and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign 10 each hs term Of service thereon he sha
enter caus be entered official book to be kent
by him at the station house. TIE time and place Of any
arrest the oense with which the arrested person is
charged, the name of complainant, and the Witnesses
with their places Of residence and if the Ceuse with
which the prisoner is accused be larceny he shall set
down the KIND and description OF property, the value
thereof and the name of tue owner thereof
Unknown; lit be an injury to person property he
shail set down the name Of The person the knd and
description of the property injured; he shall Keep IA
record of the numb Of arrest, 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 arrestsi ana report the same to the Com
mon Council quarterly; he shall file to be ILL.,
ell copy OF this entry with the Recorder every
ing Sundays and statute holidays exeepted at an ho
TO be fixed by the Recorder he shall also enter in a
book to be kept for that purpose description Of
goods or property, which may come into his hands,
whether stolen or otherwise, and the value thereof and
also the disposition made of the same; he shall when
alarm OF fire is given forthwith repair theseene
the coniiagration with as many policemen he shal
deem necessary for the purpose, and shall assist in the
ty and persons. lie shall all times, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force Ter him, such number thereof as the Mayor
may require to te scene OF any riot or riotous assem-
blase, and assist in queing the riot and arrestng the
rioters.


Section II shall be the duty oi each Policeman to
be present AZ roll call in the Station House such
lines as the Marshal may direct the roll to be cact
and to obey all his lawful orders: to prevent the
commission Of any breach Of the peace, to suppress
riots and disordery assemblages to arrest take


to the station house every person found violating any
! law or ordnance, 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
persons making loud and unusual noises, or using
violent threats quarrClling traducng, challenging
TO fight, or fighting, in any manner creating dis


urbance of the peace, either during the day or night
and they may enter public houses, or in any houses


IN which may exist mob, riot, disturbance, other
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and re-
pose OF the neghborhod thereof; and every vagrant
and suspected person, whose appearance action, or
conduct may justify his suspicious of his or her
manner Of living, and every person found ly-
ing in the streets or alleys, or any whoTe in the
! city, in such state of intoXcaJion or drunk
enness rs to be unable to take of themselves
| IL shall be their further duty TO report to the
Recorder Cor proper Judge assigned to try said calse)
and cause action be Instituted before him for
| any violation of Article iih of the Codfed Orli.
| nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nusances Upon
| making any arrests they, and each of them, shall
Immediately report the same 10 the Marshal other
person IN charge OF the sta ton house, with such par


culars OF time, place and circumstances as to enable


he Marshall 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
| that may come under their notice; and when an ar
rest is authorized by law for the violation of an or
dinaucethey shall have power to take the party Offend
Ing Immediately to the station house and make report
thereof to the person in charge, in and form
, as heretofore provided


Section 7. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city, or Is disqualified and unable TO discharge the
duties II his Office, tie Chief Of Police shsl tempora
ry appoint Policeman To do the duty in the place of
the absenceand 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. Tne Chief Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each his LETT breast out
side of his an emblem Of their Office n shield
with the word Police" Inscribed thereon and should
be exposed to view whenever it Is necessary that the
! Official position Of the wearer should be known.


Section g. 1t shall be amisdemennor in Office for the
chle'captan 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 to do, or shall have deposited
sufficient amount Of money to 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 loan ms star or whistle, or to allow any other per
son 10 use IT, or to play any game Of chan e or skill in
any pubc place. or TO fail or neglect refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief Of Police or 10 fail or
neglect or refuse to make entry thereof as is here
nbeiore directed and to report It to the Recorder or
! Judge AUTHORISED to try said cases,


Section 10. Any officer member Of said Police
who shall be guilty of a breach Of duty, or a msde.
meanor in oHce 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 Il. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night police in the same manner and for the same
sine as regular policemen, which are employed and
paid by the citizens Of this city in guarding and pro.
tectng private property and .hey are hereby empow-
cred 10 act, ana have ul authority to make arrests
subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance probd-
ed however, that they shah receive no pay from the
city for guarding and protecting private property.


Section u. Tie Marshal shall al any time suspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse perform all the dates required by this Or
dnance or any Ordinance that may be 10 force re-
quriug them to perform certain duties, and he shall
report the facts to the next meeting of the Common
Oounci, who shall at their discretion limit the period


OF such suspension, the person suspended


eecuon H. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
IN IofGe rom ana after te day of April A. D. 1850
@ @Slu an VtIlhHnces and parts of Ordinances in conflict
! herewith are hereby repealed


true copy Of an Ordinance rs amended bv the
Common Council OF Marysville at their meeting tbe
| sth OF March, read a second time and ordered nnb.
n eff Y Al prc..