Year: 1860

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4 n ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
! IA the Police Department Of the city


The Common Council Of Marysvllie, do ordain as
| follows:


! Section t. There shall be and is hereby organized n


Police Department of the city of Marysvie, to con-
sst of the following officers and members VIZ 1he


Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted eN OIL
! icio chief ofPoce Captain and fou! Policemen,
| Pr0ri3ed however that at any time the Mayor may


in his discretion, if he deem necessary, appoint per-


ons to act as special policemen at price not to eN-


ceed three dollars per day, and he shall report to the


next meeting ofthe 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 on the first


Monday of April second quarter on the first Monday OF


July third quarter the first Monday OF October and


the fourth quarter on the first Monday January. The
policemen shall be pointed by the Common Council,


and shall continue in Office for the quarter for which
he may be appointed unless sooner removed by the


said Conncil for cause, and until their successors in
office are elected and qualified.


Section 3. The salary Of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and Of each Of the Policemen appointed by
the Common Council shan be eighty dollars per


month, at that rate for the time actually employed
payable at the end Of each month.


Section 4. The city Marshal, chief Of Police, shall


conform to and cause 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 Tor the efcleDCY, general conduct
and good order ofa 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-
partment; he shall communicate TO the Common
Council all complaints made against any officer.


Section s. The Captain of the Police, under the di-
reCon 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 sponsible for the safe keeping Of the prison


ers he shall under the supervision of the Chief of po
fcah hava mfr nd
and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign to each his term Of service thereon he shall


enter to be entered in an official book to be kept
by him at the station house, TIE time ana place oil any
arrest, the ofTense with which the arrested person is
charged, the name Of complainant, al the witnesses
with their places ofresdence and if the onense with
which the prisoner IS accused be larceny, he shall set
down the kind and description of property, the value
thereof and the Of the owner owners thereof
nknoWn if it be an injury to person or property, he
shall set down the name OF the person or the KIND ana
description of the property injured; he shall keep
record of the number of arrests made by each police
man individuality 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 quartcrly he shall file or cause to be fill
cd copy of this entry with the Recorder every morn


ing, Sundays and statute holidays excepted at 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
alarm of fire given forthwith repair to hes Of


the contagraton with as many policemen as he shall
deem necessary for the purpose and shall assist in the
preservation of order aud 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, 10 the Of any riot or rotous assem-
blage and assist in qlelng the riot and arrestng the
rioters.


Section 1t shall be the duty oi each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House at such
lines as 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
each Of them shall have power to arrest any person
pr persons making loud and unusual noises, using
violent threats, or quarrclg, traducing challenging
% night or fighting, or 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 re-
pose OF the neghborhoCd thereof and every vagrant
and suspected person, whose appearance action, or
conduct may justify his suspicious of his her
m amer Of living, and every person found ly-
Ing in the streets or alleys, or any whore in the
city, in such state Of intoNicaton drunk
enness as to be unable to take care Of themselves
1t shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder Cor proper Judge assigned TO try said causes
and cause action to he instituted before him for
nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nuisances. Upon
making any arrests they, and each of them shall
report the same 10 The Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta ton house, with such par
tcuars OF time, place and circumstances to enable
ihe Marshall or other person in charge OF the station
house, to make the entry equired in Section 9th of
this ordinance. They, and each of them, shall prompt
ly 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
dnance they shall have power TO take the party Offend
ing Immediately to the station house,and make report
thereof to the person in charge, in manner and form
as heretofore provided


Section :. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city, or is disqualified and unable TO discharge the
duties If his Office the Chief of Police shs Temporal
ry appoint Policeman tu do the duty in the place of
the abseneeand the account of such special Policeman
are audited and paid, provided however, that the
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 wear on his left breast out
side of his vest as an emblem Of their Office a shield
with the word "Poce" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever it is necessary tat the
official position of the wearer should be known.


Section Q. 1t shall be msdemeauor in Office for the
chef,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
officer authorised 50 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
loan his star or tie, to allow any other per-
son to use it, or to play any game of chance or skill in
any public place. or 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
nbefore directed and to report Il to the Recorder or
Judge authorised to try said cases.


Section TO- ANY officer or member Of said Police
who shall be guilty of a 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 Ii. The Common Council NAV apnont nri
vaa night police in the manner and for the same
lime 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 to act, and have ul authority make arrests
subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance probd
ed however, that they shall receive no pay from the
city for guarding and protecting private property


Section II. The Marshal shall at any time snspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse to perform all the duties required hy this Or
dinance or any Ordinance that may be in force re-
quring ihem to perform certain duties and he shall
report the facts to the next meeting Of the Common
Council, who shall at their discretion limit the Deriod
of such suspension, or the person so suspended
from office.


Section I3 This Ordinanca efau 3, ,-o .or -. -,