Year: 1861

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atty OF forfeiting the pay which may be due
to him, shall withdraw or resign from The


police force unless he shall have given one
months notice thereof, in writing, to the
superintendent of police and no person
who shall ever have been removed from the
police force established BIZ this NJ, for
cause, shall be reapp0intBd by the Board of
police TO any Office IN the said police force.


Sec. IA. And be IL further sRacted, That
all stolen property taken blythe members of
the polics force shall be kept in place
and by q person TO be designated by the
board of police Every such article of
property shall be entered in a book kept for
the purpose, together with the name Of the
owner, if ascertained, and the name of the
place where found, and of the person from
whom taken, with the general circum-
stances, and the date of its receipt, and the
name of the officer recovering the same
The board of police shall also cause to be
kept general complaint books, in which
shall be entered every complaint preferred
upon personal knowledge of the circum-
stances thereof, with the name aud resi-
dence of the complainant. 1t shall also
cause to be kept books of registry Of lost,
missing, or stolen property, for the general
convenience of the public and of the police
of the district. 1t shall also cause to be
kept books of records of the police, wherein
shall be entered the Name of every mem
Der of the police force, with his time and
place of nativity, and the time when he be-
came a citizen; if he was born out of the
United States; his age; his former occupa-
tioa number and residence of family; the
date of appointment or dismissal from Office,
with the cause of the latter. And in every
orfffafanf abal1 ho Iaff
against all such entries, wherein to make
record of the number of arrests made by
such member of the police force, or of any
special services deemed meritorious by the
commissioner. 1t shall also cause TO be
kept in proper books the accounts of the
treasurer of the board, and number of the
several meetings thereof, and all receipts of
moneys, or warrants, or checks for mon
eys, shall be written in books kept for the
purpose, and the said receipts signed by the
person or persons in every case receiving
money, warrants, or checks froEa the treas
urer. All such books shall be, at all busiA
ness hours, and when not in actual use,
open to public inspection. The board of.
police shall also cause to be kept and bound
all police returns and reports of the dis
trict. haaatgs 51e5o- a


Sec. Is. And belt further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the common eouncil
of the cities of Washington and Georgetown
to provide, at the expense of said cities, re-
spectively, all necessary Accommodations,
within their respective limits, for the station
houses required by the board of police for
the accommodation OF the police force, for
the lodging of vagrants and disorderly per-
sons, and for the temporary detention of
persons arrested for offences, and the same
suitably to warm and light. In case the
said common councils, or either of them,
neglect or refuse to do so, after having been
thereto requested by the board of police,
then the said board may make their own
provisions in the premises, and the same,
when made shall become a proper charge
and debt for the expenses and disbursements
thereof against the said city or cities whose
common councils have so neglected or re-
fused to make provision as aforesaid


Sec. I6, And be ii further enacted, That
in every case of arrest the same shall be
made known within six hours thereafter to
the sergeant of police on duty in the pre-
cinct in which the arrest is made by the
person making the same and it shall be
the duty of the said sergeant of police,
within twelve hours after such notice, to
make written return thereof, according to
the rules and regulations of the board of
police, together with the name of the party
arrested, the offence, the place of arrest, and
the place of detention. The board Of police
shall provide suitable ACCOMMODATIONS with
in said district for the detention Of wit
nesses who@ere unable to furnish security
for their appearance in criminal proceed
ings, and such accommodations shall be II
premises other than those employed for the
confinement of those charged with crime,
fraud, or disorderly conduct; and it shall7
be the duty of all magistrates in commit
ting witnesses, to have regard to the rules
and regulations of the board of police in re-
ference to their detention. m -


Sec II. And be IL further enacted, That
all telegraphic apparatus, public police
property, books, records, and accoutre-
ments, now in the possession of the police
departments of the cities of Washington
and Georgetown, are hereby given for the
use of the board of police herein author
lied; but the ownership of the same, and
the use thereof as aforesaid, shall be accord
ing to the laws or ordinances which the
city councils of said cities, respectively, in
which said property is situated, have enact
ed or may hereafter enact.


Sec. 19. And be at further enacted, That
the necessary expenses incurred in the ex-
ecution OF criminal processes WITHIN the
said district shall be chargeable to the Uni
ted States, as under existing laws.


Sec. l9. A71d be it further enacted That
the Board of Health, or proper health Off
Ger of the city of Washington or of George
town, shall have power to call upon any
of the police force of the District, to a num-
ber not exceeding six, to aid him, upon any
necessary emergency, in enforcing the pow
ers and duties conferred upon their Office by
law and it shall be the duty of any such
member of police so called upon to obey
him; but such service shall not continue
longer than twenty-four hours. The board
of police shall, at all times, cause the ordi-
nanees and laws of the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown to be properly en-
forced and it shall be the duty of said
board, at all times, when consistent with
the rules and regulations of the board and
with the requirements of this act, to fur
nish all information desired and comply
with all requests made by tbe.city councils
of said cities, or by the mayors thereof


Sec. 20. And be II further enacted, That
the board of police is hereby Invested With