Year: 1860




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N ORDINANCE To establish and reculat,
| IA the Police Department of the city.


The Common Council of Marysville, do ordain al
follows:


Section 1. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department of the city of Marysvile, to con
sist of the following officers and members viz: The
Marshal of said city who hereby constituted ex Of


cio chief ofPolice, Captain and -four Policemen
| Pr0Utded. however that at any time the Mayor NAV
in his discretion il he deem necessary, appoint per
ons to act as special policemen at price not to
ceed three dollars per day, and he shall report to the
next meeting Of the couhci 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 the first Monday OF
July third quarter the first Monday of October and
the fourth quarter on the first Monday of January The
policemen snail be appointed by the Common Council
and shall continue in office for the quarter for which
he may be appointed, unless removed by the
said Conncil for cause, and until their in
Office are elected and qualified


Section g. The salary of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars and of each of the Policemen appointed by
the Common Council shall be eighty dollars per
month"; or at that rate for the time actually employed
payable at the end of each month";


Section l. The city Marshall 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 for the efficiency, general conduct
ana good order OF all the subordnates OF the depart
ment. He 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.
| partnent; he shall communicate to the Common
| Council all complaints made against any offcer.


Section D. The Captain of the Police, under the d-
reeuon 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 (sponsble for the safe keeping of the prison.
ers he shall under the supervision Of the Chief po-
| lice have control and authority over said police
men and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign to each his of service thereon he shall
enter caus to be entered in official book to be kept
by him at the station house, TIE time and place of any
arrest the ofense with which the arrested person is
charged the name Of complainant, and the witnesses
with their places ofresdence, and if the oTense 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 the or owners thereof
II known If it be an injury to person property, he
hal set down the name 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 individually; the value of the stolen property
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 fill
ed copy of this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing, Sundays and statute holidays excepted, at hoI
to be fixed by the Recorder he shall also enter in
book TO be kept for that purpose description of al
goods 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 reis given forthwith repair to the scene
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
~ and persons. lie shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force under him. such number thereof the Mayor
may require to the Of any riot or rotous
blage and assist in queng the riot and arrestng the
rioters.


Section 1t shall be the daty 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 calef
and to obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
commission Of any breach Of the peace, TO suppress
riots and dsOrdery assemblages to arrest ana take
to the station house every person found violating any
law or ordinance, any person found committing
acts Injurious to the quetand 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, or quarrcing raducing challenging
TO nght, or nghtng, or in any manner creating dis
turbance OF the peace either during the day night
and they may enter public houses, in any houses
in which may exist mob, riot disturbance, other
proceedings calculated TO disturb the peace and
pose of the neighboThOCd thereof; and every vagant
and suspected person, whose appearance action, or
conduct may justify his suspicious of his her
manner OF living, and every person found ly-
| gin the streets alleys, or any where in the
| city, in such state of intOxication or drunk
enness as to be unable to take of themselves
/ ~ sudi ne tleH luGtnef uuIy 10 report TO tn0
Recorder or proper Judge assigned try said causes)
and cause an action to be instituted before him for
| any violation Of Article 4h of the Codfed 0rd-
nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nuisances. Upon
making any arrests they, and each of them, shall
Immediately report the same to the Marshal or other
person in charge of the station house, with such par
tculars OF time place and circumstances as to enable
the Marshall or other person in charge of the station
house, to make the entry required in Section 9TH of
this ordinance. They, and each Of them, shall prompt
y report to the Chief of Police all violations of ori.
| autlOriZing he n he ofr4
that may 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
Ing Immediately to the station house,and make report
thereof to the person in charge. in manner and form
I as heretofore provided


| Section Z. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city or is disqualified and unable to discharge the
duties II his Office, the Chief of Police shsll Temporal
riy appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place
the sbsenteeand the account Of such special Policeman
are audited and paid, provided, however, that the SUN
| 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 left breast Ou
side of his vest as emblem of their office Il shield
with the word Police" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever it is necessary that the
! official position Of the should be known,


Section 3. 1t shall be amisdemeanor in Office for tn,
chiecaptain or any regular or special Policeman tC
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
asuulCent amount OF money to secure his her ap
pearance or pay his or her probable fine and Tho
costs, provided however that every deposit Of money
shall be for the appearance Of the defendant in court
or loan his star or whis tie, to allow any other per
son to use IT, or to play any game Of chance skill il
any public place, to fail or neglect or refuse to re
port every arrest to the chief of Police or to fail
neglect or refuse to make entry thereof as is here
nbeiore directed, and to report it to the Recorder
Judge authorised to try said cases.


| Section 10. Any officer member of said Polio,
who shall be guilty of breach of duty, or a misde
meanor in Office shall upon conviction thereof before
proper officer, be fined in not less than tel
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, and shal
| be discharged from his office.


| Section H. The Common Council may appoint pri
vata night police in the same manner and for the SAINT
\ slime as regular policemen, which are employed ant
paid by the citizens of this city in guarding and pro
tecting private property, and !hey hereby emp0w
cred TO act, and have full authority to make arrest
subject TO all the provisions of this Ordinance probid
ed however, that they shall receive pay from tn,
city for guarding and protecting private property.
Section II. The Marshal shall at any time suspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect OF
refuse to perform all the duties required by this Or
dinanoe or any Ordinance that may be In force re
quring them to perform certain duties, and he shal
report the facts TO the next meeting Of the Common
Council, who shall at their discretion limit the period
OF such supension or remove the person suspended
| from office.


Section l3. This Ordinance shall take effect and b,
IN ofGe rom and after the "a day OF April A. d. 1860
hhu an Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
| herewith are hereby repealed.


| true copy OF an Ordinance as amended by the