Year: 1860

too numerous to mention. Purchasers will find it to
their advantage to call and examine before buying
elsewhere, all which offer at something above cost


Also connected with the establishment,


OILS, CAMPHENE, &C.,


At wholesale and retail, at the lowest market price.


Also, Kerosene or Coal Oil. dec2S-my


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


The Common Council of Marysville, do ordain as
| follows:


Section l. There shall be and is hereby organized n
Police Department Of the city of Marysvile, to
| sst Of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal Of said city who is hereby constituted Of
fcio chief ofPolice, Captain and ouI Policemen,
Proctded. however that at any time the Mayor may
In his discretion II he deem necessary, appoint per-
to act as special policemen at price not to
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 the first
Monday Of April second quarter on the first Monday of
July, third quarter Oh the first Monday Of October and
the fourth quarter the first Monday of January The
policemen shall be appt nted by the Common Council,
and shall continue in office for the quarter for which
he may be appointed, unless sooner removed by the
said Connc 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 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 4. The city Marshal, chief OF Police shall
conform to and cause the members under him obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance; he shall have control over the Police De-
partment Ofths city, and shall be accountable the
Common Council for the efficiency, general conduct,
and good order ofa the subordinaes 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-
| partment he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made against any oficer.


Section 3. The Captain of the Police, under the di
recton 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 of po
lice have control and authority said police
and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign to each his term Of service hereon he shall
enter to be entered in official book to be kept
by him at the station house, TIE time and place of any
arrest, the oiense with which the arrested person is
charged, 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 owners thereof
If known; II be injury to person property, he
shall set down the name Of the person or the kind and
description Of the property injured he shall keep a
record of the number OF arrests made by each police
man individual v; the value of the stolen property
covered by each, and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests, and report the to the Com
mon Council quarterly; he shall file to be ill
ed copy Of this entry with the Recorder every
ing, Sundays and statute holidays excepted at an hour
to be fixed by the Recorder, he shall also enter in
book to be kept for that purpose description Of
goods or property, which may 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 the scene
the conaagration with as many policemen he shall
deem necessary for the purpose, and shall assist in the
preservation of order and In the protection of prope
ty and persons lie shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force under him. or such number thereof as the Mayor
may require to the Of any riot or rioous assem-
bage and assist in queling the riot and arresng the
rioters


Section 1t shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House such
lines the Marshal may direct the roll to be cale
| and to obey all his lawful orders to prevent the
commission OF any breach of the peace, suppress
riots and dsOrderly 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,
or the person or property Of any citizen They and
each Of them Shall have power TO arrest any person
or persons making loud and unusual noises, using
violent threats, or quarreing, traducing, challenging
to fight or fighting, in any manner creating a dis
turbance of the peace either during the day 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 neghborho thereof, and every vagrant
| and suspected person, whose appearance, action, or
| conduct may justify his suspicious of his her
manner of living, and every person FUND ly-
ing in the streets or alleys, or any whtre in the
city, IN such state OF inoXication or drunk
enness rs to be unable to take care Of themselves
| II shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder (Or proper Judge assigned to try said
and cause an action TO he instituted before him for
| any violation Of Article An Of the CoIifed Ord-
nance entitled OF Obstruction and Nusances. Upon
| making any arrests they, and each of them, shall
Immediately report the same TO tbe Marshal other
person in charge of the sta on house, with such par
tculars OF time place and circumstances to enable


he Marshall or other person in charge Of the station
house, to make the entry equired in Section 9th of
this ordnance. 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
dnancethey 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
Z as heretofore provided.


Section 7. Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city, or Is disqualified and unable discharge the
duties If his office, the Chief Of Police shsl tempora
rily appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place
the Absenteeand 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 on his left breast out
side OF his vest AS an emblem Of their office shield
with the word Police" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever II is necessary tIat the
official position Of the wearer should be known.


Section g. 1t shall be misdemeanor in Office for the
| chlefcaptain 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
asuhcient amount OF money TO his or her ap-
pearance or pay his or her probable fine and the
costs, provided however that every deposit of money
SHAH be for the appearance Of the defendant in court
orloan his star whis tie, to allow any other per
son to use IT, or TO play any game Of chane or skin in
any public place, to fail neglect or refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief Police or to falor
neglect or refuse to make an entry thereof here


hbeore directed and to report it to the Recorder or
! Judge authorised to try said cases.


Section TO- Any officer member Of said Police
who shall be guilty Of breach Of duty, or a misde.
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 sh
| be discharged from his Office.


Section Ii. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night police In the manner and for the same
| slime 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 and ha We full authority 10 MAKE arrass
subject to all the provisions Of this Ordinance probid-
ed however that they shall receive no pay from the
CITY Ior guarding and protecting private property.
! section H. The Marshal shall at any time suspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse TO perform all the duties required by this Or
dlnance or any Ordinance that may be in force re-,
curing them to perform certain dutles and he shall
report The facts to the next meeting of the Common
Council, who shall at their discretion limit the period
OF such suspension or remove the person suspended
from office.


Section 10. This Ordinance shall take effect and be
Ia force from and after the "a day April A. D. 1860
and all Ordinances and parts Of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.


true copy Of an Ordinance as amended by the
Common Council Of Marysvlle at their nesting the
sth Of March, read second time and ordered pub