Year: 1860







! AN ORDINANCE To establish and regulate
| "A the Police Department of the city.


The Common Council Of Marysyilie, do ordain as
| follows


Section 1. There shall be and is hereby organized
Police Department Of the city Of Marysville, to CON
sst of the following officers and members viz The
Marshal of said city who is hereby constituted eX Of
fco chief ofPolice, Captain and fou. Policemen,
| PFOUided 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 ex-
ceed three dollars per day and he shall report to the
next meeting the couLcil all appointments, if any,
that he may have made.


Section 2 The Police year shall he divided into four
quarters, the first quarter shall commence the first
Monday of April second quarter on the first Monday Of
July, third quarter the first Monday Of October, and
thefourth 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 are elected and qualified.


Section g. The salary Of said Captain shall be ninety
dollars and OF each of the Policemen appointed bt
the Common Council shall be eighty dollars per
month, or at that rte for the time actually employed
payahl- Mt the end Of each month.


Section !. The city Marshal, chief Of Police, shall
conform to and the members under him to obey
the rules and regulations prescribed by and under this
Ordinance; he sh al have control over the Police De-
partment of this city, and shall be accountable to the
Common Council for the efficiency, general conduct
and good order OF all the subordnates 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 shallhave 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 over said police
men and shall detail them upon their respective beats
and assign to each his term Of service thereon 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 oense with which the arrested person is
charged, the OF complainant, and the witnesses
with their places ofresidence, and If the oense 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 thereof
Unknown; if it be injury to person property, he
sha set down the 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 individuality 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 to be fill
ell copy of this entry with the Recorder every


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 is given forthwith repair to the Of
the contagration with as many policemen as he shall
deem necessary for the purpose and shall assist the
preservation Of order and in the protection of proper
ty and persons He shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor repai" promptly with his whole Police
force under him, such number thereofas the Mayor
may require to tie scene Of any riot or rotous assem-
bage and assist in quelng the riot and arrestng the
rioters.


Section 1t shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House at such
lines 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 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 lhe person or property Of any citizen They and
each of them shall have power arrest any person
or persons making loud and unusual noises or using |
violent threats or quarrelling raducing, challenging
TO nght, or hghting or in any manner creating dis
turbance of the peace, either during the day or night
and they may enter public houses or in any houses
III winch may exist mob, riot, disturbance, other
proceedings calculated to disturb the peace and re-
pose of the neighborhoCd 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 "
ingi the streets or alleys, or any whore In the
city, in such a state of inoXicaton or drunk
enness rs TO be unable to take care of themselves -
1t shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder or proper Judge assigned to try said causes
ana cause an action to he Instituted before him for
any violation of Article 4th of the Codifed Ordi-
nance entitled or Obstruction and Nuisances. Ulon
making any arrests they, and each Of thcm shall
Immediately report the same 10 The Marshal or other
person in charge of the sta on house, with such par
tculars OF time, place and circumstances to enable
he Marshal, or 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
thatmay come under their notice; and when ar
rest Is authorized by law fer the violation of 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 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 shsl empora
ry appoint Policeman To do the duty in the place of
the absenteeand 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 his left breast out
slde OF his vest as an emblem of their office shield
with the word "Polce" inscribed thereon and should
be exposed to view whenever it is necessary That the
official position of the wearer should be known.
Section .. 1t shall be misdemeanor in Office for the
chletcaltain 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 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
oroan his star or whistle, or to allow any other per
son to use it, or to play any game Of chan:e or skin in
any public place. or to fail or neglect refuse to re-
portevery arrest TO the chief of Police or to fail or
neglect refuse to make entry thereof as is here
inbeore 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 breach of duty or a misde.
meanor in office, shall upon conviction thereof before
proper officer, be fined in a sum not less than ten
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars and shall
be discharged from his office.


Section H. The Common Council NAV onroint nri |
vata night police in the same manner and f'r the same
lime as regular policemen which are employed and
paid by the citizens Of this city in guarding and pro-
tecting private property and they are hereby empow-
cred 10 act, and have full authority to make arrests
subject to all the provisions of this Ordnance nrobid
ed however that they shall receive no pay from the
cry lor guarding and protecting private property.


Section H. The Marshal shall at anv time suspend
any regular or special policeman who shall neglect or
refuse to perform all the duties required by this Or
dinance or any Ordinance that may be in force re-
quring them to perform certain duties. and he shan
report the facts to the next meeting of the Common
Council who shall at their discretion limit the nerod
Of such SUSPENSION or remove the person suspended