Year: 1860

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


The Common Council OF Marysville, do ordan as
| follows:


Section /. There shall be and is hereby organized a
Police Department Of the city of Marysvie, to con
sist OF the following officers AMI members viz The
Marshal OF said city who is hereby constituted ex Of
hcto chief ofPolice, one Captain and fou. Policemen
| Prortded. however that at any time the Mayor may


In his discretion, IL he deem necessary, appoint per.
ons to act as special policemen st price not to ex.
coed three dollars per day and he shall report to the
next meeting ofhe council oil apl lointments 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 the Grs Monday OF
July, third quarter on the first Monday Of October, and


the fourth quarter on the first Monday Of January The
policemen shall be aTpt inted by the Common Council,
and shall continue in Office for the quarter for which
he msy be appointed, unless sooner removed by the
said Connci for cause, ard until their successors in
Office are elected and qualified.


Section g. The salary ofsaid Captain shall be ninety
dollars, and OF each Of the Policemen appointed b.
the Co nmon Council shah be eighty dollars per
month, or at that rte for the time actually employed
payable at the end Of each MONTH


Section A. 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 sh have control over the Police De-
partment of this city, and shall be accountable the
Common Council for the efficiency, General conduct
and good order ofa the subordnates OF the depart
| ment He shall himself In all thngs obey and see
that every officer obeys the Ordinance and all rules
and regulations made for the government OF the de-
| paftmenti he shall communicate to the Common
Council all complaints made against any officer.
Section .. The Captain of the Police, under the d
reGton of the chief of Police shall have general charge
Of the Station House and shall he held responsible


for its cleanliness, general condition and good order
and be sponsbe for the safe keeping of the prison
ers he shall under the supervision OF the Chef 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 sha
enter or caus to be entered official book 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 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 of the or owners thereof


knowni 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 numb Of arrest, made by each police
man individual y the value of the stolen property re-
covered by each and the number of convictions had
upon said arrests, an report the same to the Com
mon Council qrrrtery he shall file cause be hl-
ed copy OF this entry with the Recorder every morn
ing Sundays and statute holidays excepted, an 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 or otherwise and the value thereof and
also the disposition made Of the srme he shall when
alarm of fire is given forthwith repair to the scene
the conlagration with many policemen he shall
deem necessary the purpose and shall assstn the
preservation of order and IN the protection Of prope
ty and persons. He shall at all times, when required
by the Mayor, repair promptly with his whole Police
force Ter him, such number thereof AS the Mayer
may require TO te scene Of any riot or rotous assem-
blaze, and assist in queng the riot and arrcstng the
rioters.


Section 1t shall be the duty OF each Policeman to
be present at roll call in the Station House such
lines as the Marshal may direct the roll TO be calle
md tn nIhp all 1uHt- t-fl npflar
commission OF any breach NJ 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 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 quarrcliag traducing, challenging
to tight, or fighting, or in any manner creating dis
turbance OF the peace, either durlng the day night
and they may enter public houses, or in any houses
in which may exist a mob riot, disturbance or other
proced dings calculated to disturb the peace and re-
pose OF the neighborho 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 unl ly-
ing in the teets or alleys, any wh,re in the
city, in such state Of intoIicaJion or drunk
enntss as TO be unable to take Of themselves
II shall be their further duty to report to the
Recorder Cor proper Judge gned to try said causes)
and cause an action to I've instituted before him for
any violation of Article An of the Colifed Ordi-
nance enIitlel OF obstruction and Nusanccs. Ulon
making any arrests they, and each Of them, shall
Immediately report the sane The Marshal or other
person in charge Of the sta ton house, with such par
tculArs OF time, place and circumstances to enable
he Marshal, Other person in charge Of the station
house. to make the entry equred in Section 9th Of
ths ordnance Ihey, aud each of them, shall prOmp
y report to the Chief Of Police all violations of ord-
nances not aut Orizng the arrest OF the offenders
that may come under their not ce; and when an
rest is authorized by law for the violation of
dnanccthey shall have power take the party Offend
ing Immediately to the station house and make report
thereot to the personin charge. in manner and form
as heretofore provided


Section Z Whenever any Policeman is absent from
the city, or IS disqualified and unable discharge the
duties II his Office, the Chief of Police ss tempora
ry appoint Policeman to do the duty in the place Of
the the account Of such special Policeman
are audited aud 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 5. the Chief, Captain and every regular and
special Policemen shall each left breast out
sde ol ms vest rs an emblem Of their oice shield
with the word police" inscribed thereon, and should
be exposed to view whenever il is necessary at the
Official position of the wearer should be known.
section " IL shall be msdemeanor in Office for the
chefcdptain or any regular " special Policeman to
release any person after he she has been arrested
unless such person has first been admitted to bail by
an oncrr authorised so to do, shall have deposited
asulhcient amount Of money to his her ap-
pearance or pay his or her probable fine and the
costs, provided however that every deposit Of money
sha be Tor the appearance OF the defendant in court
or loan his star wins tie or to allow any other per-
son TO use IT, or to play any game of chan,e skill in
any public place, or to fail neglect refuse to re-
port every arrest to the chief of Police, to fail or
neglect or refuse to make entry thereof is here


nbeore lected, and TO report it to the Recorder or
Judge authorize to try said cases.


Section 10. Any officer or 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 not less than ten
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars and shall
be discharged from his Office.


Section H. The Common Council may appoint pri-
vata night police in the and for the same
lime as regular policemen, which employed and
paid by the citizens of this city in guarding and pro-
tectng private property, and they hereby empOw-
cred 10 act, and have tu authority to make arrests
subject 10 a the provisions Of this Ordinance prubid
ell however, that they shall receive no pay from the
city for guarding and protecting private property.


Section II. 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
dnanoe or any Ordinance that may be in force re-
qorng them to perform certain duties, and he shall
report the facts to the next meeting Of the Common
OSunCl' who shall at their discretion limit the period
" sucu suspension or remove the person so suspended


secuon IL. This Ordinance shall take effect and be


IN oISe rom and after the al day April A. D. 1860
anu az ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict
| herewith are hereby repealed


| true copy Of an Ordinance as amended bv the
Common Council Of Marysvile at their meeting the
otn OF March, read second time and erdared nub.