Year: 1867

which may be necessary to establish the owner
ship of any property or money lost abandoned,
or returned to him under the directions OF the
board OF police other than such as may be so re-
turned as the proceeds of crime; and upon salts
factory evidence of such ownership he shall de-


liver the same to said owner, his heirs and legal
representatives, and to him or them only, except
it be proven impracticable for such owner, heirs


or representatives to appear, when the same may
be delivered and receipted for upon such proof of


ownership and the filing in the office OF said prop
| erty clerk OF duly executed power OF attorney


from said owner or heirs or lc-sa representatives.
And any property or money r, turned to the prop
| erty clerk as the proceeds of crime, and which
| shall not called for evidence by any proceed


ing in the courts of the District within one year
| from the date of such RETURN may, unless spec al
! ly claimed py the within that time, be


thereafter treated as other unclaimed, abandoned,
| or lost property or money, as provided in the


act of July sixteenth eighteen hundred and six
| ty-two


Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That where


animals or articles ofpropcrty, other Than money,


are returned to the property clerk as the pro-


ceeds OF crime, when shown by sufficient evidence


to be necessary for the current use OF the owners


and not for sale (except perishablc propertythat


may be delivered to the owner on ample securi-
| ty being taken by the committing magistrate for


his appearance at the criminal court to prosecute
| the caSe,) the board OF police shall have power,
| in its discretion, to authorize the property clerk
to place the same in the custody OF such owners,
| upon sufficient bonds being given by said owners
in the sum of twice the value thereof, condition
| ed for the production of the same at any time
| within one year, when required tor use in court


as evidence in any proceeding thereon, in accor-
| dance with the provisions required by the act OF


July sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.


And i'll cases OF large quantities OF goods held Tor
| sale by the owners, that may come into the pos.
! session OF the property clerk as the proceeds OF
| crime, the same may be delivered to said owner,


his heirs representatives, provided in section


five OF this act upon ample security to prosecute


except those OF an estimated value OF fifty dollars,
| which shall be retained by the property clerk
| I
| as required by said act.


| Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That here
| after person shall assume practise the


cupation of detective within the limits of the
| District of Columbia who shall not first receive


a specific appointment Tor that purpose, unless


pursuing the detection of criminals as private
business outside of such authority and not other
wise specifically authorized by law. Any person


so practising shall enter into bonds to the board


Of police with surety in the sum of not less than


ten thousand dollars, to be approved by the


board of rolice, for a faithful and correct return
| to said board, in such manner and at such times


the board of police shall direct, of all business


transacted by such private detectives: and in
| each and every case of a forfeiture of such bond


or bonds for failure to make such returns to said
board as required, for failure of persons ac


cused by such bonded private detectives to ap-
pear to answer charges in court, it shall be the


duty of the attorney of the United States for the
| said District to Immediately prosecute the sure
| ties thereon to the full extent of recovery of
the forcitures. And 1t shall be the duty of any


person prosecuting the business of private de-
| tectivc who may arrest person for crime, to


bring the person arrested with all evidence of the
alledgcd crime, including property money
which may become evidence, Immediately to the
office of the superintendent of police, or the
nearest metropolitan station, where the case
shall undergo examination before the magiS-
tr,te assigned thereto; AMI all laws parts OF
laws that govern the metropolitan police in the


matters OF persons, property, or money shall
| hereafter be applicable 10 said detectives (or to
persons practitng as detectives, whatever other
name they may assume,) who shall make like
turns and dispositions thereof, required by


law and the rules of the board of police govern
ing the metropolitan police force.


Sec s. Aud be it further enacted That upon
| the execution of private detectives bond, it
shall be the dnty OF such private detectives to
the secretary OF the Board of Police, who shall
file such bond and record the name, age descrip-
ton, nationality and residence of said private
detective; and it shall be unlawful for such de-
fcctivcs, any member of the metropolitan po-


lice force, or for any and all other persons, to


compromise felony or any other unlawful act,


or to participate in, assent to, aid, assist any
person suspected of crime to escape full judi
cial examination by failing to give known facts
or reasonable causes of suspicion, withholding
any information relative to the charge suSpi-
clon from the magistrate or Justice in any
manner to receive any money, property, favor or
other compensation, from, account of per-


so~ arrested or subject to arrest for any crime
supposed crime, or to permit any such person go


at large without due effort to secure investira-
ton of such supposed crime; and for any viola


tion of the foregoing provisions of this section,
or either of them the said police, private de-


tective, other person guilty thereof, shall be
deemed as having compromised a felony, and be
thereafter prohibited from acting officer of
| the metropolitan police force private de-


tectivc, and snail be prosecuted TO the extent of


the law for aiding criminals to escape the ends of
justice.