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ORDINANCE NOa /9; ,AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND REGULATING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE) TOWN OF LOUISVILLE, FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF DEPUTY MAR SHAL,' AND TO REPEAL ILL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT OR INCONSISTENT HEREWITH. BE IT ORDAIN,t1) BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF, THE TOWN OF LOUIS- VILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. --A Police Department is hereby established, the officers of which shall consist of one Town Marshal who shall be known as the Day Marshal and Water Commissioner ex-officio, and one Deputy Marshal who shall be known as the Night Marshal and as many Spec- ial Officers or Police as may from time to time be appointed. Pro- vided, that such designation as Day and Night ,Marshal shall not be construed to limit either of them in the performance of his duty during any hour of the day or night time. Section 2. The Day Marshal shall be the chief police officer in the Town during such portion of the time as he may be on duty, and the ' Deputy or Night Marshal shall perform the duties of the Day Marshal, exclusive of his duties as Water Commissioner, during the night time Qr during such time as the Day Marshal is off duty, and shall, together with all Special Officers or Special Police, be subject to the direction and instructions of the Day Marshal. PROVIDED, - That the Mayor shall have supervision and control of the Marshals and Special Officers or Police and instruct and direct them from time to time as to the performance of' their duties as in his judgement the welfare of the Town may require. Section 3. The Marshals and any Special Officers or Police that may be appointed, shall serve the particular hours of the day or , night that, shall, from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board and while on duty shall be on the alert to prevent the com- mission of crime as well as to enforce the ordinances of the Town. While on duty they shall wear on their left breast a metalic badge designating their particular office. Section 4.. They shall have authority and it shall be their duty to quell riots, dispel mobs or unlawful assemblies, make arrests, with or without warrant as the laws or ordinances may permit or re- quire , and when necessary to make arrests they may enter into any house, building, room, car or other enclosure, with force, if nec- essary. They shall see that all persons liable thereto, shall take out a Town license as may be provided by ordinance , and one of the - said Marshals or Police shall be present to preserve order at all assemblies held by virtue of any license or permit issued by the Town. 111 Section 5. " It shall be the duty of the Marshals or Special Officers when an 'arrest is made, to forthwith take the person arrested before the Police Magistrate or proper Justice of the Peace and make com- plaint, if complaint has not been made , and the accused shall have a "sppedy trial, PROVIDED, that a reasonable time may be take by the