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ORDINANCE NO. 79.
<br /> AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING Wulf vacancy occurring in any manner.
<br /> AND REGULATING THE POLICE may be filled in the same manner as
<br /> DEPARTMENT OF THE TOWN OP provided for the tilling of said office
<br /> LOUISVILLE, FIXING THIS COM- in the first instance.
<br /> PENSATION OF DEPUTY MAR, SECTION 7. The salary of the Dep-
<br /> SHAL, AND TO REPEAL ALL uty or Night Marshal shall oe Ninety
<br /> ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORD- Dollars ($90.00) per month and he shall
<br /> INANCES IN CONFLICT Oki. IINCON- receive no other fee or compensatioi:
<br /> SISTENT HEREWITH. of whatsoever Kind or nature for any
<br /> Be it ordained by the Board of True-1 duties now or hereafter required to be
<br /> tees of the 'sown of Louisville: performed by the said Deputy or Night
<br /> SECTION 1. A Police Department is Marshal.
<br /> hereby established, the officers of which SECTION 8. The Mayor may appoint
<br /> shall consist of 'one Town Marshal who Special'Officers or Police when, in his
<br /> shall be known as the Day Marshal Judgment, it is necessary for the pres-
<br /> dead Water Commissioner exofficio, and ervation of the peace and goon order
<br /> one Deputy Marshal who shall be known of the town, which appointment or ap-
<br /> es the Night Marshal and as many pointments when made for a period
<br /> Special Officers or Police as may from exceeding thirty tl ) days, shall be con-
<br /> time to time be appointed. Provided, firmed and ratified by the Board and
<br /> that such designation as Day and each of such appointees upon nis ap-
<br /> Night Marshal snail not be construed pointment by the Mayor shall receive
<br /> to limit either of them in the perform- from him a written commission of his
<br /> ance of his duty during any hour of the authority, signed by the Mayor and at-1
<br /> day or night time. tested by the Clerk of the Town, with
<br /> SECTION. 2. The Day Marshal shah the seal of the Town affixed, and shall
<br /> , \ be the chief police officer in the Town be revocable by the Mayor at any time,
<br /> during such portion of the time as he ano who, when appointed, shall take
<br /> may be on duty, and the Deputy or the usual oath and be suoject to the
<br /> Night Marshal shall perform the duties instructions of the Mayor and Marshal
<br /> Of the Day Marshal, exclusive of his while on duty. Any of such Special
<br /> duties as Water Commissioner, during Officers or Police snail receive such ,
<br /> the night time or during such time as compensation as may be fixed by the i
<br /> the Day Marshal is off duty, and shall, Board, but nothing in this ordinance
<br /> together with all Special Officers or-contained shall be construed as requir-
<br /> Special Police, be subject to the di- ing an oath of office from persons
<br /> hection and instruction of the Day specially deputized to assist any officer
<br /> Marshal. PROVIDED, That the Mayor as provided in section four of this ord- i
<br /> shall have supervision and control of lnance.
<br /> the Marshals and Special Officers or SECTION 9. Any person or persons i
<br /> Police and instruct and direct Them who shall resist any Marsha. or other
<br /> from time to time as to the perform nce Police Officer in the discharge of his
<br /> o. their duties as in his judgement the duties or shall in any way interfere
<br /> welfare of the Town may require. with or hinder or prevent him from F
<br /> SECTION 3. The Marshals and any discharging his duty, or shall offer or
<br /> Special Officers or Police that may be endeavor so to do, or in any manner
<br /> appointed, s;IMll serve the particular assist any person in the custody of any 1
<br /> hours of the day or night that shall, such officers to escape, or in an attempt
<br /> from time to time be fixed by resolu- to escape from such custody, or at- ,
<br /> tion of the Board and while on duty tempt to rescue any person or persons f
<br /> shall be on the alert to prevent the so in custody, shall on conviction there- I
<br /> commission of crime as well as to en- of be fined not to exceed Three Hun- s
<br /> force the ordinances of the Town. While dred ($300.00) Dollars. s
<br /> on duty they shall wear on their left SECTION 10. It shall be the duty of
<br /> breast a metalic badge designating all persons in the Town, when called
<br /> their particular office. upon oy any Marshal or Special Officer
<br /> SECTION 4. They shall have author- or Special Police to promptly aid of
<br /> ity and it shall be their duty to quell assist him or them in making arrests,
<br /> ;riots, dispel mobs or unlawful assem- quelling disturbance, giving pursuit to
<br /> blies, make arrests, with or without or in apprehending any violator of the
<br /> warrant as the laws or ordinances may ordinances or the law, or in the
<br /> permit or require, and when necessary discharge of his or their duties ,
<br /> to make arrests they may enter into requiring immediate and prompt t
<br /> any house, building, room, car or other action. Whoever snail refuse to give
<br /> enclosure, with force, if necessary, call- such aid or assistance, shall be fined, i
<br /> ing upon and deputizing as many cit- on conviction thereof, not to exceed
<br /> izens to assist them as shall be neces- Three Hundred ($300.00) ,collars.
<br /> sary. They shall see that all persons SECTiION'11. None but persons who
<br /> liable thereto, shall take out a Town have been residents of the Town at
<br /> license as may he provided ordin- least six months shall be elligible to
<br /> ance, and one of the said Marshals or the office of Marsnal or Deputy Mar-
<br /> Police shall be present to preserve shal.
<br /> order at all assemblies held by virtue SECTION 12. Nothing herein contain-
<br /> of any license or permit issued by the ed shall be construed as affecting the
<br /> Town. compensation of Town Marshal and
<br /> SECTION 6. •
<br /> It shall be the duty Water Commissioner ex-officio as here-
<br /> of the Marshals or Special Officers tofore established oy ordinance.
<br /> when an arrest is made, to rorthwith SECTION 13. The Deputy Marshal or ;
<br /> take the person arrested before the Night Marshal shall give bona in such i
<br /> Police Magistrate or proper J'astice of amount as may oy the Board, be pre-
<br /> the Peace and make complaint, if corn- scribed by ordinance.
<br /> plaint has not been made, and the ac- SECTION 14. An ordinances or parts ,
<br /> cused shall have a speedy trill, PRO- of ordinances inconsistent or in con-
<br /> VIDED, that a rasonable time may be flint herewith are hereby repealed.
<br /> taken by the Town of People, tr grant- Introduced, read, adopted and ordered
<br /> ed to the accused to prepare 'or trial, pt.blitbed in The Louisville News, this
<br /> and PROVIDED, that persons arrested 2 day of May, A. 1911.
<br /> in the night time or upon the first day THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, -nuof the week, commonly called Sunday, Attest Mayor.
<br /> may be detained in the Town jail until TOm THIRLAW AY,
<br /> the next day or Monday folloving, and (SEAL) Clerk.
<br /> until they are tried and discharged by
<br /> law, and PROVIDED, furtier that
<br /> when a case is Continued the eiwetiFed
<br /> may give a bond or undertaking with
<br /> security to be approved by the 11ag-
<br /> istrate or Justice of the Peace before
<br /> whom such trial is pending for his ap- 1
<br /> pearance at the clime to which •such
<br /> s' is - "hued./f
<br /> dry Marshal or Special)
<br /> who shall fail or neg-
<br /> his duty or connive
<br /> 'inane° pr be-
<br /> nb,;e b'to r
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