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Behaving riotously or provoking breach of the peace.
Improperly possessing the arms or clothing, or assuming the character of a policeman, &c.
Constables may apprehend any offender whose name and residence are not known.
Constables may apprehend without warrant in certain cases. [See Ordinance No. 4 of 1865, s. 61.]
Power to police constables and persons.
ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845.
Good Order and Cleanliness.
13. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every person who shall behave in a riotous, noisy, or disorderly manner, or shall use any profane or indecent language, or any threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than five pounds, or, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding seven days:
14. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every person, not being a constable of the Police Force, who shall have in his possession any article being part of the clothing, accoutrements, or appointments supplied to any such constable, and who shall not be able satisfactorily to account for his possession thereof, or who shall put on the dress, or take the name, designation, or character of any person appointed as such constable, for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house or other place, or of doing or procuring to be done any act which such person would be entitled to do or procure to be done of his own authority, or for any other unlawful purpose, shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he may be liable for such offence, be liable to a penalty of not more than ten pounds.
15. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any constable belonging to the Police Force, and for all persons whom he shall call to his assistance, to take into custody, without warrant, any person who within view of any such constable shall offend in any manner against this Ordinance, and whose name and residence shall be unknown to such constable, and cannot be ascertained by such constable.
16. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any constable belonging to the Police Force to take into custody without a warrant all loose, idle, and disorderly persons whom he shall find disturbing the public peace, or whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any felony, misdemeanour, or breach of the peace, and all persons whom he shall find between sunset and the hour of six in the morning lying or loitering in any highway, yard, or other place, and who cannot give a satisfactory account of themselves.
17. And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person found committing any offence punishable either upon indictment, or as a misdemeanour, upon summary conviction by virtue of this Ordinance, may
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