ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1844.
Police Force Regulation.
saddle, bridle, clothing, and other appointments whatsoever, which may have been supplied to him for the execution of such office, to such person, and at such time and place as shall be directed by the said Chief Magistrate, such person making default therein shall, upon conviction for every such offence in a summary manner before a Justice of the Peace, be subject and liable to imprisonment in the common gaol, or house of correction, for any period not exceeding three months, and to be kept to hard labour, as such Justice of the Peace may direct, and it shall be lawful for such Justice of the Peace, and he is hereby authorized and required, to commit every such offender accordingly, and to issue his warrant to search for, and seize to the use of Her Majesty, all and every the arms, ammunition, accoutrements, horses, bridles, saddles, clothing, and other appointments whatsoever, which shall not be so delivered over wherever the same shall be found.
6. And be it enacted, that if any constable to be appointed under this Ordinance, shall be guilty of any neglect, or violation of duty in his office, or shall neglect or refuse to obey and execute any warrant, lawfully directed to be by him executed or shall be guilty of any disobedience to the orders and regulations framed, as hereinbefore mentioned, by the said Chief Magistrate, or other misconduct as a constable, he shall for every such offence, on conviction thereof before a Justice of the Peace in a summary manner, forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, and the amount of such penalty shall, and may be deducted from, and out of any salary accruing due to such offender under this Ordinance, upon a certificate thereof, to be, by the Justice before whom he may be convicted, transmitted to the Treasurer of the said Colony.
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Penalty for constable remiss in his duty.
son having in his possession arms belonging to or assuming the dress of the Police Force.
7. And be it enacted, that if any person, not appointed and acting under this Ordinance, shall have in his possession any arms, ammunition, or any article of clothing accoutrements, or appointments supplied to any person under this Ordinance, and shall not be able satisfactorily to account for his, or her possession thereof, or shall put on, or assume the dress, name, designation, or description of any person or persons, or any class of persons, appointed under this Ordinance, for the purpose of thereby obtaining admission into any house, or other place, or of doing, or procuring to be done, any other act, which such person or persons, so putting on, or assuming such dress, name, designation, or description, would not by law be entitled to do, or procure to be done of his, or their own authority, every such person so offending shall, in addition to any other punishment to which he, or she may be liable for such offence, forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to be recovered in a summary manner, on conviction before a Justice of the Peace.
8. And be it enacted, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Chief Magistrate, or assistant Magistrate, or the Superintendent of Police, or either or any of them, or any other person or persons, to be nominated for the purpose from time to time by the Governor, to examine on oath into the truth of any charges or complaints, preferred against any person to be appointed under this Ordinance, of any neglect or violation of duty in his office, and to report thereon to the Governor, and any person
Governor may institute inquiries into conduct of policemen on oath.