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.D. 1845.
unlawfully drinks or è contents
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from any
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the con- ng seven
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For any it of his hundred
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SUMMARY OFFENCES.
[No. 1.
session of
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Improper pos arms or cloth. ing, or as
sumption of character, of
table.
24. Every person, not being a constable of the Police Force, who-
(1.) has in his possession any article being part of the clothing, accoutrements, or appointments supplied to any such constable, and is not able satisfactorily to account for his possession thereof; or
(2.) puts on the dress, or takes the name, designation, or character, of police 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 constable 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 not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Apprehension of Offender, etc.
of offender
are unknown.
25. It shall be lawful for any constable belonging to the Police Force, Apprehension and for all persons whom he may call to his assistance, to take into whose name custody without warrant any person who within view of such constable and residence offends in any manner against this Ordinance, and whose name and residence are unknown to such constable and cannot be ascertained by such constable.
26. It shall be lawful for any constable belonging to the Police Force Apprehension to take into custody without warrant any loose, idle, and disorderly person.
of disorderly person whom he finds "disturbing the public peace, or whom he has good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any felony, misdemeanor, or breach of the peace, and any person whom he finds between sunset and the hour of six in the following morning lying or loitering in any highway, yard, or other place, and who cannot give a satisfactory account of himself.
27. Any person found committing any offence punishable either on indictment or as a misdemeanor on summary conviction by virtue of this Ordinance may be taken into custody without warrant by any constable, or may be apprehended by the owner of the property on or with respect to which the offence is committed, or by his servant or any person authorized by him, and may be detained until he can be delivered into the custody of a constable, to be dealt with according to law.
Power for table and per- police cons-
son aggrieved offender in to apprehend
certain casts. able to pain- Not applic
brokers: ser Ordinance No. 1 of
stop, search,
28. Any such constable may also stop, search, and detain any vessel, 1860.28.
boat, cart, or carriage in or upon which there is reason to suspect that Power to anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, and also any and detain person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any vessel, etc., manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom or person
suspected of any property is offered to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he has reason- conveying able cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with perts
stolen pro-
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