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Particulars of recognizance
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any person so apprehended, shall be brought without warrant to the Officer in charge of any Police Station, it shall be lawful for such last mentioned Officer in a case of misdemeanour if he shall deem it proper so to do, and if no Magistrate shall be in attendance at his Office, to take bail by recognizance with or without sureties in a sufficient sum without fee or reward from such person, conditioned that such person shall appear for examination before a Magistrate at some place to be specified in the recognizance being the earliest time then next after when a Magistrate shall be in attendance at his Office; and every recognizance so taken shall be of equal obligation on the parties entering into the same and liable to the same proceedings for estreating thereof as if the same had been taken before a Magistrate; and the respective names, residences, and occupations of the person so apprehended and his surety or sureties if any entering into such recognizance together with the condition thereof, and the sums respectively acknowledged, shall be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose which shall be laid before the Magistrate before whom the person apprehended is to appear; and if he do not appear when called upon at the time and place mentioned in such recognizance, the Magistrate shall forthwith estreat the recognizance: Provided that if the person apprehended shall appear and shall make application for a postponement of the hearing of the charge against him, the Magistrate may if he see fit to grant such application, enlarge the recognizance to such further time as he may think proper, and when the matter shall have been heard and determined such recognizance shall be discharged without fee or reward.
to be cutered in book.
And forfeited on non-ap- pearance of defendant.
Police Officer not respon sible for want of jurisdiction. General issue may be pleaded and special matter given in evidence.
XIX. In case any action shall be brought against any Officer or Constable of the Police Force for any act done in obedience to the warrant of any Magistrate, the Officer or Constable shall not be responsible for any irregularity in the issuing of the warrant, or for any want of jurisdiction in the Magistrate issuing the same, and the Officer or Constable may plead the general issue and give such warrant in evidence, and upon producing such warrant and proving that the signature thereto is the hand-writing of a person reputed to be a Magistrate, and that the act was done in obedience to such warrant, the Jury or Court before whom the action is tried shall find a verdict for the defendant who shall also recover
double his costs of suit.
XX. If any victualler or keeper of any house, shop, room or other place for the sale of any liquors whether spirituous or otherwise shall knowingly harbor Victualler harboring Police Officer on duty on conviction to be fined.
or entertain any man belonging to the Police, or permit him to abide or remain in his house or on other his premises during any part of the time appointed for his being on duty, every such victualler or keeper being convicted thereof before any Magistrate shall for each offence forfeit and pay such sum not exceeding one hundred dollars together with costs to be recovered in a summary manner as the said Magistrate shall direct, and in default of payment shall be liable if no sufficient distress can be found to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months.
XXI. If any person shall assault or resist any member of the Police Force acting in the execution of his duty, or shall aid or incite any person so to as- Penalty for assaulting Police Officer in execution
sault or resist, or shall refuse to assist any Officer or Constable in of duty.
the execution of his duty when called upon so to do, every such offender being thereof convicted before any Magistrate shall for every such offence forfeit
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and pay such sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, together with costs to be recovered in
a summary manner as the said Magistrate in his discretion may order, and in default of pay- ment shall be liable if no sufficient distress can be found to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months.
Circumstances in which Officer may be allowed to resign or may be dismissed.
XXII. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary His Excellency the Governor shall have power to grant permission to resign to any Inspector Sergeant or Constable of the Force who may become unfit for further service from ill-health, on the certificate of the Colonial Surgeon to that effect being produced; or in any special cases brought to His Excel- lency's notice by the Captain Superintendent, His Excellency the Governor shall have power to grant to any such Officer permission to resign, or to dismiss any such Officer.
Terms on which any mem- ber of Police Force may re- sign.
XXIII. Any Inspector Sergeant or Constable of the Police Force shall be entitled to claim his discharge at any time during the period of his first or second enlistment of five years, upon his giving to the Captain Sup- erintendent three months' notice of his wish to withdraw, and paying a sum equivalent to two months' pay of the rank he may hold at the time of his giving notice of withdrawal for each unexpired year of his term of enlistment.
Rewards badges and med.
als may be given for extra- ordinary services,
XXIV. His Excellency the Governor is hereby empowered to grant rewards to any Officers or Constables of the Police Force who shall distinguish themselves by extraordinary diligence, zeal or exertion in the execu- tion of their duties; and the Captain Superintendent shall report to His Excellency any such Officer who shall so distinguish himself, stating the nature of the service; and His Excellency the Governor shall have power to grant distinctive badges and medals to such Officers of the Police Force for long and faithful or extraordinary services.
XXV. His Excellency the Governor is empowered to direct suitable stations for the quarters and accommodation of the Police Force, and furniture suit- able for the same to be provided, and to direct the erection, fitting up and furnishing of suitable premises as a place or places for instructing, training and drilling the Police Force as occasion may require.
Stations and furniture to be provided for Police Force,
and
XXVI. His Excellency the Governer is hereby empowered if he shall think fit on Special duty to be per-
the application of any householder, to appoint any member of the formed by Police ou house- holders' application
Police Force to do special duty in and upon the premises of the ap- expense thereof,
plicant, and every householder who shall so avail himself of the ser- vices of any Constable of the Police Force shall pay to the Captain Superintendent of the Police Force for the same at the rate of two-thirds of the pay and allowance of such Constable; and all sums which shall be received by the Captain Superintendent for such special services, shall be paid by him into the Colonial treasury forthwith and be accounted for monthly, and every sum of money due for such special services shall be deemed a debt due to the Crown, and shall be recoverable in a summary manner by the Captain Superintendent.
XXVII. All Officers and Constables now serving and who have been contributing to the Police Superannuation Fund shall be entitled to reckon their past services as part of the period of ten years required to establish a claim to pension as hereinbefore provided.
Torm of service by present Police Officers to count in claim for pension,