526 ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1862 .
Police Force.
On leaving Force, 14. Whenever any inspector, sergeant or constable of the Force shall resign the
accoutrements
to be given up. service, or shall cease to hold and exercise his office, all power and authority vested in
him by virtue thereof, shall forthwith cease and determine to all intents and purposes
whatever ; and every such officer shall deliver over all and every the arms, ammuni
tion , horses, accoutrements, and other appointments whatsoever which shall have been
supplied to him in such capacity, to the person and at the time and place to be ap
pointed by the Captain Superintendent ; and it shall be lawful for any Justice of the
Peace to issue his warrant to search for and seize arms, ammunition , horses, accou
trements and other appointments whatsoever which shall not be so delivered over,
wheresoever the same shall be found.
Penalty for ne 15. Whenever any inspector, sergeant or constable of the Force shall be guilty
glect ofduty, or
non-delivery of of any neglect or violation of duty in his office, or shall neglect or refuse to obey or
arms on quit
ting Force.
execute any warrant lawfully directed to be by him executed, or shall be guilty of any
disobedience to the orders and regulations framed by the Captain Superintendent, or
any other misconduct as an officer of the Police Force or as a constable, or who having
duly engaged and bound himself to serve in the Force shall desert therefrom, or who
being permitted to resign shall not upon ceasing to belong to the Force deliver up all
arms, accoutrements and appointments whatsoever entrusted to him for the perform
ance of his duty, he shall, upon conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate in a
summary manner, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, and in
default of payment thereof, be imprisoned in any gaol of this Colony with or without
hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months ; and every offender shall forfeit
all pay during his imprisonment.
Captain Superin 16. The Captain Superintendent shall, in cases of breach of discipline or neglect
tendent or Ma
gistrate to pun of duty by any officer or constable of the Force , upon proof thereof to his satisfaction,
ish for breaches
of discipline.
have power to order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty-five
dollars, or award imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven days with forfeiture
of pay ; or, in his discretion , the Captain Superintending may bring the offender before
a Police Magistrate who shall have power to award imprisonment for any term not
exceeding fourteen days with or without hard labour, together with forfeiture of all pay
during such imprisonment.
Penalty for 17. If any person not being a member of the Police Force shall
possession of
Police ap have in his possession any arms, accoutrements or appointments supplied
pointments,
or persona to any officer of the Force, and shall not be able satisfactorily to account
ting Police
officer. for his possession thereof, or shall put on or assume the dress , name,
designation or description of an officer of the Force or of a constable,
every such person so offending shall, in addition to any other punishment
to which he 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 before any Police Magistrate.