ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845.
Good Order and Cleanliness.
be taken into custody without a warrant by any constable, or may be apprehended by the owner of the property on or with respect to which the offence shall be 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; and every such constable may also stop, search, and detain any vessel, boat, cart, or carriage, in or upon which there shall be reason to suspect that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property shall be offered to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he shall have reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorized, and if in his power is required, to apprehend and detain, and as soon as may be to deliver such offender into the custody of a constable, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 so far as it relates to Pawnbrokers.]
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aggrieved to apprehend certain offenders.
furniture to evade rent.
18. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any constable to stop and detain, until due inquiry can be made, all persons whom, and all horses, carts, and carriages, or any other animal or thing which he shall find employed in removing the furniture of any house or lodging, between the hours of eight in the evening and six in the following morning, or whenever the constable shall have good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the purpose of evading the payment of rent.
Persons charged with assaults may be apprehended without warrant.
19. 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, any person who shall be charged by any other person with committing any aggravated assault, in every case in which such constable shall have good reason to believe that such assault has been committed, although not within view of such constable, and that by reason of the recent commission of the offence a warrant could not have been obtained for the apprehension of the offender.
carriages, &c., of offenders
20. And be it further enacted and ordained, that whenever any person having charge of any horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or any other animal or thing, shall be taken into custody of any constable under the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any constable to take charge of such horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or any other animal or thing, and may be detained.
ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845.
Good Order and Cleanliness.
be taken into custody without a warrant by any constable, or may be apprehended by the owner of the property on or with respect to which the offence shall be committed, or by his servant or any person author- ized by him, and may be detained until he can be delivered into the custody of a constable, to be dealt with according to law; and every such constable may also stop, search, and detain any vessel, boat, cart, or carriage, in or upon which there shall be reason to suspect that any- thing stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any man- ner anything stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property shall be offered to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he shall have reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been com- mitted with respect to such property, or that the same or any part there- of has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorized, and if in his power is required, to apprehend and detain, and as soon as may be to deliver such offender into the custody of a constable, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 3 of 1860 so far as it relates to Pawnbrokers.]
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aggrieved to apprehend certain offenders.
furniture to evade rent.
18. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful Removing for any constable to stop and detain, until due inquiry can be made, all persons whom, and all horses, carts, and carriages, or any other animal or thing which he shall find employed in removing the furniture of any house or lodging, between the hours of eight in the evening and six in the following morning, or whenever the constable shall have good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the purpose of evading the payment of rent.
Persons charged with
assaults may be appre- hended with-
out warrant,
19. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any constable belonging to the Police Force to take into custody, recent without a warrant, any person who shall be charged by any other person with committing any aggravated assault, in every case in which such constable shall have good reason to believe that such assault has been committed, although not within view of such constable, and that by reason. of the recent commission of the offence a warrant could not have been obtained for the apprehension of the offender.
carriages, &c., of offenders
20. And be it further enacted and ordained, that whenever any Horses, person having charge of any horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or any other animal or thing, shall be taken into custody of any constable under the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any constable to take
may be detained.
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