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On leaving Force, accoutrements to be given up.
Penalty for neglect of duty, or non-delivery of arms on quitting Force.
Captain Superintendent or Magistrate to punish for breaches of discipline.
Penalty for possession of Police appointments, or personating Police officer.
ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1862.
Police Force.
14. Whenever any inspector, sergeant or constable of the Force shall resign the 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, ammunition, 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 appointed 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, accoutrements and other appointments whatsoever which shall not be so delivered over, wheresoever the same shall be found.
15. Whenever any inspector, sergeant or constable of the Force shall be guilty of any neglect or violation of duty in his office, or shall neglect or refuse to obey or 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 performance 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.
16. The Captain Superintendent shall, in cases of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any officer or constable of the Force, upon proof thereof to his satisfaction, 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 Superintendent 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.
17. If any person not being a member of the Police Force shall have in his possession any arms, accoutrements or appointments supplied to any officer of the Force, and shall not be able satisfactorily to account 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.
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On leaving Force, accoutrements to be given up.
Penalty for ne glect of duty, or non-delivery of arms on quit- ting Force.
Captain Superin- tendent or Ma-
gistrate to pun- ishi for breaches of discipline.
Penalty for possession of Police ap pointments, or persona- ting Police officer.
ORDINANCE No. 9 OF 1862.
Police Force.
14. Whenever any inspector, sergeant or constable of the Force shall resign the 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 bis 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.
15. Whenever any inspector, sergeant or constable of the Force shall be guilty of any neglect or violation of duty in his office, or shall neglect or refuse to obey or 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.
16. The Captain Superintendent shall, in cases of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any officer or constable of the Force, upon proof thereof to his satisfaction, 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.
17. If any person not being a member of the Police Force shall have in his possession any arms, accoutrements or appointments supplied to any officer of the Force, and shall not be able satisfactorily to account 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.
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