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62 COLONIAL ORDINANCES .


the Peace, or whereby a Breach of the Peace may be occasioned,
shall be liable to a Penalty of not more than Five Pounds, or in the
Discretion of the convicting Magistrate to be imprisoned for a Term
not exceeding Seven Days.

Improperly posses- XIV. And be it further enacted and ordained , That every Person,
the Arms or Clo-
thing, or assuming the not being a Constable of the Police Force, who shall have in his
Character of a police- Possession any Article being Part of the Clothing, Accoutrements,
man , &c.
or Appointments , supplied to any such Constable, and who shall not
be able satisfactorily to account for his Possession thereof, or who
shall put on the Dress, or take the Name, Designation, or Character
of any Person appointed as such 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 Person 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 of not
more than Ten Pounds.

Constables may ap- XV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be
prehend any Offender
whose Name and Resi- lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force, and for all
dence are not known. Persons whom he shall call to his Assistance, to take into Custody
without Warrant, any Person who within View of any such Constable
shall offend in any Manner against this Ordinance, and whose Name
and Residence shall be unknown to such Constable, and cannot be
ascertained by such Constable.

Constables may ap- XVI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall be
prehend withoutcases.
War- lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force, to take into
Custody without a Warrant all loose, idle, and disorderly Persons
whom he shall find disturbing the Public Peace, or whom he shall
have good Cause to suspect of having committed or being about to
commit any Felony, Misdemeanour, or Breach of the Peace, and all
Persons whom he shall find between Sunset and the Hour of Six in
the Morning lying or loitering in any Highway, Yard , or other Place,
and who cannot give a satisfactory Account of themselves.

Power to Police XVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That any Person
Constables and Persons
aggrieved to appre- found committing any Offence punishable either upon Indictment,
hend certain Offenders. or as a Misdemeanour, upon Summary Conviction by virtue of this
Ordinance, may 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 Authorised 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 manner any
thing 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