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44 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Residence or Sec. 373. There shall be no limitation or restriction of place of resi- }”"“"°" °*` P°”°° dence to any member of the police force, other than residence within the °r°°‘ metropolitan police district. 16 July, 1862, o. 181, s. 7, v. 12, p. 581. Details for duty. Sec. 374. The board of police may, from time to time, detail and

 change, without regard to or limitation of residence, the lieutenants, ser.

62, s. ld y. 12,, p. geants, or privates to such parts of the District, or to such of the police 322. or criminal courts, and to the public offices of the Governmentof the ,8}** J“QY;18£,°¤ °· United States and of the District, as the board may deem advisable;

,81Q° ’ P' and it shall be the duty of the board to cause the location of privates

to be changed, from time to time, as the eilieiency of the force shall require. SPECIAL 1>0L1onmtN. Additional pri- Sec. 375. The board of police may, on the application of any person v a the ¤. hw ep- showing the necessity thereof, appoint any additional number of privates P°“‘°°d· to duty at any place within the District, at the charge and expense of 6A¤g.,1861,c.62, the person by whom the application is made, but not to exceed the ¤·U»'· 12»P·322- yearly sum provided for privates of the general police force. Powers and du- Sec. 376. The privates appointed as provided in the preceding section ties. shall be subject to the orders of the board of police, and shall obey the ‘]§_"‘_—·" rules and regulations of the board, and conform to itsgeneral discipline and to such other special regulations as may be made, and shall wear such dres or emblem as the board may direct, and shall, during the term of their holding appointment, possess all the powers, privileges, and duties of the police force. HW =¤¤¤¤<>v<=d· Sec. 377. The persons employed, as provided in the two preceding Ibid_ sections, may be removed at any time by the board of police, without assigning cause thereof; upon one month's notice of the intention so to do, given to the person who applied for the appointment. Special police- Sec. 378. The board of police may also, upon any emergency of riot, ¤¤¤¤ Wi¤b¤¤¤ PW- pestilence, invasion, insurrection, or during any day of public election, p,,d_,,_ io, p_32g_ ceremony, or celebration, appoint as many special privates without pay from among the citizens, as it may deem advisable, and for a specified time. Powers and du- Sec. 379. During the term of service of such special privates, they iiw; l>¤d8¤· shall possess all the powers and privileges, and perform all the duties u,;n,,pp,32e,a2;;, of the privates of the standing police force of the District. And such special privates shall wear an emblem, to be presented by the police commissioners. SANITARY COMPANY. Aid to be given Sec. 380. The board of health or proper health-officer of the District

  • ° b°‘“"‘ °*` h°“m‘· shall have power to call upon airy of the police force, do a number not

1bid.,s. 19, p.324. exceeding six, to aid upon any necessary emergency in enforcing the powers and duties conferred upon their office by law; and it shall be the duty of any such number of police so called upon to obe such call, but such service shall not continue longer than twenty-four hours. Sanitary police Sec. 381. It shall be the duty of the board of police to set apart a °°“'P““Y- sanitary police company, to consist of not exceeding ten persons, who 16 July, 1862, s. shall be selected from among the police, and to assign to said company 161. ¤- 2. v- 12. p- such especial duties, by the rules and regulations, as may be publicly 57; f adgantaigeoug. <>W•=¤‘¤ ¤ •¤¤i- no. 82. he sanitary police com an is em wered under such

 distribution of power and duty as maypbe inside bypghe rules and regula·

Ibid. tions, to visit and make inspection of all ferry-boats, manufactories slaughter-houses, tenement-houses, and ediiices suspected of or charged with being unsaie, and to attend to such other matters relating to health as are complained of and entered upon the complaint-book, and to take all necessary legal measures for promoting the security of life or health