CITY OF BOSTON.

IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN, March 14, 1870.

Ordered, That the following Rules and Regulations for the government, disposition, and management of the Boston Police be, and the same are hereby, adopted, until otherwise ordered :

1. The chief of police shall be the chief executive officer of the police department, and shall be responsible for its discipline and efficiency. He shall report all instances of wilful disobedience or neglect of duty to the mayor.

2. He shall keep a book, alphabetically arranged, in which shall be entered the name, age, birthplace, date of service, district, and occasions of censure or punishment, of every member of the department, as also of extra duty.

3. All the accounts and expenses of the department shall be audited and entered in proper books, to be kept in his office for the inspection of the mayor and board of aldermen; and it shall be his duty to see that the utmost economy is practised throughout the service.

4. He shall visit each station house once a week, or oftener, and inspect the drill of the men, the books of the station, and see that the houses are properly conducted, and kept in good order.

5. He shall once a month instruct the captains in all branches of their duty, and see that they give similar instructions to their men.

6. He shall, as often as opportunity permits, cause as large a number of the members of the department as can be spared from their other duties to be drilled together in military movements and evolutions, so that they may act

efficiently and in concert when called upon to suppress riots and disorders.

7. He shall keep a book in which complaints may be made by citizens against members of the department, and another in which violations of the laws and ordinances, robberies, burglaries, articles lost, and other similar matters, when brought to his knowledge, may be entered; and he shall cause prompt attention to be paid to such complaints or information.

8. He shall keep a list of all special officers, with their name, age, residence, birthplace, and the name of their employers, and the extent of their powers; as also of any omission to make report of their doings, as provided in Rule 118.

9. He may suspend from duty, and stop the pay of, any member of the department for a time not longer than one week, for cause; and may grant furloughs to any one member for the same period, making report thereof to the mayor and the committee on police.

10. He shall see that complaints and prosecutions for violations of the laws and ordinances are instituted in all proper cases, and use his best efforts to bring offenders to punishment. He shall make report every morning of his doings for the preceding twenty-four hours to the mayor.

11. He shall cause the station-houses to be provided with copies of the "General Statutes," the "Ordinances of the City," the "Municipal Register," "Boston Directory," some system of drill, an English Dictionary," and the "Bible"; and each member of the department with a copy of the "Rules and Regulations."

12. He shall cause a meteorological diary to be kept in his office, with the state of the weather at eight o'clock in the morning, at noon, and at sunset.

13. Whenever a disregard of any law, ordinance, or order prevails to an extent prejudicial to the well-being of the city, he shall cause the said law, ordinance, or order to be published in the newspapers of the city, or in handbills or circulars, calling thereto the attention of the public.

14. He shall record in a book reports from the several stations of all defects in the highways, violations of the building laws, and causes of nuisance; and take measures forthwith to have the same corrected; and keep a record of all accidents whereby the city may become chargeable, with the circumstances, names of witnesses, and a particular description of the locality.

15. He shall keep a record of all intelligence offices, junk-shops, and dealers in second-hand articles, pawnbrokers, theatres, and other places of amusement, licensed by law, and see that they observe the laws, ordinances, and rules for their government; and of all suspected gamblinghouses, drinking-saloons, and houses of ill-repute, as also of all convicted persons who may become dangerous to the community.

16. The chief, and in his absence the deputy chief, may at any time detail such, and so many, officers of either rank, from one or more of the police stations in the city, for special duty at the central office, or elsewhere, as may be required. The officers so detailed shall be under the immediate command of the chief or the deputy, and shall hold themselves in readiness to answer any calls made upon them by those officers, in connection with the business of the department.

17. The chief, and in his absence the deputy, may, in their discretion, send any officers of the department out of the city or the State, in pursuit of any fugitive from justice, or to recover stolen property; but no bills for expenses, or for extra service, shall be contracted against the city without the approval of the committee on police.

18. When any person is taken into custody by the officers detailed at the central office, he shall, if practicable, be conveyed to that office, and a full description of his person, and the time and cause of his arrest, his name, and that of the arresting officer, with the amount and description of property taken from his person, shall be recorded on the book kept for that purpose. The property taken from any person shall be put together, carefully marked, and left with the clerk of police.

19. The dress or uniform of the officers detailed at the central office or elsewhere, for special duty, shall be regulated by the chief or the deputy.

20. The chief of police or the deputy shall detail an officer to examine all applications for permission to use any portion of the streets or sidewalks for building purposes. The officer so detailed shall report upon each case in writing, and thereupon the chief or the deputy may grant permits for the occupation of portions of the streets or sidewalks, subject to such restrictions as the case requires, and the officer detailed as before mentioned shall see that the restrictions in each case are complied with, and that the regulations of the Board of Aldermen in regard to such permits are strictly enforced.

21. The central office at City Hall shall be kept open from nine o'clock, A. M., until six o'clock, P. M. From six o'clock, P. M., to nine o'clock, A. M., the central office shall be established at the second police station in Court Square.

DEPUTY CHIEF.

22. The deputy chief shall be under the immediate direction of the chief, assist him in his duties, and officiate for him in his absence.

23. It shall be his especial duty to supervise the city prison, be responsible for its good order and cleanliness, and cause all the rules and orders for its government to be rigidly enforced.

QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.

24. It is the design of the appointing power to select men for office with a view to their fitness for the position and usefulness in the service of the department. No officer can expect to hold his office unless his conduct be such as to secure the good-will of the respectable portion of the community, and to command respect from the unfortunate and vicious.

25. The following qualifications shall be necessary for any one to be eligible as a member of the department : First. To be a citizen of the United States.

Second. To have been a resident of Boston, and paid taxes there, for the two years next preceding his appointment.

Third. To be not under twenty-one nor over forty years of age when first appointed.

Fourth. To be of sound health and vigor, of unquestionable energy and courage, of temperate and industrious habits, of peaceable and courteous manners, decorous and cleanly in his person and dress, respectful to superiors, prompt and decided in action, and disposed to be zealous in the service.

Fifth. All applications for appointment shall be made in the handwriting of the applicant.

26. It shall be the duty of the city physician, or of such other regular physician as may be duly appointed by the board of aldermen for that purpose, to examine and report on the physical condition of candidates (when not already on the force) for police officers, and to perform such other professional duty as may enable such physician to certify to the chief of police as to the cause of sickness or disability of members of the department, of their physical fitness to perform police duty, and also to the length of time they shall have been disqualified for service by such sickness or disability; and, before a nomination is made of a police officer to the board of aldermen for confirmation, a certificate of the city physician, or of such other regular physician, that the candidate is physically qualified, shall be furnished to the mayor.

27. Nominations shall be referred to the committee on police, who shall report as soon as practicable to the board of aldermen for confirmation or rejection.

28. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the members appointed on the police department shall take and subscribe to the following oath before the city clerk :

I,

do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a police officer of the city of Boston, so long as I shall be such officer. So help me God.