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render and delivery to us of the office, office furniture, and
other things appertaining thereto, the use of the fire alarm
and police telegraph of the city, all station houses, watch
boxes, arms, accoutrements and other accomodations and
things provided by the Mayor and City Council for the use
and service of the police thereof.

We further require that yon surcease, forthwith, from ex-
ercising any of the functions or duties appertaining to the of-
fice of Police Commissioners, and that you utterly and entire-
iy abstain from assuming any authority or control over the
existing police of said city; and we warn you, that we are
now acting as Commissioners of Police, and that if you act
contrary to your duty in the premises, or interfere with us in
the execution of our office, you will do so at your peril.

JAMES YOUNG,
WM. THOS. VALIANT,

Office of the Board of Commissioners of Police,
No. 1 North street. )

The Commissioners returned to their office, where they re-
mained engaged in the transaction of official business until
about one o'clock, when, not hearing from the late Board, in
reply to the communication, they caused to be inserted in the
Evening Transcript the following order:

ORDER TO POLICE.

OFFICE OP THE COMMISSIONERS

OF THE BOARD OF POLICE OF BALTIMORE CITY,

No. 1 North street, November 3,1866.

The Marshal and other officers of the Police of Baltimore
city, and all members of the existing police of said city, are
hereby strictly ordered and required not to obey any orders
that have emanated from the late Board of Police of said city
since ten o'clock this morning, or any orders that may ema-
nate from said Board at any time hereafter.

The undersigned have now entered on the performance of
their duties as Commissioners of Police, and there is no other
authority which can lawfully act as a Board of Police of said
city.

Persons interested are required at their peril to obey this
order.

JAMBS YOUNG,
WM. THOS. VALIANT,
Police Comm'rs.

Shortly afterwards, in consequence of a large number of
persons assembling in the neighborhood and around the office,
it was deemed advisable to order the Sheriff to summons a