judgment warrant it, the said Board shall have the
power to assume the control and command of all
conservators of the peace in the City of Baltimore,
whether sheriffs, constables, police or others, and
they shall act under the orders of the said Board,
and not otherwise; and in case of the refusal of
the said sheriff, or any policeman, constable, or
other peace officer or persons, to obey any law-
ful command of said Board under the provi-
sions of this section, they shall respectively be
guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable as in such
cases - and provided; and any officer of any mil-
itary force in the City of Baltimore organized un-
der any law now existing or which may hereafter
be enacted by the General Assembly of this State,
who, upon being called on by the said Board as
aforesaid, and shall refuse or wilfully fail to call
out the force under his commond, or to obey the
orders of the said Board, or to enforce by all law-
ful means the performance of the duties to said
force assigned, and any inferior officer or private
who shall refuse or wilfully fail to obey the orders
of his superior officer in such behalf, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable as in
such cases made and provided.

Sec. 814. Whenever a vacancy shall take place
in any grade of officers (except the Marshal and
Deputy Marshal) it shall be filled from the next
lowest grade, if competent men can be found
therein; the Board of Police Commissioners are
hereby authorized to make all such rules and reg-
ulations, not inconsistent with this Act, as they
may judge necessary for the appointment and em-
ployment, uniforming, discipline, trial and govern-
ment of the police and detectives, and for the
relief and compensation of the members of the
police injured in person and property in the dis-
charge of their duty, and the families of men or

In case of va-»~
cancies.

officers killed while in its performance; provided,
that the allowance in any one instance shall not
exceed twelve months' pay, the said Board shall
have power to require of any policeman, officer of
police or detective, bond with sureties, when they
may consider it demanded by the public inter-
est; all lawful rules and regulations of the Board
shall be obeyed by the policemen, officers of police
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