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same to the Grand Jury of the City of Baltimore, if in session,
and if not in session, then to the next Grand Jury that may be
summoned for said City; and every officer of police, policeman
and detective who shall wilfully fail to make such report shall
be forthwith dismissed from his position, and shall be forever
after ineligible to any position in the police.

754. They are authorized and empowered to take posses-
sion of all property heretofore by law assigned to the former
Board of Police, and to have and use a common seal; they may
divide the City into such number of police districts as they may
think necessary for the public good; and if found practicable,
in addition to the station-houses and property attached thereto,
which they are authorized and empowered to take possession of
and use, they may provide additional station-houses, with all
necessary appurtenances, as may be found needful and neces-
sary, and such accommodations as may be requisite for the
police force; said Board shall also have the use of the fire-alarm
and police telegraph in the City of Baltimore, and of all station-
houses, watch-boxes, arms, accoutrements and other accom-
modations and property provided by the City of Baltimore for
the use and service of the police heretofore created by any act
of the corporation of said City, as fully and to the same extent
as if the same had been provided for the use of the Board cre-
ated by this sub-division of this Article.

755. It shall be the duty of every officer of police, and
every policeman and detective, to report to the Board, and de-
liver to them all property seized or found by said officer of
police, policeman or detective, immediately after the same shall
have come into their possession, which property, with the date
of delivery and description of the same, and the name of the
officer, policeman or detective depositing the same, shall be
entered in a book by the secretary, to be provided for that pur-
pose ; said secretary shall have the custody of all such property,
and shall be held responsible for the safe delivery of the same
to the claimants, when ordered to do so in writing by the said
Board, which order shall be his voucher; and any officer, police-