T. HOLLIDAY HICKS, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

1860.

ance of Sunday, and regarding pawnbrokers, gam-
bling, intemperance, lotteries and lottery policies,
vagrants, disorderly persons, slaves and free ne-

CHAP. 7.

groes, and the public health are enforced; and also
enforce all laws and all ordinances of the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, not inconsistent with
the provisions of this article or any other law of
the State, which may be properly enforcable by a

To enforce
ordinances.

police force; in case they shall have reason to be-
lieve that any person within said city intends to
commit any breach of the peace or violation of law
or order beyond the city limits, upon the Chesa-
peake Bay, or any river, creek, or other place. on
land or water, within this State, it shall also be
their duty to cause such persons to be followed, and
to take the most effective measures for the suppres-
sion and prevention of such outrage, whenever they
may be attempted, and to arrest the offenders;

To guard
against un-
lawful acts.

Provided, however, that if any crime be actually
committed by such persons, the offenders shall be
delivered to the proper jurisdiction for trial and
punishment; any person charged with the commis-
sion of crime in the city of Baltimore, and against
whom criminal process shall have been issued, may
be arrested upon the same in any part of this State
by the police force created by this article, under
such rules and regulations as the Board of Police
may adopt, and the said board shall have power to
administer oaths or affirmations in the premises to
any person appearing or called before them, and
shall also have the power of administering oaths
or affirmations, and summoning witnesses before
them, whenever it may be necessary for the more
effectual discharge of their duties.

Proviso.

SEC. 6. To enable the said board to perform the
duties imposed on them, they are here authorised
and required as speedily as may be, to appoint,
enrol and employ a permanent police force for the
city of Baltimore, which they shall equip and arm

Permanent
police.

as they shall judge necessary; the number of
policemen to be so appointed and employed, ex-
clusively of officers, shall at the first organization,
be three hundred and fifty, with power, however,
to reduce that number or increase it to riot more
than four hundred and fifty, as experience may

Number.

warrant; Provided, however, that for extraordi-
nary emergencies, the board may raise such ad-
ditional force as the exigency may in their judg-

Proviso.