THE FOURTH CLASS CITY ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 215 of 1895
CITY MARSHAL.


87.16 City marshal; chief of police and peace officer; duties.

Sec. 16.

     The marshal shall be the chief of the police of the city. As police officer, he shall be subject to the direction of the mayor. It shall be his duty to see that all the ordinances and regulations of the council, made for the preservation of quiet, good order, and for the safety and protection of the inhabitants of the city are promptly enforced.
     As peace officer he shall be vested with all the powers conferred upon sheriffs for the preservation of quiet and good order. He shall serve and execute all process directed or delivered to him and such process may be served anywhere within the state.


History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3038 ;-- CL 1915, 2954 ;-- CL 1929, 1878 ;-- CL 1948, 87.16





87.17 City marshal; suppression of riots.

Sec. 17.

     He shall suppress all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace, and for that purpose may command the aid of the citizens in the performance of such duty. It shall be his duty to arrest all disorderly persons in the corporation. He shall arrest upon view, and with or without process, any person found in the act of committing any offense against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city amounting to a breach of the peace, and forthwith take such person before the proper magistrate or court for examination or trial, and may also without process arrest and imprison persons found drunk in the streets.


History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3039 ;-- CL 1915, 2955 ;-- CL 1929, 1879 ;-- CL 1948, 87.17





87.18 Monthly report to council; contents; moneys, disposition.

Sec. 18.

     The marshal shall report in writing and on oath to the council at their first meeting in each month all arrests made by him, and the cause thereof, and all persons discharged from arrest during the month; also the number remaining in confinement for breaches of the ordinances of the city, and the amount of all fines and fees collected by him. All moneys collected or received by the marshal, except fees for his personal services, unless otherwise directed by this act, shall be paid into the city treasury during the same month when received, and the treasurer's receipt therefor shall be filed with the clerk.


History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3040 ;-- CL 1915, 2956 ;-- CL 1929, 1880 ;-- CL 1948, 87.18





87.19 Fees.

Sec. 19.

     The marshal may collect and receive the same fees for services performed by him as are allowed to constables for like services; but in no case shall such fees be charged to, or be paid by, the city.


History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 3041 ;-- CL 1915, 2957 ;-- CL 1929, 1881 ;-- CL 1948, 87.19



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