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head, one or more lieutenants (more often none of this grade), one or more 

 sergeants and a rank and file of patrolmen or guards. In some instances 

 the chief executive of the park and recreation system acts as chief with an 

 assistant chief actively in charge of the force. In one instance it is noted 

 that there is a different head of the park guards appointed each week by 

 the chief executive of the department. In another instance the secretary 

 of the board of park commissioners has direct charge of the park police, 

 and in still another system a standing committee on police has general 

 supervision of the police system. 



The following examples of rules and regulations for the government of 

 park police, or guards, in different cities and counties will serve to show 

 the manner of organization and the duties and responsibilities of the dif- 

 ferent ranks and grades of officers in these systems : 



RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT OF PARK POLICE, 

 BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 



I. Organization. The park police force shall consist 

 of one captain of police, and as many regular patrol- 

 men as, in the opinion of the Board of Park Commis- 

 sioners, may be deemed necessary to maintain a proper 

 police service in the parks throughout the year, and 

 also as many special officers as, in the opinion of the 

 Park Commissioners, may be deemed necessary to 

 assist the regular police force. 



1. Appointments. All of the patrolmen now con- 

 stituting the present force shall continue to serve under 

 the provisions of their original appointment. 



2. All new appointments shall be made subject to 

 the rules of the city service commission. 



1. Duties. Captain of Park Police. The captain of 

 park police shall have full command and supervision 

 of the park police force, including specials and watch- 

 men, under the direction of the Board of Park Com- 

 missioners, and he will be held strictly accountable for 

 the maintenance of a proper police service. 



2. He shall make frequent visits to each of the parks 

 and parkways at such hours of the day and night as 

 may be necessary to determine that all officers are 

 satisfactorily and fully performing the duties assigned 

 to them. 



3. He shall have full power and authority to assign 

 officers to duty and to transfer them therefrom, and 

 also to suspend them from duty on account of any 

 failure to properly perform their duties, or on account 

 of any offensive or ungentlemanly conduct on their part; 

 and in case of such suspension of any such officers, the 

 fact of such suspension and the reasons therefor shall 

 be reported to the board. 



4. He shall have authority to grant leave of absence 

 to any patrolman; and no patrolman shall be absent 

 from duty without his knowledge and consent. 



5. He shall enter in a book kept for that purpose the 



names of all the patrolmen, and opposite to their names 

 any dereliction of duty and the date and hour of the 

 occurrence; which book shall at all times be accessible 

 to the Park Commissioners or the secretary. 



6. He shall also enter in a book kept for that pur- 

 pose a full, correct and complete account of any acci- 

 dent, misdemeanor, crime or other happening in any 

 of the parks; also a complete account of all arrests made, 

 stating offense and disposition of case by the court. 



7. An abstract from these two books shall be pre- 

 pared by him on the first of every month and delivered 

 to the secretary. 



1. Patrolmen. Patrolmen are under direct control 

 of the captain of police; all orders from the Board of 

 Park Commissioners will be transmitted through said 

 captain of police. 



2. Each and every member of the park police force 

 shall devote his whole time and attention to the pres- 

 ervation of order in the parks. He must do the utmost 

 in his power to prevent the commission of any crimes 

 about to be committed. Good order will be considered 

 the best proof of the efficiency of the officer. 



3. Punctual attendance, prompt obedience to orders 

 and conformity to these rules will be required. 



4. Each member must be civil and orderly in deport- 

 ment, and must exercise patience and discretion in the 

 discharge of his duty, acting with firmness and energy 

 and using no violent, coarse or profane language. 



5. Each member shall at all times and on all occa- 

 sions when on duty display his star so that it can be 

 distinctly seen. 



6. Each member shall on all occasions when on duty 

 wear such uniform as may be prescribed by the Park 

 Commissioners, and appear neat in his person. 



7. He shall give his name to all who may request it. 



