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O#7ORDINANCE N0. 7 ~ Marshal. Sec. 1. The ~{arshal, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of Two Hundred (~200.00) dollars, conditioned upon his faithfully performing the duties of his office, which bond shall be approved by the Town Commission. Sec. 2. The Marshal shall always be on duty to pre- serve peace and maintain order, and he shall be subject to a fine not to exceed Twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for any neglect of duty. For any alleged neglect of duty, he shall be trie~ by the Town Commission and if found guilty, he shall be fined by the Commission in a sum not to exceed Twenty-five ($25.00) dollars, or suspended for a definite period or removed from office, or both fined and suspended or removed. Sec. 3. The ~'iarshal shall not leave the Town limits unless a Deputy Marshal or a policeman shall have been appointed by the Town Commission, and such Deputy Marshal Dr policeman shall be left on duty to act during the ab- sence of the Marshal. Sec. 4. The Marshal shall arrest instanter and safely keep by confining in the Town jail any person who shall be guilty of disturbing the peace, good order or dignity of the To~vn of Boynton, or who shall violate any Ordinance of the Town. Sec. 5. The Marshal shall confine all persons arrested by him in the Town Jail, provided that he may accept a bond conditioned upon the appearance of the accused, at the next session of the Nayor's court, to be approved by him. Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Nayor, when issuing any warrant, to fix the amount of bond which the Marshal shall be authorized to accept in that case. Sec. 7. The Marshal may also accept cash in the amount specified for that case, in lieu of a bond, and if the accused shall not appear at the next session of the Mayor's Court, the cash so deposited shall be forfeited to the Town in default of such appearance. Sec. 8. The Marshal shall keep safely all persons under arrest and sentence, and shall be allowed One Dollar ($1.00) Dollar per day for the deeding and custody of the same, or One ($1.00) dollar a day while a prisoner is serving out a sentence at hard labor. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the I'~arshal to see that all 0rdinauces concerning the cleanliness, health and sanitary conditions of the To~n are strictly complied with and to report to the Mayor at once any violation of any of said Ordinances. Sec. 10. The ~arshal shall receive for his eervices as ~a~shal, the monthly salary of Ten ($10.00) dollars and he shall be allowed to retain all fees earned by him in the criminal prosecutions. Sec. ll. ~Vhoever shall knowingly or wilfully obstruct or oppose ~he Narshal or Deputy ~arshal o~ a policeman of this Town in the discharge of his duty in serving process I or making any arrest~ ~hall be fined not less than Fifty ($50.00) dollars nor more than Five Hundred ($500.00) dollars, or imprisonment not more than sixty days at hard labor, or shall be both fined and imprisoned. Sec. 12. ~-Fnenever any Marshal, Deputy Marshal or police- man shall be resisted in the discharge of his duty, with force, by any p~rson, or such officel~ has reason to believe he will be so resisted, he shall have authority to command any male bystander, over the age of eighteen years, to assist him in overcoming such force; and if any such bystander when so commanded by such offi~er, shall neglect or refuse to render such assistance to the best of his ability, he shall be fined or imprisoned as prescribed in the preceding section or shall be both fined and imprisoned. Sec. 13. The Marshal shall cause all disorderly assem- blages to disperse, and upon the refusal of any participant, or person present at any disorderly assemblage, to leave such assemblage at once upon the command of the Marshal, he shall forthwith be arrested, and on conviction shall be fined not exceeding Twenty Five (~5.00) dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding Thirty (30) days, or shall be both fined and im- pti s oned. The above Ordinance No. V, having been read in ff~ll at a ~[eeting of the To~m Oommission of the Town of Boynton, Florida, held on the 26th day of A~gust A. D. 1921, was adopted and approved at a Regular ~leeting of said Commission held on the 6th day of September A. D. 1921, and a copy thereof posted at the front door of the To~n Ha ll at Boynton, Florida, on the 7th day of September ~.~. D. 19~l. H. B. Murray (Signed) W. B. l~iiller (Signed) J. C. Powell (Signed) Commissioners of the Town of Boynton, Florida.