214 T HIR'I`Y—-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 215. 1866. prosecute the case,) the board of police shall have Power, in its discretion, to authorize the property clerk to place the same in the custody of such owners, upon sufficient bonds being given by sand owner or owners in the sum of twice the value thereof, conditioned for the production of the same·at any time wilchin one yea.}-, when required for use i11_<a0urt as evidence in auy1>roceed1¤g thereon, m accordance Wlth the provisions required by the act; of July sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. And _ Luge Eunnti- in cases of large quantities of goods held for sale by the owners, that may mss25g_ “h°1d come into the possession of the property clerk as the proceed; of crime, the same may be delivered to the said owner, his heirs or representatives, as provided in section Eve of this act, upon ample security to prosecute, except those of an estimated value of {·ifcy dollars, which shall be retained by the property clerk until the discharge or conviction of the accused, as required by said act. No person no Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That hereafter no person shall
- ”“’“° °" p"‘°' assume or ractise the occu tion of detective within the limits of the
tise the occupa— . . p . pa . . . fion of dqtgcuyg Dxstnct of Columbia who shall not first recmve 2. spccxiic appointment for in dw District of that purpose, unless pursuing the detection of criminals as a private busi- C°h“"bi° wml' nc * 0 ts'd f' h th 't d n t otherwise s ecificall authorized gu}; specific np. $¤ U I B 0 Suc au 01*1 y,- 9:11 0 l p y pomtment mem- by }aw. -Any person so practising shall enter mto bonds to the board of [°*§:;é°”»&°· police with surety m the sum of not less than ten thousand dollars, to ` be approved by the board of police, for a faithful and correct return to said board, in such manner and at such times as the board of police shall direct, of all business transacted by such private detectives; and in each and every casa of a. forléiture of such bond or bonds for failure to make such returns to said board as required or for failure of persons ac· Summa on cuscd by such bonded private detectives t0,appeax· to answer charges in g‘;;‘géc‘$‘;é"° b° court, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the United States for the ` said District to immediately prosecute tho surcties thereon to the full extent of a recovery of the forfeitures. And it shall be the duty of any Dctocti rson o·cc tin theb s'm>ss of a rivate detective who ma arrest s. “"°“i“¥ ;;‘?*°““ Pgrson $':3I'i!`;10 $0 briuu {hc arson parrested with ah evidenic of the fm-crixuemcarry P . . ’ . g P . . mem M Omg to alleged cmmc, mcluding property or money whmh may become evidence, ¤¤i¢¤ °Y¤¤P¤F- immediately to the officc of the superintendent of police, or the nearest ixgjlgzjt °f p°` metropolitan police station, where the case shall undergo an examination Casa to be ex- before the magistrate assigned thereto; and all laws or parts of laws that amine . • · · . govern the mctropolntan police m the matters of persons, property, or ¤ . . . t0és;;,, money shall hereafter be applncablc to send detectives, (or 30 persons w d¤¤¤¤¤iv¤¤· pra.ctisin¤· as detectives, whatever other name they may assume,) who shall maize like returns and dispositions thereof, as required by law and the rules of the board of police governing the metropolitan police force. \\'mm¤privam Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That upon the cxccution of a pri- 9¢*°°*i*'*:'¤d*>§¤d vato dctcctive’s bond, it shall be the duty of such private dctcctives to
- ff°,;';;L’w° report to the secretary of the Bgarfl of Pf>licc,- who shall filo such borid
§pcreta.ry of po- and _1‘0c0!‘d thté DEH1B, agé, dGsc1‘1pb10n, nationality, and resldencc of smd ‘°°· " tc d0t6ctive· and in shall be unlawful for such dctcctives or any 1 a b P"‘*‘ * . . * g|,,3°n,n?,;md member of the mctropohtan polxce fbrcc, or for any and all other perm??- _ 8m sons, to compromise a felony or any other unlawful act, or to participate u°t:°°Q;°’cLm_‘ in, assent t0, aid, or assist any person suspected of crime no escape a full pounded. judicial examination by failing to give known facts or reasonable causes P°”°“” ““°‘ of suspicion 01* withholding any information relative to the charge or suspected ofcrime . . f ’ h 1. ._ _ . . . . ,,0, to be aided PICIOH rom t a po xcc magistrate or Jusmce, or 1p any manner to reccnvc tc_esc¤¥:¤ by_ any money, property, favor, or other compensation, from, or on account };:_%;::ig;"i:‘ of§.uny person arxlestcd or subject to arrest for any. crime or supposed Money, sm. cnmc, or 00 permxt. any such person to go at large without due effort to ?r%*!;°&:;;¤¤iV¢d igcugc za.;1 investigation cffsugx supposed cringe; apdhfor mgy viggatiog if charged with G Qrecoxggtprgvxsxons 01 t 18 section, 0}} mt lir 0 {F imiltbc ?1 podxcc., crime. or private c cc IVE, or OY1B].' person gnu ty themo , s a c ccmc as 'igiagéyhgziof having compromised a. felony, and be thereafter prohibited from acting as
