Chapter 41.
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CHAP. 41.— An act to increase the police force of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Jan. 31, 1883. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Increase of police force in District of Columbia.[R. S. 310](/us/rs/s310), D. C.Amended. That section three hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia be, and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows: .
" “The police force shall consist of the following officers, namely: One major, one captain, ten lieutenants, twenty sergeants, such number of privates not exceeding two hundred and fifty for the regular service, as the Commissioners may deem necessary, and all promotions to the positions of captain, lieutenant, and sergeant shall be made from the next succeeding grade or rank on the force.” " Sec. 2. Detective force abolished, etc. That the detective force established by the aforesaid section of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, be and the same is hereby abolished.
Sec. 3.—Detail of men from police, authorized. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to detail, from time to time, from the privates of the police, such number of privates, not exceeding six, as may in their judgment be necessary, for special service in the detection and prevention of crime; and such privates so specially detailed shall be entitled to receiveCompensation. and shall be paid the compensation now allowed by law to the detective force abolished by this act, daring such time as they shall continue so detailed by the order of the Commissioners Sec. 4.—Appointment of additional policemen.
That the Commissioners may, and they are hereby, authorized to appoint not more than six privates, to be members of the police force, from among citizens of the United Slates who have or have not served in the Army and Navy of the United States, but who shall possess[R. S. 354](/us/rs/s354), D.C., 42. all the other qualifications prescribed by section three hundred and FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 41, 42. 1883. 413 fifty four of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia Approved, January 31, 1883.