The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 761
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Laws of the State of Texas.
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wait upon the mayor's court when sitting for the trial of
offenses; to enforce the keeping of the peace; to arrest,
either with or without warrant, any or all persons he may
know, or have good reason to suspect of violating any of
the criminal laws of the State, or ordinances of the city.
And he shall have power to appoint one or more deputies.
He shall have power to nominate, subject to the approval of
the city council, all the subordinate police force and night
watches of the city, whose salaries shall be fixed by the city
council, and who shall be subject to removal by the council
as hereinbefore enacted. lHe may recommend for removal
any of the members of said police force and night watchmen
to the council. He shall have power to execute any kind of
the process aforesaid anywhere, only for offenses committed
within the corporate limits of the city of Fort Worth, in the
county of Tarrant, at large; and that the regular police force
of the city shall have the right, in the city limits, to arrest,
without warrant, for offenses against the penal ordinances of
the city; and all persons accused shall be entitled to a speedy
trial, and by a jury if demanded by them. He shall have
the same power and authority as a sheriff has to summon
persons to assist him in making arrests, and persons failing
or refusing to obey his summons may be punished in such
manner as the council may prescribe by ordinance; provided,
that such party shall not be imprisoned; and provided further,
that the mayor and aldermen of the city, or any of
them, shall not have the power to imprison any person as a
penalty or punishment, but only for the purpose of coercing
payment of fine and costs. Nor shall the mayor or aldermen
of said city, or any of them, have the right to confiscate
or destroy the private property of any person, or take such
property without paying first for same a just compensation,
and not then
only by due course of law. He shall have
specific fees for specific services, to be taxed with the costs
in each case, and collected as other costs; and said fees shall,
in no instance, exceed those of a sheriff for like services; and
the mayor may make him an allowance, from time to time,
for waiting on his court, and the same shall be passed upon
by the council, and the fact certified to by the secretary,
after which it shall be the duty of the treasurer, upon presentation,
to pay it.(761)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6732/m1/763/?rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .