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 50 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 23 July, 1866, ¤- appointment for that purpose, unless pursuing the detection of criminals 215- °- 7» '· 1‘l• P· as a private business outside of such authority, and not otherwise spe. ”“· einem1y authorized by mw. _ _ _ _ To give teen. Sec. 426. Any person practicing as a private detective shall enter- ····v·*—··— into bonds to the board of police, with surety, in a sum not less than md' ten thousand dollars to be approved by the board, for a faithful and correct return to the board, in such manner and at such times as the board shall direct, of all business transacted by such private detective. To report to nw- Sec. 427. Upon the execution of a private detectives bond, it shall be ’°°'!'Y °f l’°“'d °f the duty of such private detective to report to the secretary of the ?¥°>————- board of police, who shall file such bond and record the name, age, de. I’”d··“· 8• P· 21** scription, nationality, and residence of such private detective. Forfeitu re o £ Sec. 428. In every case of a forfeiture of a private detective’s bond \>¤_¤4§ MW of for failure to make such returns to the board of police as required, or for U“‘*° S““*°° “"' failure of persons accused by bonded private detective to appear to an- @3,;-—————— wer charges in court, it shall be the duty of the attorney of the United ““d·•°· 7= P' 21* States for the District to immediately prosecute the sureties upon such bond to the full extent of a recovery of the forfeitures. Duty ¤*“ r¤‘iv9*¤ Sec. 429. It shall be the duty of every person prosecuting the busi- ‘ll‘f:s‘;*;'° "'“'““$ ness of a private detective, who may arrest a person for crime, to 5...; bring the person arrested, with all evidence of the alleged crime, includibid- ing property or money which may become evidence, immediately to the office of the major of police, or to the proper court, where the case shall undergo an examination. Ai! -1>¤!i¤¤ l¤¤(¤ Sec. 430. All laws which govern the police force in the matters of Qg¥;;‘f,:;’;:uQsP“' persons, property, or money shall be applicable to all private detect- Ibid- may assume,) and such detectives or persons shall make like returns and dispositions of such matters as required by law and the rules of the board of police governing the police force. coumtomrsm or FELONY, ETC. Compromise of Sec. 431. It is unlawful for any private detective, or any member of fqlqny, &¤-, Pm- the police force, or for any other person to compromise a felony or any other unlawful act, or to participate in, assent to, aid or assist any per- F u;' g' ,v‘° sou suspected of crime to escape a full judicial examination by failing mt; 8 g' to give known facts or reasonable causes of suspicion, or withholding withholding i,,- any information relative to the charge or suspicion from the proper judiformation. cial authorities; fmR¤°¤f•t_l;§l*:;°¤:`{ Or in any manner to receive any money, property, favor, or other mad gr 1,,,,,,,, to compensation from, or on account of, any person arrested or subject to an-rest. arrest for any crime or supposed crime; Permitting such Or to permit any such per on to go at large without due effort to se- P°¤°¤¤ *° °¤°**P°· cure an investigation of such supposed crime. Ijenalgy for vic- And for any violation of the provisions of this section, or either of l%¤°¤ ° *1**6 ¤°°· them, such member of the police force, or private detective or other “°°‘ person guilty thereof, shall be deemed as having compromised, a felony, and shall be thereafter prohibited from acting as an omcer of said police force, or as a private detective, and shall be prosecuted to the extent of the law for aiding criminals to escape the ends of justice. mscELLANEOUs 1>n0v1810Ns. Pei?::}? Sec. 432. I£_auy person, without justifiable and excusable cause, shall on cmg,. in dw use personal violence upon any member of the police force, when in the charge of me duty. dnscb argc of his duty, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 6 A,, _, 186,, ,,_ meanor,_and shall be punishable by imprisonment in the district jail or 62, e. 2E v. 12, p. penrtentrary not exceeding two years, or by a fine not exceeding tive 324- hundred dollars.
 * ives, (or to persons practicing as detectives, whatever other name they