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The Madras City Police Act, 1888

The Madras City Police Act, 1888

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This Act governs the police force of the city of Madras (Chennai). It vests the administration of the city police in the Commissioner of Police, who has certain magistrate's powers, and provides for Deputy and Assistant Commissioners. It covers the constitution of the force, rules for its governance, and discipline of its members. It also gives the police powers to keep order in the city.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 2. Repealed
  3. 3. Interpretation-clause
  4. 4. [Omitted]
  5. 5. Administration vested in the Commissioner of Police
  6. 6. Appointment of Deputies or Assistants to the Commissioner
  7. 7. Commissioner's power as a Magistrate
  8. 8. Commissioner and his Deputies and Assistants to be Justices of the Peace
  9. 9. Constitution of Police-force
  10. 10. Commissioner to make rules for the government of the force
  11. 11. Commissioner may dismiss, suspend or reduce members of the subordinate ranks of the force
  12. 12. Members of the force to receive certificates of enrolment
  13. 13. Members of the subordinate ranks not to resign without leave or notice
  14. 14. Members to deliver up certificate, clothing, etc., on resignation
  15. 15. Penalty for neglect or violation of duty
  16. 16. Power of Police enrolled under Central Act XXIV of 1859
  17. 17. Appointment of special police officer
  18. 18. Powers of special police officer
  19. 19. Penalty for special police officer neglecting or refusing to serve
  20. 20. Power to quarter additional Police in disturbed parts
  21. 21. Power to appoint additional police officers
  22. 22. Recovery of moneys due
  23. 23. Duties of police officers
  24. 24. Powers of police officer and agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to arrest without warrant on view of offence
  25. 25. Apprehension of offenders by private individual
  26. 26. Power to search for stolen property without warrant
  27. 27. Power to seize property regarding which an offence is suspected
  28. 28. Pawn-brokers, etc., to report stolen property tendered to them
  29. 29. Power to fix period within which stray dogs may be killed
  30. 30. Power to take charge of property of intestate under 200 rupees and deliver to party entitled
  31. 31. Certain provisions of Criminal Procedure Code to apply
  32. 32. Commissioner to keep standard weights and measures
  33. 33. Power of Police to enter shops to inspect weights and measures
  34. 34. Places of public resort to be licensed
  35. 35. Eating-houses, etc., to be licensed
  36. 36. Conditions for issue of licences
  37. 37. Penalty for omission to procure licences
  38. 38. Power to enter and inspect licensed and unlicensed places
  39. 39. Power to make rules for regulation of places of public entertainment or resort
  40. 40. Service of copy of order made on owner
  41. 40A. Prohibition of smoking in certain places where entertainments are held
  42. 41. Power to regulate assemblies, meetings and processions in public places, etc
  43. 42. Power to grant warrant to enter common gaming-houses
  44. 43. Evidence as to common gaming-house
  45. 44. Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary
  46. 45. Penalty for opening, etc., common gaming-house
  47. 46. Penalty for gaming in common gaming-house
  48. 47. Instruments of gaming may be destroyed on conviction
  49. 48. Indemnification of witnesses
  50. 49. Saving of games of skill
  51. 49A. Penalty for opening, etc., any enclosure, etc., for certain forms of gaming
  52. 50. Payment of portion of fine to informants and Police-officers
  53. 51. Penalty for cheating at games
  54. 51A. Power to direct removal of persons from City in special cases
  55. 52. Brothels
  56. 53. Penalty for cruelty to animals
  57. 54. Appointment of infirmary for animals
  58. 55. Magistrate may order animal to be destroyed or sent to infirmary
  59. 56. Animals sent to infirmary may be detained and shall be removed after notice
  60. 57. Power to sell such animals in default of payment of charges, etc
  61. 58. Power of Magistrate to order delivery of animal
  62. 59. Costs of inquiries
  63. 60. Stray animals to be impounded
  64. 61. Powers of Police and the Tamil Nadu Fire Services on the occasion of fire
  65. 62. Cost of establishments, etc., for extinguishing fire
  66. 62A. Penalty for false alarm of fire
  67. 63. Penalty for wilful trespass
  68. 64. Penalty for being found armed between sunset and sunrise intending to commit an offence, etc
  69. 65. Penalty for possession of property believed to have been stolen
  70. 66. Penalty for buying or taking pledge from a child
  71. 67. Penalty for introducing spirits, etc., into barracks or on board vessels of war
  72. 68. Penalty for introducing spirits, etc., into hospitals
  73. 69. Penalty for carrying weapon without authority
  74. 70. Penalty for harbouring deserters from vessels
  75. 71. Penalty for certain offences in public place
  76. 71M. [Omitted]
  77. 72. Penalty for gambling or cock-fighting in public place
  78. 73. Penalty for committing nuisance in public place
  79. 74. Penalty for lighting bonfire, burning straw, discharging fire-arm, etc., in or near any public place
  80. 75. Penalty for drunkenness or riotous or indecent behaviour in public place, etc
  81. 76. Power to cancel or suspend any licence and penalty for breach of conditions of licences
  82. 77. Fee for licence
  83. 78. Power to make by-laws
  84. 79. By-laws to be published in English and vernacular
  85. 80. Penalty for breach of by-law
  86. 81. Limitation of actions
  87. 82. Saving of penalty provided by other law
  88. 88. SCHEDULE I Repealed
  89. I. Repealed

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