Section 75. ( I ) Tlie Local Government may relieve any

CHAPTER V, , R~UNICIPAL POLICE. 74, (1) Every committee shall, unless it is relieved P ~ l i c e . ~ ~ t ~ b . of this obligation by the Local Government, maintain lishme1lt. a sufficient police-establishment for police requirements within municipal limits and for the perf6imance of the duties imposed on it by this Act. `(2)` The establishment maintained under sub-section (1) shall, as the committee with the approval of the Local Governnlent may, from time to time, determine, be either a body of watchmen or s part of the general police-force under the Local Government within the meaning of section 2 of Act V of 1861, or partly one and partly the other; and it shall consist of such number of officers and men, and the officers and men shall receive such pay, leave-allowances, gratuities and pensions, as the committee may, from time to time, after consultation wit11 the Magistrate of the diqtrict and the Inspector General of Police, and subject to the final decision of the Loci] Government, direct. 75. ( I ) Tlie Local Government may relieve any Relief of committee of the whole or part of the cost of the ~;;m~~~;;e~ police-establishmeilt, and may enter into a contract charges, wit11 * . < < , - ACT XI11 pality to which the rnuilicipal fund can properly be applied, and which are estimated to cost not more than the amount of the relief. ., (2) When a committee is relieved under this section of tlie whole or part of t h e cost of the policeestablishment which it is required to maintain, the Local Government shall maintain such police-establishment as it considers necessary, and the estaldishrnent so maintained may b e either a body of watch- (a) shall be under the orders of the District Superintendent of Police subject to the general control of the Magistrate of the district; liable to dismissal, suspension,, reduction or fine,- under such rules as the Local Govern-~' lnent may, from time to time, make in this ' (c) shall perform such duties as the Local Gov(d) shall possess thc same powers, 6e entitled to . ' . the same assistance, enjoy. the same protec. . tion, be subject to tlie same responsibilities and be liable to the same penalties as if they ', ., were police.officers enrolled under Act V of (2) Any person obstructing any such watchmail in the discharge of his duties niay be arrested with- 1884.1 Panjdb Municipn lities. 126 out mrarrant by a police-officer or by any such watch- - man. man. 77, If the establishment .m%intained under this Duties of chapter or any portion thereof is part of the general zcy[:!o,police-force, the Local Government may, notwith- led under standing anything contained in Act V of 1861 or in Act v of any other Act for the time being in force, define, sub-[1861. ] ject to the provisions of this Act, the duties wliich the officers and men of the establishment or such portion thereof may or may not be required to perform. ==> picture [390 x 378] intentionally omitted <== ----- Start of picture text -----<br> ||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |78..|(I) Every member of a 'police-establishment|Po~vel-s and| |under this Act shall give immediate informatiou to|$:::;:| |the committee of any offence committed against this|of| |Act or the rules made thereunder, and shall be bound| |;zy;:;Act| |to assist all members, officers and servants of tlze com-|a;d|rules,| |mittee in the exercise of their lawful authority.| |an|d ce assist- to mu-| |(2) Every member of such police-establishment|nicipal au-| |may arrest any person committing in his view any|thorities-| |offence against this Act or the rules made thereunder-| |(a)|if the name and address of the person are un-| |known to him, or| |-|( B )|if|the person declines to give his name and| |address, or if there is reason to doubt the| |accuracy of the name and address if|given.| |(3)|A person arrested under this section may be| |detained until his name and address are correctly as-| |certained|:| |Provided that no person so arre2ted shall be de-| |tained longer than is necessary for bringing him be-| |fore a Magistrate unless the order of a _Magistrate for| |his detention is obtained.| |79.|Nothing in the foregoing sections of this|Saving|of| |section|9| |!I1 of|1880.|chapter shall affect section 9 of the Cantonments Act,|of|Act|111| |1880.|of|1880.| |80.|When special police-protection|is,|in the opi-|2E;p::'.| |nion of the Local Government, requisite on the occa-|fairs,|kc.| |sion of any fair, agricult~ual show or industrial ex-| |hihition managed by a committee, the Local Govern-|[. ]| |rnent| ----- End of picture text -----<br>