. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . 25th, and the result was the appointment, by President EliB. Williams, of five delegates to draw up a charter for pre-sentation. The men who composed this committee wereEbenezer Peck, J. D. Caton, T. W. Smitk, William B. Og-den and Nathan H. Bolles. The committee presented thecharter to the Board of Trustees on December 9tli; after be-ing slightly amended it was adopted, and on March -ith,1837, the legislature passed the bill approving it. The
. History of the Chicago police from the settlement of the community to the present time, under authority of the mayor and superintendent of the force . 25th, and the result was the appointment, by President EliB. Williams, of five delegates to draw up a charter for pre-sentation. The men who composed this committee wereEbenezer Peck, J. D. Caton, T. W. Smitk, William B. Og-den and Nathan H. Bolles. The committee presented thecharter to the Board of Trustees on December 9tli; after be-ing slightly amended it was adopted, and on March -ith,1837, the legislature passed the bill approving it. The firstcharter election was held on May 2d, 1837, William B. Og-den, being the democratic, and John H. Kinzie the whigcandidate for mayor. The former was elected, receiving407 votes against 237 cast for Mr., Kinzie. The total voteof the South division was 408, of the North 204, of theWest 97, and of the whole city 709. At this election .JohnWentworth cast his first vote, being challenged on accountof his youthful appearance, and sworn as to his legal age,before his ballot was counted. At this election, also, JohnShiigley was chosen high UNDER TUE MAUSHALS. 5c5 CHAPTER IV. FR0M1SS7T0 1854—THE NEW CHARTER AND ITS PROVISIONS FOR A POLICESERVICE—RATHER A WEAK FORCE-A SATIRE ON THE CONSTaBU-LARY-SAMUEL J. lOWE AND M. HUNTOON—THE DAYS OF OSCAR SMITH,PHILLIP DEAN, a:\IBRO>E BURNHAM, LmiER NICHOLS AND DARIUSKNIGHTS—CRIME IN THE YOUNG CITY—THE MOBBING OF STEPHEN The city cliarter required that some very radical changeshould be made in local governmental affairs, and properprovision was made for the police branch of the service, al-thongli it was not expected that the powers of the youngmunicipality in this direction would be called into play forsome time to come. Chicago was growing too rapidly to feeLcomfortable in her old garments, but she had not to wear the new ones with grace. So she adoptedthe simplest methods possible unde
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