Beginner's civics for North Dakota . lects or may elect two constableswith power to arrest disturbers of the peace. Andlast of all, the village has its marshal, with full powerto arrest and to use the necessary force in making thearrest, even though it be the use of firearms. Thework of the local courts in trying and convicting theseoffenders has already been described. The county maintains its court-house and jail, and mayadd, if it sees fit, aworkhouse for the pur-pose of putting itsprisoners to work athard labor. A jailwithout a workhousemay get the reputationamong tramps andpetty criminals
Beginner's civics for North Dakota . lects or may elect two constableswith power to arrest disturbers of the peace. Andlast of all, the village has its marshal, with full powerto arrest and to use the necessary force in making thearrest, even though it be the use of firearms. Thework of the local courts in trying and convicting theseoffenders has already been described. The county maintains its court-house and jail, and mayadd, if it sees fit, aworkhouse for the pur-pose of putting itsprisoners to work athard labor. A jailwithout a workhousemay get the reputationamong tramps andpetty criminals of be-ing a pleasant stop-ping place in the win-ter time, with warmquarters, plenty of food, and nothing to do. Thetownship may, if it so votes at the annual town meet-ing, erect a calaboose for the confinement of drunk anddisorderly persons. The village, too, has power to erecta lockup for the confinement of disorderly persons,vagrants, tramps, and idle persons convicted of violat-ing any village ordinance, and to prevent and sup-. Uniformed Policeman POLICE AND JUSTICE 219 press riots, affrays, noises, disturbances, and disorderlyassemblies in any public or private place. The State has provided a Reform School at Mandanwhere lawbreakers, under the age of eighteen, or in-corrigible children upon written complaint of theirparents or guardians, may be sent by the district judge. The State, as we see by the above, has provided forpolice officers for the arrest of any lawbreaker in theState, and in any county, township, city, or of justice are likewise provided to determinewhat is just in any case that may be brought beforethem. The people are thus put to great expense tomaintain jails, calabooses, lockups, courthouses, andofficers of police and justice, in order that a few badmembers of society may be restrained from doing in-jury to the other members, and from outraging thepeace and dignity of the State. Questions on the Text 1. Show the importance of law and ord
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