| Description | Name and rank: John George Smith Date joined: rejoined 22 Sep 1873 Age: 31 years Warrant number: 1559
Offences and punishment: 20 Jan 1874 being off his beat at 8.45pm, fined 1 shilling and sixpence by the Chief Constable 14 Apr 1875 gossiping when on duty at 3.40am, fined 1 days pay by the Chief Constable 28 Dec 1881 being in a watchman's box when on duty [at] 4.50pm [on the] 27th inst, reprimanded by the Chief Constable 12 Apr 1882 neglecting to patrol a portion of his beat from 8.35 to 10pm [on the] 11th inst, severely reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable 24 Jul 1882 being worse for drink when on duty at 12.30am [on the] 23rd inst, fined 2 shillings and reprimanded by the Chief Constable 24 Feb 1886 being worse for drink when on duty at 5pm [on the] 23rd inst, reprimanded and cautioned by the Chief Constable 23 Dec 1891 gossiping on Hedon Road from 11.52pm to 12.12am, reprimanded and fined 2 shillings and sixpence by the Chief Constable
Rewards and commendations: 27 Dec 1873 advanced from the 5th Class @ 22 shillings to the 4th Class @ 23 shillings 21 Mar 1874 advanced from the 4th Class @ 23 shillings to the 3rd Class @ 24 shillings 19 Dec 1874 advanced from the 3rd Class @ 25 shillings to the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings 5 Jan 1877 advanced from the 2nd Class @ 26 shillings to the 1st Class @ 27 shillings 2 Sep 1882 advanced from 27 shillings to 28 shillings per week 23 May 1878 apprehending an office breaker at Mr Councillor Appleby's office, awarded £1 by the Watch Committee 14 Aug 1878 pursuing and killing a mad dog, promoted to Service Class 5 Feb 1879 vigilance displayed in capturing a thief, commended by the Watch Committee 5 Jun 1890 advanced from 28 shillings to 30 shillings per week 17 Jun 1898 superannuated
Notes: Joined 25 May 1869, resigned 13 Mar 1870 See [page] No 149 Old Book [POL/4/5/3/2] Includes: dates of offences; type of crime committed; punishment and the age of offender; resignations and deaths; rewards (advancement) and commendations |