§ 90. Police station houses for the detention of women; how designated. The mayor of every city containing a population of twenty-five thousand shall and the mayor of every other city when authorized by a resolution of the common council may designate one or more station houses within his city for the detention and confinement […]
§ 93. When police matrons to reside at station houses. When only one police matron is attached to a police station, she shall reside there, or within a reasonable distance therefrom, and shall hold herself in readiness to respond to any call therefrom at any hour of the day or night, and each matron shall, […]
§ 94. Women under arrest to have separate accommodations. It shall be the duty of the boards of commissioners of police in every city, or if there be no board of police, then of the mayor of such city, to provide sufficient accommodations for women held under arrest to keep them separate and apart from […]
§ 95. Proceeding in case of arrest of women. Whenever a woman is arrested and taken to a police station, to which a matron is attached, it shall be the duty of the officer in charge of the station to cause such matron to be summoned forthwith, and whenever, in any city in which a […]
§ 96. Woman defined. The term “woman” as used in this article shall not include any female either actually or apparently under the age sixteen years, whose care is assumed by any incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to children; but every such female upon being taken to a station house shall be at […]
§ 97. Appropriations under article, how made. The proper local authorities of each city in which a police matron has been appointed shall appropriate annually such sum as may be needed for the separate care and confinement in station houses of any women arrested in such city, and for the appointment, salary and maintenance of […]
