358. Officers to go the rounds. [§12, Act V, 1861].
(a)The Superintendent shall decide in what towns in the district there shall be nightly rounds, and in each such town an officer shall be deputed daily to perform them.(b)The Superintendent shall himself go the rounds occasionally and shall depute his Assistant and Deputy Superintendents to do so.(c)In towns where there is no Town Inspector, it is part of the regular duty of the Armed Inspector and Sergeant to go the rounds, and the Superintendent shall lay down, in the district order book, how often in the month or week each officer shall do so.(d)All Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors stationed at or visiting district or Sub-divisional headquarters are liable for this duty.(e)Although Assistant Sub-Inspectors should be used as frequently as possible for the supervision of town patrols, they should not be deputed as rounds officers or visit the guards.(f)Officers should invariably note in their tour diaries the date and hour of all such night rounds.
