Nebraska local government law recognises the "Village" as being an incorporated community smaller than a "City." While Pender could have (due to increase in population) become a "City" it has remained a "Village" from its founding in 1885 to this day. As to the situation of a Village Marshal in 1900 (when Mr. Clark resided in Pender) the Compiled Statutes of 1901 have the following to say (the Marshal had various other duties which are scattered throughout the code.) Sec. "1382 [Sec. 67a.] [Marshal.] The marshal shall be chief of police, and shall at all times have power to make, or order, an arrest with proper process, for any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the village, and bring the offender for trial before the proper officer of the village, and to arrest without process in all cases where any such offense shall be committed or attempted to be committed in his presence." In short, as a legal "Village" Pender would have had a Village Marshal at this time.

Newspaper research would likely turn up many mentions of the village marshal, by name. I researched Schuyler, Colfax County, and found the Chief of Police mentioned in nearly every issue of the local paper. It seems unlikely, but could your man have been a village marshal in a nearby village, and only lived in Pender when the census was taken? Lila > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:44:44 -0800 > From: bahari2200@yahoo.com > To: nethurst@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NETHURST] History Law Enforcement Pender, Thurston, NE > > Nebraska local government law recognises the "Village" as being an incorporated community smaller than a "City." While Pender could have (due to increase in population) become a "City" it has remained a "Village" from its founding in 1885 to this day. > > As to the situation of a Village Marshal in 1900 (when Mr. Clark resided in Pender) the Compiled Statutes of 1901 have the following to say (the Marshal had various other duties which are scattered throughout the code.) > > Sec. "1382 [Sec. 67a.] [Marshal.] The marshal shall be chief of police, and shall at all times have power to make, or order, an arrest with proper process, for any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the village, and bring the offender for trial before the proper officer of the village, and to arrest without process in all cases where any such offense shall be committed or attempted to be committed in his presence." > > In short, as a legal "Village" Pender would have had a Village Marshal at this time. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NETHURST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message