The Jail of the City of Tacoma, in the State of Washington, is hereby designated and established; and the said jail is hereby now located in that certain building known as the County/City Building situated between South 9th Street and South 11th Street and between South Tacoma Avenue and South Yakima Avenue in Tacoma, Washington.
(Ord. 17095 § 1, 1962-06-26)
The Chief of Police of said City shall have charge and supervision of said jail, under the direction of the City Council; and he shall have power to establish and enforce such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Washington and the ordinances of the City, as he shall deem necessary or expedient for the good government and protection of said jail and those confined therein, for the maintenance of decency, the preservation of peace, the suppression of disorder, the preservation of health and the enforcement of personal cleanliness.
(Ord. 1474 § 2, 1900-07-27)
All persons lawfully in the custody of the police authorities of the City shall be confined and safely kept in said jail until lawfully discharged.
(Ord. 1474 § 3, 1900-07-27)
Any person who shall have been duly tried and convicted of the violation of any of the ordinances of the City of Tacoma, and adjudged to pay a fine and costs, shall, on his failure to pay the same, be imprisoned in the jail until such fine and costs shall have been paid, or until he has been imprisoned in such jail one day for every $4.00 of such fine and costs.
(Ord. 900 § 1 1893; Ord. 15655, 1956-07-09)