They served in the militia, and in the local constabulary, and many of the wealthier ones eventually owned plantations and slaves of their own.

他们在民兵和当地警察局服役，许多较富有的人最终拥有了自己的种植园和奴隶。

Before Saratoga closed down hitch-hikers were thrown into the can by a constabulary that banked its pay checks and lived off the tips of murderers and panderers.

在萨拉托加 (Saratoga) 关闭之前， 一名警察将搭便车的人扔进了罐子里， 警察将工资支票存入银行， 靠杀人犯和拉皮条者的小费为生。

Elections were held under the supervision of American officers, and a treaty was drawn up placing the management of Haitian finances and the local constabulary under American authority.

选举在美国官员的监督下举行，并起草了一项条约， 将海地的财政管理和当地警察置于美国的权力之下。

We crowded to the little window, which Mackenzie took care to fill; and a minute yielded no sound but the crunch and slither of constabulary boots upon sooty slates.

我们挤到麦肯齐小心翼翼地填满的小窗前； 一分钟后，除了警察靴子踩在煤黑的石板上的嘎吱声和滑行声外， 什么声音也没有。