Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-29
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The Metropolitan Police Bill.
Full Text of Mr. Dangler's Metro
pOlitan Police Bill as it Passed
the Senate.
1t Goes IntO Effect Immediately.
BILL

one hundred thousand inhabitants at th'
last Federal census.
SECTION / Be It enacted By the Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That al
powers and duties connected with, and incl
dent TO, the government and discipline IL
cities of the first class, with a population o
less than u hundred Thousand inhabi-
tants at the last federal census, shall be, a
hereinafter more especially provided, vested
in and exercised by a board Of metropolitan
police in each city, composed of four com
missioners Of metropolitan police, together
with the mayor of said city, who shall be
er-o1Feio, a member of said board, a ma.
iority of whom shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of business.
SEC. .. Immediately upon the passage o
this act, and thereafter, from time to time
as required by this act, there shall be aP
pointed by the Governor, by and with thu
consent OF the Senate, provided during any
recess of the Senate, the Governor may
/ appoint, subject to the thereafter consent o
the same,) from the qualified electors il
each of said cities, four freeholders, who
together with the mayor, eT- e6lcio, shall b'
the chief officers of said metropolitan
police, one of which commissioner so ap
pointed by the Governor, shall hold offic'
for the term of two years aud until the frs
udN OF NAL " ElEuAtth huAuAEl duu 6AAL1
eight, QS6S,) one of which commissioner
so appointed shall hold office for the tern
of four years and until the first day of May
eighteen hundred and seventy, (1570.) one
of which commissioners so appointed shall
hold office for the term of six years and
until the first day of May, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, QS72,) u of which com.
missioners so appointed shall held office fol
the term of eight years and until the first
dag of May, eighteen hundred and seventy
four, 1s74.)
SEC. 3. The term Of Office of each Of said
commissioner Of metropolitan police, after
the respective termination of the terms
aforesaid, shall be eight years, and the
Governor shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, provided
that, during any recess of the Senate, the
Governor may appoint, subject to the there
after consent of the same,) from the quail
fed electors and freeholders Of said city, a
successor TO the person whose term shall be
about to expire as such commissioner. Any
vacancy caused by the death, removal or
resignation Of any commissioner in said
board, shall be filled for the unexpired
term by the Governor, as aforesaid
SEC. 4. The persons severally appointed
commissioner of metropolitan police by
virtue of this act, shall, before exercising
the duties thereof, be duly sworn to a faith
full performance Of the same, and file IN the
Office of the Secretary of State a certified
copy of said qualification.
SEC. 5. Said board of metropolitan police
shall have power to appoint a s~uperintend-
emit of the police force, a captain of police,
and one captain in addition for each fifty
patrolmen called into service more than the
first fifty, and a sergeant of police TO each
twelve patroimen, and also regular or com
pensated pat-oltnen, not exceeding one TO
each one thousand inhabitants; provided,
that the number of said patrolmen may be
increased by and with the consent of the
city council I; and, provided also, that the
said board shall have the power, in cases
of emergency, to appoint as many special
patrolmen as they may think proper, but
such appointments shall be reported to,
and be subject to the action of, the city
council at its next meeting. The board
may, from the patrOlmen, appoint detec-
tives, not exceeding three in number, who
shall act as secret police or detectives.
and may each receive an additional com
pensation Of one hundred dollars per year;
and when, from any cause, a vacancy
shall exist in the number so first appointed,
the board may appoint to said vacancy
the patrolman which the record, required
to be kept as hereinafter provided, shall
show to be most meritorious. Said board
shall also have power, for cause to be as
signed or a public hearing and on due notice,
according 10 the rules TO be promulgated
by them, to remoye or suspend from office,
or for 4 definite time deprive from pay, any
member of such police force; to make rules
and regulations for the discipline and gov
eminent Of said force, and shall cause the
same to be published and tomake and pro-
mulgate general and special orders to said
force, through the superintendent of police.
SEC. 6. The said board shall appoint one
of their own number to act as president, and
some other person to act as secretary, and
the secretary shall receive such annual sa-
larry as may be determined upon by the
board of police, aud shall perform such du-
ties as are hereinafter provided, and shall
hold his Office during the pleasure Of said
board.
SEC. 7. Said board shall assume and exer-
else the entire control of the police force Of
said city, and shall possess full power and
authority over the police organization, gov
eminent, appointments and discipline with
in said city. 1t shall have the custody
and control Of all public property, books,
records and equipments belonging to the
police department, and shall have power
to erect and maintain al, such lines of tele-
in such places within the said city,
as for purposes Of police de board shall
ieem necessary, whenever the common
shall authorize the establishment of
such telegraph line or lines, and provide for
cost thereof.
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty Of the board of
and of the force hereby constituted,
1t all times of the day and night, within the
boundaries of the said cities, TO preserve the
peace, to prevent crime and arrest
blenders, to protect rights Of persons and
property, to guard the public health, to pre- |
Ierve order, to remove nuisances existing in
public streets, roads, places and highways,
o report all leaks or other defects in water
and sewers to the proper authorities.
o provide a proper force at every fire, in |
that thereby tho fremen and property
nay be protected, to protect strangers and
at steamboat and ship landings |
md railway stations, and generally to obey
nd enforce all ordinances of the city coun-
il, criminal laws of the state and the Uni
ed States. Whenever any crime shall be |
in said cities, and the person OF
accused or suspected of being guilty
hall fee from justice, the said board of
olice may, in their discretion, authorize any
ersOn or persons belonging to the police
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Inspected person or persons and return them
the proper criminal court having iuris
lotion of the ~ofense, for trial.
sEo. Q. The qualification enumeration and
istribution of duties, mode of trial and re-
loval from office of each rnember Of said
olice force, shall be particularly defined
nd prescribed by rules and regulations OF
lie board of police; and DO person shall be
ppointed to, or hold Office in the police force
ioresaid, who is not a citizen of the United
and a resident Of the State of Ohio,
who shall ever have been convicted of
and, provided, that no person shall
2 removed therefrom except upon written
larges preferred against him to the board
police, and after an opportunity shall
ave been afforded him Of being heard in
is defense; but the board of police shall
ave power to suspend any member of the
0lice department of he CITY, pending the
caring of the charges preferred against
i'm; and, provided, that whenever auv
acancy shall occur in the office of captain
police, the same may be filled by an an
ointment from among the persons then in
force, as sergeants of police, and a like
lcancy in the office of sergeants of police
ay be filed by appointment from among {
.rsons then in office as police patrelmen.
le police commissioners shall receive No /
for their services during their 7
rm Of Office. The superintendent of DO :
9 shall recsive a salary not exceeding c
teen hundred dollars per annum. Each 5
plain shall receive a salary not ex- I
one thousand dollars per annum c
d each sergeant a salary not exceeding S
ne hundred dollars. The pay of each l
patrol man shall not exceed the sum +
eight hundred dollars per auDum. The
v in all cases shall be fixed by said Z