Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-05-01
rHE zErRoPoLIrAx POLICE BILL
New system Of Patrol Duty and Dis
ciPItne Proposed by the Legtsia-
ture az Nashville.

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL
A New system Of Patrol DUTY and Dis
eiPIfne Proposed by the LegtsIa-
ture az Nashville.
Owing to the pressure on our news coli
umns by a large number Of advertise
ments on Sunday, we were compelled TO
uostpone the publication Of the following
biz until to-dsy. We trust our readers
viii carefully peruse its provisions and
acuuaint themselves with the new
method by which the Legislature propose
to control a portion Of our municipal az
fairs.
A BIZ . be entitled An Act 70 establish a Ne
rrouoIilan Police nfstrict, and 10 provide for
the government thereof, do enact As lolloWs ?
SECTION 1. The county Of Shelby is
hereby constituted for the purposes OF
police government and police discipline
therein. into a district, which shall De
known and called the metropolitan 20
lice District Of the State Of Tennessee.
Sec. ,. The powers and duties connected
with, and Incident 70 the police govern
lnent and discipline Os the said district
shall be. As hereinafter more especially
provided for. vested in and exercised by
commissioners Of the metropolitan police;
and 8 board Of metropolitan police, COM
r,osad Of said commissioners, and BY a
METROPOLITAN police force, composed OF
captains Of metropolitan police force, ser
gesnts Of metropolitan police force and
pstrolmen OF metropolitan police.
See. 8. On or before -- day Or
- A. D.. one thousand eight hun
drei and siVty-six, and Thereafter from
time % time as may become qllsltel
-i7a Governor shall nominaIe, and by and
,,-irt ti,.s consent Of the Senate shall ap-
7,,lrr nom among the electors Of the
T59s+-onoIirau police district, three COM
T57issi6Ders Of metropolitan police who
Snail constitute the board Of metropoll-
len r,1Iics. and two Of them shall form a
.-,r,--un1 f1r the transaction OF business.
rfbe Governor shall have power 10 MI up
---7- ,-seanCv OF vacancies that may hap-
r,sf In such board during the recess OF
1hs senate by appointing a comm lssloner
- commissioners who shan hold once
r1ntT sppoinment shall be made Tor
~ ren1siuder OF the uneNpired term ~
~. manner hereinbefOre provided. Any
~ ~ tie commissioners may be re-
,,-5,-sd IN, the governor under the pro
,-i-ions Of the statutes relating 70 the re-
-,-,,,-sI f-orn Office OF sherifis, which pro-
,,isions Ar, hereby extended 50 as % re-
Ian 10 each one OF said Commissioners
snd IN All cases where charges are mace
agaiust 8 commissioner, he shall have
al opportunity 70 present evidence ID
his behalf
-. a The said two commissioner,
after having been duly appointed, shsn
assemble together ~ the Oihce OF the
secretary Of state and there proceed 70
draw lots for their resPeeilYe terms ol
orfea, expiring respectively on Ihe hrst
Monday OF November, in the yearss
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven ana
eighteen hundred and siXty-nine. Al
ne exEiratiOn of each Of the said re-
spective terms, the full term succeeding
shall b. one Of fOUr years.
So 3. Either Of said commissioners
sbo shall. during his term Of Office, &C.
..apt. OF hold any other place OF public
friist or civil emOlument or who s1all,
during his terra Of Office, be publicly
nominated for Office, election by the I'eo-
NE. and shall not, within ten days sue
l,eeding the same, publicly decline the
said nomination, shall be, IN either case
geemed thereby % have resigRed his
commission % the governor, and 10 pave
vacated his office, and the governor shall
r,roeeed as ia case of vacancy.
80. g. Upon said terms Of Office hay-
5,,,, hen determined as aforesaid, by lot,
apd a certificate Of the results, attested
~ sseh commissioner having been fled
81 tbe Office Of the secretary Of state,
-ba-e shall be issued to each commission
- rom said Office, the proper commis-
son OF appointment - Office Tor the term
~ drawn by lot; and each comm issloner
snail. on receipt thereof, take and SUD
scrfbe before the secretary o. siate Iof
deuosft IN his Office, theoaths reqgueq 20
fg taken by Judicial officers under tee
Constitution and laws Of the state
SEC. Z. One Of the commissioner Of
metropolitan police appointed as aiore-
said. shall be designated oy the governor
a. .r1Dariuteuding commissioner, and the
--4slzr - financial ana clerical eommis-
eio,er. The superintending commits
sionar shall be the executive head Of the
r,,efroDo asan police force, shall DoNl-
uste ier appointment by the board oi
comm issioners persons fit and competeni
for caDtains. sergeants and patrolmen OF
The metropolitan police force shall en-
force the disciplinary rules and orders
prescribed BY the b0azd OF COMMISSION
ers for the government of the metro
r.oIitau police force shall detail and as
SIGN ,~sutains, sergeants and paIfOlmeh
for duSv. and shall see that the laws OF
tbe State and the ordinances Of the city
Town and other legal authorities Of tre
METROPOLITAN police district are en-
forced throughout the district. lie
shall also have power % suspend any
cautafn. sergeant OF patr0lman memosr
"a the police force Tor misooun9ct,
- ,-i,Istfdn Of orders, or incUmpetehey
s,d NAV dismiss any member Of the PO-
lice force. captains, sergeants OF patrol
yaen. subject to appeal 10 the board OF
r,,efroroiitan police commissioners. he
-bsU keen records Of Losses by robbery
and other crimes, and also o. az suspi-
fsious persons and places, ana s1aAi MAKE
n the board Of commissioner 9aaftefiy
reports Of the condition and oolngs o!
the metropolitan police force, VIVA soeh
ef,stistics a0d Suggestions as he bay
deeia advisable for the inlffoNssl1lssli,t %
fbe pDiice government ana olsclpilne'
The supe-inteading eoilnsl-1i0uei In
80 saroeants and patrolmeH snail
- I.sr,S5 10 be always on duty.
M. fnsnciaI and clerical eommls-
,,;--,,er sail have the safe keeping ana
5isl,-.-seUent. on orders Of the Doagd
- commissioners OF the metloPohl..th
force. of the monies appropriated ioI l-le
-.,,,,s,orf and maintenance Of The 4nelIO-
,,,i.fau r.olice. He shall make qaaftelig y
fl,,--,,.fs r. the board Of commissioners
- reaeiots and disbursements, and
- ~, (,ot,dition Of the finances q the
,,,,,.rcr,olit,.n police department with
.-1,s,'essii.,ts for their improvement "nen
-" 1''sS .s,ne al feasible. The financial
- ,.s..rjcsl commissioner shall perform
-, eieris,as duties as may be preser oed
~, -. b.osri Of commissioners aud IN
~. direction OF the said board sn4ll
u, . ~ eustody and disposal ior resuo-
Il sae owners, ol the DeleliO %
t-''''.i = q. - denastment Of al lost OF
- ~. ,Ies recovered by the Poliee
e1l'l ~, a qaBciai or clerical eonnnis-
-. - ..s.I I've 1ch bond as may oe r.
,-- ,,'ir,.J - -, IN nor Of the SilJe, lo5
49, sasti;r.i discharge II his duuesi alu
- s,,fe SEEMING Of Che n1CHey 4li0 P.rt
erty in ~ hands, belonging y si'S - -
fronolita9 police department. LIie Ia = =
~ commissioners shall hear al aPpees
frotn the decisions Of either eolliilili'-
siOner. t-.,.,,,,, go, the
,.ifv on Memphis shall not eNceeo g-S 2-S
bYadred unless an additional hulLloei ,ls,-i
shaU b. authorized by a vote OF me lsea, go
ELECTORS OF Memphis, or the opaIo TO- u
,l,svor and aldermen; and the DOale
- - Commissioners shall not appoint llols
sl,sn two captains and four sergeants 'iliu
@1e aundred patTolmen, unless an h'-
,.-o,se & authorized as aforesaid.
O. 2. The board Of commissioners
,,.sv spDoint patrolmen for special ser
a.;cs or service IN places within the Lass-
,-aiitan district, bat not Witnln slle sls
iI..I,Sss IA the city Of Memphis, proVioes1e s1
L.9i+eps i.1,-s or authorities Of any tosni ~
go. - nreeinct Of the metsopolll lan ~
s s,,sii agree to pay the patroiii.a.esIl. y
..os,nf.d. CT may, on similar con LII,
-.tf,i,,t AZ patrOlmen, private wa
- .lt+,.-ss or other places Of properly y
81 .5o.'Ii - if,sits Of The city Of Memphis.
- ~ ~ Io Each member Of the nls.lo, ss4a,-
5ec- ,,oI;ee force Of the naetroPollt1li,
goil.s.4l s5aR bold Office during MS goeo
ois-sS;' hut may at any time pe sus-
eellssls9,, ls'.s - removed for misconduct also,
PeIiis9Ns..1. i ~ orders, or incOmPeteney, ana
s,eolslIes = s.sss.oendssd from pay for yioiatlohs
nlaf ,i,,iiT,e OF orders.
Of alsS III The board Of police may; ugoa 70,
sec. cs.,aergency asr o. apprehension % ri0''