Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-06-06
LAWS OF TENNESSEE.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL.
BY AUTHORITY
establish Metropolitan Police District pro-
vide for the COVE thereof:
BIZ AUTHoRITY.l

establish Metropolitan Police District pro-
vide for the government thereof
SECTION l. Be eaGctedJy the General assembly Of tie Of
Tennessee That the county of Shelby hereby constituted for
the purpose of police and police discipline Dis
District Of the state of Tennessee.
SEC Be FURTHER enacted, That the powers and duties
WITH incident the police government
cpne of the said District shall be hereinafter epe-
cay provided for vested in and exercised by commissioners
Of the Metropolitan Police and a Board Of Metropolitan
an Police force composed of Captains OF Metropolitan Police
force sergean of Metropolitan Police force and Pstromen
of Metropolitan Police.
SEC. ). further enacted That on or before the - day Of
, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sxty-six and
thereafter from time 10 time become requisite the
Governor shall nominate and BY and with the consent Of the
Senate shall appoint from the citizens of the Metro
potan Police District three Go mmsoners who shall hold
the ONCE respectively lot the period Of Jour, SIX and eSht
years. dating from the day of their appointment who shall
constitute and be the Metropolitan Police
the transaction OF business The Governor shall have
to ill vacancy vacancies that may happen in such
Board during the of the Senate by appointing Com
missioner who shall hold office until appointments
made for the remainder of the uhexpired term
be provisions satutes relating to
the removal from office of Sher which provisions
by extended relate each of said Commissioners
and in all where charges made against Commission
er he shall have an opportunity to present evidence his
SEC. B. ynrtE.r enacted, That the said Commits
coed to draw lots for their respective office, expiring
respectively four and eight years from the Of
SEC D. BE qre epard That either of said Commission
who shall during his term of Office accept hold any
place public or emolument or who shall
during his of Office be publicly nominated any office
elective by the people and shall not within ten days succeed
ing the publicly decline the said nomination. shall be-
in either deemed thereby have resigned his commission
to the Governor and to have vacated his Office
ernor shall proceed a. in case of vacancy
SEC o.. Be further enacted, That upon the said
OF office having been determined Aforesaid b. lot and
certificate of the results aested by each Commissioner hsI
been filed in the Secretary State
be issued to each Commissioner from said office the
appointment office for the
subscribe before Secretary of State for deposit in his
the Oaths required be taken by Judicial officers under the
Constitution and laws Of this state d.,
of the metropolitan Police appointed aforesaid shall be de-
gnated by the Governor Superntendng Commissioner
and the other Financial Commissioner the other Cer
Executive Head Metropolitan Police force shall
nominate for appointment by the Board Commissioners
the Metropolitan Police force shall enforce the disciplinary
rules and orders prescribed by the Board of Commissioners for
the government of the METROPOLITAN Police force shall detail
and assign Captains Sergeant duty
shall that the laws of the State and the ordinances of the
city other Metropolitan
Police District enforced throughout the district lie shall
also have suspend Captain Sergeant Patrol
member of the police force misconduct violation
Of orders ncompeeny and dismiss any member
police force captains sergeants patrOmen subject appeal
to the Board OF Metropolitan Police Commissioners He shall
ofoes robbery and other crimes and also Oa
suspicious persons and places and shall make to the Board Of
commissioners quarterly reports 81 the ana dOihss oI
Metropolitan Police forc with such statistics and
he may deem advisable for the improvement Of the police
government and discipline The experimenting
captains and parOmen shall be deemed TO be
awaysOn duty The Financial Commissioner shall have the
keeping and disbursement orders the Board Of Com
msioners the Metropolitan rce Of moneys appropriated
He shall make quarterly reports to the Board of Commission
of the receipts and Disbursements and of the condition Of
the finances of the Metropolitan Police Department, with n
gesons for their improvement, when he deems that
The Clerical Commissioner shall perform such clerical duties as
COMMISSIONER and under
the direction of said Board the custody and disposal
for restoration to the the benefit Of police Depart
all stolen articles recovered by the police force
The Financial Commissioner shall give such BOND as may be
required by the of the state for the faithful dis
charge of his duties and the safe keeping Of the and
property his hands belonging to the Metropolitan Police
Department The Board Of Commissioners shall hear all
peas from the decisions of either Commissioner.
SEC Be tsrer enacted That the quota patrolnen for
the city OF Memphis shall not exceed one hundred unless 1t
shall be found actually necessary by Board Of Commits
The Board Of Commissioners shall appoint more
than three captains four serans and one hundred patrol
man, unless an increase is authorized as above.
Sc Be trttsr eaacta That the Board OF Commission
es appoint paronen for special service, or service
places within the Metropolitan District.
SE TO- That of the Metropolitan Police force
OF the Metropolitan District shall hold once during his good
behavior, but may any be suspended removed for
SEC H. That the Board of Police may upon any emergency
olmen without pay from among the citizens may deem
advisable and may appoint many special patrolmen for
shall pay three dollars DAY special patrol
men, who performs his DUTY faithfully election day.
ed shall be incurred by the Board of Police except for
stationery printing advertising fuel and lights unless the
for separate cOunyor city charge by the County Court
Of that county the district which specially interested
T. All deductions Of made BY the Board OF
Commissioners for violations of discipline or orders shall be
credited to and paid into SPECIAL iu3a OF tns
wards unusual energy faithfunes or success IN prevent
SEC H. The experimenting Commission of the Metropol
Police shall receive salary of three thousand dollars
year Financial and Clerical Commissioners shall eash
receive salary thousand and dollars
year Zach Captain Of Metropolitan Police shall
salary of sixteen hundred dollars year. Each Ser
geant Metropolitan Police force shall receive salary
hundred dollars year. and each Patoman of the
Metropolitan Police force shall receive salary twelve hun
dollars year No member of the police force shall d-
rectly Indirectly receive accept any perque
ward than his regular salary for police services unless