Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-29

prefer or make before the board, charges
or complaint touching the character and
competency or affecting the acts, conduct or
omission OF such officer or policeman, or for
violation of, or misconduct as defined or
prescribed by the rules and regulations of
the board and said board, after reasonable
notice, in the discretion of the board, tn the
person charged. shall proceed to the trial Of
said officer or policeman on such charges or
complaint, and shall have power to, and
shall issue subpenas, attested in the name Of
the president of the board, to compel the
attendance of witnesses, TO administer oaths
and atfirmations. and generally shall, for
The purpose of such trial, have and exercise
the powers and duties of justices of the
peace in civil cases, Sc far as the same are
applicable, and may make an order of re-
mOval or suspension for some certain
period. If, on such trial, said charges
or complaints s all be sustained,
such officer or policeman shall pay
the cost of such proceedings, and the
same may be deducted and withheld from
his pay, and in case of his suspension, MS
pay shall also cease from the date of the
charges and during the period of suspension,
In trials under this section, the same costs
shall be charged and taxed as in trials be-
fore justices, and be collected on execution,
to be issued by the police clerk ofsaid cities,
on certificates of the same by the board,
and order for execution, said costs when
collected TO be paid to the treasurer Of the
board for the benefit of those concerned ;
but the said board shall not tax or receive
any fees for themselves or for any member
thereof.
SEC. IL. All rewards, fees, proceeds o.
gifts and emoluments that may be allowed
by the board of police, to be paid and given
for or on account of extraordinary services
of any member of the police force, and all
moneys arising from the sale of unclaimed
property or money, shall be paid into tn
city treasury, and shall constitute a FUND
to be called the "pslice life and health in
surance fund" and the persons who shall.
from time TO time. fill the Office of president
of the board of police and that Of the
treasurer of the cities, are hereby de
elared the trustees Of said fund, and may in
vest the same as they shall see fit, either in
whole or in part, and shall have power to
draw the same from the treasury for that
purpose.
SEC. u. Whenever any member Of the
police force in actual performance Of his
duty, and in consequence of the perform
ance of such duty, shall become bodily dis
abled, his necessary expenses during the
6me his disabilities, as Aforesaid, con-
tinue and consequent thereon, may be paid
from the fund provided for in the proceed
ing section, at the discretion of the said
board of police. The board shall inquire
into the circumstances, and if satisfied the
charge upon said fund is correct, NAV in
SriUlng, order the same to be paid by the
draft Of the said trustees upon the said fund,
each trustee writing his signature thereto
but the provisions of this section shall not
apply to special patrolmen appointed as
hereinafter provided, at the request aud ex-
pense of private parties.
SNC- Is. The superintendent, deputy
superintendent, or any captain of police
having Just cause to suspect that any felony
is being, or is about to be committed within
any building, public or private, or IN any
wharf or enclosure, or on board of any ship,
boa or vessel within said city, may enter
the same at all hours of the day and night.
to take all necessary measures for the eff
tectual prevention or detection of all felon-
les, and may take then and there into Gus
tody, all persons suspected of being con-
cerned in such felonies, and also may take
charge of all property which he or they
shall have, then and there, just cause to sus-
pect has been stolen. The members ofsajd
police shall also serve or execute any crimi-
nal process issued by the police court ofsaid
city or cities.
Sec. IA. 1t is hereby made the duty ofthe
board of police, for more effectually distri-
buting and enforcing its police government
and discipline, to divide the said cities into
precincts, without regard to ward boundar-
les, and to assign captains of police and
sergeants of police to each of the said pre-
cincts as they shall deem for the best inter-
time to time, establish a station or sub
station in each precinct or division for the
accommodation of the police force on duty
therein. 1t shall promulgate all regulations
and orders through the superintendent OF
police and it shall b the duty Of the pO-
lice force to respect and obey the said su-
perintendent, subject 10 the rules and regu-
lations and general orders of the board.
Sec. 10. The said board of police is here
by authorized to appoint persons of suitable
who may be in the employment
Of the city in other branches or depart
meIts, special policemen or patrolmen /;
provided, such special policemen shall not
be paid fer their services as policemen
either from the police fund or the city or
county treasury. Such policemen shal
the same power as the regular po-
lice patrolmen and shall obey the rules and
regulations of the board, and conform to its
general discipline.
DECs H. DNdlu VI DDAlCGs whenever
it shall see fit, may, on the application OF
any person or persons, showing the neces-
sites thereof, appoint and swear in any
Of additional patrolmen to do duty
at any place within the city, at the charge
and expense of the person or persons BY
whom the application shall be made, and
the patrolmen 50 appointed shall be subject
to the orders of the beard Of police, and
shall obey the rules and regulations of the
board, and conform to its general discipline,
and to such ether special regulations as
may be made, and shall wear such dress OF /
emblem as the board may direct, and shall, |
turing theterm oftheir holding appointment
all the powers, privileges and duties
II the patrol force herein prescribed pro
Tided, however, that the party 50 applying for
UGH appointment snail have first paid into
be trust fund hereinbefore provided for,
sum of FIVE dollars for each special pa
rolman thus appointed. The person so ap-
may be removed at any time by the
,oard of police, without assigning cause
herefor.
Sec. IL No member of the police force,
lnder penalty of forfeiting the pay which
nay be due him, shall withdraw or resign
rom the police force, unless he shall have
.iven two weeks notice thereof in writing,
o the superintendent of police; no person
Who shall ever for cause, have been re
moved from the police force established BY
his act, shall be resppointed by the board1
f police, TO any office in the said police
orce, except by the unanimous consent OF
be board.
Sec. Is. All stolen or other property tax
n by the members Of the police force, shall
e deposited and kept in a place designated
Y the board of police; and in case of the
refusal of any officer to so deposit
he property taken or found in the possess
IN of any person or persons ar-
ssted, he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
emeaDer, and subject to indictment or in
'rmation, and be fined in a sum not ex
three thousand dollars, and in no
use less han the value of the property. or
E imprisoned in the county jail not exceed
g one month; and the sentence of the
'urt in such cases, shall operate 70 vacate {
lie office of the person so convicted. Every
lch article of property shall be entered in I
book kept for that Pus pose by the secre q
ny OF the board, together with the name I
the owner, if ascertained, and I
lie name Of the place where found, I
Id of the person from whom taken e
tie of its receipt, and the name of the Of L
,er recording the same. An inventory of :
! money or other property shall be given Il
the party from whom the same was tax n
!; and in case the same shall not, within
irty days after such arrest and seizure. p
claimed by any other person or persons, 6
shall, unless otherwise ordered by the q
ard, be delivered to the person from a
lom the same was taken, and to no otaer o.
rsOn, either attorney, agent, factor or b
except by sDecial order of the boarJ