Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-09
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
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The following bill was introduced by Mr..
Rhea, yesterday, in the House:
| An act to abolish the Metropolitan Police Sys-
tenn Of the City of Nashville, as at present es-
tablished: as1 rs4t5l.t
section /. Be il enacted By the General As
semhly of the State of Ten nessee, That section
IL of An act passed May IA. 1866, entitled IAN
act to establish Metropolitan Police District
and to provide for the government thereof"
and which section establishes Metropolitan
Board for the city of Nashville, be and the
same Is hereby repealed; and the Offices held
under the provisions Of said bill. and sll suhse-
the relate to the city of Nashville. are hereby
abolished and declared vacant.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted. That the pres
ent Metropolitan Police Commissioner shall
hand over to the Mayor and City Council Of
Nashville. all books. papers and public property
OF any character heretofore belonging to his de-
partment. and shall also settle with the Finance
Committee of said city. showing the receipts
and Disbursements made by him, any pay over
to the City Treasurer any balance OF funds
found In his hands.
Sec 8. That the Recorders Court of the city
Of Nashville is hereby reestablished, under the
that existed prior and up to the passage of said
act of May IA, 1866.
Sec 4. That the City Council of Nashville
shall have the power and It is hereby made the
duty OF the same, at the first regular meeting
of the Board of Common Council in December
next. to meet in convention and elect three
Police Commissioners, one for one year, one for
two years and one for three years. and annual>
ly thereafter. at said first regular meeting in
December. to elect TO fill the vacancy caused
by the expiration of the term for which the
outgoing member may have been elected; and
each newly ele5ted member shall serve for three
years and until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified; and vacancies shall be
filled. when caused from resignation. death or
removal Dtfln9. the Council
une1pired time. Hr.
Sec. S. The Police Commissioners shall, when
elected, take an oath to faithfully diecharge the
duties Of their Office, and may be remov ed from
office by the City Council for misfeasanee and
malfeasancs in Office.
Sec. 6. No person shall be eligible to the Office
OF Police Commissioner unless he shall have
been resident citizen of Nashville for two
whole years Immediately preceding his election;
shall be twenty-one years of age and the bona
hide legal owner of real estate of the value Of
three thousand dollars.
Sec. Z. The duties of said Police Commission
eTS shall be to select and appoint out Of the
sober, Industrious. law abiding citizens of the
city of Nashville TO fill the various Offices and
positions of policemen of the city of Nashville,
as esta blished and regulated by the City Coun-
Gill; and certify their and selections to said City
Council; also TO hear and determine any COM
plants against any member of the police force,
for failure to promptly discharge his duties. and
remover the officer or party complained of, if
need be, and to ELL vacan ces in the pc ice force
as they may occur; and all other questions and
powers in regard to the police force are vested
in the Mayor and City Council.
Sec. s. The Mayor and Police Committee of
the City Council OF Nashville are authorized to
provide for the proper policing of the city from
the time the present force is disbanded until
the new force TO be appointed under this act can
be organized and placed upon duty.
Sec. 9. The City Council shall have power to
make the Police Commissioners such allowance
fnr services rs they may deem just from year TO
year.
Sec. 10. That this act shall take effect ten days
from and after its passage, and all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with its provisions are
hereby repealed. .... ..