The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-09

stating that no had not had an opportun-
ity Of examining the late general law rola.
ting to the collection of delinquent taxes
and special assessments, so rs TO determine
the praeticabii,y Of collecting delinquent
special assessments.
Councilman Taylor moved to fll the
blank in section | Of said ordinance with
the word "north" and to amcnd the ordi-
nance by adding the following, viz.
"Pror,ded, The sidewalk provided for by
this ordinance to be constructed ON the
north SIDE If Sixth street, shall DO 30 con-
structed and laid on level or grade two
feet below the established grade Of the
city,
Amendments adopted.
The ordnance us amended was then
read and laid over to go before the Board
Of Aldermen for action.
VETO MESSAGE.
The following veto message from the
mayor was read
GEsTLEMgS OF THE CRY COUNCIL -
AT the las, joint meeting Of the Council
on the lth of April, the following rosolu.
tions, offered by Councilman Taylor, were
adopted, TO wit
Resolred, That the committee on police
and jan be, and they hereby are requested
and instructed, in con- junction with the
Mayor, to have prepared and put IN force
| at once, but 10 be submitted ~ the City
Counclla flor information nj its neat stated
meeting, specific rules and regulations tor
the government OF the police force and
TAILOR that such regulations shall embrace
| directions us to the hours of service, and
the locality of service by each policemen,
the character and extent of supervision BY
the chief of police, the extent OF search Of
persons under arrest, and by whom such
search shall be made, and what disposition
to be made of money aud property TO Le
found upon them.
That such regulations shall require the
police constable, to observe any defects,
! Injuries or breakages in sidewalks, crosse
walks or streets, aud omissions in lighting
street lamps 1T proper times, and ~ re-
| port the same promptly to the city clerk
That the proper information may be con.
veyed 10y him 10 the proper officers or CON-
mittee, and the said regulations shall gem
orally embrace whatever will be necessary
to ensure an energetic and thorough ser
vice by the police force, except rs now
regulated by ordinance.
These Resolutions, gentlemen OF the
Council, l have not felt ut liberty TO ap
prove but, on the contrary, have beer
constrained TO disapprove them for the
following reasons, among others
First.-The duties Of the police consta
bles, as well as the duties Of the other city
officers, can only bs prescribed by ordi
nance. Gee section 10, article of tbs
city charter.
These resolutions do not purport TO pre-
scribe rules for the government Of the pc
lice force, but go oven further than that
and seek 10 require committee Of the CIT.
council, i'll conjunction with the mayor L
prescribe tho,e rules, when neither coun
ell, city nor mayor have the Fight or au
thorlty 10 make such rules or regulation
without the enactment of AN ordinance.
When the charter says that the dutie
Of officers shall lie prescribed by ordinance
are we to say that the char
ter does not mean what IL says
and is it claimed that We can, no
only prescribe those duties by joint resolu
tioEs Of the council, bu, that by join
resolution We can confer upon commit
tee or single individual the authority 4
prescribe themf
This whole matter Of prescribing III,
} duties of policemen, and making rule
and regulations for their government rest
with the city council. Sec sections 81
, and 80 OF article > Of the charter
The council can just as we'll delegat,
, to committee, or to the mayor, or an,
other man, any or all the other powers !
possesses, us 1t can the power concerning
the regulation of the police force.
} If the council can do this, II can abdi
cate at any time in favor Of The committe,
on police and Jail, in conjunction with tn,
mayor.
In tho second place, by section 49, o
ordinance No. ., the mayor alone is an
Mori=ed 10 prescribe and establish suci
regulations Tor the government Of tn
police constables, the Jail or jailor rs h
may think proper.
This section is the same as section 81
of the old ordinances, and was, like othe
sections perhaps, transferred into the new
ordinances without that careful examina
ton which would be given It in casesln
volving its legality and if the Language
quoted from IL has the least particle OF val
idity, there resolutions cannot stand
} moment, for the reason that the couhcl
cannot repeal or amend an ordinance b.
the passage Of mere joint resolutions, an
according TO this section 40 of ordinanc
No. =, the mayor, and no one else, is au
thorized TO make or prescribe such rule
or regulations subject to the dictstion
. of no committee, other person or persons
= Thrdly.-The requirements Of thes
| resolutions are all, with one or two excrp
, tions, now fully provided for, or contalne,
= in, the present ordinances. See section
T SO to 80 of said ordinance No. 2. The,
; embrace the hours Of service, the localit
of service, the character and extent of tn
supervision of the Chief of Police, the oh
servance Of defects &c in the sidewalk;
= the omissions to light the street lamps
, &c. Why, therefore require committee
in conjunction with the mayor, e
represcribe for the benefit Of the police
, men, what has already been fully ant
plainly prescribed by the council in tn,
ordinances of the city
Is 1t necessary to bring their dutie
J nearer home to the attention Of the pc
} licemen than the ordinances bring them
FOWthty. These resolutions not only re
quire tho committee, in conjunction will
the mayor, to do what they have no righ
or power TO do, but push the matter still
further, and instead of leaving the com
mittee in conjunction with the mayor
tree TO adopt such rules rs they "may thinl
proper" dictate to them what those rule
and regulations should contain and EN-
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