Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-12

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the possession and control OF all seholl-build-
lngs and other public property or funds heretl-
fore used or in trust for public-schOol purposes
10 ssld i,trict and whenever any school build
ing is TO be altered or built, the same shall be
according to plans which, 90 far at least as the
sane relate to ventilation, location, and utter
mai arrangement and convenience for school
purposes, shall have the formal approval OF said
Board of Education.
CHAPTER V.-OF TIE BOARD OF POLICE.
Sec. -. That there shall be a bare tu in said
department at the head of which shall be
board To be designated The Board of Police, to
De composed OF six members; OF which one
member land his successors, respectiyaly) shall
De appointed by said Reg nts for the term OF
SIX years, and such member land his successors
respectively shall be President OF said Board;
and OF i've ex-officIo members. viz: The Presi-
dent, or the Acting President for the time be-
Ing, of the Board of Education; the President,
or the Acting President for the time being, of
the Board of Health; the President, or the Act
Ing PRESIDENT for the time being. of the Fire
Board; and the Superintendent, or the Acting
Superintenc ent for the time being, OF the Ba.
reau OF Public Works, and the SUPERINTENDENT
or the Acting Superintendent for the time be-
ing, OF the Bureau Of Charity and Correction
And certlhcste OF such appointment as for of
being actlDg) President or Superintendent
Aforesaid, given BY said Regents, or by the pro-
Per board aforesaid, shall be PTims-face evil
dence OF right TO act as a member of said
Board OF Police during the proper period to be
stated In such certificates. And in case OF the
neglect OF the President of the Board of Police
to act, or his Inability 10 do so, or pending a VA
csncy in his place, said Board may appoint
one OF It's members President pro tempOre.
Sec. 80. That the salary or the member so
appointed to said Board shall be at the rate of
one thousand dollars per year, and the compen-
s9tion OF each OF the ex-ofh 10 me MIXERS of said
Board shall he the sum or five dOllaFstfOr each
meeting OF the Board which he hall attend but
neither OF said eG-Otfi clio members shall be pald
more than two hundred and fifty To- ars for SER
wees upon the Board of Police during any one
year, and the secretary shall So keen his minutes
u a. they shall clearly show which of the said
I'VE members we're really present during the
respective sessions OF the Board and which not.
Sec. 81. That the Board nav have prepared
and use an appropriate seal, TO he known As the
seal Of the Board OF Police; NAV, fro m time to
time, recommend persons TO be appointed sec
Rotary OF saiC Board, and, whenever there NAV
be need therefor, may select a secretary pro
tempoTe. The secretary shall keep a record of
the proceedings OF the Board sh all preserve the
same and its books, papers, aud records, and
shall perform such other duties the Board
may direct. The Board may, in like manner
recommend persons to be appointed principal
executive officer, to be designated the Superin-
tendeDt OF Police, and may designate an assist
ant or substitute to perform the duties of Super
tDtendent while that officer ia absent or dis
sbled, and nay also designate members of the
police force TO exercise authority therein, not
eTcee.ing those authorized bylaw and required
i'I tft discharge OF police duties but, except
that the present Major and Superintendent Of
Ponce shall be the FIRST Superin tendent here
under, the several persons holding places of
authority in said force, and the msn composing
said force, tbut not the members OF the existing
Police Board shall continue to compose the
same under their present desi yn ,tiOns with
the same authority and be subject to the same
liability 10 dismissal and discipline, as II an
pointed under TINS act. All appointments TO
said force, save an appointment for a brief
period On probation, which may be provided for
shsll be during good behavior and eft ciencv
Every appointment uron said force (save a
Superintendent, when selected az aforesaid)
SHAH be deemed to be to the 10 yer regular
grade therein, tbeing that OF policeman
but subject to right, which said Board of
Police viii possess, 20 designate any policeman
TO NIL any position and exercise eny authority
sId to receive the legal compensation for the
came, tncluding that OF Superintendent or As
sistsnt SUP erlntencent,) which eaid Board of
Police mag consider for the benefit of said SER
wee, and subject also 10 the authority of said
Board TO reduce grade and pay and withhold
pay a. hereinafter provided for. And said Re-
gents, whenever called upon to appoint any
person to SAID force, or to any position of au.
ttOrity in said force, shall make such eppOipt.
melt rom among the hrst three applicants that
may be 50 recommended for any said appoint
ment by said Police Board. And the vote of
each member of said Board, present aud entl-
tied 10 vote, sbsll be taken aud recorded on
every recommendation III this chapter provided
fer. And, subject to the provisions hereof aid
Board may prescribe by regul atiOns the dnties
Of the several msmbers of said force. Said
regulations shall clearly define the power and
duties OF each class OF the subordinates of said
Board, shall be made public, SO far as in the
Judgment of said Regents consistent with the
tematic eNeIc e Of the authority of the Board
And when, under any existing or future Law,
there shah be occasion 10 select any perROn 10
set as vatchman or to take care Of public
grounds or building "a in said District, or to act
AS an of1ceT 10 prt serve order or ID perform
ministerial duties in the courts herein named
or IN the other public offices in ami for said
District, (DOt- however, including among
sueh other Ofices those OF any department
save thar hereby created,) and it is not o. shall
not be, Otherwise clearly provided, dCh persons
sol l. a 81 eh8rr col ETa.
from those Who, being applicants fJr D. aces on
such force, have shown them elves quail led
under such regulations, for appointment on t1e
same. And after such selection, and 90 long a.
such persons are engaged I'm the dischs rgs of
said duties all Paid persons shall be paid 81 the
same rate as policemen, and shall be subject to
all the police regulations aud discipline, and TO
all the authority of said Police Board reasona-
bly, applicable 10 their duties ard position; but
this Provision as to watchmen shall not apply
10 those, il not belonging ~ SAID department
whose duty is within any public building OF the
United States. The eaid Superints ndsnt and
Secretary OF the Board OF Police shall each
before entering on the discharge OF his duties
execute a bond To the United States In the penal
sum OF ten thousand dollars, with two suTrties
ia form To be approved In writing by one of
the Judges OF the supreme court OF said Dis
trict, foE the faithful performance OF his duties
ana suit may be brought thereon, or on any
bond herein mentioned, IN the name Of said
District, or IS the Attorney General may ad-
ylse, tor the benefit or the United States. Every
person appointed BY said Board upon said force
or TO 6Dy place OF special authority In said
force, shall be appointed by reason Of personal
fitness. And the Board OF Police shall provide
and enforce systematic method or exaniua-
ton a. TO the fitness Of applicants for places
on said force, and shall keep record OF the
results in each Gaze and a. TO each
applicant, and all recommendations for appoint
nents upon the force shall be from those thus
shown to be qualified, and with due regard TO
the highest qualifications. The Board NAV
recommend for removal from the force, for
cause, any one on said force, but DO enc shslI be
80 recommended except pursuant 70 the rsgula-
ticne, nor until after written charges made
against said member, CT which he shall be al
loved copy, and a reasonable opportunity Of
being sUmmaTily aud publicly heard on a trial
before said BOsEt Of Police n defence. TIE
cause Of any recommendation for removal sh I'll
be entered upon the minutes OF the Board, ana
stated in said recOmne nc alton. and The vote of
each member OF the Board present shall ba
taken and recorded on the question % suSh
recommendation. a police nan removed snail
not be re-apPointed within the periOi OF three
years o. such removal, nor thereafter unless -
a unanimous vote OF ali the members OF the PO-
Ice Beard present at any meeting. THESE pro-
visions As % appointments and removals shall
Lot apply TO mere employees ,elOS the gr ale of
policeman, and a. to such p-rs9ns the Board
may exercise al the anthJT' on such subject
conferred ~ law. The -ction OF said Board