New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-29
ALBANY.
ANOTHER POLICE BILL.

ANOTHER POLICE BILL.
SYSTEM BASED on EXAMINATIONS WITH PROMO
TroNs ACCORDING TO MEgIT-wHEREN IT DIP
TERs FROM THE SENATE BILL.
PROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF the TRiBUsEI
ALBANY, March 2S.-Mr. Fish introduced in the
Assembly to-day bill to increase the efficiency OF
the police force in New-York, which has been pre-
pared in accordance with the recommendations of
the Assembly Committee on Crime. The bill differs
in a number of particulars from that already
introduced in the Senate by Senator Booth
Ii provides for the appointment of Superintendent
of Detectives and force of 30 detectives as in the
Booth bill, but places no limit on the number OF
captains, sergeants and roundsmen, and makes the
limit on the number of patrolmen 5000 The oihce
Of surgeon is abolished, but the Board is authorized
to employ not exceeding 13 physicians. lie
salaries Of the general superintendent. OF
the inspectors, of captains sergeants, and
roundsmen, are fixed at $4,000, S3,5Oo,
SO, 800, $500, and $1,000 respectively.
the first two salaries being unchanged. and the re-
manning three being reduced $500, 500 and Sloo
respectively The salary of the Superintendent OF
Detectives is fixed at $1,000. The patrolmen are
divided into three grades, in the Senate BILL the
salaries being 81 200, 81 900, and $500 per annum
The salaries of the physicians shall not exceed
80 500. except that of the Chief Physician. which
shall not exceed 81, 800 The patrolmen now on the
force are to be examined to their qualifications,
and graded as the Board may determine.
Within 80 days after the passage OF this act the
Board of Police required TO send TO the Board OF
Appointment of the City of New-fork, and to the
Board Of Aldermen, an estimate OF the amount OF
additional expenditure for the unexpred portion OF
the year which may be necessary TO carry out the
provisions of the act, which is To receive the same
attention as other department estimates. unan-
nous vote of the entire Board may remove OF re-
duce members of the force without charge,
hearing or trial. In all other cases charge,
hearing and trial are necessary. Detectives,
physicians, clerks and other employees are
removable at pleasure. All persons upon
becoming members of the Police force shall receive
the lowest grade of salary, and shall continue to
receive such until promoted No patrolman shall
receive the second grade of salary until he shall
have been upon che force at least two years. nor the
highest grade until he shall have been upon the force
at least four years. except upon concurrent vote OF
the full Board Promotion shall be made after
examination and from grade to grade, except that,
in cases of special and conspicuous by meritorons
conduct any member of the force may he promoted
20 any position below that of captain without
examination by concurrent vote OF the Board by
concurrent vote of the full Board any officer who
has served at least five years may be retired ana
placed on the Police Life Insurance Fund and
allow him pension not exceeding one-third OF his
salary. The requirement for the publication OF the
names of all applicants in The City Record is retained
detectives being however, excepted, So as to make
secret detective force possible. All detectives shall
have all the common law and statutory powers oil
constables except for the service OF civil process.
''No member of the Police Department to whose
knowledge il shall come that a complaint has been
made or a warrant issued in o criminal proceeding
shall give any information in regard to the same
unless the person receiving such information has
lawful authority to demand the same, and no editor
or publisher of newspaper in the City OF New-iork
shall publish any notice of complaint hav-
ing been made of a warrant having been
issued in any criminal proceeding in the City OF
New-York until after the arrest shall have been
made, except by permission of the Board of Police
or of some member of the force authorized by rule
of the Board TO grant such permission" Violation
of this requirement is made misdemeanor punish
able by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than one month nor moro than one year.