The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-08-16
AN ORDINANCE
To amend an Ordinance entitled
"An Ordinance, To provide for
the appointment of Night Po-
lice, prescribe their duties and
fix their compensation, apassed
.Iuue Dist 1881

Section l. BE il ordained by the Cour :
Gil of the Village of Logan, That the Ortli-
nance passed June 2lst, 1881, entitled "a n
ordinance to provide for the appointment t
OF night police, prescribe their duties 81 II
1ix their compensation" be amended SO
as to read us follows:
Sec ion |. At the first regular meeting of
the Council held in Jrne of each. year. it
iate 20 nominate, and by and with tie
adv'c. and consent o. the Council, appoint
on . night policeman of said vlisge.
Section 2. The Council shall a. said meet
ing. by 81 majority ofali the mem bers elect
ed 10 said Council, confirm or reject, rs it
may deem best, the nomination and ap-
lointment 50 made. And in case said
ne m nation and appOintnentshal moi he
connrmed, the Mayor shall at the same
meet ting, to wit: the first regular mneting q
IN June. nominate ana appoint as atore-
said, some other person than the one so
first nominated and appointed. and 50
continue TO do until the C.uncil shall COLI
firm sOme one so nominated and ap-
pointed.
Sections 3 Said officer so appointed md
confirm d shall hold his office for the term
of one year from the dnte of his appoint
ment. and unit. his successor shall be aF-
pointed and quaiifioti; unless said Office
becomes vacant by resignation or removal.
Section 1. In the event OF the death OF
sa d policeman during his term of office,
or 81 vacancy caused by resignation or 70
nIov:il, the vacancy so created shall be
flied as in the first instance ut thr next
regular meeting of Council; provided that
the person so appointed to fill such va
cancy shall hold his office only until the
first regular meeting OF said COnncil In
June following.
Se"iion 5. The right policeman appoint
Ell as aforesaid shall be under the control
and SuperiHtendency ot the Marshal of
said village.
Section 6. The night policeman slIal! re-
main upon the streets and alleys and 9TH
er public places of said village, moving
from place to place, except when the per-
foTmance OF his duty such officer, calls
upon him to enter the premises of y citizen,
nil of each night, from sun down to sun
r Sc, and is clothed with the power OF
day police, except that upon an arrest be-
i'll lni,ie 10y said officer In tue night season,
alter the ho'ir OF six z. NJ, said person so
arrested may be held in the village prison
or other safe place until the following day,
when lie shall De brought before he mag :
istrate Tor trial. SAID officer shall he sub
ject at all times tU the call of the Mayor or
Marshal of 50 id village for the suppression
OF riots, disturbances and breeches of the
peace.
Section 7. The Council shall have the
power at all times to remove said officer
for violation or neglect of duty inconpe-
cou4icil in that behalf shall be final, and
upon a vacancy occurring, the Mayor shall
have the power 10 fill such vacancy, until
the no Xt regular meeting of the council.
'oectioh o. me hii.ht pOil:eHian so ap-
pointed according to above provisions,
shall receive as com pc nS;ltion for his ser
Vfces the sum OF one dollar and twenty
five cents for each ni.ht so employed
Section 9. The appointment II retofore
made ard confirmed by the council, of
John Rhoads us night policeman OF said
will ,ge, under the original or,'il.i nee, shall
not be affected in any wise by this amends
ed ordinance, but sal Rhoads shall .:old
said Office for the term for which he was
appointed, subject Oly to removal for
cause.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet from aud after Its passage and legal
publication.
ROBERT F. PRICE,
President of the Council.
Nttest-W. II. Keynes. Clerk.
Passed August l4th, 1855.
Aug. i6-lw.