The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-23

pRoPosED AMENDMENT NO. A PROP
4 osiiion TO amend sections and 3 of article
VII OF the freeholders charter, adopted October i
A. II. 1890. -
Resolved that section l OF article VII. Of the
ireeholders Charter be amended so as to read as
follows: ~
SECTION j. The police department shall be nm
DER the management OF the police commission
which hall consist of the board of public work :
anu the mayor, who shall be chairman Of the com
mission No membef of the board o. public WORKS
shall. as police commissioner or otherwise taEs
any part in any election except 10 depost his vote
nor snail ne directly or indirectly influence,
tempt 70 influence or control, the &C ion # any
member or elnpioye of said department or know
ingly suffer to be received or collected from any
member OF The police force an assessment or con-
tribuilon 'or any political purpose or purposes A
violation Of any of the provisions OF this sect on
shal De cause for immediate removal from Office
OF the lerson guilty OF such violation. The mayo~
shall have power to convene the commission at
such time and places WITHIN the CITY and unon
sueh reasonable notice as ne NAV deem r,roper
lie NAV take part in the deliberations of the com
mission but shall not vote except in case Of a re
when he may cast the controlling vote
A quorum TO do business shall consist OF three
memoers. one OF whom may be the mayor, and the
concurrence OF majority of those present and en-
Tilted to vote shall be necessary to any decision or
order of the commission
The secretary of the board of public works sh ali
nave the custody of al the records and official
documents OF the police commission and shall keen
the same IN such place as the city council shall
provide.
Resolved, That subdivision second" of section
3 of article VII of the freeholders charter be
amended so as to read a. follows:
seeond-The board of police commissioners
with the concurrence and approval of the city
council, IN joint convention assembled, shall APP
point the chief of police and he shall appoint all
subordinate police officers and regular and special
policemen and detective officers subject 10 the APP
prevail of the board Of police commiss oners ex-
cept as IN this article otherwise provided. The po-
ice commisso may from time to time remove or
suspend the chief of police any of such police
officers, or any regular or special policemen
detective officer for such cause az TO them shall
seem Just or proper, but the ground OF such re-
moval or suspension shall be entered in the record
OF proceedings, together with the names of the
lnta
10 the police force must be a citizen of the United
States, of good character for honesty sobriety
able to read the English language and must have
been a resident of this city tor at least one year
preceding his appointment Any appointee here
after apI ointed, except the chief of police. shall
not be less than 20 nor more than fifty years OF
age. and must possess such physical qualifications
as Will enable him to pass a satisfactory medical
examination under such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by the police commission.
II. w. MILLER,
Clerk Of the City of Seattle
Date Of first publication November IA. 1891.