The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-08
ARTICLE TX.
Police Department.

SEC. 123, There shall be n Chief of Police.
who shall be qualified eector OF the city. not
less than twenty-five years of age, and VINO
shall be appointed by the Mayor by and with
the consent OF the Board of Trustees and his
term of once shall be two years, and until his
successor shall be appointed, confirmed and
qualified.
SEC. 124. The Chief of Police shall have
command and control of the police force, sub
,ect 10 The general supervision of the Mayor,
lie shall have power to suspend any police
man tor diso0edlence of any lawful order for
the violation of the rules of the department,
neglect OF duty, drunkenness or misconduct
as policeman; and he shall, upon suspend
ing Il policeman, promptly certify the fact,
with the cause thereof, to the Mayor, who
shall forthwith report the same in writing
together with the charges preferred against
such policeman, to the Board of Trustees and
il such policeman be found guilty by the
board. he shall be dismissed from the police
force.
SEC 125. The Chief of Police shall observe.
and cause to be observed and enforced, all
laws and ordinances within the city and shall
see that ell lawful orders and profess of the
Board OF trustees, Police Court, and justices
Courts within the city are promptly executed.
For the suppression of any r.ol, public tu-
mutt, disturbance of the peace, unlawful as
sembly, organized resistance TO the laws or
public authorities in the performance OF their
duties, or III arresting persons for public Of
lenses, he shall have the powers that are or
may be hereafter conferred upon SheridS by
any law, and all his lawful orders shall be
promptly executed by the police officers. In
addition to tine powers and duties herein
enumerated the Chief of Police snail have
duties pertaining TO the Police Department, as
may from time to time be conferred or inn
posed upon him by ordinance.
SEC. 126. The Chief of Police shall keep q
public Office, to be provided By the Board of
Trustees, which Office shall BE- kept open, and
81 which he or a police officer DESIGNATED bv
him, shall be in attendance at all hours, day
and night. The Chief o. Police shall devote
his entire time to the discharge of the duties
of his ONCE, and shall not absent himself from
the city without urgent necessity, unless III
pursuit OF persons VINO have committed pub
lie o1enseS within the limits of the city. If
sach absence from the city be upon any other
than business Immediately connected with his
Office, except on vacation (and then only by
written consent of the Mayor filed with the
City ClerSl, he shall forfeit his salary for the
time of spcn absence. and the proper amount
shall be deducted from his next salary war
rant by the City Auditor. He shall designate
one OF the policemen 10 attend constantly
upon the Police Court, and to execute the
orders and process thereof bat any police
man shall have authority 10 execute the or
ders and process OF the Police Court and OF the
Court ofth CITY Justice OF the Peace.
SEC. 10y. There shall lie q Captain OF Police,
selected from among the police force by the
Mayor, by and with the consent OF the Board
of Trustees, and who, in the absence OF the
Chief OF Police, shall have command ana con-
troll Of the police force. and VINO snail perform
such other duties and have such other powers,
pertaining to the Police Department, as shall
be required of him by the Chief of Police, or
from time to time be imposed or conferred on
him by ordinance of the Board OF Trustees.
The term OF Office of the Captain OF Police
shall be two years, and until MS successor
shall be appointed, confirmed and qualified
SEC. l2S. In addition TO the Chief ana Cap
tain OF Police, there shall be q permanent po-
lice force, which shall consist OF such number
of policemen. not less than fifteen and not ex-
ceeaing one for every one thousand InhaDit-
ants, as the Board of Trustees shall from
time to time by ordinance authorize To be APP
onted. The policemen shall be appointed
by the Mayor, by ard with the consent of the
Board of Trustees, and shall hold once during
good behavior. unless removed for cause, or
Tor the Improvement of the public service, as
in this Charter provided. The Chief of Police
shall appoint fl0m the police force a day and a
night lailer who shall be termed Sergeants of
Police No person shall be appointed TO an Y
position en- the police force OF the city unless