The record-union., 1892-03-31
ARTICLE TX.
Police Department.

SEC. 1913. There shall be q Chief of Police
who shall be q qualified elector of the city not
less than twenty-five years of age, and who
shall be appointed by the Mayor by and with
the consent OF the Board of Trustees and his
term of Office shall be two years, and until his
successor shall be appointed, confirmed and
SEC. 124. The Chief of Police shall have
command and control of the police force sub
tect to the general supervision of the Mayor.
He shall have power to suspend any police
man for dlSObedIence OF any lawful order, for
the violation of the rules of the department,
neglect OF duty, drunkenness, or misconduct
as a policeman; and he shall, upon suspend
ing q 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
if such policeman be found guilty by the
board. he shall be dismissed from the police
force.
SEC. l25. The Chief of Police shall observe,
and cause to be observed and enforced, ali
laws and ordinances within the city, and shall
see that all lawful orders and process of the
Board of Trustees, Police Court, and Justices
Coarts within the city are promptly executed
For the suppression of any riot, 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 In arresting persons for public Of
lenses, he shall have the powers that are or
may be hereafter conferred upon Sherifis by
any law, and all his lawful orders shall be
promptly executed by the police officers. In
addition to the powers and duties herein
enumerated, the Chief of Police shall have
such other powers, and perform such other
duties pertaining 20 the Police Department. as
may from time to time be conferred or i'm
posed upon him by ordinance.
SEC. 126. The Chief of Police shall keep
public Office, to be provided by the Board of
Trustees, which Office shall be kept open. and
at which he, or a police officer designated by
him, shall be in attendance at all hours, day
ana night. The Chief OF Police shall devote
his entire time to the discharge of the duties
of his Office, and shall not absent himself from
the city without urgent necessity, unless in
pursuit of persons VINO have committed pub
lie ofieuses within the limits of the city. If
such absence from the city be upon any other
than business Immediately connected with his
written consent of the Mayor filed with the
City Clerk), he shall forfeit his salary for the
time of such 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 TO attend constantly
upon the Police Court, and to execute the
orders and process thereof; but any police
man shall have authority TO execute the or
ders and process of the Police Court and of the
Court of the City Justice of the Peace.
SEC. 127. There shall be 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 and con-
troll of the police force, and who shall 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 his successor
shall be appointed. confirmed and qualified.
SEC. 128. In addition to the Chief and Cap
tain OF Police, there shall be permanent po-
lice force, which shall consist OF such number
of policemen. not less than fifteen and not ex-
ceeding one for every one thousand inhabit-
ants. as the Board of Trustees shall from
time to time by ordinance authorize to be ap-
pointed. The policemen shall be appointed
by the Mayor, by and with the consent OF the
Board of Trustees, and shall hold Office during
good behavior. unless removed for cause, or
Tor the Improvement of the public service, as
in this Charter provided. The Chief Of Police
night jailer who shall be termed Sergeants of
Police. No person shall be appointed to any
position on the police force Of the city unless