The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-05
ARTICLE TX.
Police Department..

! SEC 123. There shall be Chief of Police.
| who shall be qualified elector OF the city, not
! less than twenty-five years of are, and WAC
| shall be appointed by the Mayor bv ana with
term Of Office shah be two years, and until his
| sGccessor shall be appointed, confirmed and
| qualified.
SHC 12l. The Chief of Police Shall have
command ana control of the police force sub
/ lect 10 che general supervision of the A(avor.
He shall have power TO suspend any police
! man tor disobeulence 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 a policeman, promptly certify the fact,
/ with the cause thereof to the Mayor, who
shall forthwith report the same, in writing,
| to Iether with the charges preferred against
such policeman. to the Board of Trustees and
| ii 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 he observed and enforced, ali
Jaws and ordinances within the city, and shall
| Sc tnat all lawful orders and process OF the
| Courts within the city are PROMPTLY executed.
For the suppression of any rot. publie tJl-
mutt, DISTURBANCE of the peace unlawful as
| Samoly, organized resistance TO the laws. or
puDlic authorities in the performance OF their
duties, or in arreStinG persons for public of
| lenses, he shall have the powers thaJ are or
may be hereafter conferred upon SheriEs by
any law, and al his lawful orders Snail be
| promptly eEecuted by the police officers. III
\ tbGOltOn 10 the powers anu duties herein
enumerated, the Chief of Police shall have
SUI other powers, and perform such other
| duties pertaining TO the Police Department as
may from time to time be conferred or i'm
| posed upon him by ordinance.
SEC. l26. The Chiefo Police shall keep q
public oHce, to be provided By the Board of
| Trustees, which Office snail b. kept open, and
| ut which he, or 81 police officer designated by
| him, shall be in attendance at all hours day
| and night. The Chief o. Police shall dsvo e
| his entire time to the discharge OF the duties
q Enni1 N Nep
| the city without urgent necessity, unless in
! pursuit OF persons who have committed pub
| lie ofieases within the limits of tie city. If
! sEch absence from the city be upon any other
| than business Immediately connected with his
Office, except on vacation land then only By
| written consent of the Mayor filed with the
City Ciert), he shall forfeit mis- salary for the
/ time OF such absence, aud the proper amount
/ shall be deducted from his next salary war
rant by the City Auditor. lie shall designate
/ one OF the policemen 10 attend constantly
/ upon the Police Court ana 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 q Captain of Police,
| selected from among the police force By the
1 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 shalt
be required of him by the Chief of Police, or
rom Tune 10 Time De 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
| shail be appointed, confirmed ana qualified.
SEC. 12S. In addition to the Chief and Cap.
i tain OF Police. there shall be a permanent To-
| lice force, which shall consist OF such number
I OF policemen. not less than fifteen and not ex-
/ eeeding one for every one thousand inha1it-
ants, as the Board of Trustees shall from
| time TO time by ordinance authorize to be APP
| 10 nted. The policemen shall be appointed
| by the Mayor, by and with the cons sfG of the
! Board of Trustees, and shall hold Office during
/ good behavior, unless removed for cause, or
1 in this Charter provided. The Chief of Police
| shall appoint fiom the police force a day and a
night jailer who snail be termed Sergeants OF
/ Police. No person shall be appointed to any
| position on the police force OF the city unless