Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-11
The Police Board Bill.

The principal provisions in the police
board bill are a. follows:
section THE Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Council shall appoint
tao citizens Of each city in this State hav-
nz a population OF over 10 600, and Of
each city whose city council at a meeting
daily calIesl therefor shall have adopted thi.
at, eho shall have been residents of said
cities at least two years Immediately pre-
cedinz the date OF their appointment who,
With the mayor of said city shall constitute
a board Of police for said city and who
shall be sworn before entering upon
the duties of their office. One mem
her Of said board shall be Designated
by the Governor as chairman and two shall
constitute a quorum. The term of Office OF
the members appointed By the Governor
shall be four and FIVE years respectively a
shall be designated at the time of their ap-
polniment. The full term of Office Of the
members appointed by the Governor after
these dates shall be five years from the date
OF appointment. All vacancies occurring
after the passage Of thi. act shall be filled
BY the Governor with the advice and con
sent OF the Council The board % police
shall annually appoln, one Of their number
to act IA clerk, who shall be sworn
and shall keep record Of all proceedings,
issue all notices and attest ali such papers
and orders a. said board shall direct.
Sect. 2. Each board of police shah have
authority 10 appoint, establish and organize
the police force including the marshal and
deputy marshal of their 81 j city and To re-
move the same for cause and make all
neefui rules and regulations for its gov
police examiners boari by the stat
utss of the State or by the
city charter, ordinances. bylaws and
ernment, control and efficiency. All the
powers now vested in the mayor, board of
aldermen and common council or any
regulations of the said cities. except as may
he herein otherwise provided are hereby
conferred upon and vested IN said board OF
police.
Section 5-rhe members of the police
force Of said cities in Office hen the said
board Of police are first apo nted shall con
riGue TO hold their several Offices unless re-
moved by the said b0nrd of police. The
present rules and regulations of the mayor
and board of aldermen for the gov
eminent of the police shall continue in
force until otherwise ordered by said board
of police Nj police officers appointed by
said board of police hereby created shall
have and exercise within the limits Of their
said city, all the common law and statutory
powers of constable~. except service of civil
process and all the powers given to police
officers by the statutes of the State and the
city charter ordinances. bylaws and regu-
lstions of said city.
Section /. The salaries of the members
Of the said board appointed by the Cover
nor shall be voted by the municipal off
GERS of said cities and paid quarterly from
the treasures thereof. but the salary of any
member thereof shall not be diminished
during the term of his appointment. Said
board of police shall be provided with
rooms as may be convenient and suitable
for the performance of its duties, by said
city and at It's expense The said city shall
provide all such suitable accommodations
for the police Of said city IA said board
shall require. All buildings aud property
used by sail police shall be under the con-
troll OF said board.