New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-17
LEXOW'S NEW POLICE BILL.
1T WOULD GIVE THE SUPERINTENDENT POWER
TO DISCIPLINE THE FORCE-A FORM


TO DISCIPLINE THE FORCE-A FORM
OF COURT MARTIAL.
Albany April 16-The New-York CITY romeo DILL
introduced in the Senate to-day by Senator LeNow'
gives the Chief of Police additional powers ana
makes him responsible for the discipline of the
department. 1t amends sections 20 and ZZ OF
the New-York City Consolidation act, TO read IN
part follows:
Section go The Board of Police is authorized
and empowered in strict conformity win 'ne pro pro
visions of this chapter. to make ADOPT anu ehIoiCe
rules orders and regulations for the government
discipline and administration OF Ine PGncfh ere
Of The Board of Police shall have p1we nr ana for
1t rs authorized to adopt rules ana aOd dor
arainst any member or members of the said po-
lice force below the rank of Superintendent or
Chief of Police, which shall be had and made be
more than five officers of the force of the rank of
sergeant, captain or inspector TO be called poe
the the s anIst or Chief Of Police.
No member, or members. of the polce, force ex-
reprimanded removed. suspended or dismissed
from the police force until written charges shall
iii such charges shall have been examined: heard
before f. b Gs Fa nGu or ce
Of Police upon such reasonable notice to the mem M
b or on aa sad Of police
may or shall by rules and regulations from "i"e
All Charges against the Superintendent or Chief
of Police shall be heard investigated ana de-
Section g75 The Board of Police shall have power.
upon conviction by any court OF competent }urdSa &C.
ton of any member of the force. or any Iegal OF
criminal offence to punish the offender by suspen.
sion without pay for specified time or by dismissal
from the force. When any member OF the force
shall be convicted by police trial court or any
neglect of duty violations of the rules or neglect or
any conduct Injurious the public peace and vel
fare or immoral conduct, or conduct unoecominS
an officer or other breach of discipline, the court
shall have power TO punish the offending party by
reprimand, FORGETTING Withholding pay for specl-
fed time suspension without pay during such sus-
pension. or by recommendation that the onendins
member be dismissed from the force by the Super
intendent or Chief of Police. but no more than
thirty days pay salary shall be forfeited or de-
Quoted for any offence ~, 49,, . -,
All such forfetures shall be paid forthwith 10 the
treasurer Of the department TO the account OF the
police pension fund When police trial court shall
recommend to the Superintendent or Chief OF Police
that a member of the force be dismissed it shall
send with its Judgment to the Superintendent or
Chief of Police the evidence taken by II, and the
Superintendent or Chief OF Police may review the
whole proceedings, modify the findings of the court
by infctlng a lesser punishment than the one
recommended. ordering a new trial before new
Police shall file his written judgment with the chief
clerk OF the department, and the offending member
shall be punished as the judgment directs.
The Board of Police is authorized and empowered
in it's discretion to deduct and Withhold salary
CONDENSATION from member or members OF
any cause without leave. loss for sick time. sick
other disability physical or mental. provided
however. that the paw. salary or compensation so
deducted and withheld shall not except In cases OF
absence without leave. exceed onehalf thereof.
act or law TO the contrary Notwithstanding.