The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-01-11

Commissioners to make general and
special rules for its own government
and fo- the government and regulation
of the police department., and to make
and promulgate proper orders to the
police force through the marshal.
Sec. 1. The board may, on the ap-
plication OF any person or persons show
ing sufficient cause therefor, in the
discretion of the board, appoint any
number OF policemen, not exceeding in
! all the regular number of policemen at
any one time, to do duty at designated
place or places in the city, at the ex-
pcnsc OF the person or persons by
whom such application shall be made,
and the city shall not pay any such
special policemen SO appointed, and
such special policemen shall not be re-
quired to do duty at any other than the
designated place or places, but in all
other respects they shall obey all.rules
and regulations of the board and all
orders from the marshal. The board
may also, with the consent Of the said
State board, appoint such number of
special policemen for general duty in
the city as may be deemed advisable
but such special policemen shall not
serve longer than two successive days
without new appointments being made
in like manner, and they shall not be
paid at Il rate exceeding that of tho re-
gular policemen.
Sec. 5. 1t shall he the duty of the
mayor and council OF any such city to
provide at its expense all necessary
accOmm OdatiOns for the sessions OF the
board, and to provide police court
room, station houses and prisons, and
to furnish, warm and light the same ::
to furnish food for prisoners; to pro-
vide for the monthly payment of the
marshal md policemen, on the oerti-
fcatc OF the board as to the amount due
each also for such Office expenses, re-
cords, books, stationery, printing, telc-
graphing, badges, clubs and the repair
and cleaning of police buildings, as
may be ncccssary-it being the true
intent and meaning OF this act that all
the necessary expenses of the police
department shall be borne by the city
out Of its general revenue fund, not
withstanding the government Of such
department. is vested exclusively in
said board.
Sec. 6. Neither the mayor nor the
council, nor any officer appointed by
them, shall have any government OF
the police force and the city treasurer
shall not pay any of the police force
except upon the certificate OF said
board. Any person or persons who
shall in any manner interfere with or
interrupt said board, or the police,
Judge, marshal or policemen so ap-
pointed, while in the legal performance
OF duty, shall, upon conviction thereof
before the Court Of General Sessions
OF the county wherein such city is To-
Gated. be ndjudgcd guilty of Il misdc-
mcanor, and shall be fined in any sum
not less than orc hundred dollars nor
,.,l h.in thnnDn,,1 lNll
may he imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than ten days nor more than
ninety days, for each otTcnsc.
Sec. !. Every police judge, marshal
and policeman appointed under this
act shall he Il qualified clcctor Of such
city. and before entering upon the dis
charge Of his official duties shall take
and subscribe and cause to be fled
with the board an official constitution
al oath and for the faithful discharge
OF duty.
Sec. 8. Tho annual salaries OF the
following named officers shall be fixed
by order OF the board within the fol-
lowing limits, namely: The marshal.
not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than two Thousand dollars per
annum, aud the policemen each not
less than ten dollars nor more than
sixty dollars per month.
See. q. All fines and forfciturCs col
lcctcd by the mayor, intcndcnt or city
recorder uprn charges for the violation
OF tho laws RI this State shall be by him
paid into the county treasury OF the
county in which oach city is located,
for the use of the common school fund
of such county. All fines and forfei-
lures collected by the mayor, intcndant
or city recorder upon charges for the
violation Of city ordinances, and all
fees OF officers collected by the mayor,
intUndant or city recorder under any
act of the Legislature or city ordin-
ancc, for services shall be by him paid
into the city treasury for the use OF
the general revenue fund OF such city.
Sec. 10. During the time that tho po-
lice government Of any city is admin
istcred under this act, all acts of the
Legislature and all ordinances Of such
city III SO far as the same are in con-
iliCt or Inconsistent with this act shall
be suspended and shall remain inopcra-
tive.
Sec. ii. When the government Of
such city under this act shall cease.
the board shall turn over to the city
clerk all tho records and papers OF the
board, and thereafter they shall be
deemed records and papers OF the city
SlIIh y olICc.
Sec. -. Whenever tho said State
board shall deem it no longer ncccs-
sary to continue the government of any
such "tty in the manner provided for
by tins act, the said State board shall
Issue and cause to be published in Il
daily paper published ut the State capi.
tai their proclamation to that effect.
and thcrcupOn the mayor and council
shall rcassumc the government Of the
police OF such city, under the ordin-
anccs and laws thereof rs existing
prior To this act, appointing such Off
GERS as may he appointed and provid-
ing for the election Of such officer or
officers rs may he elective and to that
end, If there be IL vacancy in such con-
tingcncy in any elective office, the
mayor and council shall have power
and authority to fill such vacancy by
appointment until an election may be
held and the functions and salary Of
the marshal and the policemen and Of
the Board OF Police Commissioners
shall cease and determine upon the APP
pointmcnt AMI qualification Of ~ police