The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-09

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make general and special rules for its
own government and for the govern
ment and regulation of the police de-
partment, and to make and promul-
gate proper orders to the police force
through the marshal.
Sec. i. The board may, on the ap-
plication of any person or persons
showing sufficient cause therefor, in
the discretion of the board, appoint
any number of policemen. not exceed
ing in all the regular number of po-
licemen at any one time, to do duty at
designated place or places in the city,
at the expense of the person or per-
sons by whom such application shall
be made, and the city shall not pay
any such special policemen so appoint.
ed, and such special policemen shall
not be required 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 mar
shal. The board may also, with the
consent of the said State board, ap-
point such number of special police
men for general duty in the city as
may be deemed advisable, bat such
special policemen shall not serve
longer than two successive days with
out new appointments being made in
like manner. and they shall not be
paid at a rate exceeding that of the
regular policemen.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
mayor and council of any such city to
provide at its expense all necessary
accommodations for the sessions of
the board, and to provide police
court room, station houses and pris-
ons. and to furnish. warm and light
the same: to furnish food for prison
ers: to provide for the monthly ray
ment Of the marshal and policemen,
on the certificate of the board as to
the amount due each; also for such
Office expenses. records. books sta
tionery, printing. teiegraphing, badges,
clubs and the repair and cleaning Of
police buildings, as may be necessary
it being the true intent and mean
ing of this act that all the necessary
expenses of the police department
shall be borne by the city out Of its
general revenue fund. notwithstand-
ing the government of such depart
ment 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
said board, or the police
Judge, marshal or policeman SO ap-
pointed, while in the legal perform
ance of duty. shall, upon conviction
thereof before the Court of General
Sessions of the county wherein such
city is located, be adjudged guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall be fined in
any sum not less than one hundred
or more than one thousand dol
lars or may be imprisoned in the
county jail not less than ten days nor
more than ninety days, for each Of
fenSe.
Sec. Z. Every police judge, marshal
and policeman appointed under this
act shall be a qualified elector of such
city, and before entering upon the
of his official duties shall
take and subscribe and cause to be
fled with the board an official consti-
oath and for the faithful
of duty.
Sec. S. The 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, and the policemen each not
less than ten dollars nor more than
sixty dollars per month.
Sec. 9. All fines and forfeitures col
lected by the mayor, intendant or city
recorder upon charges for the viola
ton of the laws of this State shall be
by him paid into the county treasury
of the county in which each city is
located. for the use of the common
school fund of such county All fines
and forfeitures collected by the may
or. intendant Or city recorder upon
charges for the violation of city ordi-
nances, and all fees of officers collect
ed by the mayor, intendant or city re-
corder under any act of the Leglsla-
ture or city ordinance, 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 the
police government of any city is ad-
under this act, all acts Of
the Legislature and all ordinances of
such CITY in so far as the same are II
conflict or inconsistent with this act
shall be suspended and shall remain
imperative.
Sec. II. When the government of
such city under this act shall cease,
the board shall turn over to the city
clerk all the records and papers of the
board, and thereafter they shall be
deemed records and papers ofthe city
clerks office
Sec. 12. Whenever the said State
board shall deem it no longer neces-
sary to continue the government OF
any such city in the manner provided
for By this act. the said State board
shall issue and cause to be publishedin
a daily paper published at the State
capital their proclamation to that ef.
feet. and thereupon the mayor anG
council shall reassume the govern
ment Of the police of such city. under
the ordinances and laws thereof as ex-
isting prior to this act, appointing
such officers as may be appointed and
for the election of such Of
ticer or officers as may be elective.
and to that end. if there be vacancy
in such contingency in any elective
Office. the mayor and council shall
have power and authority to fill such
vacancy by appointment until an cleo
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