St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21
perintendent of police and all regular po-

| perintendent of police and all regular po-
| lice officers of such city shall possess the
! powers of constableS at common law, and
! under the statutes of this state, and in ad-
| ditlon thereto shall nave the power TO serve
| and execute any warrant, summons, com
| mitment, writ, subpoena and process is
| sued out of the municipal or other court
| of such city, and shall have authority to
! pursue and arrest in such city or in any
| part of the state beyond the limits of such
city any person charged with, or who has
| committed any violation of any ordinance
| of such city, or any other offense OF crime
! within the l1mite of such city; provided
| that no such officer shall have power to ar
| rest without warrant, except in cases in
| which arrests without a warrant are au-
| thorized by the General Statutes of the
| state; and the violation of any city ordi-
nance shall be deemed public offense.
/ Sec. 1G2 APPOINTMENTS AND PRO
| MOTIONS. All appointments and promo
tions in the police force in the city, except
superintendent of police, shall be under
! ana i'll pursuance OF rules providing for
the ascertainment of the comparative fit
| ness of all applicants therefor by a syS-
| tematic, open and competitive examination
thereof. which rules it shall be the duty
! of the mayor and superintendent of police
| to make, subject to the General Laws of the
state.
Sec 163. APPROVAL OF RULES. Said
rules shall be submitted to the city council
| for approval, and when so approved they
| shall be adopted and enforced as permanent
| rules, and shall only be changed in the
manner herein provided for their adoption.
! Sec 1914 APPOINTMENT SUBJECT TO
! RULES. No officer nor member of said
police force shall be appointed until such
| rules have been promulgated, except to fill
vacancies caused by death or resignation
nor shall any member of said force, under
the grade of captain, be removed until after
charges are preferred in writing and an op-
pOrtunity to appear and defend against the
| same with witnesses before the city cOun-
Gil, but any member may be suspended
| pending such hearing.
Sec 1G5. SUPPRESSION OF RIOTS
| The mayor, or acting mayor, the superin-
tendent of police, the captain of police, the
| sheriff of the county and all police officers
| shall be conservators Of the peace and
may command the peace, and sup
| press in Il summary manner all riotcus or
| diSOrderly behavior Or proceedings within
! the city limits, and for such purpose may
| require the assistance of all bystanders
| ard, if need be, of all citizens: and in sup
! pressing any riOtOus and disordcrly be-
havior or proceedings the supreme author
ity to command aud direct shall reside in
! the senior or superior officer present IN the
| order in this section above mentioned.
Sec. 1GG PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO
| Assist. If any hystander or citizen shall
| rC fuse to aid in preserving the peace, or in
supbressing riotous or dsorderly behavior
| or proceedings, when thereto required as
! provided in the last preceding section, he
| shall be liable to a fine Of not less than
| ten (l0 dollars or more than one hundred
| 400 dollars.
Sec 1877 ACTING WITHOUT AUTHOR
| IT1. If any person Shall without lawful
! authority assume to act as police officer
| Cf said city, or falsely pretend to be au-
| thOrized so 10 act, wear the badge of a
| police officer within said city he shall he
| liable to Il fine of not less than ten (lOD
dollars nor more than fifty (50) dollars, or
| to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
| thirty (30 days.
Sec. 16S. CITIZENS MUST ASSIST. If
any person shall willfully refuse or neglect
to assist the superintendent Of police or any
| police officer of said city in making a law
| full arrest when requested by such Superin-
| tendent or officer so TO do, or shall willfully
resist, impede or obstruct such superin-
| tendent or officer in making or attempting
| to make lawful arrest, or in the per
| formance of any other official duty, such
| person so offending shall be liable to a
| fine of not less than ten QO) dollars or
more than fifty (50) dollars, or imprison-
| ment for a term not exceeding thirty (3O)
! days
Sec. 169 POLICE RELIEF FUND. In
any city having, or in which there shall
| hereafter be, police. department relief as
| sociation. whose articles of incorporation
and bylaws shall have been approved by
the city council, there shall he paid to such
association. in addition to other sums now
wards for the apprehension and conviction
of offenders, all witness fees or other fees,
emoIsments, gifts or gratuities received or
receivable by any member OF the police de-
partment in the line of his duty; such por-
tiOn of all sums obtained from the for
feiture of city criminal bonds and receipts
from the licensing of dogs, and of moneys
paid into the municipal court or any police
court of the city as fines collected in Grim
inal cases as the city council may deter
mine.
| urer shall be treasurer of the police de-
partment relief association, and all moneys
paid for said association shall be paid di-
rectly to said treasurer.
Sec. III. POLICE PENSION FUND. Any
city may, by ordinance provide for the es-
adjustment OF a police pension fund to be
under the control OF board of of trustees rus ta to
consist of the mayor, controller and treas
urer, and appropriations therefrOm for pen
sions may granted to any member of the
police force serving as superintendent cap
tain, lieutenant, sergeant, inspector, de-
tective or patrolman at the time OF the
passage of such ordinance, or to any person
who has been or may hereafter beco ne a
member of the police force in either of
the capacities aforesaid, to be PAID from
the police pension fund by appropriations
thereof, as follows:
force i'll either of the capacities aforesaid,
who shall have performed police duty in
said city for a period of twenty-five 90
years or upwards, and shall have arrived at
the age Of not less than tifty-tive (5D years,
and who shall have retired from such serv-
ice, and during the period of such retire
ment. Provided whenever a police officer
who has been or hereafter may be so pen
stoned shall thereafter accept position on
the police force, such officer shall forever
forfeit his rights to be placed back on the
pension list.
Second.-To any such member Of the po-
lice force who shall be rendered unfit for
service as a member of such force from in
jury received while in actual performance
OF police duty.
Such sum awarded, granted and laid as
a pension to any person, as provided in
to an annual sum during his lifetime
greater than One-half G65 the full pay of a
member of said police force of the rank of
the member 50 pensioned; provided, how
granted under
provisions of this act shall exceed the sum
of six hundred 600 dollars per annum
nor a greater total than four thousand
$4,000 dollars.
Third.-To the widow (whie she remains
SUCH of any member of the police force in
either of the capacities aforesaid at the
time of, or prior to the passage of this
act and such ordinance, or who may there
after become a member of the police force,
who shall have been killed while in the
actual performance of police duty, or shall
have died from the effect of any injury re-
ceived while in the actual discharge of
such duty, sum not to exceed four hun
pension may date from the time of the
death of such member, the total amount
not to exceed two thousand dollars $4,000.
Sec. 172. FUND, HOW CONSTITuTED:
Such police pension fund shall consist of
the appropriation of such portion Of the
moneys paid into the municipal or other
court of the city as fines collected from
criminal cases, as the city shall In such
case determine, and all fines imposed by
the mayor of such city upon members of
the police force and if, at any time, there
shall not be sufficient money to the credit
of the police pension fund to pay all claims
against it in full an equal percentage shall
be paid upon such claims to the full ex-
tent of the fund on hand, and shall be ac-
cepted as payment in full of his claims by
the pensioncr, and no pensioner shall have
a legal or equitable demand or cause Of
action against said city, save as to the eX
tent of his proportionate share Of such
fund under the provisions of this act and
any person who has been heretofore re-
tired from any police force of any city in
this state under any existing law, shall con-
as has been heretofore granted to such per-