The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-01-08

| snail De made by said state board ; ant
!. the said State board shall have powe
to fill any vacancy in said board at an,
, time, whether caused by death, re
moval, resignation or any other cause
or may, in their discretion, remove an,
member or members of said board IL ii
their opinion he or they fail to per
form any duty according to the inten
OF this act. One of the said board
shall be designated by the said State
board TO be president and another az
secretary OF said board. The annua
salary of said commissioners shall be
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars, to be fixed
by the said State board within these
limits in proportion to the population
OF the particular city in question. But
the secretary may be allowed sum
not exceeding fifty dollars in addition
to his salary as commissioner. Said
salaries shall be paid out of the towr
Or city treasury in like manner as the
salaries oftown or city officers.
Sec 2. Such Board of Police Com,
missioners shall immediately appoint
marshal, who shall be chief of police
ana the necessary commissioned Otfi.
GERS. who shall give bond in an amount
equal to that required on the 18th day
OF December, 1894, of similar, officers
under the ordinances of such cities and
towns, subject to the orders of the
BOARD, and as many policemen as NAV
DC deemed necessary by the board, not
exceeding one for every one thousand
lnhabltants, and who shall have been
residents OF such city or town at least
six months prior to their appointment.
The marshal and policemen shall
hold their respective Offices co-termin-
ally with the board appointing them,
subject, however, to removal at any
tlme by majority vote of the Board
OF Police Commissioners. The mar
shal and policemen SO appointed shall
have exclusive power, and it shall be
their duty, to serve all process issued
by the mayor, intendant or rity re-
corder, and all NOTICES and papers is
sued by the Board of Police Commis-
sinners. They, the said marshal and
pollcemen, shall have and exercise all
tho common law and statutory power
OF constables within such city, except
for the service of civil process, and
they shall also have all tho powers
now had and exercised by policemen
under the laws OF the State aud the
ordinances of such city. Provided,
| that no city or town snail be Liable in
damages for any of the acts of the mar
shals or policemen or officials appoint
ed under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 8. The Board of Police Com
mlssioners shall keep and maintain an
Office at the council chamber, police
court room or some station house or
other convenient place, and shall meet
IN regular session every month, and in
special session at any other time upon
written request of any member to each
other member who is in the city. ANY
regular session may be adjourned for q
period not exceeding four DAYS. Two
members shall constitute u quorum at
any regular or adjourned session, or at
any special session properly called and
notified. The concurrence of two mem-
bers snall be sufficient to decide any
question properly coming before the
board. 1t shall be tho duty OF the
Board OF Police Commissioners to fill
oil vacancies in the Offices of marshal
and policemen. The Board of Police
commissioners shall have entire con-
troll OF the police force of such city, it's
organization, government and disci
pine, and entire control OF all station
houses, city prisons. patrol wagons,
books, records, equipments and ali
other property belonging to the police
department, and shall audit all claims
against said department. and certify
the same to the mayor and council for
| payment when correct: and it shall be
the duty of said mayor and council to
! pay all of such claims when so credit
ed, certified and presented. And it
snail be the further duty of said mayor
and council to levy and collect annually
tax sufficient to pay the salaries and
all expenses of the Board of Police
commissioners. marshals and police
men, and Of all tho expenses for the
operation and maintenance of said po-
lice department., and q writ of manda-
mus Or proper process shall be at the
suit OF the Board Of Police Commits
sionors against the municipal authori-
ties OF such city to compel the levy and
collection of such annual tax and the
payment OF such expenses by them. 1t
| shall be the duty of the Board of Police
commissioners to mako general and
special rules for its own government
and for the government. and regulation
OF the police department., and to make
ana promulgate proper orders to the
police force through the marshal.
Sec. 4. 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-
pense OF tho 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 a rate exceeding that of the re-
gular policemen.
Sec. S. 1t shall he the duty of the
mayor and council of any such city tC
provide at it's expense all necessary
accommodations for the sessions of the
board, and to provide a police court
room, station houses aud prisons, and
to furnish, warm and light the same
to furnish food for prisoners to pro
vide for the monthly payment of the
marshal and policemen, on the certi
ficate of the board as to the amount due
each also for such Office expenses, re
cords, books, stationery, printing, tele
graphing, badges, clubs and the repair
and cleaning OF police buildings, as
may be neccssary-it being the true