The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07

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ed as provided for the issuing and enforce
ment of executions for any tax or assess
ment or part of tax or assessment, re-
quired by any such ordinance and now
| remaining unpaid, shall continue ana re-
| main OF force so as to authorize the treas
| urer to issue such executions and the
| marshal to collect the same, until such
| taxes or assessment shall be fully paid.
MISCELLANEOUS
| Communications from the boards of po-
! lice water and fire commissions In reply
to queries from his honor, the mayor rel
alive to the working OF their respective
commissions, were read, and received as In
formation.
The following bills amending legislative
! enactments prepared by the committee OF
/ the whole, were read:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an
act entitled an act to create and organize
a board of police commissioners for the
/ city of Savannah, to define it's jurisdiction,
duties and powers, and for other pur-
| poses, approved Dec. 2, 1895.
Section l. Be it enacted by the genera.
/ assembly of the state of Georgia, That
! section three of the above recited act be
/ amended by striking out the word ''exclu-
| sive" in the twenty-fourth line on page
| 3l3 of the published laws, and by adding,
| after the word department in the TWEEN
! ty-hfth line on page 3l3 of the said pub
! lished laws, the following clause, to-wit'
! This power, however, shall be subject TO
! the revision and control of, and to such
/ limitations and changes as may be pre-
! scribed by the mayor and aldermen OF the
! city of Savannah in council assembled;
! Provided however that, upon any action
! in said city council, upon these matters,
/ it snail require an affirmative vote OF AT
/ least nine (9), 0he mayor having the right
| to vote, in order to limit or change such
! compensation as fixed by the said board,
| so that the sentence in said section three
| hereby amended shall hereafter read as
! follows: Said board shall have the power
/ of fixing the compensation of the chief OF
| police and other officers, privates, and
/ members of the police department. Ihis
| power however, shall be subject to the re-
/ vision and control of, and to such limita-
! tions and changes as may be prescribed by
! the mayor and aldermen of the city OF Sa-
| vannah in council assembled; Provided,
! however, that, upon any action IN salo
! city council upon these matters, it-shall re-
! quire an affirmative vote of at least nine (s)
/ (the mayor having the right to vote, III
order to limit or change such compensation
as fixed by the said board
! Sec = Be it further enacted, That said
! section three is hereby further amended
! by adding at the end thereof the. follow
! ing words. to wit: provided, however
| that the mayor of the city of Savannah
! shall continue to be the official head OF
! the police force of the city of Savannah.
| with the right and power in the said
! mayor, in the execution of the ordinances
i of the city, in the maintenance of good
| order and in the preservation of the peace,
to give such orders and directions as in
| his judgment are proper. directly to the
| chief of police or any officer or member
! of tho police board. with the authority in
the said mayor, in case of the disobedience
! of his orders, to suspend the chief of po-
lice or any officer or member of said
police force until such disobedience has
| been passed upon by the board of police
/ commissioners, which said board shall
! have the power to remove from Office for
| such disobedience, and, further, the said
mayor shall have the power and author
| ity, in any emergency, as he may deem
| best, TO swear or cause to be sworn in
special policemen for such times as he may
| designate, reporting his action thereon TO
! the board of police commissioners for their
| information. And the said powers given
| by said section three to the board of
| police commissioners shall not be so con-
| strued as to abridge or impair in any way
the jurisdiction, power and authority of
the mayor of the city of Savannah as the
official head of the said police force. rank
ing. as said official head, the said chief
| of police and all other officials and mem
bers of the said force.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That here
after it shall be lawful for the said com
ulSSlOu6TS, Dy a unanimous vote, to aD-
| point an officer, private or member of the
| police department without the written
recommendation of the chief of police
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
said board of police commissioners. or any
member thereof, shall be subject to re-
moval from office by the mayor and alder
men of the city of Savannah in council
assembled, for malfeasance in Office. on
for incompetency or neglect in the dis.
charge of his or their official duties or
!. from inability from any cause to DISCHARGE
the duties of said office. or upon his on
their conviction of any crime against the
state of the grade OF felony. or Of J
crime involving moral turpituie. rro,,id,
ed, however, that before such removal car
be erected, charges in writing shall IN
preferred against said board. or menbe,
thereof, setting forth in specifications
wherein he or they may be alleged 10 be
guilty of malfeasance in office. or ~ IN,
competency or neglect in the discbarga ~
his or their official duties or of inability
from any cause to discharge the diltias "a
said office, or of conviction of anv cripor
against the state of grade of a felony q,
OF crime involving moral turpitude 81
as TO acquaint said official, or officials full,
ly OF the facts and details Of the same. q
copy of which charges shall be served ,,noT
him or them personally. at least ten DO
days before he or they shall he callef
upon TO appear before the mayor and AZ.
dermen q the city of Savannah, in council
assembled, to answer the same. az which
. hearing he. or they, shall have the right
, upon request of the Clerk of council, to hav,
all witnesses subpoenaed upon whom he OF
, they may rely, and also to be confronted
with whatever witnesses may be produced
, against him or them. and shall have tho
) benefit of counsel, if he or they so desire
! and the trial of such official or officials be
lore the said city council,upon such charge,
and specifications, shall be final and con
elusive; provided further. that no remova
from Office shall be effected under this sec
ton, unless there shall be at least ten 40
T votes in favor Of such removal, the mayor
, having a right to vote.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted That al
, laws and parts of laws in conflict with thi,
act are hereby repealed.
bill to be entitled an act to ament
! an act Of the legislature, entitled an ac
to create and organize a park and tire,
commission for the city of Savannah
TO define its jurisdiction and powers, anC
for other purposes. approved Nov 80. 1895
! Sec. /. BE it enacted by the genera
, assembly OF the state of Georgia. Tha