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ment. ana uniform Of the department.
thereof; and where the same II not
otherwise prescribed by the charter, fix
their powers and duties. and from timo
to time tH alter Of repeal the saMs and
Of any such rules and regulations.
(0 To grant permits to any person de-
string to engage in the sale of liquors In
less quantity than one quart, and to
grant permits to any person engaged In
the business of selling liquor to be con-
any such permit when 1t shall appear to
the board that the business Of the per-
son to whom such permit was given Is
conducted In an illegal, disorderly or i'm
none Of such persons shall engage in the
business of selling liquor II the board
refuse to grant such permit, or propose to
revoke any permit that has been granted.
the person who Ia refused such permit or
whose permit II Is proposed to revoke,
shall be entitled to be heard before tho
board under such general regulations
governing such proceedings as the board
tered upon its minutes. adopt. Such per-
mits shall distinctly state the name Of
the person TO whom the Same is given.
and the description OF the premises
where such business Is to be carried on.
Such permits shall at all times be sub.
jcct to Inspection by any member of the
department. Complaints to revoke per-
mits granted by the board must be In
writing. signed by the person making the
same, and filed with the Secretary Of the
board; and a copy thereof certified by
the Secretary must be served upon the
days before the time set for the hearing
Of the complaint; provided, that II such
complaint be accompanied with certi-
Ned copy OF a Judgment OF court OF
holder OF such permit has been convicted
of violation OF the law, or OF an ordi-
nance of the city In the course of the
conduct or running of his saloon business
therein. then upon the filing of same the
board shall forthwith revoke such per-
NIT without such notice or hearing. No
permits shall be granted without the con.
sent OF majority of the members of the
board. voting In favor Of the same, evi-
denced by a vote taken in open meeting,
and recorded In It's proceedings, and no
new permits, above tho number OF two
hundred, shall ever be granted In the
City Of Los Angeles until the population
of said city shall have reached two hume
drcd thousand such population to be
ascertained from the last preceding GEN.
sus taken under either national, state or
municipal law. and no such new permits
shall be granted In excess of such two
hundred In number, except that the COM
mission may grant subject to the condl-
tions hereinbefore provided, new per-
init for each one thousand In number Of
the population of said city above such
number of two hundred thousand. to be
ascertained as last hereinbefore stated.
H At It's discretion. upon the petition
of any person, nrm or corpora tion to ap.
point. and at pleasure to remove, under
such rules as the board may adopt. spe-
cial police officers without compensation
from the city. Such officers shall be SUBJ
jcct to all the rules and regulations Of
the board.
(5) To provide for the care, restitution
! or sale at annual public auction of all
unclaimed property that may come into
the possession of the Property Clerk, and
to direct the destruction or such of said
property as shall consist of implements.
weapons. property or any other article.
matter or thing used in the commission
of crime, as In their Judgment shall bo
for the public good.
(6) To appoint with the approval Of
the Council expressed by ordinance, a
Police Matron and necessary assistants
for the care of female prisoners, and to
provide rules and regulations for the
government of the same.
| Sec 2O2 The President may convene
the board for special meetings. The Sec
rstary OF the board shall be the Official
! custodian OF all records and official doc
uments of the board.
Sec. 20s. The Chief of Police shall bs
| appointed by the Board OF Police COM
missioners and hold office FOR the term OF
four years. He shall have control, man
agement and direction of all members OF
| the department in the lawful exercise OF
his functions. with full power to detail
any OF them to such public service as he
may direct and with like power to sus-
pend temporarily any member of the de-
partment In all such suspensions ho
shall Immediately report the same to tho
board with the reasons therefor In writ
| IL oh oil nm and pnfOrco bu
law and rigid discipline so as to secure
complete efficiency of the department.
He SHALL subject to the directions and
orders of the board. have control Of such
the general law under the control OF tho
| sheriff.
Sec. 20i. In the suppression Of any
riot; public tumult, disturbance OF nha
against the laws or public authority the
Chief of Police SHALL in the lawful exc
ercise Of his functions. have all the pow.
| ers that are now or may be conferred on
sheriffs by the laws of the state.
Sec. 2O5 The Chief of Police shall be
the chief executive officer of the depart.
partment He shall be chargeable with
and responsible for the execution of all
laws and ordinances and the rules and
regulations Of the department. He shay
ny the Police Court and such other orders
and process as may be placed IN hiS
hands are promptly executed, and shali
| exercise such other powers connected
with his office as may be provided TOE
In the general rules and regulations on
the board.
Sec. 2O6 The Chief of Police shall keep
a public office to be provided by the Coune
ci1 In case Of HIS temporary apsence
some competent member OF the DEPART
mcnt by him designated for that pdr.
pose, shall be In attendance at all nourS
of the day and night; and IN sucn chsS s,'
he shall make known to such mempep =
of the department where he can pe
found
Sec. 207. The Chief of Police shall de-
tail one or more of tho members OF tins
department to attend constantly on ting
Police Court and to execute It's orders
and process.
Subject to ordinance of the Council ai-
lowing same, and fixing the salaries
thereof and the regulations OF the board
prescribing their duties. he shall detail
such members Of the department TO acl
J as clerks, bailiffs, jailors. properly cleri1
and mounted police as the public servics
may REQUIRE. He may also appoint spe'
ciai officer to act as his private secre-
tary.
Sec. 2os. The Chief of Police may from
time to time disburse such sums for cons
tingent expenses of the department, al
| IN his Judgment shall be for the best in-
| +erast ~ the city to be paid out of tho