The herald., 1898-10-28
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otherwise prescribed by the charter. hx
tneir powers and duties, and from time
70 70 time to alter or repeal the same; ana
Of any such rules and regulations.
90 To grant permits to any person de-
sizing 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.
proper manner Without such permit
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 Is refused such permit or
whose permit IL is proposed to revoke,
shall be entitled to be heard before the
board under such general regulations
o me the board
tered upon its minutes. adopt. Such per-
mits shall distinctly state the name OF
the person 70 whom the Same is given.
where. such business is to be carried on.
Such permits shall at all times be SUBJ
ject to inspection by any member Of tho
department. Complaints to revoke per-
writing. signed by the person making the
same. and filed with the Secretary of the
board; and 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 Judgment OF a court Of
competent jurisdiction, showing that the
holder of such permit has been convicted
Of violation OF the law, or Of an ordi-
nance of the city In the course Of tho
conduct or running OF his saloon business
therein, then upon the filing of same tho
board shall forthwith revoke such per-
init 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 tho same, evil
dcnced by a vote taken in open meeting,
and recorded In its proceedings. and no
new permits, above the 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
dred thousand; such population to be
ascertained from the last preceding CEN
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 hcreinbefore provided. a new per-
nit TOR 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.
W At It's discretion, upon the petition
or any person, firm or corporation, 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
ject to all the rules and regulations OF
the board.
(5) To provide for tha care. restitution
or sale at annual public auction of all
unclaimed property that may come into
the possession of the Property Clerk. and
In Airar thn dnct nf ttph 90 y
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 be
for the public good.
(G) To appoint with the approval of
the Council expressed by ordinance, q
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. Tho President may convene
the board for special meetings. The Sec
retary of the board shall be the official
custodian OF all records and official doc
uments of the board.
Sec. 203. The Chief of Police shall be
appointed by the Board of Police Com
missioners and hold office ror the term Of
four years. He shall have control. man.
agement and direction or all members Of
the department In the lawful exercise ot
his functions, with full power to detail
any of them to such public service as hs
may direct. and with like power to sus-
pend temporarily. any member of the de-
partment. In all such suspensions he
shall Immediately report the same to the
board with the reasons therefor In writ
ing He shall maintain and enforce the
complete efficiency of the department.
He Shall, subject to tho directions and
orders Of tho board. have control OF such
Of the prisons of the city as are not by
the general law under the control of the
sheriff.
Sec. 2oi In the suppression Of any
riot. public tumult. disturbance Of tho
public peace, or organized resistance nee
against the laws or public authority, the
Chief of Police shall. In the lawful ex-
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
-egulations of the department. He snas
see that the orders and process issued
by the Police Court and such other orders
and process as may be placed IN ms
hands are promptly executed. and shall
exercise such other powers connected
viii, his office as may be provided 1or
In the general rules and regulations OF
the board.
Sec. 2O6 The Chief of Police shall keep
a public Office to be provided by the Cour
ell. In case of his temporary absence
some competent member of the depart
ment by him designated for that pdr-
pose. shall be in attendance at all hours
of the day and night and in such case
he shall make known to such member
of the department where he can De
found.
Sec. 2O7. The Chief of Police shall de-
tail one or more of the members of tha
department to attend constantly on the
Police Court and to execute its orders
and process.
Subject to ordinance of the Council al
lowing same and fixing the salarles
thereof and the regulations or the poaru
prescribing their duties he, shall detall
such members of the department 10 aG.
as clerks bailiffs, jailors, property clerk
and mounted police as the public service
NAV 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 con-
tingent expenses of the department, as
in his Judgment shall be for the best In
terest of the city, to be paid out of tho
contingent fund allowed the depart
mcnt The aggregate of all such sums
shall not in any one fiscal year exceed
the sum of three thousand dollars. Pro-
vision shall be made by the Council Tor
levy. The board shall allow and order
paid out of such contingent fund as con-
tingent expenses of the Police Depart.