The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-18
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND
Organizing the Police and Prison Depart
ment of Salt Lake City, and Repeating
all Conflicting Ordinances and Resolu-
tons of the City Council.
Section J. Be it ordained by the city
council of Salt Lake City. that the police
and prison department of Salt Lake Clsy
shall hereafter consist of the following
officers, men and employees. each OF
whom shall receive the monthly compea-
sation as provided by ordinance, which
shall be in full payment for all services
rendered by them to the city;
One Chief of Police.
Three Duty Sergeants-
Three Desk Sergeants.
One Assistant Jailor. who shall also be
Janitor, and Twenty-four Policemen.
Sec 2. First-The chief of police shall
be the Jailor and have charge of the city
Jail He shall receive and safely keep all
prisoners properly committed 10 his Gus
tody- He shall file and preserve every
process of commitment and keep record
IN book to be provided for that purpose,
o. all persons committed to the city JAIL.
showing the date of arrest, ot1ense
charged, term of commitment, and the
prisoners true name, age and place OF
birth; but he shall have no duty to per
form or interest In the preparation OF. or
in the supplying the prisoners with food:
Second-The duty sergeants shall take
rank according to the date of their re-
spective appointments. The senior in ap-
pointment shall be first sergeant, the sec
ond in appointment shall be second ser
geant. and the junior in appointment shall
be third sergeant. In the absence or the
chief, the ranking sergeant present Tor
DUTY snail have immediate command OF
the department.
Third-The mounted policemen must
provide, at their own expense, their
horses. horse equipments and feed for
their animals; all of which must be such
as are satisfactory to the chief of police
Fourth-Each officer and member of said
department, provided for by this or
dinance, shall be appointed by the mayor,
by and with the advice and consent of a
majority of the members of the city
council.
F'ifth-Each officer and member of said
department shall be appointed to and hold
his respective office or position until the
next municipal election, and until his
successor is duly appointed and qualifie1
unless sooner removed by the mayor with
the concurrence of the majority of the
members elected TO the city council. or
by the city council with the concurrence
of the mayor
shall make and adopt such reasonable
rules and regulations of the government
of the department and the uniforms of the
officers, men and employees herewith
connected as may be approved by the
city council, and such as shall not conflict
with the revised statutes or the ordi-
nances of said city.
Sec. 4. All ordinances and parts of Or
dinanceS. and resolutions, and parts of
resolutions. of the city council. in conflict
herewith, are hereby repealed and this
ordinance shall take effect upon its ap-
prevail.
Passed by the city council of Salt Lake
City. state of Utah. this the first day of
February a. D. 1885, and referred to the
Cseal.) G. II. BACKMAN,
City Recorder.
Approved this End day of February. A.
D. 1898. JOHN CLARK, Mayor.
B. 239.