The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-23
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE CREATING AM
organizing the police department OF Salt
Lake CITY and repeating all conflicting
ordinances and resolutions OIL the city
council.
council of Salt Lake City, that the police
department of Salt Lake City is hereby
created and organized, which shall con-
sist of the following officers, men, en-
Dloyees and agents, each of whom ShaIl
receive the monthly compensation as pro
vided by this ordinance which snail be IN
full payment for all services rendered by
them to the city:
One Head of Department or Cnle1 OF
Police,
First Duty Sergeant,
Second Duty Sergeant,
Third Duty Sergeant.
Three Desk SergeantS,
One Jailer,
twenty-five Policemen, of whom not
more than two shall be mounted,
Sec. 2. First-The head of department
or chief of police shall be ex-otficio the
jailer and have clSlrge of the city jan
He shall receive and safely keep all prlS-
oners properly committed to mis- custody;
he shall file and preserve every process
of commitment and keep a record IN q
book to be provided for that purpose OF all
persons committed to the city Jail, show
ing the date of arrest, offense charged,
term of commitment. and the prisoner
name, age and place of BIRTH but ne
shall have no duty to perform or interest
in the preparation of or in the supplying
of the prisoners with food.
Second-Iu the absence Of the head of
department or chief of police, the ranking
duty sergeant present shall perform the
duties of head of department or chief OF
police.
Third-The mounted police must pro-
vide at their own expense their horses,
horse equipments. and feed for their ami
mails, all of which must be to the satls.
faction Of the head Of department or chief
OF police.
Sec. 8. The head or chief of the police
department shall by and with the advice
and consent of the city council and ap-
prevail of the mayor, appoint all subor-
dinate officers, employees, men or agents
in his department and in like manner fill
all vacancies IN the same Any SuDOr-
dinate officer, employee, man or agent,
may at anv time be removed without
cause, and without charges being pre-
ferred and without a trial. hearing. or
opportunity to be heard, by the head of
department with the consent of the Coun-
Gil, or by the mayor with the. consent Of
the city council, whenever in their opinion
the good of the service viii be Subserved
thereby, and the same shall be final and
conclusive and shall not be reversed or
called in question by any court. The city
recorder shall forthwith notify, in writing.
the removed person Of the removal, and it
shall not be necessary to state any cause
for such removal, ana from the time OF
the notification the persons so removed
shall not in any case be entitled to any
salary or compensation whatsoever.
department of this city may ut any time
be removed without cause and without
charges being preferred and without a
trial, hearing. or opportunity 10 be heard,
by the mayor with the consent OF the city
council whenever in their opinion the
good of the service will be subseryed
thereby. The action of the mayor and of
the city council in removing the head of
the department shall be final and con-
elusive and shall not be reviewed or called
in question before any court. The city
recorder shall forthwith notify, in writing.
the removed head Of the department Of
his removal. and it shall not be necessary
to state any cause for Sucn removal, and
from the time of such notification the
person so removed shall not in any case
be entitled to any salary or compensation
whatsoever.
Sec. 8. The head or chief of the depart
mant may at any time suspend any SubOr-
dinate officer, employee. man or agent
employed therein, when in his Judgment
the good of the service demands it, for a
period of time not exceeding fifteen days,
and during the time of such Suspension
the person or persons so suspended shall
not be entitled to any salary or compen-
sation whatsoever Whenever the head or
chief of the department shall suspend any
subordinate officer. policeman or mem
Der of the department he shall report
the same Immediately TO the city council.
Sec. g. The head of the department or
chief of police shall make and adopt such
reasonable rules and regulations for the
government OF the department and the
/ uniforms of the officers men and en-
plONeeS LneFeWlln CollueCteu- dS may D6
approved by the city council.
Sec. Z. The head of department or CHIEF
of police. with the advice and consent of
the city council and approval of the
mayor may at any time appoint special
police to serve without pay from the city.
Sec. s. The salaries and compensations
of the officers, employees and agents Of
the police department shall be as follows:
Head of Department or
Chief of Police, who
/ shall also be eX-Officio
the jailer 500 90 per year
Duty Sergeants, EACH. leo 90 per year
Desk Sergeants. each..... $50 90 per year
Policemen. each -. $50 Copper year
Mounted Police, EACH. 1920 90 per year
Assistant Jaller............ 800 90 per year
MatrOn .......-.... 240 60 per year
Sec. 9. 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 APP
prevail
Passed by the city council of Salt Lake
City Utah. March Dist, 1899 and referred
to the mayor for his approval
(Seall G. II. BACKMAN
Approved this 22d day of March. 1889.
JOHN CLARK, Mayor.