The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
Bill No. 2S4.
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND
organizing the police department of Salt
Lake City and repeating all conflicting
ordinances and resolutions of the city
council.
Section l. Be it ordained by the city
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-
pioyees and agents, each of whom shall
receive the monthly compensation as pro-
vided by this ordinance, which shall be in
full payment for all services rendered by
| them to the city:
Police,
First Duty Sergeant,
Second Duty Sergeant,
Third Duty Sergeant,
One Jailer,
One Assistant Jailer, who shall also be
janitor,
Twenty-Five Policemen. of whom not
more than two shall be mounted,
One Matron..
Sec. 2. First-The head of department
or chief of police shall be eX-officio the
jailer and have charge of the city jail.
He shall receive and safely keep all pris-
oners properly committed to his custody;
he shall file and preserve every process
of commitment and keep a record in a
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 5
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-ln the absence of the head of
I 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 salts
head M
of police.
Sec. 5. The head or chief of the police
department shall, by and with the advice
and consent of the city council and APP
prevail of the mayor appoint all subor-
dinate officers. employees, men or agents
in his department and in like manner fill
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-
ell, or by the mayor with the consent of
the city council, whenever in their opinion
the good of the service will be subserYed
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, and from the time of
the notification the persons so removed
salary or compensation whatsoever.
Sec. 4. The head or chief of the police
department of this city may at any time
be removed without cause and without
charges being preferred and without a
trial. hearing, or opportunity to be heard,
by the mayor with the consent of the city
council. whenever in their opinion the
good of the service will be subserved
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 mead of the department. of
his removal, and it shall not be necessary
to state any cause for such 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 5. The head or chief of the depart
ment 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. 6. 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-
ployees Herewith connected, as may be
approved by the city council
Sec. T. 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