Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-14
THE POLICE AND FIRE BILL.
Referred 20 Member. from salt Lake
and weber Counties old Law
L. sure 10 Go.

The House committee on municipal
corporations has presented the follow.
ing substitute for the police and FIRE
bill In troduccd BY stewart. by request.
and was considered at n meeting OF the
Salt Lake and Weber county members
this morning.
An act authorizing cities u i2.oo0 or
| more inhabitants to create police
| department and firc department.
maintain and control the same.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislature OF the
State Of Utah.
Section i.-That the city council Of
each city Of 1900 or more inhabitants
In this State IL hereby authorized TO
create. support. maintain and control
police department and IRE depart
mcnt In their respective cities.
Section 2--Thc police department Of
each city ~ 1900 or more Inhabitants
Of this State shall consist of such oin-
GERS, men. employees and agents rs the
city council Of said cities may by ordl-
nance prescribe.
Section 3-Thc hrc department of
each city Of 1900 or moro inhabitants
nf this States shall consist Of such ofil-
GERS, men employees and agents ~ the
city council ~ said cities may by or
FINANCE prescribe.
Section Tho mayor Of each city
city ~ i2.oO0 or more Inhabitants shall.
by and with the advice and consent u
the city council appoint all such ofil-
GERS. men. employees and agents OF said
departments aH may be provided for
By ordinance. and In like manner Ill
all vacancies among the same.
Section b--The terms ~ Office Of all
such officers, men. employees and agents.
na provided for by ordinance, shall be
until the first % January after the
municipal election next following their
appointment and until their successors
are duly appointed and qualified. pro
Vided. any officer. cmployc. man 81
agent of either OF said departments
may at any time be removed without
cause by the mayor with the consent
Of the city council. and from the time
OF such removal the person 20 removed
shall not be entitled to any salary OF
compensation Whatsoever.
Section G-Thc city council OF cities
81 1900 or more inhabitants shall have
full power 10 provide by ordinance the
number and grade of officers, mon. cin-
ploycr. and agents In each department
and their respective salaries. aud 20 IN
crease or decrease the number OF oih-
GERS. men, employees AMI agents. IN
cnoh department. and Go Increase or
decrease nj any time the salaries o. be
paid. In case the city council shall
ut any time decrease the number OF oiil-
GERS. men. employees or nrcnts OF either
of said departments, the mayor with
the concurrence 81 the city council shall
determine and name which ~ said oiii-
GERS. men. employees or agents OF either
department shall be- removed or dis
continued In office or employment.
section THE city council shall have
the power by ordinance TO prcacribc ana
define tho qualifications and duties of
the officers. men. employees and agents
OF each OF said departments.
section S-Thc city council Of said
cities OF i2.0o0 or more inhabitants OF
this State shall pass an ordinance ere
ntinR police department and n firc de.
pirtinent, prescribing the number and
kind of officers and employees of each
department and nxing the amount Of
salary 10 be paid the same.
section p-The mayor OF each city OF
1900 or more Inhabitants shall within
thirty days after qualifying for said
Office. appoint and submit To the city
council FOR It's approval the names %
the officers. men. employees and agents
" said police ana IRE departments.
Section i0-The terms OF all officers.
policemen. employees and agents Of the
present ana existing pollce ana flro de-
partmontH In said cities Of 1900 or
more Inhabitants. shall expire ON the
first day Of January. 1900. and all prop.
crty whntruover now belonging TO said
departments shall be- Transferred by tho
respective chiefs uf each ~ said lc-
partmcnts 20 the mayor and city coun-
ell OF said cities.
section ii-chnpter LNNIII, Laws Of
Utah, 1896, entitled AN act providing
for the appointment and duties OF the
board ~ police ana ire commissioners
In cities OF 1900 aud morn inhabitants.
and 10 place the police and nru depart
mentH Of said cities upon a bipartisan
basis ana defining the duties OF officers
and members of said departments" IN
hereby repealed ana all offices created
under and by virtue of said act nis
hereby abolished. and all acts or parts
Of acts OF the Legislature ~ the State
% Utah IN conflict herewith are here
by repealed.