The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01
A POLICE PENSION BILL
PROVISIONS OF THE ONE TO BE PRE-
SCENTED BY SENATOR Hugo.
After Fifteen Years service PATROL
men May he Retired-support
OF Dependents.

The committee appointed by the police
force to draft the pension fund bill has COM
pieted its work. The bill will be introduced
in the Legislature BY Senator Hugg. It's
principal provisions are as follows:
THAT in every city Of the State of Indiana
having a population OF 10000 or more ac-
cording to the population of the last preced-
ing United States census there shall be and
is hereby created a police pension fund,
which shall be managed by a board of di-
rectors composed of nine members as fol-
lows: The mayor, the city treasurer, the
superintendent of police who shall be ex
officio Of the board, and six members of the
police force, to be selected at a meeting of
the police force on the second Monday of
March, 1899, at the central station Two Of
the six trustees so chosen shall hold their
offices Tor one year. two shall hold their
offices for two years and two shall hold
their offices for three years, TO be deter
mined by lot among them, and thereafter
there shall be selected on the second Mon
day in March Of each year thereafter two
trustees. whose terms of office shall expire
on that date. In the event of the vacancy
of any of the six trustees by death, resig-
nation or otherwise then the police force
shall within a reasonable time, upon the
call of the mayor, hold a special meeting
and elect a successor or successors. A ma
jority of all of the trustees shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction Of business
pertaining TO the pension fund. The trus-
tees shall receive no pay for their services
and shall be paid only their necessary eS-
penses, except the secretary, who shall be
paid such sum for his services as shall be
fixed by the board of trustees. The mayor
of the city shall be president Of the board
and the city treasurer shall be treasurer of
the board. and the board shall select one
Of its members TO be secretary
The bill then outlines the manner OF ad-
ministration Of the board, the duties Of the
officers and other details Usual IN such
corporation. The board shall nave full con-
troll OF the pension fund, which shall be de-
rived from the following sources:
All money or property that may be given
or bequeathed to the fund.
All money, fees or rewards that may be
paid given to the police force or any
member OF it by reason of any service or
duty connected with or performed by the
police force or any member of it. Also, all
fines imposed by the Board of Safety for
any breach of discipline or duty.
Every member of the police force shall be
assessed a. portion of his salary, to be fixed
by the bylaws of the pension fund, and
such assessment shall not be more than
per cent. of his salary, and in no case shall
the assessment Of any one person be more
than $l5 a year.
shall be annually assessed by the city
against each dollar of all the taxable prop
erty Of the city, as it appears on the tax
Ali money derived from the sale of all
unclaimed, lost or stolen property taken up
by the members of the police force.
Such fees paid for the granting OF priv
ileges and licenses as may be provided for
by the Common Council.
The board of trustees shall determine how
much of the fund shall be invested and how
much shall be retained for the needs OF the
fund.
Any member of the police force who Shall
| be compelled to retire from the force be-
! cause of physical or mental Disability re-
ceived while doing duty shall be paid a sum
! equal to one-half of the salary paid MIN
one year before his retirement, and this pay
ment shall continue only so long as the dls-
whenever any member of the police force
| shall have been in the service htteen years
| and shall have reached the age of nifty
| years and shall be found to be physically
| or mentally unfit for duty, he ShalI De re-
tired from the force and shall be PAID q
| sum equal to one-half of the salary paid
| him one year before his retirement. After
| his retirement he shall report to the supefln-
tendent of police from time to time Tor duty,
| and the Superintendent may assign him to
! such duty as he may be tit for ana ne sLan
| receive full pay for it. Should he recover
from his disability he may be agaln put on on
active duty at full pay. No time served by
| any person as special policeman or PIT
waite or merchant policeman snail be conSlo-
| cred in determining his length OF service dS
TTpon the death Of any member of the
police force there shall be paid for his fu-
neral expenses a sum. not to exceed Sl59 Ooo II
he leaves a widow she shall be PAID S2V
month. If he leaves children each shall be
paid Sc a month to be paid to their mother
or their guardian If he leave father or
mother dependent upon him they shall De
paid not more than S25 nor less than $50 a
month each. If the widow remarries or
the father and the mother cease TO be de-
pendent the payments shall cease.
The retired policemen shall be subJect 10
the orders Of the superintendent OF police,
and the board of safety may dismiss them
from the force if they commit oHenses
AGAINST the rules Of the force. II they are
dismissed their pension ceases. All pensions
are exempt from attachment and all otner
nr0cesses ANY member of the force who
Tails to turn over rewards received by him
shall be expelled from the police force. me
hin ends with: Whereas an emergency eX-
lists for the immediate taking effect OF TINS
act, it shall be in force from and after IT'S
MASSAGE"