The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-09
AN ORDINANCE,

AN ORDINANCE CREATING AMI
organizing the police department of Salt
Lake City and repeating all conflicting
ordinances and resolutions of the city
council.
Section 1. 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-
ployeeS and agents, each of whom shall
receive the monthly compensation as pro-
yided by this ordinance, which shall be in
full payment for all services rendered by
them to the city:
One Head of Department or Chief of
Police
First Duty Sergeant.
Second Duty Sergeant,
Third Duty Sergeant,
Three Desk Sergeants,
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
Jafler and have charge of the city jail.
He shall receive and safely keep all pris-
oners properly committed to mis- 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 S
name, age and place of birth. but nc
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
department or chief of police, the ranking
duty sergeant present shall perform the
duties of head of department o. 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
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-
proyal 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 subor
dinate officer, employee, man or agent.
may at any 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 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, and from the time of
the notification the persons so removed
shall not in any case be entitled to any
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
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 viii 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 head of the department of
his removal, and 1t 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
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
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, may be
approved by the city council
Sec. 7. 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. 8. The salaries and compensations
of the Officers. employees and agents of
the police department shall be as follows:
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Chief of Police, who
shall also be eX-officfo
the jailer. 81. 500 90 per year
Duty Sergeants, each..... !, 020 90 per year
Desk Sergeants, each..... $50 90 per year
Policemen, each ........... $50 90 per year
Mounted Police, each..... 1,020 90 per year
Assistant Jailer........... $50 90 per year
Matron ............ 5000. $40 90 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 it's APP
prevail
Passed by the city council of Salt Lake
City Utah, March Dist. 1885, and referred
to the mayor for his approval.
(Seal) G. II. BACKMAN,
City Recorder.
Approved this ed day of March, 1899.
JOHN CLARK, Mayor.
State of Utah, county of Salt Lake. IS.
l. G.. H. Backman, city recorder of Salt
Lake City, state of Utah, do hereby GER
tify that the above and foregoing is
full true and correct copy of an or
dinance entitled IAN ordinance creating
and organizing the police department Of
Salt Lake City and repeating all conflict
ing ordinances and resolutions of the city
council Said ordinance was passed by
the city council of said city, March 21st.
1892 and approved by the mayor, March
22d 1899, as appears of record in my office.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the corporate seal
of said city this 22d day of March, A. d.
1899.
(Seal) G. II. BACKMAN,
City Recorder
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