The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-29
POLICE VETERAN RESERVE.
New Bill on the Subject to Come Before
the General Assembly.

New Bill on the subject 10 Coile beloIe
the General Assembly.
The following bill for an act amend
Ing the charter Of the city OF New Ha-
ven will be introduced at Hartford by
Senator Bree to-day. The bill in sub
stance seeks to re-enact the law relat-
Ing to police retirements and pensions
as 1t existed prior to the enactment Of
the present charter by the legislature
of 1897.
An Act Amending the Charter of the
City of New Haven, relative to the
Powers of Police Commissioners.
General Assembly,
January Session, A. D., 1901.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives In General AS
sembly convened:
/. That Section 81 of the charter OF
the City Of New Haven be amended by
adding thereto after the word grade"
in the seventh line of said section the
following:
Said board of police commissioners
may, at its discretion, by the afilrma-
tive vote of at least four commission
ers, as a reward for conspicuously mer-
itorious service, permanently fetlre
from duty any member of the veteran
reserve after twenty-five years of con-
tinuous service in the department upon
the certificate Of the surgeons OF the
department or of board OF surgeons
to be designated by said board Of po-
lice commissioners, showing that SAID
member is permanently disabled, physl-
cally or mentally, so as to be unit for
any police duty; provided, that such
board of surgeons, shall further certify
that, in his or their opinion, said dis
ability is due to injury received OF ex-
posure endured in the performance of
duty in said department; and such
member so retired shall be entitled 10
receive from the Policemens Keller
Fund of the department. during MS
lifetime, unless said vote Is annuiled
by a unanimous vote of said commas
sioners, an annual sum- payable month
ly. not exceeding one-half nor less than
one-third of his previous compensation
per annum. -.
So that section when amended shall
read as follows:
Section 81. In addition to the super
numerary and regular police force,
there shall be an honorary grade,
known as the Veteran Reserve, to
which said board of police commits
sioners may, at its discretion transfer
any member of the regular force, who
shall. through age, or physical disabill-
ties, incurred in the discharge or peril
Gus duty, or in long and faithful ser
vice, become permanently dlsquallilea
for the more active duties of the regular
grade, Said board of police commits
sioners may, at its discretion, BY the
affirmative vote of at least four COM
,nissioners. as a reward for conspicu-
ously meritorious service, retire perma-
nently from duty any member or the
Veteran Reserve after twenty-five
years of continuous service In the de-
partment, upon the certificate OF the
surgeon of the department or of a board
of surgeons to be designated by said
board of police commissioners showing
that said member is permanently d1sa-
bled physically or mentally, so TO De
unfit for any police duty; PROVIDED
that such board of surgeons, shall fur-
Their certify that in his or their opinion,
said disability Is due to injury re-
ceived or exposure endured in the per-
Torrance of duty in said department;
and such member so retired shall pc
entitled to receive from the Policemens
Relief Fund of the department, during
his lifetime, unless said vote is an
nulled by a unanimous vote of said
commissioners an annual sum, paya-
BILE monthly, not exceeding one-nalt
nor less than one-third of his previous
compensation per annum.