The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-31
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Passed Nov q. 1901
u is enacted by the General Assembly
as follows:
Section l. There shall he a board Of po-
lice commissioners for the city OF Provi-
dence. consisting of three members. all
OF whom shall be qualified electors ~ said
city. Al the present session OF the general
assembly the governor. with the advice
and consent OF the senate, shall appoint
one member OF said board to hold office
until the first day OF February. A. ID. 1893:
one member 10 hold office until the FIRST
day OF February, A. ID. 1894, and one m-m-
ber OF hold office until the first day OF
February, A. 10. 1905. Al the January
session 81 the general assembly A. ID. 1903.
and at the January session OF the general
assembly IN every year thereafter. the
governor shall so appoint one member of
said board. To hold office until the hrst
day OF February I'm the third year after
his appointment to succeed the member
of said board whose term will next expire.
Any vacancy which may occur in said
board when the senate is not i'm session
shall be filed by the governor until the
next session thereof, when he shall. with
the advice and consent Of the senate. ap--
point some person 10 ill such vacancy for
the remainder OF the term The members
OF said board may he removed BY tine
governor. With the advice and consent OF
the senate, for such cause as he shall
deem sufficient and shall express I'm the
order of removal.
Sec. 9 The governor shall designate
one of The members OF said board so APP
pointed by him In the year 1901 as chair
man OF said board, and thereafter the
members OF said board shall elect one OF
their number as chairman upon the ap-
pointment OF any new member for a fun
term. Said board shall appoint a sec
a.
sworn TO the faithful discharge Of their
duties and shall hold office during the
pleasure OF said board. The secretary OF
said board shall keep record of all
proceedings, issue all notices and attest
all such papers and orders as said board
shall direct; and the clerk shall perform
such duties az shall be designated by said
board. Said board shall also make a de-
tailed report OF It's doings, on the ff-
teenth days Of January. April, July. and
October In each year 10 the city council
Of said city; and annually In the month OF
January TO the governor The records
OF said board shall at all times he open
10 the inspection of the governor, the
mayor OF said city. or 10 such persons as
may be designated in writing by either
OF them.
Sec. 3. Said board shall have authority
To appoint. remove. organize, and control
the chief OF police and the police and the
police matrons and all other attaches of
the police department of said city as said
city is now or hereafter may be con-
stituted. and shall have authority TO
make all needful rules and regulations
for their efficiency, management, and d.
rection not inconsistent with the laws of
the state All the powers now vested In
the mayor and the board OF aldermen of
said city, the city council thereof, or 9TH
er competent authority, concerning the
qualifications, appointment. removal or
ganization. compensation, term OF office.
discipline, or control of the police or
police surgeons and police matrons and
other attaches OF the police department
of said city by the statutes of the state.
or by special laws relative 10 said city,
or by ordinance of said CITY, or by rule
or regulation OF said board of aldermen
or otherwise, except as In this act other
wise provided, are hereby conferred upon
and vested in said board. Said board of
police commissioners In also authorized
and Empowered TO create and establish
a pension list, and In Its discretion to
place upon said pension list officers and
members OF the police department who.
by reason of age. physical inirmity, or
Other causes. may be unfit 10 perform ac-
tive duty. Said board shall also establish
uniform rate OF pension, based upon
age and years of active strvice In the
department. 10 be paid TO the officers and
the purpose Of creating police pension
fund from which the payments OF such
pensions shall be made, the said board
is hereby authorized and empowered TO
collect and divert TO such fund all OF the
witness and other fees received by ofi-
GERS and mtmbers of the police depart
ment for attendance at courts: also one
per cent OF the annual salary paid to
each officer and member OF the police de-
pariment. and such sums as may be
saved from time to time from the salary
list OF the police department whenever
an officer or member is absent from duty
without pay, by reason of sickness or
other causes. The moneys accruing from
the aforementioned sources shall be paid
over on the first business day OF each
week by said board TO the city treasurer.
and they shall be known as tho police
pension fund OF the city OF Providence"
Said police pension fund shall he kept by
the city treasurer separate and apart from
any and all other moneys i'm his care and
he shall pay monthly from said funds to
the benehciaries thereof such sums as the
said board Of police commissioners may
direct The aggregate amout hereby au-
thorized Ia he annually expended by said
board otherwise than for the salaries
of the members OF the board, OF the sec
retary and the clerk thereof. and for the
payment Of the aforementioned pensions,
the purchase OF supplies, for repairs, and
for the purchase. care. snd custody OF
the property of said city used for police
purposes, for clerical assistance. and
other purposes necessarily incidental to
the efficient management and conduct OF
said police. shall not exceed the sum of
three hundred and sixty-four thousand
four hundeTd and fiftv dollars and such
further sum as the city council OF said
city may annually appropriate for said
purposes. In case OF tumut. riot. or
violent disturbance OF police order. the
mayor Of said city shall have. as the exi-
gency in his judgment shall require. the
right To assume control for the time being
Of the police of said city; but before as
suming such control he shall issue his
proclamation to that effect. and IL shall
be duty OF said board TO execute all or
ders promulgated by him for the sup
preston OF such tumult and the restora-
ton OF order.
Sec. T. The chief OF police and the 9TH
CT members Of the police and the police
mtaron and all other attaches OF the police
department i'm office when this act takes
effect shall continue 90 hold their several
offices until otherwise ordered by said
board and the ordinances OF said city
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