The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-31


CHAPTER 13G
Az ACT N Esablish Board q Police Commits
| ii0ners For the city - Providence
| Passed Nov. 22 1901
| II 4 enacted by the General Assembly follows:
section l. There shall be board oi police com
| mi,soner for the city ~ Providence consisting
| of three members an of whom shall be qualified
electors ~ said city. - the present session Of
| the general assembly the governor. with the sd
yi6t and consent ~ the senate. shall appoint one
| member ~ aid board 20 hold Office until the first
| day ~ February, 4. -. lG08: one member 10 hold
| office until the first day of February, A. d. 1904
and ono member 10 hold once until the first day
| ~ February 4. y. 1905 A. the January session
| 0f the general assembly. 4. D. 1903 and az the
| January session ~ the general assembly In every
year thereafter. the governor shall appoint one
member ~ aid board. 10 hold ofhce until the
hrN day ~ February In the third year after his
appointment, 10 succeed the member ~ said board
whose term will next expire Any vacancy which
uay occur In said board when the senate is not
IN session slall be- filled bv tho governor until tine
most 900 inu thereof when he shall. with the ad-
vice and consent ~ tho senate. appoint some per.
son 90 hll such ,acaucy FOR tbc reminder of the
term The members ~ said board may be- rcuoy.
ed by the governor, with the advice and consent
~ the senate for such cause a. be- shall deem
sufficient and shall express Ia the order Of re.
moyal.
s,c. p Tho governor shall designate one of the
mcmbDrs of s,id board so appointed by him IN
the year 1901 as chairman ~ said board. and
thereafter the members Oi said board shall elect
one " their number chairman upon the ap.
pOinimcut ~ any urW member for full term.
Said board shall appoint secretary and a clerk,
both ~ whom shall Doe sworn 10 the faithful dis.
charge ~ their duties and shall hold once during
the pleasure ~ said board The secretary ~ said
board shall keep record Of an proceedings. issue
all notices, and attest all suCh papers and orders
as said bOard sha direct and the clerk shall per.
form such duties shall be designated by .aid
board Said board shall also make detailed re.
port of its doiug-. the fifteenth days Of Jdnu.
ary, April July and October IN each year 10 the
city council ~ said city; and annually In the
month ~ January 10 the governor The records
~ said board shall Al al times be- open 10 the in
spcctiou ~ the governor, the mayor Of aid city,
10 such persons as may be designated ia writ
Ing by either Of them.
Sec. g. Said board shall have authority 10 ap.
point, remove, organize and control the chief 81
police and the police and tho police matrous and
all other attaches ~ the police department of snid
city a. said city h. now or hereafter may be con.
slitutcd, and shan have authority 10 make all
nccdhul rules and regulations for their efficiency
Management. and direction not inconsistent with
the laws of the state. All the powers nov vested
In the mayor and the board of aldermen ~ said
city, the city council thereof, other competent
authority, concerning the qualifications, appoint
mcnt rCmO,al, organization, compensation. term
Of Office discipline. or control Of the police or
police surgeons and police mairous and all other
attaches of the police department Of said city by
the statutes of the state or by special law. rcll-
tive 90 said city, OF by ordinance ~ said city. or
by rule or regulation ~ said board of aldermen
or otherwise. except as in this act otherwise pro.
yidcd. are hereby conferred upon and vested In
said board Said board ~ police commissioners Is
also authorized and empowered 10 create and IS.
tablish pension list and in ts discretion 10 place
upon said pension list officers and members OF the
police department who boy reason Of age, physical
inhmity, or other causes, may DE unfit TO per.
torn active duty. Said board shall also establish
a uniform rate ~ pension, based upon age and
years ~ active service in the department. 10 be
paid 10 the officers and members placed upon said
list. For the purpose Of creating police pension
fund from which the payments ~ such pensions
shall be made, the said board Is hereby authorized
and empowered 10 collect and divert 10 such fund
all 0f the witness and other fees received by ofn
GERS aud members ~ the police department for at.
tendance az courts; also one per cent Of the an.
nual salary paid 10 each officer and member oi
the police department. and such sums rs may be-
saved from time 90 time from the salary list ~
the police department whenever an officer or mem.
her is absent from duty without pay, by reason
oi sickness other causes. The moneys aCCruiug
from the aforementioned sources shall Doe paid
over on the first bu, ''s day Of each week by said
board to the city treasurer and they shall be
known as the 'policc pension fund OF the city oi
kept by the city treasurer separate and apart
from any and all other moneys in his care and
he shall pay monthly from said fund 10 the bench.
Charles thereof such sums as the said board Of 20.
lice commissioners may direct. Tho aggregate
amount hereby authorized 10 be annually cNprnd.
ed 10y said board Otherwise than for the salaries
Of the members Of the board, of the secretary and
of the clerk thereof, and for the payment of the
aforementioned ponsions) for the compensation Of
che police. for the purchase Of supplies for re.
pairs and Tor the purchase, care, and custody of
the property ot said city used for police purposes
Tor clerical assistance and other purposes ncccs.
sarily incidental 60 the efficient management and
conduct ~ said police, shall not exceed tho sum
Of three hundred aud sixty four thousand four
hundred and Atty dollars and such further sum a.
the city council Of said city may annually ap.
propriatc for said purposes In case ~ tumult
riot. or violent disturbance 81 police order, the
mayor Of said city shall have, as the cvgency in
his Judgment shall require, the right TO assume
control for the time being Of the police Of said
city; hut before assuming suCu control no snall
issue his proclamation to that effect, and Il shall
be duty Of said board to execute all orders pro.
mulgatcd 10y him for the suppression Of such
tumut and the restoration ot order,
Sec. 4 The chief oi police and the other Nom
bCrs oi the police and the police matron and all
other attaches OF the police department In office
when this act takes effect shall continue TO hold
their several Offices until otherwise ordered by
the rules aud regulations ot the board Of alder
men thereof for the organization and government
OF the police which are then In force shall con-
tinuc In force until otherwise ordered by said
board. The members OF said board. the chief OF
police, The other police officers, the patrolmcn,
and all police officers appointed by said hoarc
shall have and exercise within the limits Of said
city hereafter constituted all the com
mon law and statutory powers OF constahlcs, CN.
ccpt the power Go serve civil process, and shall
also have all the po,tcrs given 60 the chief ot
police aud other members ~ the police of said
city as city watchmcn or otherwise, respectively,
at the time this act takes effect, hy the statutes
OF this state the laws .5tng 60 snid city, or 10y
any ordinance oi said city or otherwise,
See .. said board shall also have and exercise
within and for said city all the power aud author.
ity which shall be vested in and conferred hy law
upon the board Of license commissioners ~ said
city on the date " the passage ot This a.'. and
from and after the date OF thc passage OF ths act
the office, " the h,cns' commissioners of 1id
CITY shall cease Co exist aHl all thlir ro ..