Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-23
new ORDINANCES
WERE ADOPTED.
Regular Meeting of Council
Friday.
THESE MATTERS OF INTEREST
Relating as They Do to The Force
Considerable Routine Business is
Transacted and Bills Were Ordered
Paid.

PaId,
Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council of Americus, Friday evening,
Feb. 10Th, Present, Mayor Hawkins,
presiding, Alderman Pinkston, Poole,
Borum, Sullivan, Sherlock, Bolton.
Minutes last regular meeting read and
confirmed.
On motion matter of establishing
some division at drinking fountain was
referred to Water committee,
Following ordinance read second
time and, on motion adopted by Sec
tions.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance for the ap-
pointment of Chief of Police, Lieu
tenant and Policemen and prescribe
way and manner for appointme of
extra Police" adopted August 20th,
1902, and to prescribe by City Ordi-
nance for the appointment OF Chief
of Police, and such other Police officers
and Policemen as may be deemed nee
essary, by re-enacting in lieu thereof
section 95 of the printed Code of Ordi-
nances of the city of Americus, and for
other purposes.
Sec. l, Be 1t enacted and ordained
by the Mayor and City Council of
Amerlcus, and il is hereby enacted
and ordained by authority of the same,
that the ordinance entitled "Au Ordj-
nance for the appointment of Chief I
Police, Lieu enant and Policemen and
Prescribe way and manner for appoint
ment of extra Pollce," adopted Aug
goth, 1902, be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted and ordained
by authority aforesaid, and it is her ely
enacted and ordained by the autho 1ty
of same that in lieu of said ordinance
adopted Aug. 20sh, 1902, repealed this
day by the first section of this ordi-
nance, that section 95 of the printed
Code of Ordinances of the city of
Americus, prescribing for the appoint
ment of Chief of Police, Lieutenant
and five Policemen, in the followiI g
words and figures, to-wit:
sec. 95. At the regular meeting of
Board OF Police Commissioners to be
held in March of each year, the Board
shall appoint Chief of Police; Lieu
tenant of Police and five Policemen, to
serve for two years from the first of
A pril thef eater. For special occasions
the Board may appoint such number
of extra policemen as, in their dis
| elton, the exigencies of the occasion
! may demand.
In case CT a vacancy in the Police
force caused by the death. resignation,
| disability, or suspension from duty of
any officer or member Of the force, the
Board shall supply the vacancy by ap-
continent Such appointments may be
made az any regular or special meeting
of the board and shall continue of force
during the period of disability, or eus~
| pension, or until the next regular elec-
| tiOn, as the case may be.
Be, aud the same is hereby re-euacted d
al adopted ana made effective.
S C 3 Be It farther enacted by the
authorl # ressid ard it is hereby
erac'e ed and ordained " authority of
the same that all ordinances and parts
of ordinances IN conflict therewIth be
and the sau are hereby repealed.
On motion, ordinance as whole was
tn adopted
Following ordiparc9 was read sec
| OF d time, ard molten to adopt by sec-
tioI CAR ed
FIRST ecl,ol read and on call Of yeas
AID nay, S vote stood: Yeas, Roaon,
Borum, Sherlock. Poole, Sullivan.
Nays PInkston.
An oFdil an. e to repeal an ordinanC 9
entitled an ordinance ''to amend sec
ton 145 of the code of ordinances of
the city of Amerious," adopted Aug.
30 b, and for other purposes.
SEC l. Be it enacted and ordained
by the Mayor aud City Council of
Americus, aud it is hereby enacted
and ordained by the authority of the
same, that the ordinance entitled "An
or finance to amend Section 145 of the
Code of Ordinances of the city of Amer
icus," adopted August 20, 1902, be and
the same Is hereby repealed, so as to
leave Elective said Section 145 as now
contained in the printed Code of Ordi-
nance of the city of Americus.
Sec. Be it further enacted and or
dained by the authority aforesaid. and
it is hereby enacted by the authority of
the same, that in addition to the com.
peusation provided for in said section
145 of the Code of printed ordinances
that the Chief of Police, the Lieutenant
of Police and the regular Police of said
City shall each be furnished at the ex-
pense of the City with two uniforms
per annum.
Sec, Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, and it is here.
by enacted and ordained by the author
ity of the same, that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict there
with be and the same are hereby re.
pealed.
On motion to adopt as whole the
vote stood: Yeas, Bolton, Borum,
Sherlock, Sullivan, Poole. Nays,
Pmkston. Ordinance adopted.
Cemetery committee reported they
bad contracted to repair shed in Oak
Grove cemetery at cost of $40 On mo
ton action ratified.
On motion clerk and treasurer au.
thorized NJ. s. Harper Secty. to close
up Amsricus Oil Co. matter.
All bills properly approved ordered
paid. T. N. HAWKES., G. & T.
Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh-Med d
icine Sent Free.
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