Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-25
HEARING FOR POLICE BOARD
Attorney General Tells Governor BE Has
the Power Of Removal.
SOUTH OMAHA MEMBERS on THE CARPET
Joseph speIts TO he Given an OppOr-
tunity TO Make Good on Charges
He Has Been Making Con-
corning Board.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

LINCOLN, Aug. A-(specisl. The attor-
ney general of the state having held that
the governor has the right to remove the
South Omaha police board for cause, Gov
ernor Mickey has called a meeting of :he
board at the Willard hotel at o'clock sat
urday afternoon. At that time joseph
SPELLS, who charged the board with allow
ing the saloons of South Omaha to .un
opeE on Sundays, will have an opportunity
to make good on his accusation. The gov
ernor has asked the legal department
whether he has a right to remove the
Omaha board, but the opinion has not
yet been rendered The opinion N the
South Omaha matter is as follows:
We have your communication requesting
an opinion from this department relative
to your powers as governor under n com
plant filed with you against the members
of the Board Of Fire and Police Commits
soners OF the city of South Omaha, charg-
ing said board with failure TO enforce a
law of this state requiring the closing of
saloons on Sunday.
Section SO, chapter 10, article 2 compiled
statutes, 1905, provides as follows:
The governor may remove any OF said
commissioners for misconduct in Office, or
should they or any of them become disqual-
flied to act as such commissioners. Any
citizen Of the city may file with the gov
ernor written charges against any commits
sioner he may deem guilty Of misconduct
I'm Office. and the governor shall, within n
reasonable IlHes investigate the Same upon
testimony to be produced before him. ana
shall make such finding of the truth or
falsity of such charges as in his judgment
such testimony warrants, and in case such
charges are adjudged by him to be sus-
tained by the evidence he shall at once
remove the commissioner so found guilty
vacancy thus caused The governor when
sitting to investigate charges preferred
power and authority 0 to compel the s attend
ance OF witnesses and the production OF
books and papers and to administer oaths,
convenient place in the state for the pur-
pose of such investigation"
Under the statutes of Nebraska the chief
ri police and police officers of the city of
South Omaha have the power and It Is made
their duty to arrest all Offenders against
the laws Of the state or the city tsection
against the statutes of this state to sell
Intoxicating lauoi on Sunday fsection Ie.
chapter SOY. The chief of police Of South
Omaha is given supervision and control OF
the police force of the city subject to the
orders Of the Board Of Fire and Police
Commissioners (section "a. article 2 chapter
12). The chief of police and all police Of
ncers are subject to removal by the Board
Of E5e and RO Ss.ot GOm% s for
Board Of Fire and Police Commits
sioners of the city OF South Omaha is re-
| II is the opinion of this department that
| II the Board OF Fire and Police Commits
sioners Of the city OF South Omaha know
| lated with respect to the sale OF or traffic
| in intoxicating luuor on Sunday, they are
subject to removal for misconduct IN Of
| fee; and that Won have the legal right as
| the chief executive to investigate the
| charges made arainst said board and to
make such Ending and take such action as
| the facts in the case and the law warrant
Republican Committee Meets Tuesday.
The republican state committee will
| meet Tuesday evening at the headquarters
| in the Iindell to perfect an organization
and get in shape to run the campaign.
The republican convention voted to allow
the candidates to select the chairman
and secretary, and so far, two men have
been discussed for the place, C. B. Ander-
son of Crete and A. B. Allen. at present
secretary of the committee. It is under
stood the Brown boosters have been lay
ing down on the candidates to get Andc--
son appointed. So far down here thore
has been no talk of secretary.
Reputation for Walker.
Requisition was issued by Governor
| Mickey today for the return from Iowa
! of C. H. Walker, who is wanted in Omal a
! on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses, with an umbrella factory
as the starting point. He is under arrest
in Sioux City.
Father Detained by Authorities.
William Lindoo. who has charge of tho
heating plants of the Burlington in this
| section of the state, has received word
that his father a Scandinavian, was being
held in New York by the immigration
authorities, who refused to allow him to
enter the country. Just why the elder
Lindoo is barred the Lincoln man is un-
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