Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-01
AN ORDINANCE,


For the Pcnsioning of Police Officers and
Policemen OF the city of Perth Amboy
81 ii ordained by the Council Of the City
Of Perth Amboy, as follows:
/. Any member Of the Police force Of the
City Of Perth Amboy, who shall have
honorebly served ON said force for a pc
Rod Of twonty years and shah have at
retired upon half pay, or upon his appli-
cation shall be retired upon half pay,
q. Any member of said police force who
shall have attained the age Of hfty-hve
$50 years and shall have honorably served
on such force for a period Of twenty-five
years. shall; upon his application, be re-
"a. .Any member Of said Police force who
I siall have received permanent disability In
, the performance Of HIS duty. shall, upon the
certificate of the police surgeon or other
physician designated for that purpose by
council, be retired upon a pension equal TO
one-half Of his salary at the time Of his
l. The widow or children Of any member
of said police force who shall have lost his
life in the performance of his duty shall 80
long as such widow remains unmarried or
30 long as such children or any of them
remain under the age Of sixteen years. re-
eeive a pension equal to one-half of the
amourt Of the salary Of such member Of
sa.o Police force at the time of his death;
provided. however, that If such Police Off
Ger leaves q widow and children, said pom
sion shall be paid to the widow so long
as she remains unmarried, and in case such
children and no widow, then such pension
\ shall be paid to such Of said children who
nave not attained the age or sixteen years
equal shares.
u. A fund shall be created in the follow
n manner for the purpose of paying such
D 4Asions. to wit: There shall be deducted
from every payment of salary to each mem
her NJ the Police force one per centum OF
the amount thereof. There shalt also be
added to such fund the following moneys:
All fines imposed upon any member of the
police force; all moneys given or donated
Tor the purpose of such fund; one-half of
all rewards paid to the said police force or
any member thereof for the apprehension
of criminals or FOR other purposes. In case
at any time there shall not he sufficient
money In such pension fund created as pro-
sions, the Council shall include I'm any tax
levy a sum sufficient to meet the require
ment of said fund, and such sum shall be
raised by tax levy no longer than is neces-
sion fund. Whenever such pension fund
shall exceed an amount which tho Council
shall by resolutions from time to time de
termine to be adequate for such pension
ceutum of salaries. and the fines, donations
and rewards specified in this ordinance,
shan be paid into such fund unless and un-
til the amount of such fund shall fall be
low the amount thus determined to be ade-
Quate.
6. There shah be appointed by the
Mayor, with the advice and consent OF the
Council, a Police pension commission con
be n superior officer Of such Police force.
and one a patrolman, and two citizens who
are not members of such Police force. The
members Of such police pension commission
shall serve for a term Of four years or un-
til their successors are appointed and duly
qualified and shall not receive any compen-
sation for their services. Each person SO
appointed to such police pension commits
sion shall take an oath of ohice before the
Mayor to tho effect that he Will faithfully
DISCHARGE the duties Of the office.