The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-31
Ordinance.
ARTHUR II. DUMOND,
City Clerk.

An Ordinance providing for police force in
| the City OF Owosso. prescribing the duties of
the members thereof, fixing their salary and
providing for the disposition of the fees col
iected bv them and prohibiting them from
holding any other office.
The City Of Owosso Ordains:
| Section 1.-The police force of the CITY OF
Owosso shall consist of a Marshall, who shall
be Chief Of Police OF said City, one day police
man, who shall serve and be on duty for
| twelve hours each day at such times as he
shall be directed to do by the Chief of Police,
ana three three night policemen. who shall be on
$3.50 O'CLOCK In the forenoon Of the following
day, or lat such other times as they shall be
Instructed TO do by the Chief Of Police.
Section 2.-Said Marshall shall be appointed
by the Mayor by and with the CONSENT of the
Common Council OF said City, and said day and
night policemen shall be appointed by the
ma Mayor upon the first Monday In May Of each
shall be at all times to preserve order in said
City and to perform such other duties as are
reg OF him BY the Mayor the statutes Of
the City OF Ovosso. The policemen OF the
City OF Owosso shall at all times preserve the
order OF sad CITY, prevent the violations Of
the City ordinances and perform such other
duties as are or shall be imposed upon them
6y the statutes of the State OF Michigan and
the ordinances nS Of the City of owosso, and
direction OF the City Marshall.
Section She Chief OF Police OF said CITY
OF Owo' so shall report In writing TO the Com
mon Councli at the first meeting OF each
month therein detailing the number OF arrests
made by him or by the police force, the caus @
tnereoI, the name OF the officer who made IT, Z
arrest, all persons discharged from arrest
during the month, the number remaining in
c0nhnem ent for breaches of the ordinances of
said City and the number of persons arrested
by them under the laws Of the State or Michi.
gan, ana the disposition OF the offender and
the: amouat Of al mo1evs. fines and fees
collected by said police force.
Sections The salary of the Marshall shall
De s7oO per week, and the salary of each
policeman shall he the sum Of 1878 per week.
Section 5.-The Mayor may appoint such
special police officers as he may deem neces.
sary at such times as In his Judgment the
emergency or necessity may require.
Section 6.-The Marshall shall be on duty as
DAY police at all times during his incumbency
In once and both the Marshall aud the police
men snail at all times when on duty be at.
h sl.eu IA rsg9iston uniform, such uniform to
Section 7.-No police oticer of the CITY OF
Owosso shall during his term of office receive
or hold any other elective or appointive office.
Section s.-The Marshall and each police
men snail DC entitled. during each wear, to
cation to be at such times as shall be arrange
and prescribed by the Mayor, but no two
M OF the police force shall be allowed to
De absent from duty mt the same time, for the
purpose OF spending his said vacation.
Section 9.-No member OF said police force
shall be permitted to use intoxicatInr onors
wnlle on DUTY and no member OF said police |
force shall be permitted to be or remain intOxi-
Gated while on duty nor shall any member OF |
sSE poi,e Iorce De permitted to go on duty
Sa,n in,t,oxicated; II the Marshall Of said
going provisions OF this section It will be |
sumcient cause for his dismissal by the Coun-
GU, II any member OF the police force, other |
IMAM the Marshal, shall violate any of the |
terms Of this section of thus ordinance II shall |
be SUFFICIENT cause for his summary dismissal |
from service by the Mayor.
Section 10-Said police department shall at
all times be under the general control of the |
Mayor. subject to such ordinances as the said
Council Of the City OF owosso may hereafter
adopt.
Section II The salary mentioned in this
ordinance for the members OF said police
'orce shall be for all services performed by
'a1 Marshall and police force and their fees
20 shs pc lepor,ed 10 the Common Council and
'aid City not later than the last meeting of |
ne Common Council Of each month. However,
he police force OF The City of owosso is re g,
luired to incur necessary expense while
making an arrest or executing pros under
he laws OF the state OF Michigan, they shall
10 allowed, such just and necessary expenses
" the Common Council pom the ir presenting
o the Council their bill In writing duly verified
y such police officer aud certified to by the
hagistrate issuing such process but the
mount OF such bill shall be ut all times within
uo uioCfCb'ou VI tuc OOmmOn COuDCll, 6u0 Inc |
Ill therefor shall be presented TO the Common
)ouncil within thirty days after the mourning
4 said expense.
Section IL All ordinances or parts of ordI.
ances In any way conflicting with this ordi- {
ance are hereby repealed.
Section ls.-This ordinance shall take effect
wenty days after its adoption.
Passed and approved January 81, 1913.
GEO. w. CLARK,
10 Mayor.
xRTHUR H. DuMoND.