The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-01-31

lawful for any person or persons to erect build
or construct or cause TO be constructed nr
ererted or TO AID or assist In he
erection OF any frame or W 'od bui ding
within said fire limits, or to alter, enlarge, add
u or rebuild oy frame or wooded addition any
enlargement or rebuilding or any building
within said fire limits; or to remove or cause
TO be removed, or TO aid or assist In the re
moval OF any frame or wooden building or
4 ame or wooden addition 10 "A building from "a
point without = ia hre limits to point within
said ire limits or fiom lot or premises
within said lire limits upoa which the same
may DE standing To or upon au, other lot or
premises within said fire limits, Provided,
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued TO prohib or permit the removal OF
frame or wooden buildings along the streets
within said f1re limits to any place outside OF
said ire limits.
addition as aforesaid, or any building or
addition built or removed contrary to or in
violation OF the terms and provisions OF this
ordinance shalt be and is hereby declared TO
DO public nuisance, and the City Marshal OF
said City Is hereby empowered, upon being
directed so to do by the Common Council OF
said City, to abate said nuisance and raze or
remove said building, enlargement or addition
or cause the same 10 be done.
Section ANY person or persons violating
any OF the terms OF this ordinance shall, upon
Ing SiO0 on or by imprisonment in the County
Jail not exceeding ninety days or by both such
nne and imprisonment In the discretion of the
the Court.
Section 5.-This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days af' err Its adoption.
Passed and approved January 9Th, 1913
GEO. w. CLARK,
Mayor.
ARTHUR II. DUNOND,
CITY Clerk,
The vote on the adoption OF the. ordnance
being ayes Mcdonald, Reneke, Suttn, Brown,
Wright Conant, Palmer. Washburn, Chavey,
nays none, same was adopted,
Aid. McDonald moved that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare an ordinance Re OUR
Ing building perhits for all new structures in
the ci Y, which prevailed ayes Mcdonald
Reineke, Suttn. Brown, Wright, Conant. p al
mer, Washburn, Chavey, nay none.
Aid. Mcdonald presented the following ordi
nance and moved that the same be read the
first and second times by its title, which pre-.
vailed and IL was so read Aid. Mcdonald
moved that the ordinance be read the third
time In full and placed upon its passage which
prevailed. aup IL was read In full as follows:
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
lected 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 Oh ef OF Police OF said City. one day police
man, who shall serve and De on duty for
twelve hours each day at such times as he
shall be directed to do by the Chief OF Police
and three night policemen, who shall be on
duty from seven o'clock 10 the afternoo on until
o:3U 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 rO by and with the consent of the
night policemen shall be appointed by the
Mayor upon the first Monday in May or each
and every year.. The duties OF the Marshall
shall be at all times to preserve order in said
City and 10 perform such other duties as are
required OF him by the Mayor, the statutes OF
the State of michigan and any ordinance OF
City OF Owosso shall at all times preserve the
order OF said City, prevent the violations OF
the City ordinances and perform such other
by the statutes Of the State OF Michigan and
the ordinances OF the City OF Owosso. and
shall be at oil times under the supervision and
direction OF the CITY Marshall.
Section 3.-rhe Chief of Police of said CITY
OF Owosso shall report In writing to the Com.
mon Council at the first meeting of each
month therein detailing the number of arrests
thereof, the name Of the oficer who made the
arrest, oil persons discharged from arrest
during the month, the number remaining in
said City, and the number of persons arrested
by them under the laws OF the State or Michi
gan, and the disposition OF the offender and
the. amount o. q moneys. hnes and fees
collected BY said police force.
Section II The salary Of the Marshall shall
be $3.50 per week, and the salary of each
policeman shall he tho sum of el6.75 per week
Section 5-The Mayor. may appoint such
sary at such times as, in his Judgment, the
emergency or necessity may require. VI
Section 6.-The Marshall shall be on duty as
day police at Oil times during his incumbency
men shall at all times when on duty be at
tired In regulation uniform, such uniform 10
be prescribed by the Mayor.
Section mo police ofncer of the City OF
Owo5so shall during his term Of office receive
or hold any other elective or appointive ONCE.
Section S.-The Marshall and each police
men shall be entitled, during each year, to a
vacation OF fifteen days with pay. Said va
cation to be at such times as shall be arrange
members of the police force shall be allowed to
be absent from duty At the same time, for the
purpose of spending his said vacation.
| Section 9.-No member Of said police force
| shall be permitted to use intoxicating liquors
while 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
said police force be permitted to go on duty
while Intoxicated. II the Marshall OF said
City shall at any time violate any of the fore
going provisions OF this section IL will be a
SUFFICIENT cause for his dismissal by the Coun-
Gil. IL any member OF the police force, other
than the Marshal, shall vioiate any OF tue
terms Of this section a this ordinance II shall
be u sufficient use for his summary die miss al
from service by the Mayor
| Section 10 Said police department shall al
| Oil 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 Tho salary m toned in this
| ordinance for The members OF said police
| force shall Oe for all services performed by
said Marshall and police force and their fees
shall be reported to the Common Coun anc
| be then turned over to the City Treasurer Of
said City not later than the last meeting o
| the Common Council of each month. However
| IL the City Marshall or any other member oil
quired TO incur necessary expense while
making an arrest or executing process under
the ordinances OF the City OF Owosso or under
| the laws OF the State OF Michigan. they shall
be allowed. such just and necessary expenses
| by the Common Council u pom the ir presenting
to The Council their bill In whiting duly verified
| by such police officer and certified to by the
| Magistrate issuing such process but the
amount OF such bill shall be at all times within
| the "lsci elton OF the Common Council, and the
bill therefor shall be presented To the Common
| C)uncil within thirty days after the incurrlne
OF said expense.
| Section IL ALI ordinances or parts OF ordi
nauces In any way conflicting with this ordi
nance are hereby repealed.
Section l3.-This ordinance shall take effect