The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-10-23

der them on account of the politica
opinions Of such police officer or Other
person or for any other cause or rea
son than the fitness or unfitness OF
such a person, to the best judgment
of such commissioners, for the plac,
for which he shall be appointed OF
from the place from which he shall
be removed. The said oaths or affir.
nations shall be recorded and pre-.
served among the records of said cir.
cult court. The president shall
be treasurer Of said board Of police
Before entering upon the duties OF
his office as treasurer, he shall give
bond to the city Of St. Louis, with
one or more surities, in the penalty OF
ten thousand dollars, conditioned for
the faithful discharge of his duties
as treasurer Of the board Of police
and for the faithful application and
payment over, pursuant to the order
and direction of said board, of all
moneys which may come to his hands
as such treasurer. The bond of the
treasurer shall be approved by n
judge ofthe circuit court of the judi
cial circuit in which said cities shall
be located and shall be delivered to
and safely kept by the register or
clerk Of said cities. The board shall
appoint secretary to act as such for
the board Of police commissioners,
to serve during the pleasure Of the
board, and such appointment shallbe
additional to the number Of appoint
ments hereinafter provided for, and
his salary shall be determined and
fixed by the boards Of police commits
sioners. The board may raorganize
at its pleasure. A majority Of the
boards Of police shall constitute
quorum and the failure or refusal of
the mayor or acting mayor of said
cities to qualify or act thereupder
shall in no wise impair the right and
duty OF said commissioners to organ
ize and proceed as herein provided.
In case a vacancy shall occur on said
board, the same shall be filled. for
the unexpired term, by the mayor of
said cities forthwith after having been
notified that such vacancy exists.
No police commissioner shall be ELI
gible TO any public office or place
whatsoever during the whole period
for which he was appointed, nor shall
he be eligible for the nomination for
any public office or place during such
period. Such commissioners shall be
removable from office by the mayor
or gofernor at pleasure, or by the
council Of said cities for cause, or by
the courts as provided by law, and
not otherwise. Provided, however.
that in the event il becomes neces-
sary Tor the governor to remove as
many as three commissioners, then
the governor shall, and is hereby
vested with the power to fill vacancies
created by such removal. Each COM
missioner shall devote all of his time
to the duties Of his Office.
Section 2. Section 1904 of article
AK OF chapter 81 Of the Revised Sta
tutes OF Missouri Of 1909, relating to
municipal corporations, laws applica-
Bile to cities having three hundred
thousand inhabitants, or over, is here |
~ repealed and the following new sec
tion enacted to read as follows:
Section 1904. The mayor of each
Of said cities shall appoint two com |
mlssloners provided for in the proceed |
ing section. Said mayor shall issue
commissions to the persons so APP
pointed, designating the time for
"hich they are appointed in case the |
appointment is to fill an unexpired
ERIN occasioned BY death. resignation
'r other cause, and whenever the term
u ONCE OF any commissioner expires,
ne appointment of his successor
snail be for the term prescribed in the
preceding section.
Sec. B. Section 9SOS Of chapter "a
II article 20 of the Revised Statutes
u Missouri Of 1909, relating to mum. |
'lpal corporations, laws applicable TO
'itieS having three hundred thousand
inhabitants, or over, is hereby re-
jealed and a new section is enacted
n lieu thereof to be known as section
lSOS, which said section shall read as
follows:
Gee 9SOS. Salaries Of officers and
oollcemen.-The municipal assembly
'r common council of the said cities
S hereby authorized and empowered
% fix the salaries of the officers and
policemen of said cities. 1t srall be
he duty of the municipal assembly
'r common council of the said cities |
o make the necessary appropriations |
'or the expense Of maintenance OF !
'aid police force in the manner provid-
I'd by the laws Of the state of Mis-
iouri.