The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-06
NOTICE
An Ordinance Regulating the Police
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I
 Department.
 Notice is hereby given that at the meeting sof the Common Council of the Citysof Bridgeport, held Feb. 2nds 1914. the following amendments to port was adopted:
 Be It Ordained by the, Common. Coun-
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 That Paragraph 1, of Section 303 sGa). of the Ordinances of the City of Bridgeport, as amended by ordinance held on January 20, f1913s and sub seduently amended by ordinance pass ed by this council at it's meeting held on March 17th, 1913 be amended by striking out the word mine" in the fourth line thereof, and substituting in the place thereof the word "ten,' figures "13O's in the eleventh and twelfth lines thereof, and substituting in place. tiereofthe words and figures "145t' so that said section as amend ed shall read as follows:
 Section t303I s(a)-The regular po- lice force shall consist of a. superin- tendent of police, four captains, ten tectfve sergeants. clerk of the police many many 'j5ahrs pafroimen men as the the common n Council shall from time to- time des- ignate Until further action by the Common Council the number of pa trolmen shall fbe 145.
 The Board of police commissioners shall appoint not more than three cf- IsY1l1anS as chaUHSuTS ana soIlHSIS anu shall have power and authority to ar range for their quarters Such schauf- feurs and drivers shall be subject to the authority and control of the Board of police comnlissioners, and may be dismissed by them at any time, solely in their discretion, by a concurrent vote of any three members.
 All persons now special officers shall cease to be special officers on April 1, 1913; before, on or after that sioners may yin in their discretion. upon lthe written application of any busi- ness firm. eorporation or property the reasons for seeking such appoint ment, appoint one or more persons to be special officers, to serve from April I. s1913. or from the date of their later appointment, the case may be. any business firm or cor fthority as police officers of such spe- tciaI officers, so hereafter appointed, shall be limited to the business of 50 appointed shall cease to De spe- cfal officers upon the termination of their employment or sooner, upon the revocation of their appointment by said board.
 There shall be detective bureau, l the Board of police comrnissioners, fconsistfng of a Captain of Police, and 50 many members of the uniformed sfoners may, from time to time, se-, Fleet and designate. The salary of any such members so selected shall be the same as such member would Ereceive in the uniformed force. ex- cept that at the pleasure and in the discretion of the Board of police selected for the detective bureau, for l good and efficient work, but not at I number of men in the detective bu- 1reau, shall receive the same com lpsnsation, as is fixed for a Sergeant. fAssignm to the detective bureau innay be revoked by the Board of po- I1ice commissioners at any time, ac- 1cordinssto their discretion. I One Of the persons assigned to the idetecfive bureau shall be designated by the Board of police cOfnnissi oners
 & to, take ,enarge of any any 7yssem or sysa E l Identification of persons charged with T lcriFies and s11essshAlI make or cause to be made, under his Supervision. all I phot0Eraphss physical measurement l land finger prints of such persons Ieharged with crime, as the Superfn- ton and control of the Board of po- lice mnissioners, may from time to
 time direct, and he shall procure all other data or facts relative to such stpersons charged with crime as may be required by any such system. or by any rule. order or regulation of sl the Board of police com mnafssioners, or
 which, in his Judgment, may serve Ito identify such person charged with 9I Icrfmes and he shall preserve all such l photographs. physical measurements, I finger prints, and other data, in suit 4 able tabu1ated and fndexed form, and shall perform all other services or du- 7t ties in connection with said work as may be from time to time required of him by. the Board of police com T nnissioners.
 The officer detailed from time to Etfne to the identification system shall
 have the rank cd pay of Sergeant.
 while so dets
 The Boare .fee commissioners T may chang srson so detailed at their dis The Clerk of the Police bOaru have the rank and II pay of a. Sergeant Said two Ser geants shall be in addition to the nine
 Sergeants provided for in the first paragraph hereof I All ordinances or parts of ordin- dances inconsistent herewith, are here by repealed.
 Adopted Feb, 2, 1914.
 | Approved Feb. 4th. 1914,
 Attest,
 I J. A. H. ROBINSON,