Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-02

affidavit that In any and every appoint
inent ar removal, 10 ne iuade by them
to or from the police force, created ana
10 be organized Dy them under this ar
ticle, they Will. in no case. and under
no preteSt, a1,poiat or remove amy po-
licemau or officer OF police or other per-
son uIldar them on account of the ao-
atie,ti. opinions III suc.I police officer or
other person or for ANY other cause or
reason than the illness or u~n1tDcSs of
such "A person. to the best judgment of
5uch commissioners, for the place Tor
winch be shall be appointed or from
tire place from which he shall be re-
moved. The said oaths OF afirlnations
be recorded ana preserved among
the records OF Sid circuit court. Tlle
vtce-pfesideat shall he Treasurer of said
ooard Of police. Before entering upon
The duties Of his Office AZ treasurer, he
give bond 10 The CITY of st Louis,
with one or more stneties, in the penal
~ OF ten thousand dollars, conditioned
ior fine faithful discharge of his duties
as treasurer OF the BOARD Of police and
for the faithful application and pay
mcnt over, pursuant TO the order ana
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 a judge OF the
circuit court OF the judicial circuit III
which said cities shalt be located and
shall be delivered to and safely p
by the register or clerk Of said cities.
The board shall appoint a secretary TO
act as such for the board of police COM
missioners, to serve during the pleasure
of the board, and such appointment
shall be additional to the number OF
appointments hereinafter provided for.
and his salary shall be determined and
fixed by Lhe boards OF police. commits
sioners. The board may r~eorganize at
its pleasure. A majority OF the boards
of police shah constitute a quorum anu
the failure or refusal of the mayor or
acting mayor of said cities to quality
or act hereunder shall in no wise i'm
pair the right or duty of said commits
sionerS to organize and proceed as here
in provided, In case a vacancy h
occur on said board, the same shall be
filled, for the une&pired term, by the
mayor of said cities forthwith after
having been notified that such vacancy
exists. No police commissioner shall be
eligible to any public office or place
Whatsoever during the whole period for
which he MAS appointed, nor shall he
be eligible GuT the nomination for any
public office or place during such
period. Such commissioners shall be
removable from office by the mayor or
governor al pleasure or by the council
OF said cities for cause, or by the courts
as provided by law, n not otherwise.
Provided, however, that in the event 1t
becomes necessary for the governor to
relnov as many as three commissioners,
then the governor shall, and is hereby
vested with the power to fill vacancies
created by such removal. Each commits
sioner shall devote all of his time to the
duties of his office.
Section 2. Section $500 of article Xxx of
chapter "a OF the Revised Statutes of
Missouri of 1903. relating to municipal
corporations. Jaws applicable 10 cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitantS, or over, is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted,
to read as follows:
Section 1884. The mayor of each of
said cities shall appoint TWO commits
.~sisiscss provided for in the preceding
soction. Said mayor shall issue com
missions to the persons so appointed,
designating the time FOR which they are
appointed in case the appointment is 10
hll an uneApired term occasloned by
death, resignation, or other cause, and
whenever the Term OF office of any coIn-
missioner expires, the appointment of his
successor shall be for the term prescribed
IN the preceding section.
sec. 3. Seclion 9SUS Of chapter 81 of
article 20 of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri Of 1909, relating to municipal
corporations. laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitalts, or over, is hereby repealed
and a new section is enacted 10 Hen
thereof to he known as section 9S0S,
which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. gS0S. Salaries of officers and po-
licemen.-The municipal assembly or
common council of the said cities is
hereby authorized and empowered to fix
the salaries OF the officers and police
men of said cities. 1t shall he the duty
of the municipal assembly or common
council of the said cities to make the
Necessary appropriations for the expense
Of maintenance of said police force in the
manner provided by the laws of the state
OF Missouri.