The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-30

affidavit that In any and every appoint
. or removal. to be made by them
70 OF from the police force. created and
TO be organized by them under this ar
ucle, they will. In no case. and under
no pretext, appoint or remove any po-
tceman or officer Of police or other per-
son under them on account Of the pO-
htical opinions Of such police officer or
other person or for any other cause OF
reason than the illness or unntness Of
such q person, to the best Judgment Of
such commissioners for the place for
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall be re-
moved. The said paths or afhrmationB
shall be recorded and preserved among
the records Of said circuit court. The
vice-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 sureties, in the penal
~ Of ten thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge Of his duties
as treasurer Of the board Of police ana
for the faithful application and pay
ment over. pursuant TO the order and
direction OF said board. OF all moneys
which may come to his hands as such
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shall DO approved by a judge Of the
circuit court Of the judicial circuit in
which said cities shall be located and
shall be delivered to n safely kept
by the register or clerk Of said cities.
h board shall appoint a secretary tU
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
hXed by the boards Of police commits
sioners. The board may ~reorganize at
It's pleasure. A majority Of the boards
OF police shall constitute a quorum and
the failure or refusal Of the mayor or
acting mayor Of said cities TO qualify
or act hereunder shall in no wise i'm
pair the right or duty OF said commits
sloners to organize and proceed as here
In provided. In case a vacancy shall
occur on said board, the same sha 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
eligible 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 commissioner shall be
removable from office by the mayor or
governor 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 necessary for the governor to
remove as many as three commissioners
then the governor shall, and is hereby
vested with the power to fill vacancie-
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sioner shall devote all Of his time to the
duties Of his office.
Section 2. Section 1904 OF article Xxx Of
chapter 81 Of the Revised Statutes OF
Missouri OF 1909, relating to municipal
corporations, laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants, or over, is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted
to read as follows:
Section 1904. The mayor Of each OF
said cities shall appoint two commits
sioners provided for in the preceding
section. Said mayor shall issue com.
missions to the persons 50 appointed
designating the time for which they are
appointed in case the appointment is I,
MI an unexpired term occasioned BY
death, resignation, or other cause, anC
Whenever the term Of office Of any com
missioner expires, the appointment Of hl
successor shall be for the term prescribed
In the preceding section.
Sec. 3, Section 9SOS OF chapter 81 O
article 20 Of the Revised Statutes O.
Missouri Of 1909. relating to municipa
corporations. laws applicable to cite,
having three hundred thousand in.
h~abitants, or over, is hereby repealed
and a new section is enacted in liel
thereof to be known as section 9SOS
which said section shall read as follows
Sec. 9S0S. Salaries Of officers and DO.
licemen.-The municipal assembly OIL
common council Of the said cities /,
hereby authorized and empowered to fl,
the salaries OF the officers and police.
men OF said cities. 1t shall be the dut,
Of the municipal assembly or common
council Of the said cities to make tn,
necessary appropriations for the expens,
Of maintenance Of said police force in tn,
manner provided by the laws OF the stat,
Of Missouri.
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