Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-22

sfndavit that in any ana every appoint |
ment or removal. to be made by them
10 on from the police force. created. and
TO be organized by them under this ar
ucle. they will. in no case. and under
no preteAt appoint or remove IN po-
nceman or officer OF police or other per-
son under them on account Of the po-
hucal opinions of such police officer or
other person or for any other cause or
reason uiAn the illness or unfitness OF
such a rrrson, to the best judgment OF
such col. m~issioners, for the place for
which he shall be appointed or from
the place from which he shall be re-
moved. . ne said oaths or affirmations
shall be scorded and preserved among
the recoras OF said circuit court The
yice-presieen IN 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
ty 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 pay
ment over, pursuant to the order and
direction CT said bsard, of all moneys
which may come to his hands as such
treasurer. The bond Of the treasurer
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circuit count of the judicial 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 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 HE soil ri chan he dafarrnfped and
fixed by the boards of police COMMITS
sioners. Tie board may reorganize at
its pleasure. A majority Of the boards
Of police shall constitute a quorum and
the failure or refusal Of the LAY 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
sioners to organize and proceed as here
in provided. In case a vacancy shall
occur on said board, the same shall be
filed, 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 commissioners shall be
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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 it
becomes necessary for the governor to
remove as man. 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 1904 Of article Xxx Of
chapter "a of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri OF 1909, relating to municipal
corporations, laws applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
h%abitants, or over, Is hereby repealed
and the following new section enacted,
to read as follows:
Section 1904. The a 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 so appointed,
designating the time for which they are
appointed in case the appointment is to
fill an unexpired term occasioned by
death, resignation, or other cause, n
whenever the term of office of any com
missioner expires. the appointment of his
successor shall be for the term prescribed
in the preceding section.
Sec. 5. Section 9S0S OF chapter "a OF
article 20 of the Revised Statutes Of
Missouri of 1909, relating to municipal
corporations, avs applicable to cities
having three hundred thousand in
habitants, or over, Is hereby repealed
and a new section is enacted in lieu
thereof to be known as section 980S,
which said section shall read as follows:
Sec. 9S0S. 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 be 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.
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