Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-29

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munities OF charitable corporations or
ganized under chapter sixty-two of the
Revised Statutes
Augusta Police Bill
An Act to Amend the Charter of the
City Of Augusta, Relative to Police
Be it enacted by the People of the State
of Maine. as follows:
Section l. Section four of chapter two
hundred and Ave OF the private laws Of
nineteen hundred and fifteen hereby Is
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 4. The mayor shall appoint all
city ofheers except those that are re-
CURED by law to be elected by the quail
fed electors of said city or of the several
wards in said city. The appointments
shall be made and take effect as soon as
convenient after the beginning OF the
mayors term of Office. and the officers
appointed shall hold their offices during
the term for which the mayor was elect
ed; except that the commissioner Of
streets and the overseer Of the poor shall
be appointed triennially to hold office for
the term OF three years. and one asses
sor shall be appointed each year to hold
office for the term of three years Ap-
pointed city officers may be removed from
office by the mayor for cause, otherwise
they shall serve through their respective
terms aforesaid and until their successors
are appointed and qualified In their
places. The mayor shall exercise the
same power of appointment to Ali va
cancy In any appointive city ONCE. but
the person appointed to fill vacancy due
to any cause other than expiration Of the
term OF office shall hold office during the
unexpired term OF his predecessor
The police force shall consist Of one
chief. to be styled the city marshal, and
one deputy marshal, and as many police
officers as the city council may from time
to time adjudge necessary; such police
officers, except marshal and deputy mar
shall and policemen who may be appointed
for special occasions to hold office until
reaching the age of sixty years or during
good behavior, to be designated as regu-
lar police, and to be appointed by the
mayor upon recommendation of COM
mittee or board of three to be known as
the board OF police examiners, and said
committee or board shall be appointed by
the mayor and shall serve without pay
One member at least Of said committee
or board shall be a physician. The duty
Of this committee shall be to examine all
applicants for the position of regular po-
lice and the applicant who has passed the
highest examination during the preceding
three years shall be the eligible candi-
Aoxe
for any reason a candidate passing the
highest examination Is not appointed by
the mayor. or withdraws then the can
ddates shall be presented for appoint
ment by the mayor in the order Of their
standing when passing the examination.
The tenure OF office Of the members OF
this committee or board shall be three
years. one member to be appointed each
year. except that the members appointed
upon this committee or board during the
year nineteen hundred and eighteen shall
by lot decide the tenure OF their ONCE,
one retiring each year. The said COM
mittee or board to have power TO make
suitable rules for its own government.
If. for any Just cause the mayor deems
any officer appointed under this act I'M
satisfactory or Incompetent. he may or.
der him to appear before said examining
board. and shall prefer written charges
against him. which charges shall be heard
by said board: at said hearing any citi-
zen OF Augusta may appear and be heard,
and said board shall decide whether said
charges have been sustained or not, and
II sustained the mayor may remove such
officer. and appoint another in his stead
under the provisions Of this act.
At least twenty-four hours before any
such hearing the committee shall cause
the ofiicer against whom charges have
been fled to be notified OF the time and
place Of hearing upon same. by causing
copy Of said written charges to be
served upon said officer and said ofYicer
may appear and be heard in person. or
by council. Said board or any member
thereof shall have the power to summon
witnesses and administer oaths in any
matter pending before said board.
This act shall in no wise be held 20 az
feet the status Of the present members Of
the police force OF the city Of Augusta,
and shall In no wise affect the length Of
their terms Of service.
Section 2-This act to take effect Jan.
uary first, nineteen hundred and eighteen.
II accepted by a majority vote Of the
citizens Of the city Of Augusta. voting at
any regular or special election before
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