The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-14
Amendment to Sections l, 3 and
20 of the Revised Ordinances
of the City of Barre, Restoring
Civil Service for Police De-
partment.

Sections |, 3 and 20 of Chapter 20 of
the Revised Ordinances of the City
of Barre are hereby amended to
read as follows:
Be it ordained by the city council OF
the city of Barre as follows:
Section |. The police department of
the city of Barre shall consist of chief
of police and deputy chief of police,
and such number of policemen for reg
ular duty as shall be determined by the
city council, and such other policemen
as the police committee may from
time TO time determine, under such
rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the police committee; per-
forming all duties required of them as
day and night police in accordance
with the ordinances of the city and
laws of the state; and they shall re-
ceive such hourly, daily, monthly or
yearly salaries in full for all services
and expenses as the city council may
determine. The members of said reg
ular police force who are now in serv-
ice. or who shall be hereafter appointed
thereto, shall so long as they remain
competent and efficient in the perform
ance of their respective duties be re-
tanned as such, provided, however, that
any member may be removed for cause
as hereinafter provided, or as may
hereafter be provided by the rules and
regulations of the police committee.
Section 3. To be eligible TO appoint
ment as a regular policeman or reserve
policeman a person must be a citizen
of the United States for at least two
years prior TO his application, shall not
be less than twenty-five or more than
fifty years old, shall be at least five
feet. eight inches in height, sound in
body, of good general health, as shall
be certified to by the city physician of
said city after a careful examination,
and must be of good moral character
All applications for membership in the
department shall be made upon blanks
furnished by the police committee and
all answers to questions and signatures
of the applicant shall be in his own
handwriting; whereupon said police
committee shall examine or cause TO be
examined by competent persons all APP
plications for positions in this depart
ment, excepting applicants for special
policemen, who shall not be required
to take the examination as set forth in
this section
When a vacancy is TO be filed or an
addition made to the department. the
police committee shall recommend to
the mayor not less than two nor more
than three of such applicants with such
further recommendation as they may
deem necessary. The mayor shall then
appoint from said list of applicants
recommended by the police committee
the one he deems the best qualified to
I'LL said vacancy, or addition to said de
partment. who shall, after taking the
oath of Office. and filing a bond. be
qualified to enter upon bis duties as
policeman.
Section 20. The term regular police
man, as used in this chapter, shall be
construed to mean police officers who
are constantly employed by the city.
The term reserve policeman as used
in this chapter, shall be construed TO
mean a police officer who j. employed
only when necessary and who shall
have all the rights and privileges of
regular policemen while so employed.
The term special policeman or
Waterman as used in this chapter
shall be construed to mean a police
officer for special purposes only as
specified in section Of this chapter
Wherever in this chapter the term
policeman i used as a distinguishing
term the word reserve shall BE- con-
strued a. inserted before it. 50 that in
all such places il shall read reserve
policemen.