The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-10
ORDINANCE NO. 4Sl


An Ordinance creating the office Of
Special Officer OF the City Of Ard
,norc. providing for his appointment.
defining his duties, fixing his salary,
providing for bond for the faithful
performance Of his duties, fixing
his term. Of office, requiring other
police officers to act with and give
all necessary assistance to said Of
ficer, and declaring an emergency:
Be 1t Ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the City OF Ardmore:
Section /. There is hereby created
the office of Special Officer of the
City OF Ardmore
Section 2. Such officer shall be
appointed by the Commissioner OF
Fire and Police but such appointment
shall not be effective until such APP
pointment shall be confirmed by the
Beard of Commissioners and duly ap-
proved by the Mayor.
Section 3. The term of office Of
such officer shall be at the will and
pleasure of the Board of Commission
ers but shall in no event reach be-
yond the term of office of the com.
missioner making such appointment:
provided that when any such officer
as appointed and approved shall re-
sign or by any other means there
shall be a vacancy in such office,
then it shall be in the power of such
Foard of Commissioners OF the City
of Ardmore to fill such office by
the means provided in section 2
hereof or If desired such office
can be left vacant, as the needs
Of the City may require.
Section a. Before such officer shall
enter upon the duties Of his office
he shall execute good and sufficient
bond In the sum of $1,000 90 for the
faithful performance Of his duties,
such bond to be duly approved as pro.
vidcd for other like bonds executed
by the officers Of the City Of Ard
more.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the Special Officer as provided here
in to especially see that all the laws
the city relating to enforcement Of
the prohibition laws, gambling laws
houses Of prostitution and of i'll fame
are enforced, and in addition thereto
he shall have all Of the powers OF
any police officer of the city to
enforce any other law or ordinance
and II is hereby made the duty OF
each and every police officer of the
City of Ardmore TO give all necessary
assistance to said Special Officer for
the proper enforcement of the laws
n1 nVffas nf Of Ar1
more, and any failure SO to do shall
subject any such officer TO the nee
essnry discipline.
Section g. The salary of such Off
Ger shall be the sum of $125:0O pei
month and payable monthly out ol
the general funos of the city; pro
Nidcd that such salary shall hereafter
be subject to change by proper reso
luton of the Board of Commission
ers.
Section T. The commission Of sucf
Special Officer shall be duly signed
by the Mayor and also by the Com
missioner of Fire and Police anC
attestcd by the Clerk of the city ant
under seal of the City of Ardmore.
Section s. For the preservation o.
the public health, peace and safety
an emergency is hereby declared Il
exist by reason of which this ordi
nance shall be in full force and effec
from and after its passage, approva
and publication.
w. F.. FREEMAN,
, Attest; Mayor
H. NJ. THURSTON,
City Clerk.
Passed and approved this 7th da.
of May, 1920.
tPuplished in the Daily Ardmoreite
May 10Th, 1920.