Year: 1870




HARRISBURG, Feb. 1l.-Mr Henszey intro
duced the following bill, which was referred to
the appropriate committee


An Act Supplemental to an act Incorporating the city


Of Philadelphia, in Reference TO the Police Of sad


City


the passage OF this act all the powers heretofore
vested in the Mayor OF the city OF Philadelphia In re-
latioI to the organization and discipline of the
police force OF said city oe and they are hereby
vested in five commissioners, to be called Board OF
Police Commissioners, one OF whom shall be the
Mayor of the said city, who shall be er-oGcio the
president of said board, and three OF whom shall
constitute a. quorum for the transaction OF
shall be elected by the Select aud Common Councils
OF said city in Joint convention assembled, within
twenty days from the passage OF this act; at least
one OF whom shall be OF the same political party as
and shall be nominated by the minority OF said Joint
convention; said commissioners so elected shall hold
their office until January 1871 and their successors
to be elected at the general election held the
cond Tuesday in October, 1910, and annually there
after as their respective terms expire; said commits
sioners shall be elected by the cinzens OF the four
police districts Of said city, and Ii is hereby made the
of Philadelphia to carry out this act said commis-
soDers shall be residents OF the police district they
represent, and shall hold office one for two years,
three years. one for four years, and one for i've
years. said terms Of Office to decided by lot upon the
organization OF said board and in the presence OF
the president thereof which shall take place at
on the Monday succeeding said election, soon
thereafter as practicable. Immediately before said
organization said four commissioners shall bc duly
qualified before judge OF the Court of Common
Pleas OF Philadelphia to well and faithfully dis
charge the duties OF their Office the best OF their
ability; provided, that upon any vacancy occurring
in said board thirty days previous to general cleo
ton t shall be the duty OF the said Select and Com
Councils at their next regular stated meeting
elect commissioner from the police district repre-
sented by his predecessor, TO until the next
general election, when his successor shall be chosen
No commissioners term of office shall be deemed
to have expired until his successor shall be
duly qualiaed and provided further, that no person
shall be eligible TO serve as commissioner who
holds or Is candidate for elector or appointment
any national State, county or municipal office OF
trust profit and that the members OF the police
force to be organized and appointed by said board
shall hold Office during good behavior and shall be
liable to removal only after public hearing before
said board


Section q That the Select and Common Councils
OF the City OF Philadelphia shall fix the salaries OF
the commissioners elected by them aud of the clerks
OF said board, and provide for the payment OF the
same; they shall also furnish suitable accommoda-
tons for the meetings of the board, aud pay all the
necessary expenses thereof; provided that nothing
contained In this act shall be construed limiting
restricting the power of said Councils heretofore
vested in them In any manner whatever as to the
number Of policemen 10 be appointed under this act
or for determining the daily, monthly, annual pay
for their services. That all acts and parts OF acts
inconsistent with any OF the foregoing provisions be
and the same are hereby repealed.