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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 25 - appoint police officers ORDINANCE NO. 25. 'a:~~' _' ~",,;ifJl , , r ' '"- AN ORDINANCE PERJ\UTT ING THE MAYOR TO APPOINT SUCH POLICE OFFICERS: IN irHE CITY OF vVEST UNIVEHSITY PLACE, IN ADDITION TO THE CITY I1ARSHAL AND' 'DEPUTIES THEREOF, AS HE ~EAY DEEM NECESSARY; PROVIDING FOR THEIR COMPENSArrION, AND DECLARIliK3 AN El\iiERGENCY. ~~ ...:~ "3~ .;~ -;~ .~;. C"" \1 "f:: i:" "1\ B~ IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE: Section 1. The mayor is hereby authorized to appoint such person or persons as in his discretion may seem necessary to serve, as ~ policemen in the City of West University Place. Section 2. ~:v-....., ~p-, Such policem~n are' charged with the duties of preserving public peace, protection, preventing crime, arresting offenders, , , protect ing the rights of persons and proper;ty, preserving order ( ~j I I ,~ at elections, public meetings and public places, preventing and making off possible nuisances on any of the streets, highways, ...... . , ". alleys, waters and other places, the enforcement of the Penal Code of the State of Texas and the ordinances of the City of West Un iVeral ty P3-ace, and of perf orming and di schaTging-,such c.. other duties as are ,now or may hereafter be imposed upon them by the laws of the State of Texas and by the ordinances of-- , ..--_._.;...'/ ~f'{ . the City of West University P.lace, or by the mayor or by the city council. Section ~-). Each policeman shall receive as his compensation such fees, in criminal cases, as are prescribed by Article 3 of Ordinance No. 19 of the City of West University Place, but prOVided that if he per'forms any chJ,ties where the fee is not p~escribed in said ordinance, then he shall receive as. co~pen- sat ion the fe e fOl' slich duty 01' d-J.t Ie s so pe rfornled 8.~ pre~cribed r'~' .7~'....,'" , a [' ''-- -:II , I : . '1'1' 54 by the laws of this State for the character ,or'duty performed, and he shall receive such further compensation as may be allowed to him by the city council. Section 4. c The fact that no ordinances are now in force whereby the mayor is authorized to appoint policemen for the City of West University Place~ and there is imperative need for the appointment of policemen in order to enforce the State laws and the laws and ordinances of the City of West University Place, creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, wherefore the second and third readings of this ordinance are hereby suspended and this ordinanc~ shall become effective , , ; ,0 immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as required b;,T law. Passed ;;~ ;L~ and approved this ~I day of February, 1929. .L r ' :' < ~ T' I' -11 .---' ---~I' l I ~.! .J Il ~_,J