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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (095)-12/31/1957 )...... {:. .1'. - . . ." ~ , ,I ORDINANCE NO. 9..5 .AN ORDINANCE CREATING A. .POLICE DEPARTMENT :rOR THE TOWN OJ' COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS; PROVITHNG FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS THEJaSO:r; PRESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF TUE ;'1EMBERS OJ' SUOH DEPART~i4ENT; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOIHT- MEn OJ' SPECIAL POLICE BY THE ?1AyoR IN All EMERGENCY: PROVIDING EOH SUSPENSION OF THE MEMBERS THEREOF OR REDUCTl N IN RANK OR DISMISSAL TH.EREFROM FOR O,AUSE BY THE CITY M.ARSHAL AND APPEAL THEREFROM TO THE ~tAYOR; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR RELIEF AND \fiELFA.RE OF THE MEMBERS OF SAID DEPART- MENT: PEPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONI'LICT HERE- WITH AND FOR AN EFJI'ECTIVE Ui~.TE; AND GO!IiTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE. BE IT ORDAIlfED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL nF TaE TOWN OF COLl..EYVILLE, TEX-'S: I. THAT there is hereby created and. established a Police Depart- ment in tn. Town of Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas. II. THE Director of the Department of Police shall be Il. City Marshal who shall be appointed by the Administrative Officer of the Town with the advice and consent of tt~ Town Council. The Department shall be oomposed of the Clty Marshal and Deputy City Marshal, deputy marshals and employees as the Town Oouncil may determine. The City Marshal shall have immediate direction and control of the 1'o11ce Department subject to the orders of the Executive Officer of the Town and subject to sucb rules, regulations and ordinances as the Town Counoil may prescribe. 1:1.1.. THE compensation of the members of the Police Department shall be payable at a time and in a sum to be fixed by the Town Council, subject to change from time to tlme by the Town Council, and before entering upon the duties of their respective offlces, the members of such Department shall give bond if same shall be required by the Councl1, in such sUOJ as tllay be prescribed by the Town Counci 1, conditioned 8S the Oouncil may deem best for tbe efficiency of the public service, and said members of the Police Department shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the Oon- stitution of the state of Texas for County officials.