42 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. visions respecting the same, and for the registry thereof, and such oath may be taken before one of the commissioners of police, any of whom are empowered to administer the same. _ Me mb ers of Sec. 352. The member of the board of police, the secretary of the b°"d» °°°'°*~“Y· board, and the major of police are vested with all the powers conferred
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- by law upon notaries public and justices of the peace in the District.
public and justices of the peace. 16 July, 1862, c. 181, s. 5, v. 12, p. 580. I Privilssss and Sec. 353. No person holding office under this chapter shall be liable °?°"'P*i°"“ of P°‘ to military or jury duty, nor to arrest on civil process, nor to service of
subpmnas from civil courts while actually on duty.
R“?'i°°i°““ “P°“ Sec. 354. No person shall be appointed to office, or hold oillce in the
police force, who cannot read and write the English language, or whois
6 Mz-. 1861. s- not a citizen of the United States, or who shall ever have been indicted °2;,“§·'· libléfzh and convicted of crime; and no person shall be appointed as policeman 166 ,_mi",,_ l,,' of or watchman who has not served in the Army or Navy of the United 457: ’States and received an honorable discharge. Removers. Sec. 355. No person shall be removed from the police force except
upon written charges preferred against him to the board of police, and
62, ,_ f",,_ 12 ’PPQ after an opportunity shall have been afforded him of being heard in his 321, 322. ’ defense; and no person removed hom the police force for cause, shall be re-appointed to any office in said force. _ Members or pe- Sec. 356. No member of the police force, under penalty of forfeiting li¤¤ f•>¤‘¢=5> ¤<>¢*·<> rs- the salary or pay which may be due him, shall withdraw or resign, ex- ';!" ‘”""°“° ”°‘ cept by permission of the board, unless he shall have given to the major .i..i..._ one month’s notice, in writing, of such intention. 16 July, 1862, o. 181, s. 7, v. 12; p. 581. P¤¤¤¤¤¤s.&¤·.}¤¤¤ Sec. 357. No member of the board of police, or of the police force, ?1l:‘;;fELfd"‘“h' shall receive or share in, for his own benefit, under any pretense what-
ever, any present, fee, or emolument, for police services, other than the
62. s. 25: v. 12; p, regular salary and pay provided by this chapter, except by consent of 325. the board of police. when rewards Sec. 358. The board of police, for meritorious and extraordinary serv- 11***5* M P°1'¤>i**¤d· ices rendered by any member of the police force, in the due discharge of 14; Jury, 1862, 6, his duty, may permit such member to retainrfor his own benefit any re-
- 12}, s. 9, v. 12, p. ward or present tendered him therefor.
Regulations. Sec. 359. Upon notice to the board of police from any member of the Qy police force, of the receipt by such member of any reward or present, the board may order the member to retain the same, or shall dispose thereof for the benefit of the policeman’s fund. penalty for re- Sec. 360. It shall be cause of removal from the police force for any wig; ng 1:.** 1* Y d member to receive rewards or presents without giving notice of the same
to the board of police.
Disposal of iiuss Sec. 361. All lines imposed by the board of police upon members of
the police force, by way of discipline, and collectible from pay or salary,
1\»id-.s- 26.1>-56l- and all rewards, tees, proceeds of gifts, and emolnments, that may be paid and given for extraordinary services of any member of the police force, except when allowed to be retained by such member, shall bepaid tg th)e trgasurer of the board of police, unless otherwise appropriated by t c oar . “ Po1icsm¤¤’¤ fund- Sec. 362. The rewards, fees, proceeds of gifts, and emoluments.men- 6 Ang., 1861, c. tioned in the preceding section, and all moneys arising from the sale of ggé s- 26. v- 12. D- unclaimed goods, shall constitute the “po1iceman’s fund."
- lisstpl of poliw Sec. 363. The board of police shall be the trustee of the po1iceman’s
fund, and may invest the same as they shall see tit.
who may have Sec. 364. Whenever any member of the police force, in the actual disl*°¤°m of '·h° fund- charge of his duty, shall become actually disabled, his necessary ex- Ibid. penscs, during the time of such disability, on the certificate of a compe-
