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An Ordinance Implementing Section
ORDINI 356 of the City Charter, Identifying �A-
Special Police Commissions and Adopt -
ng Procedures and Policies Relating
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AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING SECTION 356 OF
THE CITY CHARTER, IDENTIFYING SPECIAL POLICE
COMMISSIONS AND ADOPTING PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
RELATING THEREUNTO. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY
ORDINANCE RENDERED NECESSARY FOR THE PRESERVATION
OF THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND SAFETY.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. The purpose of this ordinance is to implement
- -- ---- -Section 356 of the Charter of the City of-Saint Paul relating to
the appointment of special policemen and to prescribe rules and
regulations for such special policemen. ,
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/beitre 2. Applicants or appointment as pecial policemen
shaltered voter d shall have 1 ed
in t f Minnesota r one year prior making appl cation,
exceecial polic men of•common carr rs operatin in intemerce nee not be registered oters in Ram y County
nor of the S to of- Minnesota.
Sec. 3. All applicants for appointment as special,
policemeni, shall make application on such form and under such
conditions as the Commissioner of Public Safety shall prescribe
from time to time.
Sec. 4. No appointment as special policeman shall be
given to any person convicted of a felony, or of a crime which
while not denominated as a felony in the state wherein committed,
is classed as a felony in the State of Minnesota; nor shall any
appointment be given to any person convicted of a misdemeanor,
without the approval in writing of the Chief of Police of this
City. For purposes of this ordinance, such misdemeanor as described
shall include but not be limited to traffic offenses for the com-
mission of which revocation of the offender's drivers license is
authorized.
Sec. 5. Applicants, prior to appointment as special
policemen, shall provide a bond in the penal sum of $1,000.00
conditioned-upon the faithful and proper performance of duties
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imposed by- virtue of appointment, said bond to run in favor of
and to save harmless said City of Saint Paul, except that employees
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corporations are hereby exempted from furnishing bond as required
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herein, provided that such employees shall comply with all other
obligations, rules and regulations imposed in relation to special
opolicemen.
Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for,any person having; an
appointment as a special police officer to wear at any public
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gatheringp or upon any public street or highway, or in any
public place, whether on or off duty, a uniform similar to
that adopted and used by the City of Saint Paul Police Department;
and it shall be unlawful,for any person acting as a special police
officer to wear any cap of the same color as that adopted by the
Saint Paul Police Department.
Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person appointed
as a special police.officer to wear or use any badge or other
insignia except such as shall be supplied to him by tie Police
Department of the City of Saint Paul.
Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person commissioned
as a special police officer to exercise any special police authority
or act as a special police officer except in the place, places or
duties designated in his appointment. N,
Sec. 9. In addition to any other penalties herein
provided, any violation of the terms of this ordinance shall be
grounds for the revocation of the special police officer's com-
mission by either the Chief of Police or the Commissioner of
Public Safety.
Sec. 10. Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
See. 11. This ordinance shall be deemed a part of the
Saint Paul Legislative Code, and shall be incorporated therein
and given an appropriate chapter and /or section number at the
time of the next revision of the said Legislative Code.
Sec. 12. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an
emergency ordinance rendered necessary for the preservation of
the public peace, health and safety.
Sec. 13. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force upon its passage, approval and publication.
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(in other words, we strike the words "Ramsey County and shall
have lived in the State of Annesotil an4 SUbStItUte III lieu
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Sec. 2. Applicants for appointment as special policemen
shall be registered voters-in the State of Minnesota and shall
-have lived in said State for one year prior to making application,
'except that special policemen of common carriers operating in
,interstate commerce need not be registered voters in Ramsey
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