CHAPTER XVIII. AN ACT to amend Section one (1) of an act entitled an act providing for a metropolitan police force in all cities containing not less than ten thousand inhabitants and not more than thirty-five thousand inhabitants, and for the appointment of a Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners for such cities, and defining their duties and prescribing their powers; providing for the appointment of officers, patrolmen, and other members of the metropolitan police force of such cities, by such board, and the manner of paying them for their services, and providing for the abolition of existing boards of police and police forces in such cities, and for the abolition of the office of City Marshal in such cities, and repealing certain laws, and declaring an emergency, which act was in force February 28, 1897, and is published on pages 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the Acts of 1897, and declaring an emergency. [S. 75. APPROVED FEBRUARY 23, 1901.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That Section one (1) of an act entitled an act providing for a metropolitan police force in all cities containing not less than ten thousand inhabitants and not more than thirty-five thousand inhabitants, and for the appointment of a Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners for such cities, and defining their duties and prescribing their powers; providing for the appointment of officers, patrolmen and other members of the metropolitan police force of such cities by such board, and the manner of paying them for their services, and providing for the abolition of existing boards of police and police forces in such cities, and for the abolition of the office of City Marshal in such cities, and repealing certain laws, and declaring an emergency, which act was in force February 28, 1897, and is published on pages 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the Acts of 1897, and declaring an emergency, which act was in force February 28, 1897, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 1. That in all cities of this State of ten thousand inhabitants, according to the last preceding United States census, or according to a census taken under authority of the Mayor of said city, and not exceeding thirtyfive thousand inhabitants, according to the United States census of 1890, there shall be established within and for said cities a Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners, of commis office. to consist of three members to be appointed by the Governor. The said commissioners to be so appointed shall be Qualifications of good moral character, sober and discreet, who are citi-missioners. zens of the State of Indiana, and bona fide residents of the city for which they are appointed, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party; one of said commissioners to serve until the first Tuesday of January following his appointment; and one to serve until the first Terms of Tuesday of the second January after his appointment; and one to serve until the first Tuesday of the third January after his appointment, and the term of their successors to be for three years, and each of said commissioners shall be subject to removal by the Governor for any cause which he may deem sufficient. Before entering upon their Oath. duties they shall each take and subscribe an oath of office before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county within which such city is located, and shall also take and subscribe before such clerk the further oath or affirmation that in any and every appointment or removal to be by them made, to or from the police force created and to be organized by them under this act, they shall in no case and under no pretext appoint or remove any policeman, officer of police or other person because of any political feeling held by such policeman, officer or other person, or for any cause or reason other than that of fitness or unfitness of such person, in the best judgment of said commissioners, for the place to which he shall be appointed or from which he shall be removed, and the said oath or affirmation shall be recorded and placed among the records of said court. Said commis- Bond. sioners shall each give bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, payable to the State of Indiana, conditioned for the faithful and honest discharge of their duties, which bond shall be approved by the Governor. The salary of the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners shall be fixed by the Governor, which shall not exceed six hundred dollars each per annum, payable monthly out of the treasury of such cities. Nothing in this act shall in any way affect the members of the Police Boards already organized under the act hereby amended; but each shall serve for the term for which he was appointed, subject to removal as provided for in this act. SEC. 2. Whereas an emergency exists for the im- Emergency. mediate taking effect of this act, the same shall be in force from and after its passage. CHAPTER XIX. AN ACT concerning the election of Trustees of Wabash College, and declaring an emergency. [H. 297. APPROVED FEBRUARY 25, 1901.] Preamble. WHEREAS, By an act of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, approved January 15, 1834, a body politic and corporate was created known as the "Wabash Manual Labor College and Teachers' Seminary;" and Number of trustees. Proviso. WHEREAS, By a subsequent act of the Legislature of In- WHEREAS, By a subsequent act of the Legislature of In- SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That the Board of Trustees of Wabash College shall hereafter, forever, as now consist of twentyone (21) members, one of whom shall be the president of the college and whose term of office as trustee shall be of equal duration with his incumbency of the presidency of the college, each of the remaining twenty (20) trustees shall be elected for a term of four years in classes as now, as follows: In the years of 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904 respectively, five (5) trustees shall be elected as the successors of the trustees whose present terms of office will expire in said years, and after 1904, five (5) trustees shall be elected annually. The trustees in office at any time shall by ballot fill vacancies in their number as they may occur and elect successor trustees as the terms of office of trustees expire: Provided, That as to one trustee in each annual class of five (5) the election shall be limited to the nominee of the alumni (to be chosen as hereinafter provided and to be known as alumni trustee) the same as though such Election. vote. nominee by virtue of his selection by the alumni became ex-officio a member of said Board of Trustees. The alumni trustees shall be nominated in the following manner: At each annual meeting of the alumni association there shall be elected by the association for the ensuing year three canvassers, two of whom shall not be residents of Montgomery County, Indiana. On the first Tuesday in Manner of March of each year the registrar of the college shall mail at Crawfordsville, Indiana, to each alumnus of the college a blank ballot for the nomination of three candidates, each of whom shall be an alumnus of Wabash College, to be voted for by the alumni for the position of alumni trustee, together with directions respecting the time and method of voting, and such ballot when filled and signed by an alumnus shall be mailed to the one of said three canvassers elected at the next preceding meeting of the alumni association who shall have been designated to the registrar by said three canvassers as the person to whom such votes shall be sent. On the second Tuesday of April in each year, Canvassing said canvassers shall open and count said ballots and the three persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be the candidates to be voted for, for alumni trustee, and their names shall be immediately certified to the registrar of the college who shall within three days after receiving such certificate, mail at Crawfordsville, Indiana, to each alumnus of the college a ballot containing the names of said three candidates with instructions as to the time and method of voting for one nominee and each alumnus having designated his choice of such nominee on said ballot and having signed the ballot, shall mail the same to the one of said canvassers so as aforesaid designated and on the day of the annual session of said Board of Trustees, said ballots shall be opened and canvassed by said canvassers and they shall certify before eleven o'clock a. m. of said day to said Board of Trustees the name of the candidate receiving the highest number of votes, and the person so receiving such highest number of votes shall be the nominee of the alumni for the position of alumni trustee within the meaning of this act. And in event of no nomination, said Board of Trustees shall elect a trustee from among the alumni of Wabash College. Subject to the Vacancies, provisions hereof, the trustees in office shall by ballot, fill vacancies in their number and elect successor trustees as the terms of office of trustees expire. And vacancies so filled shall be for the unexpired term, how filled. Emergency. SEC. 2. An emergency is hereby declared to exist for the immediate taking effect of this act, and it shall therefore be in force from and after its passage upon acceptance by said Wabash College of the provisions hereof. Such acceptance shall be evidenced by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of said corporation adopted at a special meeting called for that purpose and a copy thereof authenticated by the certificate of the president of the Board of Trustees, under the seal of the corporation, attested by its secretary, filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Alamo, incorporation CHAPTER XX. AN ACT to legalize the incorporation of the town of Alamo, Montgomery County, Indiana, the election and qualification of its Board of Trustees and other officers, and all acts, orders, ordinances, resolutions, by-laws, minutes and the proceedings of the Board of Trustees of said town, assessments and collections of taxes and other matters connected therewith, and declaring an emergency. [8. 24. APPROVED FEBRUARY 25, 1901.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of of, legalized. the State of Indiana, That all steps taken and acts done in the incorporation of the town of Alamo, Montgomery County, Indiana, be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid, and all election of officers of said town of Alamo and all official acts, ordinances, resolutions, by-laws, minutes and proceedings of the Board or Boards of Trustees of said town and all tax levies, orders and steps taken for the collection thereof for and within said town, are hereby declared to be legal and valid: Provided, This act shall not affect pending litigation. Emergency. SEC. 2. Whereas an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act, therefore the same shall be in full force and affect from and after its passage. |