33 office as the common council may require. The clerk shall be the sealer of weights and measures for the said city and shall perform all the duties of township clerk relative thereto. SEC. 55. The common council shall provide and fit up an office for the city clerk, and establish office hours during which said clerk shall be required to be at his office. Justices of the Peace SEC. 56.* The justices of the peace in said city. exercising civil jurisdiction shall be deemed justices of the peace of Washtenaw County, and shall have all the powers and jurisdiction given by the general laws of the state in relation to civil and criminal cases before justices of the peace in townships, and appeals from their judgments and convictions may be made to the circuit court for the county of Washtenaw in the same manner as appeals from justices' judgment and convictions in towns are made: Provided, That all actions within the jurisdiction of justices of the peace may be commenced and prosecuted in said. justices' court when the plaintiff or defendant or one of the plaintiffs or defendants reside in the City of Ann Arbor, in the township of Ann Arbor, in any township next adjoining the township of Ann Arbor, or in the city or village formed from any township next adjoining the township of Ann Arbor: Provided, That the township of Ypsilanti shall be deemed to be a township adjoining the township of Ann Arbor within the meaning of this act. SEC. 57. Any justice of the peace residing in said City of Ann Arbor, shall have full power and authority, and it is hereby made the duty of such justice, upon complaint to him in writing, to inquire into and hear, try and determine all offenses which shall be *As amended March 28, 1891. committed within said city against any of the by-laws or ordinances which shall be made by the common council in pursuance of the powers granted by this act, and to punish the offenders as by said by-laws or ordinances shall be prescribed or directed, to award all process, and take recognizance for the keeping of the peace, for the appearance of the person charged, and upon appeal, and to commit to prison as occasion may require. In case there shall be at any time in said city, from any cause, no qualified justice of the peace, suits for violation of any of the city ordinances may be brought before one of the justices of the peace of the township of Ann Arbor. The Assessor SEC. 58. The assessor shall annually estimate the value of all the taxable real and personal property in the city, and make the several ward assessment rolls at the time and in the manner as hereinafter in this act provided; he shall spread upon said rolls any and all taxes duly certified to him by order of the common council, by the board of supervisors of the county of Washtenaw, or by other proper authority; and his warrant attached to said rolls, directing the collection of the taxes so levied and spread thereon, shall have the same power and effect as the warrant of a supervisor made in accordance with the state law. Supervisors SEC. 59. The supervisors of the several wards shall have the like powers and perform the like duties as supervisors of townships, except as herein otherwise provided; they shall represent their several wards in the board of supervisors of the county or Washtenaw, and shall have all the rights, privileges and powers of the several members of such board. Constables SEC. 60. The constables shall have the like powers and authority in matters of civil and criminal nature, and in relation to the service of all manner of civil and criminal process, as are conferred by law upon constables in townships, and shall receive the like fees for their services, and be subject to like liabilities for any neglect of duty imposed by general law upon constables in townships. They shall have power also to serve all process issued for breaches of the ordinances of the city. They shall obey all lawful orders of the mayor, aldermen, and chief of police, and of any court or justice of the peace exercising jurisdiction in causes for breaches of the ordinances of the city; and shall discharge all duties required of them by any ordinance, resolution or regulation of the common council, and for any neglect or refusal to perform any duty required of him, every constable shall be subject to removal from office by a vote of the common council. SEC. 61.* There shall be a Board of Police Commissioners in said city which shall consist of three good and competent men who are electors therein. They shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the majority of all the aldermen elect. The full term of a member shall be three years, but the members first appointed shall be subject to classification in such a manner that one term shall expire in each year. The said Commission shall make a monthly report of the work of the Commission to the Common Council, which shall contain a detailed statement of the arrests, the amount of the fines and costs collected and such other information as the Common Council shall prescribe. Any member of the commission may be removed by a three-fourths vote of the members-elect of the Common Council for mal *As amended April 2nd, 1923. V feasance of duties of the office or for any other cause wherein elective or appointive officers may be removed under the terms of this charter or state law, for failure to perform their duties. The members of the said Board of Police Commissioners shall receive such compensation as the Common Council may allow. The Board of Police Commissioners shall have and possess all the powers given by the charter and ordinances of the city and other governmental laws, to establish and enforce such police regulations as they shall deem necessary to prevent vice and immorality, to preserve public peace and good order, to prevent and quell riots and disturbances and disorderly assemblages, to prevent the violation of the Sabbath and disturbances of any religious congregations or any other public meetings assembled for any lawful purpose and shall possess such other powers as shall be incident to the public welfare and usually conferred upon such commissions. The Board of Police Commissioners shall appoint a City Marshal as Chief of Police of the city, who shall be subject to the direction of the said Board of Police Commissioners. It shall be his duty to see that all the ordinances and regulations of the Common Council made for the preservation of quiet and good order, and for the safety and protection of the inhabitants of the city, are promptly enforced, and when he shall know or learn of the violation of any ordinance of the city or penal statute of the state, it shall be his duty to enter complaint before one of the justices of the peace of the said city and to do whatever shall be necessary to bring the offender to justice. He shall have the same power to serve and execute all process issued by any justice of the peace of said city, in behalf of said city, or of the people of the state, for offences committed within said city as sheriffs or constables have by law to serve and execute similar process, and shall suppress all riots, disturb ances and breaches of the peace, and for that purpose may command the aid of all citizens in the performance of such duty. He shall arrest all disorderly per sons in the city, and pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state. He may arrest upon view, and with or without process, any person found in the act of committing any offense against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city, and forthwith take such person before the proper magistrate or court for examination or trial. SEC. 62.* The Chief of Police shall report, in writing and on oath, to the Board of Police Commissioners at their first meeting in each month, all arrests made by him and the cause thereof, and all persons discharged from arrest during the month; also, the number remaining in confinement for breaches of the ordinances of the city; and the amount of all fines and fees collected by him. All money collected or received by the chief of police, for fines, fees or for any services performed by him in any official capacity, unless otherwise directed by this act, shall be paid into the city treasury during the same month when received, and the treasurer's receipt therefor shall be filed with the city clerk. SEC. 63.* The Chief of Police shall not leave the city without the consent of the Board of Police Commissioners, except in pursuit of fugitives from justice or for the arrest of persons charged with a violation of the city ordinances. In the absence of the Chief of Police or his inability to serve, the Board of Police Commissioners may designate any policeman or officer to perform his duties. SEC. 64. The city treasurer shall have the custody of all moneys, bonds, mortgages, notes, and evi *As amended April 2nd, 1923. |