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Tit. XIII, Ch. 40. CITY MANAGER BY POPULAR ELECTION. §§ 4297-al3-4297-al7.
6 sion, but such temporary appointment shall cease and new appoint-
7 ment made when the new eligible list is prepared.
[39 G. A., ch. 216, § 3.]
SEC. 4297-al3. Special qualifications.
1 No person shall be employed in any capacity in the fire or police
2 department, or any other department which is governed by civil serv-
3 ice, unless he is a citizen of the United States, can read and write the
4 English language, and in every other respect proves a fit and. proper
5 person for the position.
[39 G. A., ch. 216, § 5.]
SEC. 4297-al4. Chief of police and of fire department.
1 The manager shall appoint the chief of police and chief of the
2 fire department and, as far as possible these appointments shall be
3 made from residents of said city, but the tenure of any person holding
4 such position at this time shall not be affected by sections forty-two
5 hundred ninety-seven-a two to forty-two hundred ninety-seven-a nine-
6 teen, inclusive, of this supplement ; provided, however, that such officer
7 may be removed for cause in accordance with the provisions of sec-
8 tions forty-two hundred ninety-seven-a sixteen to forty-two hundred
9 ninety-seven-a nineteen, inclusive, of this supplement.
[39 G. A., ch. 216, § 5.]
SEC. 4297-al5. Political contributions—penalty.
1 No member of the fire or police department or any other munic-
2 ipal department in such city shall directly or indirectly contribute any
3 money or anything of value to any candidate for nomination or elec-
4 tion to any office or to any campaign or political committee. Any
5 person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed
6 guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall pay a fine of not
7 less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or
8 be imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed thirty days.
[39 G. A., ch. 216, § 6.]
SEC. 4297-al6. Removal of appointees—suspension—charges.
1 All persons subject to civil service, shall be subject to removal
2 from office or employment by the city manager for misconduct or
3 failure to properly perform their duties under such rules and regula-
4 tions as may be applied to each department. The chief of police, the
5 chief of the fire, department, or any person in charge of a municipal
6 department, may peremptorily suspend or discharge any subordinate
7 under his control for neglect of duties, disobedience of orders or mis-
8 conduct, but it shall be his duty, within twenty-four hours thereafter,
9 to report such suspension or discharge, with the reasons therefor in
10 writing to the city manager, who shall thereupon investigate the truth
11 of said charges.
[39 G. A., ch. 216, § 4.]
SEC. 4297-al7. Notice—hearing.
1 Before taking final action upon any charges filed with him, the
2 city manager shall notify, in writing, the person charged of the nature