23 of 1957 - Ordinance 23 of 1957, Adding Section 8-1-3 to R.O. 1955, establishing a volunteer 'Police Reserve Co ROLL CALL Salt Lake City,Utah, 195
VOTING Aye Nay
= I move that the ordinance be passed.
Burbidge . . . .
Christensen
Romney . . . .
Mr.Chairman . . t. N ORDINANCE
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Ad ORDINANCE OF SALT LAI. CITY, UTAH, ADDING SECTION F-1-3 TO THE
REVISED ORDINANCES OF H Mf LAME CITY, 1955, EH CI aLISHING A VOLUNTEER "POLICE
RESERVE CORPS" TO PROVIDE TRAINED RESERVE OFFICERS IN LAW ENFORCEaEN`T' FOR
CIVIL DEFENSE Od DISASTER DUTY; PROVIDING FOR THE TRAINING, DUTIES AND
CONTROL OF IPS MEMBERS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF SUCH i'ilIILSi-;;IS
AS DISASTER OR CIVIL DEFENSE WORM-ERS.
Be it enacted by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTIOII 1. That Title B of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake
City, Utah, 1955, dealing with civil defense be, and the same is, hereby
amended by adding Section 8-1-3, establishing a volunteer "Police Reserve
Corps" to provide trained reserve officers in law enforcement for civil
defense or disaster duty; providing for the training, duties and control
of its members; and providing for the registration of such members as
disaster or civil defense workers, which section shall read as follows:
"Section D-1-3. Item 1. A Police Reserve Corps, hereinafter
called the Corps, is hereby established as a voluntary organization
composed of persons appointed by the Chief of Police, subject to
approval of the Civilian Defense Council of Salt Lake City, said
persons to serve -;ratutitously as a unit of the Police Services
Division of the Civilian Defense Council of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Members of the Police Reserve Corns, when ordered by the Chief of
Police or any of his authorized staff officers, may assist regular
officers of the police department in the performance of law en-
forcement functions in order to train such personnel for that law
enforcement service which may be required in the event of emergencies
or disasters.
"Membership in this organization shall be open to both men and
women. Whenever the male sex is referred to in this ordinance, it
shall be construed to include both male and female.
'"ITtiM 2. Subject to the provisions of this ordinance, rules
and regulations of the state and local civil defense councils, and
subject to supervision of the Civilian Defense Council of Salt Lake
City, the control of the Corps shall be vested in the Chief of
Police. The Chief of Police may reject any application for member-
ship. lie shall provide for the training of personnel in all fields
of law enforcement activity, and, for that purpose, may assign such
members to various police duties.
"ITEM 3. No person shall become))a member of the Corps until he
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is able to meet all of the requirements prescribed by the Chief of
Police, as approved by the Civilian Defense Council of Salt Lake City.
When so qualified and selected by the Chief of Police he shall then
be sworn as a reserve officer and a member of the Corps, and shall
be registered as a disaster service or civil defense worker upon
forms prescribed for this purpose.
"Item L . In order to effectuate the purpose of the Corps the
Chief of Police may by order establish rules and regulations to govern
the Corps and its duties, subject to approval by the Civilian Defense
Council of Salt Lake City and to a resolution of approval passed by
the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, provided, however, that
such rules and regulations do not conflict with those provided by
federal, state, and local disaster or civil defense laws and regulations.
"Item 5. An identification card, badge, and cap piece, and/or
such other insignia or evidence of identification as the Chief of
Police may prescribed, shall be issued to each member who shall carry
the card at all times. Each member must surrender all city owned
property issued to him upon the termination of his membership.
"Item 6. Therrembership of any person in the Corps may be
terminated at any time by the Chief of Police for cause satisfactory
to himself; and any member may resign from the Corpks at any time
upon notifying the Chief of Police of his resignation.
"Item 7. Subject to the provisions of Item 1 hereof the Chief
of Police may by order expand or diminish the membership of the Corps
as may be required.
"Item $. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment
for not to exceed six months or by fine not to exceed $299.00, or
both, for any person, not a member of the Corps:
(a) To wear, carry, or display a Corps identification
card, badge, cap piece or insignia; or
(b) In any manner, to represent himself to be connected
with the Corps.
"Item 9. The necessaryizii.forms and equipment for Corps members
and the proper use of such uniforms and equipment shall be prescribed
by the Chief of Police.
"Item 10. Reserve Corps members shall be entitled to medical
and hospital treatment and compensation for injury tnd death arising
out of, or in the course of his training, or in the performance of
duties during an emergency, as disaster service or civil defense
workers as provided by Utah Code Annotated, 1953, Title 63-5-16, and
the ordinances of Salt Lake City.
"Item 11. No person shall be employed or asdociated in any
capacity as a reserve officer established under this act who advocates
or has advocated a change by force or violence in the constitutional
form of the government of the United States or of this state or the
overthrow of any government in the United States by force or violence,
or who has been convicted of, or is under indictment or information
charging any subversive act against the United States. Each person
who is appointed to serve as a reserve officer shall, before entering
upon his duties, take an oath in writing before a person authorized
to administer oaths in this state, which oath shall be substantially
as follows:
"I _, do solemnly swear (or affirm)
that I will support and defend the constitution of the United
States and the constitution of the State of Utah, against all
enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and
allegiance to the same; I take this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will
well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about
to enter.
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"And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate,
nor have I ever advocated, nor am I a member nor have I ever
been a member of any political party or organization that
advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States
or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time
as I am a member of the Police Reserve Corps of Salt Lake City
I will not advocate nor become a member of any political
party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the govern-
ment of the United States or of this state by force or violence.
"Item 12. The Police Reserve Corps of Salt Lake City established
under authority of this ordinance shall not participate in any form
of political activity, nor shall it be employed directly or indirectly
for political purposes.
"Item 13. This ordinance is an urgency measure necessary for the
immediate preservation of public peace, health and safety and shall go
into immediate effect. The facts constituting such necessity are;
"During the present emergency in world affairs and the possibility
of local emergency or disaster in this city3 it is deemed imperative
that the Chief of Police implement his regular officers with trained
reserves who shall be capable of supplementing the regular law enforce-
ment service in times of critical emergencies or disasters. "
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners, it is
necessary to the peace, health and safety of the inhabitants of Salt Lake
City that this ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first
publication.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 25,th day of April . 1957.
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( S E A L )
BILL NO. 23 of 1957
Published May 1, 1957
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
ss.
County of Salt Lake
D. M. Ockey
Being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is ad-
vertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a newspaper
published in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake County,in the State
o f Utah.
That the advertisement
Salt Lake City Bill No. 23 of 1957
An Ordinance adding Sec. 8-1-3 to the Revised
Ordinances establishing a volunteer Police
Reserve Corps..
was published in said newspaper on
May 1, 1957.
Advertising Clerk- -
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd ,y of
Mal A.D.19 57
( Notary Public
-- -_-- - ------- "Rem I It shall be a m;arlemewnor,
AN Oten lN.l h'CV. onishable by imprisonment for not to
teed s,0 months o by lint s nor.
Al, ORDINANCE OF SAI:C LAKE d 5299.0 r.
CI'1'•,C0A11 ADDING SECTION 6.10 ti, hit. for
TO TIES REVISED ORDINANCE'S Or fal 50 To t ar, Carry.,h f th;Co�s
r display a
SALT LAKE CITY,1355,ESTABLISH]- Corps identification card, badge. cap
1`IG A VOLUNTEER "POLICE RE- pie r insignia'oe
SERVE. CORPS" TO PRO V IDS 141 In any manner,to rcnresent hint,
TRAINED RESERVE OFFICERS IN self to be connected wCorp,with the Corp
LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR CIVIL DE- ••Item 9-The necessary uniforms and
1ENSD OR DISASTER DUTY, PRO- equipment for Corps,ne1nbers and the
VIDING FOR THE TRAINING, DU- PlItOCV Ine of such uniforms and enuln.
TIES AND CONTROL.OF ITS MEM- t.shall he prescribed b,v the Chief
HERS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE of Police.
REGISTRATION OP'.SUCH MEMBERS "Item 10. Reserve Corps members
AS DISASTER OR CIVII. DEFENSE shalt be entitled to medical and hog,
WORKERS. pital treatment and c sation for
Se It enaced by theHoard f C'mn. ,u and death alining out of.o in
i.sSi0110' of Salt Lake City.of
the re of his training, o in the
m SECTION 1.That'fide 8 of the Re. performance of duties during an erne,
Ordinances of Salt ake City. gooey,as disaster service r ivilnrde-
Utah,1955,dealing with civil defense fcnse wotkers as Provided by Utah
be, and the same s.he-eb,y amended Code Annotated, 1953, Title 633.16,
'by adding Section A-1.3, estalising and the ordinances of Salt Lake City.
inteer"Police Pc,r e establishing
plover(-Item o II. No f led o, shall be I-
PrOVide binned reserve in an- conneks'
mftolrt ne t n civil defense or illscers In - ns associated
stale ll d porter
t.r duiy;prOVifiitl8 for the tptining. this d ] - ady,
l. force pr dillies
d control F t b and the f of the g n
• v tiers for thy eat of the United Stales n this
,name disaster section
t hcivil read
as state DI II to f ony
foltowss which ctio shall cad as 1 the United Slatesv f - f1
(rviolence. or who has bran c victed
"Serum,6-1-3.Item 1.A Pollee Re- under indictment or Info ring•
Co' hereinafter the eharo'.ng snbre1slv0 ail
Cory s hereby established on vol. the United States Each p
untidyxalio sed of n inted to serve
sons pointed h.r ftheo('hint of Police, officelr shall•before enteried a n`his
subtect to approval of the Civilian De. dui to lie anoath i witting upon
tense Council of Salt Lake City, said authorized to adminisef"oaths
a'to s uito,rmv a In thisslate,which oath shall be sub-at
prisons
• ilia Police ServicesCup Division of lake situ Tally s follows(
CilY
vilian b.Me e,S jolt Lake 'ea— —rm) do so
serve Utah.Mhel101 of the Police let r far the that I will support
s c Chips,whet head by o the Chief anitede Star the CIle Cotiofi ,e the
of Police of his t,.officers
sta rf United fs and the Constitution o
the police11;nay eMm ,I Ill r officers of the innStateof Utah,againstla II enemies,
the 1,1l ,'enforcement
nt s„ the pions in i foreign and domestic;that will beat
on]Id enforcement functions t i true e t and allegiance to the camu:
nf�der to eerie such person.,for that I any
this reservation
freely, without
loot i not s emerg may tar mart , of
'.oa�1n Ina event of emet genclee n .nit discharge e dui or
faith-
di.asfter fully evasion;
the duties upon which
"ll tic open
t In thin and uP n, I"t bout toe ter.
'hall ben n to bathe and u at d I do Further s,neat or affirm,Ieer
Whenever the that I d t it 'have,ever
' inelu rdibo both
mile
llt shall f ale.s is �v.rladvocated. I be' nor
to1 dude both male e female. 0otilica1 party been
n organisation that of gall,
"ITEM,2_Subient tothe Voleaten the o r rthrow fof the g -
of this ordinance.rules, regulations ' seat f the United States orfv this
•of the state ocals�ncivit defense ' Seat' of
fore- o doll that
councils. and sot-sleet to s during ch time as l I`am P. emler
q r Ismn
of tells Ity,inn Defense contro Council Salt f the City
PonceReserve Corpstof Salt
shell a veiled
the control of the ndea Lake aim I will not advocate r phe-
arty
half be tested in eee Chief p mar of a caesi o over,
The Chien Is( Fn1ic act"tic gate g that advocates the o
application for f mhntg frC shall area aor the government of the United
• vide for the training n/apersonnel, Statesknee o,of this v State by force or vfo
its,a hallo of law r may
a ]c"It,
ity.and,for that n rtyn "Item ISLake
The Police Reserve Codes
such Member:0 to t anti/1r r authority Salt Lolce Citr established under
luts�s
"ITEM 3. he n until)Ie 110 a .e o1 this form ace shah not
member n1 the Cloens until he is able yiiv,pate in form of 0politicaldre an-
to rat all of the ni ell.ta 01 indirectly,n flrit be employed ses.
peproved
ved by the Chirian; eeer, en IS.for s political purposes.
v d al the Civilian Defense Cpun. or ea This ordinance
nil of Salt Lake City_ l'When s tea11- dip for the.is
lice a selected toted by the Chief es rPe-ve mediate preservation fetyand
nubile peace,
Ron officer
crsand then he sworn as a reserve health dg leffect.
and shall 00 into
and s and n member of the Corps, immediate effect The facts constitut-
sershall be t r eft'Id asa disaster icesnecessity a such
vice civil defteth on "Outing the ant emergency
forms prescribed for this purpose.
-lp world affairs anda alga possibility of
n,
"Iln locale medn i le dive th in he tile.
of the Cor�e.s the Chill o/and
it P deemed eO imperative t Eve that the Purpose
et v by o establish rules and o1 Police implement his regular e officers
be
yulut to the. Cores and with eofes who shall be
IlsCivilian
li n Defense
a vat by iha Capable of mnnt servile the es of
Civili nn D toense resolution
onof Call royal law al emergencies
me gent s , times of
Cis end to .ol„olnn of al critical a er 2. In toer`opiniers."
passed by then City.
t of C11 hon.,.
SECTION 2. In the o of the
sr all s s'iav, _ho,"evrrt Hoard pf Commissioners,it lfea.nit,
that such h lot and ovidedby do not to the peace,health dsafety},tat the
this
conflict 111 1 thane isle Ideal by federal, ordinance Sofe Salt me Lake Cif},that this
;dab,se and local disaster or civil tl e- In'dlnflnee become effective imnedi-
e law and regulations.ttatcs. ateiy.
nd c,a Spi An Identification co lard.bodge, feet upon
3-This t publication.ace shall take
Ina
aml coo n t and ton such other In- 'effect e is Pest fCommission.
f d.t'f ton a d by the Board 1 Co
( Chief _f Police cr lbe. f Salt Lalre City Utah thd ath
shall he issued ` I b who d 1 April,1957.
shall carry the.card.all times.'Each Adiel F.Stewart
Bravo,
tuber must a ender all city owned Hetn,an.i.Hognnsen
• pert i,11,1 lfto him f on the ter- h H gensRecener
of membership. lVnat,
Int.,.'TeteI f..
" fir TComnnrn he in am RILL No.2,of 1A.s7
n.he Corps in,he If-inns-an,-e Published Mat 1,1957 IC-67)
a miry,any in
by the Chief o Police
for satisfactotY to him eH, ancl
Ata , time upon notifying the C hie(
of n of hisiesistinden
"1'c1nher 4nbieel to ehe n of
Item t re�xpa the Chief of Ponce�m
Irearea,'o .ill+the e sy
n nr<I
bush,' of v the Corns na, may be ale
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