CO129-511-7 Watchmen Ordinance- 1928- petition against certain clauses 18-5-1928 - 21-11-1928 — Page 40

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15. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 17, no watchman shall be entitled to pay in respect of any time during which he is not employed.

16. Every employer to whom any watchman is supplied by the Captain Superintendent of Police shall, except where a supervision fee is to be paid, forthwith pay to the Captain Superintendent of Police a fee of $1 in respect of the supplying of such watchman, provided that the said supply- ing fee of $1 shall not be payable if the watchman is supplied by way of transfer, or substitution, at the instance of the Captain Superintendent of Police.

No pay

except during employment.

Fee for supplying watchmen.

employer of police watchman.

17. Every employer of a police watchman shall give to the Captain Notice by Superintendent of Police one month's notice in writing of intention to dis- pense with the services of any police watchman employed by him, other than a casual police watchman, or else pay to the Treasurer forthwith upon dis- pensing with the services of any such watchman a sum equal to one month's pay at the rate at which such watchman immediately before his services were dispensed with was entitled to be paid, together with the additional sum of $3 in respect of quarters where free quarters were provided by the employer: provided that it shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent of Police to waive such notice or payment or to accept shorter notice or to authorize the Treasurer to accept a reduced payment.

of police watchmen to report negligence, etc., and to assist the police.

18. Every employer of a police watchman shall report to the Captain Employers Superintendent of Police all cases of negligence or misconduct on the part of any police watchman in his employment, and shall give every assistance to any police officer in the work of inspecting police watchmen on duty, other than ship's guards, and of maintaining the integrity and efficiency of all police watchmen.

19. It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent of Police to order any police watchman to leave the employment of any particular employer upon his supplying such employer, if such employer so desires, with another police watchman in substitution for the watchman so ordered to leave, and upon such order being issued the watchman so ordered to leave shall leave accordingly.

Transfer, etc. watchmen.

of police

S. B. B. McElderry,

Clerk of Councils.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,

12th April, 1928.

NOTE.-These regulations will come into force with the Ordinance on 1st May, 1928.

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