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ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1887. 2117


Police Force Consolidation.


9. Every subordinate officer and constable shall , except as is here Officers and
constables to
inafter mentioned, engage and bind himself to serve in the Police force be engaged
for five years .
for the term of five years , during which term he shall not be at liberty [Ibid, s. 9. ]
to resign his office or to withdraw himself from the duties thereof, except
as is hereinafter provided .
10. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time Power to
enrol consta
to authorise the appointment of any number of constables for such periods bles for limited
periods.
of less than five years and upon such special terms and conditions as he [ No. 7 of 1871 ,
s. 2.]
shall from time to time deem expedient .
Enrolment
11. Every constable so appointed under the preceding section shall under this
bind himself to serve for such period and upon such terms and conditions Ordinance.
[Ibid, s. 3.]
as shall be agreed upon, and he shall not be at liberty to resign or with
draw himself from the force before the expiration of the period of his
engagement, except as hereinafter provided .
12. All the provisions of this Ordinance , except the provisions of Application of
Ordinance to
sections 9 , 13 , 15, 16, 17 and 18 shall so far as the same be not incon constables
appointed
sistent with the terms and conditions agreed upon , apply equally to con under s. 10.
[Ord. No. 7 of
stables appointed under or in pursuance of section 10, but in case any 1871 , s. 4 , 6. ]
such constable shall be subsequently appointed under or in pursuance of
1
sections 8 and 9 the whole of his time of service under his first appoint

ment shall be reckoned in the computation of his service for the purposes
of free passage bonus and pension as hereinafter provided for and in such Bonus and
pensions of
case sections 16 , 17 and 18 of this Ordinance shall apply to such consta same.
ble. [Ibid, s. 7. ]

13. In case any subordinate officer or constable, who shall have Renewal of
service in
completed his period of five years service, shall be desirous of continuing force for
further
in the Police Force, he shall be at liberty to engage and bind himself for period.
[No. 9 of 1862,
a further term of five years on similar terms and conditions, and shall s. 11.]
take the oath or make the declaration prescribed by section 8 of this
Ordinance Provided always that his re-enlistment is approved by the
Captain Superintendent.
14. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary , the Governor Circum
stances in
shall have power to grant permission to resign , to any subordinate officer which officer
may be
or constable who may become unfit for further service from ill - health on allowed to
resign, or may
the certificate of the Colonial Surgeon to that effect, or in any special be dismissed .
[ Ibid, s. 22. ]
case brought to his notice by the Captain Superintendent, the Governor
shall have power, to grant to any such officer or constable permission
to resign.