85.551. Marshal to be chief of police where department not adopted--assistants and policemen appointed under ordinance--removal (third class cities). - Missouri Statutes

Marshal to be chief of police where department not adopted--assistantsand policemen appointed under ordinance--removal (third class cities).

85.551. 1. In cities of the third class which shall nothave adopted the merit system police department provided for insections 85.541 to 85.571, the marshal shall be the chief ofpolice, and there also may be one assistant marshal, who shallserve for a term of one year and who shall be deputy chief ofpolice; such number of regular policemen as may be deemednecessary by the council for the good government of the city, whoshall serve for terms of one year; and such number of specialpolicemen as may be prescribed by ordinance, to serve for suchtime as may be prescribed by ordinance.

2. The manner of appointing the assistant marshal and allpolicemen of the city shall be prescribed by ordinance. Thecouncil shall also, by ordinance, provide for the removal of anymarshal, assistant marshal or policeman guilty of misbehavior inoffice.

(L. 1955 p. 290 § 2)