1862. 5 S. L. 481. 1903. 14 S. L. 89. POLICE COURT. order as the case may be), of said city in such case provided, and contrary to the form of the statute in such case provided; therefore, the said prosecuting attorney prays process, and that the said may be arrested, held to answer to this complaint, and be thereon dealt with according to law. Dated at said Hartford this day of A. D. A.B., Prosecuting Attorney. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the use of other forms in reference to the same matters, or as invalidating any other forms. § 226. Violation of ordinances; how punished. The violation of any ordinance or by-law of the city of Hartford made or to be made relative to the speed of animals, vehicles, and cars; for protecting and preserving trees and other ornaments of public places; for protecting the state-house yard in said city; for restraining cruelty to animals, and inhuman sports; for prohibiting, restraining, licensing, and regulating all sports, exhibitions, public amusements, and performances, and billiard and bowling saloons; for regulating or prohibiting swimming or bathing in public or exposed places within said city; for preventing and punishing trespasses in gardens, cemeteries, and enclosures, and public buildings; for protecting said city from exposure to fire, regulating the mode of building or altering buildings within said city or any part thereof, and the mode of using any building therein; for prohibiting and regulating the bringing in, carrying out or through, or storing gunpowder; for regulating the location of stationary steam boilers, barns, and outhouses, sinks and drains in said city; for preventing illegal practices with dead bodies in medical institutions, or elsewhere, in said city, shall be a misdemeanor; and may be prosecuted as such before the city police court, like other offenses; which court may inflict therefor the penalty named in such ordinance or by-law, and enforce the same in the same manner as other judgments of said city police court are enforced. § 227. Bonds for appearance. In case of the arrest 'of any person upon a criminal charge not punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, the chief, captain, or lieutenant of police, or officer in charge of the police station of Hartford, may take the bond of the accused to the city of Hartford, with sufficient surety for his appearance before the city police court of said city at its next session, to abide the order of the court. 1897. CHAPTER 16. Miscellaneous. § 228. Firemen's relief fund; sources. That there shall 12 8. L. 1029. be in the city of Hartford a fund known and called The Firemen's 1907. S. L. 582. 1897. Relief Fund, which shall consist of moneys received from the following sources, to wit: First. All bequests or donations to the department from private or public sources for the purposes for which this fund is constituted. Second. Monthly assessments on the salaries of the members of the department, not exceeding two per centum per annum thereof, as the trustees of relief fund shall from time to time determine; provided the assessment upon permanent men shall not exceed one half the rate of assessment made upon the call men. Third. Five per centum of all fees collected on account of licenses issued to sell spirituous or intoxicating liquors within the limits of the town of Hartford, and such sums as the court of common council may see fit to appropriate from time to time. § 229. Trustees of fund. Said relief fund shall be under the general charge of three fire commissioners to be elected annually by the board of fire commissioners, the treasurer of the city of Hartford, and three firemen in the active service of the Hartford fire department who shall be elected annually by the majority vote of the entire department who shall be a board of trustees for this purpose and shall have discretionary power to make and change investments. Said board of trustees shall choose annually from their number a president and secretary who shall be, respectively, the president and secretary of said board; and the 'treasurer of the city of Hartford shall be, by virtue of his office, the treasurer of said board. All orders drawn against said relief fund shall be signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary of said. board. § 230. Beneficiaries of fund. From this relief fund said 12 S. L. 1029. board of trustees by a majority vote may appropriate and cause to be paid such sums and at such times as they may deem advisable, to the following persons and for the following purposes: First: Any member of said department who shall be permanently disabled for the performance of ordinary duty, as the result of injury received or exposure endured in the performance of duty, upon such medical examination as said board of trustees may prescribe. Second. Any member who, after twenty years of meritorious service, shall have been retired from ordinary duty or detailed for some special duty, or, if a call man of said department, shall be entitled when retired to a yearly amount not to exceed the yearly amount he received in service before retirement, and if a permanent fireman he shall be entitled to a yearly amount not exceeding one-half the regular yearly compensation received in service before retirement. § 231. Secretary; neglect to pay assessments; rules. The secretary of the board of trustees shall record all proceedings and votes taken by said trustees in reference to said fund and said payments, stating the name and vote of each member of said board of trustees on any matter relating thereto. An itemized report of the condition of said relief fund and of all receipts and disbursements in connection therewith shall be submitted by said board of trustees to the court of common council, in the month of March in each year. Any person who shall neglect or refuse to pay whatever assessments may be laid shall not be entitled to any benefits from this fund. The board of trustees shall have power to make all rules and regulations necessary to carry the foregoing into effect. § 232. Veteran reserve and police officers. In addition to the supernumerary and regular police force of the city of Hartford there shall be an honorary grade, known as the veteran reserve, to which the board of police commissioners of said city of Hartford may, at its discretion, transfer any member of the regular force, who shall, through age, or physical disabilities incurred in the discharge of perilous duty or in long and faithful service, become permanently disqualified for the more active duties of the regular Idem, 1901. 13 S. L. 1186. Idem. 1899. 13 S.L. 10. grade; and said board of police commissioners may, at its discretion, by the affirmative vote of at least four commissioners, as a reward for conspicuously meritorious service, retire permanently of from duty any member of the veteran reserve after twenty years continuous service in the department, upon the certificate of the surgeon of the department or of a board of surgeons to be designated by said board of police commissioners, showing that said member is permanently disabled, physically or mentally, so as to be unfit for any police duty; provided, that such surgeon or board of surgeons shall further certify that in his or its opinion said disability is due to injury received or exposure endured in the performance of duty in said department; and such member so retired shall be entitled to receive from the policemen's relief fund of the department, during his lifetime, unless said vote is annulled by a unanimous vote of said commissioners, an annual sum, payable monthly, not exceeding one-half, nor less than one-third, of his previous compensation per annum. § 233. Retirements into veteran reserve. Said board of police commissioners shall permanently retire from duty any member of the veteran reserve upon his written request, provided, such member has served thirty years of continuous duty in the department and shall, through age or physical disabilities incurred in the discharge of perilous duty, or in long and faithful service, become permanently disqualified for the more active duties of the regular grade, and provided that the surgeon of the department, or a board of surgeons to be designated by said board of police commissioners, shall certify that in his or its opinion said disability is due to injury received or exposure endured in the performance of duty in said. department; and such member so retired shall be entitled to receive from the policemen's relief fund of the department during his lifetime, an annual sum, payable monthly, equal to one-half of his previous compensation per annum. § 234. Exemption veteran volunteer firemen's house. The house occupied by the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association of Hartford, known as No. 27 Arch Street in said city, shall |