[R.O. 2001 § 200.010; CC 1984 § 21.800]
The City Marshal shall be elected to his/her office by the people
of the City, as provided by law.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.020; CC 1984 § 21.810]
The City Marshal, before entering upon the discharge of the
duties of said office, shall take and subscribe to the official oath
required by the ordinances of the City and shall give bond to the
City in the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00), with not less than
two (2) solvent sureties who are residents of Scotland County, Missouri;
which bond shall be conditioned, approved or disapproved, filed and
kept as required by the ordinances of the City.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.030; CC 1984 § 21.820]
The Marshal shall be a conservator of the peace and shall be
active and vigilant in the preservation of good order in the City
and in the enforcement of its ordinances. He/she shall be the Marshal
of the City and may, at all times, make or order an arrest, with proper
process, for any offense against the ordinances of the City; and he/she
may keep the offender in the City Jail to prevent his/her escape until
a trial can be had or until said offender given bond for his/her appearance
for trial as provided by law; and he/she shall make arrests without
process in every case in which said offense is committed in his/her
presence.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.040; CC 1984 § 71.020]
The Marshal is the Director of the Police Department. He/she
shall have immediate and direct control of the department, subject
to the supervision of the Mayor, and subject to such other rules,
regulations and orders as the Mayor may prescribe. He/she shall promulgate
and enforce orders, rules and regulations (consistent with this Code
and with the rules, regulations and orders of the Mayor) for the efficient
operation of the Police Department.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.050; CC 1984 § 71.030]
The Marshal shall devote his/her entire time to the discharge
of his/her official duties.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.060; CC 1984 § 21.830]
The City Marshal may, by and with the consent and approval of
the Board of Aldermen, appoint one (1) or more deputies, for whose
action and conduct as such he/she shall be responsible on his/her
official bond, and who shall be subject to his/her orders and have
the same authority to make arrest and serve process, orders and notices
as is vested in said Marshal; and said deputies shall hold office
at the pleasure of the Marshal and shall at all times be active and
vigilant in enforcing and preserving law and good order in the City.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.070; CC 1984 § 21.840]
The City Marshal shall, upon making an arrest, forthwith cause
the person arrested to be brought before the Associate Circuit Court
Judge, except when said person is violent, intoxicated or in such
condition as to be unfit to be brought into court, and except when
said arrest is made on Sunday or after the usual business hours of
the day; and, in the event of said exceptions, or either of them,
the City Marshal shall confine said person so arrested in the City
Jail or other proper place until said exception does not exist.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.080; CC 1984 § 21.850]
The City Marshal is hereby authorized and directed to execute
all process, orders and notices issued in conformity to the ordinances
of the City, and for the purpose his/her authority shall be coextensive
with the limits of Scotland County, Missouri.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.090; CC 1984 § 21.860]
Whenever the City Marshal shall find an obstruction in any highway
in the City, he/she shall forthwith give to the person who placed
said obstruction in said highway oral notice to immediately remove
the same from said highway; and if, after notice as aforesaid, said
person shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove said obstruction from
said highway within a reasonable time, or if the person who placed
said obstruction in said highway is unknown to the Marshal, then the
Marshal shall remove the obstruction from said highway.
[R.O. 2001 § 200.320; Ord. No.
788, 10-6-1994]
A.
The City of Memphis, Missouri, participates in the formation of a
Major Case Squad with other governmental units located in Adair, Chariton,
Clark, Lewis, Knox, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler,
Scotland, Shelby and Pike Counties to be known and designated as the
"Northeast Missouri Major Case Squad."
B.
The Marshal of the City of Memphis, Missouri, be and is hereby authorized
and directed on behalf of the City of Memphis to execute any and all
documents necessary in order to form and participate in such Major
Case Squad pursuant to Section 70.835, RSMo.
