PARKS 



18. Neglecting to report any officer guilty of a vio- 

 lation of any rule, or regulation, or order issued, or in 

 force for the government of the force. 



19. Neglecting to take proper charge of all stray 

 animals and other lost property found in or about the 

 parks and driveways. 



20. Receiving bribes in money or other valuable 

 articles. 



21. Neglecting to pay a just indebtedness within a 

 reasonable time. 



22. Communicating any information or orders re- 

 ceived from a superior officer to any person without 

 permission. 



23. Interfering or meddling in civil matters, except 

 to preserve the peace. 



24. Leaving post while on duty without being re- 

 lieved or being absent from duty without permission. 



25. Inefficiency. 



26. Interfering or talking with the laborers or work- 

 men around the parks in any manner. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PARK PATROL FORCE, 

 WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARK COMMISSION, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK 



/. Organization and Command 



1. The territory covered by the operation of the 

 Westchester County Park Patrol may, for police pur- 

 poses, be divided into precincts. 



2. The entire force shall be under the command of 

 an officer who, for the purpose of exercising such com- 

 mand, shall be hereinafter designated as superintendent 

 of the Westchester County Park Patrol. 



3. The official location of the superintendent shall 

 be as designated by the Westchester County Park Com- 

 mission. 



4. The assignment to precinct and command shall 

 be made by the superintendent, subject to the approval 

 of the commission. 



5. In the absence or incapability of a precinct com- 

 mander, a member of the force connected with the 

 same precinct, who, with the approval of the superin- 

 tendent, has previously been designated by the precinct 

 commander, shall be in command. Any member of the 

 force so placed in command shall assume all the respon- 

 sibilities of the precinct commander, and shall perform 

 all his duties, and shall be obeyed and respected 

 accordingly. 



2. Associations: Voluntary; Political 



1. No benefit, voluntary or other organization of the 

 Westchester County Park Patrol shall be permitted 

 until the constitution and by-laws setting forth the 

 object, purposes and scope of such organization have 

 been submitted to and approved by the Westchester 

 County Park Commission. 



2. No member of the Westchester County Park 

 Patrol, or any other person connected therewith, shall 

 directly or indirectly solicit or be associated with any 

 movement to solicit funds through subscriptions or 

 contributions, public or otherwise, or pay assessments 

 for political or any similar purposes. 



3. Members of the force are expressly prohibited 

 from empowering or making arrangements with any 

 person not connected with the force to solicit public 

 subscriptions or contributions for or on account of the 

 Westchester County Park Patrol. 



5. Superintendent 



1. The superintendent shall have the following 

 duties: He shall have cognizance and control of the 

 entire operation of the force, and shall have such 

 further powers as may be requisite to the performance 

 of the duties imposed upon him as such commander. 



2. He shall report fully and promptly to the West- 

 chester County Park Commission as to all police 

 matters. 



3. He shall be accountable for all property and 

 money belonging to the commission, issued to, or 

 appropriated for the use of the force. 



4. He shall make an accounting to the Westchester 

 County Park Commission in writing for all such prop- 

 erty and money in such a manner and at such times as 

 may be directed by the commission. 



5. He shall make recommendations to the commis- 

 sion regarding changes in salary. 



6. He shall bring to the attention of the commission 

 all cases affecting the discipline of the force, which, in 

 his opinion, if substantiated, warrant action by the 

 commission. 



7. He shall approve all requisitions, bills, etc., before 

 they can be forwarded to the commission. 



8. All official reports, papers or documents of any 

 kind or nature shall be forwarded to the commission 

 as approved and signed by the superintendent. 



9. All charges preferred against members of the force, 

 before trial, shall be made by the captain, or approved 

 by him and forwarded to the superintendent. 



4.. Captain 



1. The captain shall report directly to the superin- 

 tendent. 



2. Whenever required to perform the duties of the 

 superintendent, in his absence or disability, the captain 

 will be particularly careful to carry out the orders of 

 the designated superintendent previously given; and he 

 shall not, except in cases of extreme emergency, counter- 

 mand nor set aside any order of the superintendent; 

 and when so countermanded or set aside, he shall re- 

 port to the superintendent his reason for such action 

 in each instance. 



