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<br /> "It nas been c alled to our attent-�on b y several c om-
<br /> pla;n�s vJhicl� ��ave been �ade to t ��e members of t?,�i� Board
<br /> that �n the past some membere. of �:our De tiartment ?��ave in-
<br /> :'.ul�ed in � he �ractise of solic�_ting and accel�t` n; frce
<br /> ?nerc':�an�ise and �ertiTices fro�r. various busine�,es and c_tizens
<br /> of the cit�r oi SoL?th Pend. It is t�e consensL�s of t� is �oard
<br /> ' ' that ti�is rractise should be i�u.�ediately stopned and ttiat
<br /> �Tour men s?�ould be nstructed to neit�er sol�cit nor accept
<br /> • . an; free mera�andise or services of an�r k�nd from anj,; soui°ce.
<br /> "',"�e believe tl�e �:�ractise sl�ot�l�' be condemned for �everal
<br /> rea`ons : In the ���r�t place, it put� t�e PoliceDerart�:�ent �n
<br /> • a bad li�ht rrith tl�e publ�c; secondl�, it ?�a� place the men un�.er
<br /> obl���at�on to nersons frorn �:r��o�,� � izey�rece-ive t}��� merc��andise
<br /> or �ervice; "n t�ze third Place, pol�ce oTficer� are servants
<br /> Oj' t�1� n,'���C <:.Y1Ci �i"i�;.�._T' SalaT'12s are y�£i1.� CJ�T tf"�G t£iliP��%8i S ?I1
<br /> a sui�ic�ent a.mount to enable tilez:l to ri�lnt�in a standaru of
<br /> ' livin� at Ie�st eq��;al to the average citizen o�' ti is co�n.�un�t�r.
<br /> Far t��ese rea�ons, we feel t��at t?��eT sho�_:ld be re�C�-ired to �a�
<br /> i'or services and �ercLandise t�at the; rece;ve t��e ��.^e �-�� an;
<br /> other c;t7zen.
<br /> 11n1'�e irm-ie�iate pro�i-�tion of t���s �..rac�ise is ordered b�
<br /> t_��e Bo«r�l and �.�oL� are Instructed to see t'�^t t��s '_n�'or:�irt�on
<br /> . �s rlace:� in the �anas of �.11 pol�ce onficers at �To��r earlies�
<br /> con�reni_ence, "
<br /> Ver;r truly ;.-our�,
<br /> �OA?�� CF FL:-LTC ��":�:�'`�'�
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<br /> Yi:E::�--c By Ja.�:es P. C•��ncoS-, (si�;ned)
<br /> Clerk"
<br /> i�e follor;in� letter ;:as addre�sed to �. A. _:"iller, Eci�tor of t'�e
<br /> SOl1lL.F1 �er_ci �riUune :
<br /> 'r=,"r. i. A. .,:iller, �3ditor,
<br /> So�:t1� F:endTrl'JUT1E�
<br /> aQl'�3= rG'?":C� TT1G_u7'lc^..
<br /> „Dear I,:r. :--i�_ler: -
<br /> "It '..ati be�r_ called to t ?_e at�ent;on o_' t�e Loarc.� oi FU:�lic
<br /> Sai"et�� t�-��,t it ����s becn t_-_e -_ ac�' ;,e o�' cert�•_'n �ol�ce oa"�cers
<br /> to co.:�e to ;;o�, �lace o� ��-�_ne�� a~�.� �;roc?:_�e free ne�r�napers.
<br /> '►,i_��e �c��~ :��� jt_tit ���ucd �:n orde� to t^e C. P
<br /> 1 �- - � ,ief c� Pol�?ce
<br /> _n�truct-�,� ==--=1 to stor tlie �ract_�e of r�ol_�cc ofT;cers Uol;cii,'.n�
<br /> free me_rc__�.nr_i�se o� SeY'ZT_C2s af anJ c_t-izens of t__i;� cit�r �ir�
<br /> S Lc_t�r!` t`�2 I'C'�^-,�;��27�^, i Oi^ S�iC�1 ..^,-.T2 order, u COT;�' O.i t�'l�t order is
<br /> attnc'�e:A }_e�eto.
<br /> r''':e re�rect_t�ll�r rerue�t t���.t -ol? asti��t u� _n �ee_�r� th�_t
<br /> tn's or:;�er �s carr�P�3 o�.t b� der_�r-nT an� police o�'i�cer t�e r i�;l�t
<br /> t0 � free rietivsp�rer a11C�. I'G*.;�GZ't�ri" t0 �'_'�e �oard Of' PL,_r;��C a?f'Gt�
<br /> �n�? -inc;,�;ent _�.n �,�?�_cl, an; recue_t or atte�pt is :m,^de b� any pol�ce
<br /> o�'��cer to obtain free ne;.spGper�.
<br /> Vcr�tru1�- �our�,
<br /> DOAF,� 0'_-' PL=T.TC S�Fr'1Y
<br /> � �;'T�:L-`c ��r J�r~es P. Con:;o�-, ( siVned)
<br /> Clerk
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<br /> It. ':12.° t.nuni:sot:_�.1�; ��i @GCi �:� l'-.1�2 �":OaI'C� t''"�a{� itS �O�iC�' _-Ti T,2��:j i:n'
<br /> ryn�r apTo�n,,?�:e:�t� �o t �e Pol�ce �enart:::en� in t �e _"uture :��_1 , � ��
<br /> ` 1 �e to �rpo�.nt
<br /> � � �:en .rno are Let,:�;en t�e aVe� o� 21 an;? �C �e�r�, both �nclusitTe, �.nd �;�'�o
<br /> are r t le� �t a �"?�'� �cl�ool �y��, t.a�e, o_� �:le �ot:_vaient. All �tip�,lica.rt�
<br /> �1i11 be �L� �o_ntec_ onl; ��i ter i:Gt 'n� ta'�en r���sical an�, mental e�ar�'nat,.onU
<br /> t��le reqt:_ire.rentr oi 1�_-;ich ,:i�_1 be deterr.l�r..e'� ^ '
<br /> �_ _�om t-�:;le to ti:�e.
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