CHAPTER 18

An Act to amend An Act respecting Commissioners to Administer Oaths.

HIS

[Assented to December 11, 1919.]

IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as

follows:

1. An Act respecting Commissioners to Administer Oaths, being chapter 66 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1909, is amended as hereinafter set forth.

amended

2. Section 1 is amended by inserting after the word Section 1 "persons" at the end of the third line the words "being British subjects".

and S repealed

3. Sections 5, 6 and 8, as enacted by chapter 22 of the Sections 5, 6 statutes of 1912-13, are repealed and the following substituted therefor:

commission

"5. All commissions existing immediately before the Duration of coming into force of this section shall continue during pleasure."

4. Section 7 is renumbered "6" and section 9 is renumbered "7".

CHAPTER 19

An Act respecting the Police Force of the Province of Saskatchewan.

[Assented to February 4, 1920.]

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IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Act may be cited as "The Saskatchewan Short Provincial Police Act, 1920."

title

POLICE DIVISIONS.

may be

2.-(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from Province time to time divide the province into police divisions, divided delimiting the boundaries thereof and naming a point in each division which shall be the headquarters of any detachment of the force which may be assigned for duty therein. Each division shall be in charge of an inspector.

(2) The commissioner may by order divide any division into subdivisions, which may be placed in charge of noncommissioned officers or constables.

CONSTITUTION.

3. There is hereby established within Saskatchewan Police forceestablished a police force to be styled "The Saskatchewan Provincial Police Force" composed of a commissioner, assistant commissioner and such inspectors, noncommissioned officers and men as may from time to time be appointed thereto under the provisions of this Act.

APPOINTMENTS.

Governor in

4. (1) The commissioner and all other members of Lieutenant the force shall be appointed, promoted, reduced or Council to dismissed, as the case may be, by order of the Lieutenant dismiss Governor in Council.

(2) The commissioner may temporarily suspend any other member of the force for alleged improper conduct, and the assistant commissioner or an inspector may for a like reason temporarily suspend any constable or noncommissioned officer.

appoint and

Special constables

Jurisdiction throughout province

(3) Every case of suspension by the assistant commissioner or an inspector shall be forthwith reported to the commissioner who shall report all cases of suspension to the attorney general.

5. (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to time appoint such special constables or peace officers as to him may seem expedient, or confer power to appoint them upon the commissioner of police or upon any other person, and he may assign their duties, provide for their compensation, and make rules and regulations for their government.

(2) Such special constables shall, during the term of their appointment, be members of the provincial police force.

6. The commissioner and every other member of the force shall, unless the contrary shall appear in the instrument appointing him, be a constable for and have jurisdiction in and may perform his duties and execute process in any part of Saskatchewan.

Oaths of office and allegiance

Notice of resignation

OATH.

7.-(1) Every member of the force shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the oath of allegiance and also an oath of office in the form following, that is to say:

"I, A. B., of

do solemnly

swear that I will faithfully, diligently and impartially execute and perform the duties required of me as a member of the Saskatchewan Provincial Police Force, and will well and truly obey and perform all lawful orders and instructions which I shall receive as such, without fear, favour or affection for or towards any person. So help me God."

(2) Such oaths may be taken before any justice of the peace in and for the Province of Saskatchewan, and shall be forwarded by the person taking same to the commissioner who shall file them with the clerk of the Executive Council.

8. A member of the force may resign from office at any time after sixty days' previous notice in writing given to the commissioner of his intention to do so, but no such notice may be given by any member who is charged with an offence under this Act.