Show Names Police M As Bail Bondsmen I i Bountiful is going to have an abundant supply of bail ball bond commissioners after action of ot of the city council Wednesday even eve eve- ning n The The city council oun il approved v d the thc naming of or all policemen to be appointed bail bond commissioners commissioners commis commis- to act during the times when Judge Wendell B. B B Hammond Hammond Hammond Ham Ham- mond is not in court This would include dc evenings Saturdays Sundays and holidays Judge Hammond and City Atty Rendell N. N Mabey brought the matter to the thc council pointing pointing point point- ing out that state law allows for such a procedure The law says the mayor may appoint from among the Uie police officers that will have the same power as the judge to take bail This is the procedure used in Salt Lake City Judge Hammond said If the person cannot post bail he then could be he placed in jail he pointed out The new city court should be bc bemore bemore more than merely a justice of or orthe the tile peace court the city attorney attorney ney ncy told the thc council If we are arc to keep the dignity of the court the judge should not be running down here herc at all an hours of or the night to set bail Police Chief Chiel 0 O. D. D Record did not a agree giec ce with the plan It ItIs Itis ItIs is not a good thing for or an arrest arresting arresting arresting ing officer to also be the one oneto oneto to set the bail he said It wont won't be long before people are arc saying saying say say- saying ing that the they had to pay pa 50 to keep out of jail in ful Besides this tills the chief chiel did not like putting officers officer is in a position position tion where the they could be bc sued tion where they could be sued for everything they have in life It is different in Salt Lake City in that the bail bond commissioners commissioners com com- missioners are not the arresting officers he said Judge Hammond said it would be hard to sue because the law allows just such a procedure The Thc law is not new having ing been put into effect in 1896 1898 Mayor Haro Harold d L. L Pope said that with the city eity starting out outon outon outon on a new court procedure it should be bc very careful that details details de de- tails are arc properly handled As such the police officers should be bonded so that the they will not suffer sulCer any personal loss lass Two bonds would then be required required required re re- re- re Attorney Mabey said The law calls for lor one to the tIle city to protect against loss of or funds and the second would be for the protection of the officers Chief Chier Record and Turner Burningham will act as commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners until the bonds are arc all completed When two oHi officers officers cers are on duty which is most of the time now the thc officer not performing the arrest est would be bethe bethe bethe the bail bond commissioner r. r |