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If any person acting as inspector of police or deputy chief of police be selected from the ranks of the police department and after such appointment shall be dismissed or reduced from such position of inspector or deputy chief on account of unfitness for discharge of the duties of such positions and not for any cause justifying entire dismissal from the service, such person shall be restored to the rank and grade held by him prior to his appointment as inspector or deputy chief. (Ord. 3551)
No police officer shall beat or strike any prisoner in his custody or any other person with a gun or club, unless the same be absolutely necessary to protect himself from serious bodily injury. Any police officer violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to dismissal. (Code 1941, Art. 109-13)
There is hereby designated a breast badge, to be worn by each member of the police department, which shall be roughly oblong in shape, three inches long at its greatest length and two and one-sixteenth inches wide at its greatest width, or two and one-half inches long at greatest length and one and seven-eighths inches wide at its greatest width. It shall consist of a five pointed star set against a field of blue flowed enamel, with two circular ropes in the blue flowed enamel field. Such star shall have a large printed “D” in the center and the two horizontal points of the star shall be capped with circles. Above such star shall be printed the word “Police” in a convex arc. Just below the left horizontal point of the star shall be printed the word “Dallas” and below the right horizontal point of the star shall be printed the word “Texas”. Between the two lower points of the star shall be the number of the badge wearer, and just below such number at the base of the badge shall be printed the rank of the policeman in a concave arc.
All lettering and numerals except the “D” in the center of the star shall be recessed in black enamel. Blue flowed enamel is to be recessed in 15 separate places on the badge, such points to be on each side of the coiled ropes between the points of the star. (Code 1941, Art. 109-15; Ord. Nos. 5614; 11743)
There is hereby designated a cap badge which shall be worn by all members of the police department, which shall be roughly oblong in shape and shall be two and three-quarters inches long at its greatest length and two and one-sixteenth inches across at its greatest width, or two and three-eighths inches long at its greatest length and one and three-fourths inches wide at its greatest width. It shall consist of a five pointed star in the center thereof on a background of a circular sea with white capped waves. Directly above such star and centered on the upper point of the star shall be the word “Police” printed in a convex arc. The crown of such badge shall be a spread eagle. Between the left horizontal point of the star and the left lower point of the star shall be printed the word “Dallas” and between the right horizontal point of the star and the right lower point of the star shall be printed the word “Texas”. Directly beneath and between the two lower points of the star shall be the number of the badge wearer. The base of such badge shall consist of a wreath each side of which flares upward around the center piece of the badge to touch each wing of the eagle. Across the base of such wreath shall be printed the rank of the policeman.
All lettering and numerals on the cap badge shall be recessed in black enamel. Blue flowed enamel shall be recessed under the wings of the eagle between each star point and between the badge number and the leaves of the wreath. In the area between each of the star points the metal is to show through the blue flowed enamel to designate the white capped waves. (Code 1941, Art. 109-15; Ord. Nos. 5614; 11743)
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