Powers of officers and patrolmen; collection and disposal of fees; commitment of defendants.
Memphis Charter, art. 11, § 71
in effectSec. 71. - Powers of officers and patrolmen; collection and disposal of fees; commitment of defendants.
The officers and patrolmen of the Police Department shall have all the power now possessed by constables, except for the service of civil process. But all process served by such officers or patrolmen shall be returned by them before the judge of the City court, whether issued by said judge or by a justice of the peace, they shall have no powers to return the same to any justice of the peace. They shall receive no fees for such service, but in cases where the defendants are convicted the fees to which a constable would be entitled for like service shall be taxed and collected from such defendant by the clerk of the City court and turned into the City treasury; provided, that in no event shall such fees be collected from either City, State or County; and provided also that the defendants convicted may be committed to the City prison until the fines and costs are paid, secured or worked out.
(Acts 1905, ch. 54, § 49)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART11PODE_S71POOFPACODIFECODEFetched: 10/28/2026