The term "special police officer" as used in this article, shall include all private patrols, private guards, patrol system and services together with each member and employee thereof.
(Ordinance 215, § 2)
It shall be unlawful for any person, either for himself, or as agent or representative of another, to engage in the business of a special police officer, seeking to protect two (2) or more establishments, unless property of the same person or corporation, either residence or business, within the city, without first having obtained a license therefor.
(Ordinance 215, § 1)
Every person, before engaging in a business set out in this article, shall make application upon a blank to be furnished by the chief of police of the city which shall include, among other things, the following information, and which shall be sworn to: Trade name of business, address thereof, whether owner, member or employee of the business, extent of area in which the business is to operate, whether or not applicant was ever convicted of a felony or has a police record, age of applicant, and if application is by a corporation, to be signed by a duly authorized officer, if by a partnership, the application shall be signed and verified by each individual composing or intending to compose such firm or partnership.
(Ordinance 215, § 3)
In order to defray a part of the expense necessary to provide the surveillance, supervision and inspection of persons as required under the terms of this article, there is hereby fixed a license fee or police tax, which shall be collected from any person, providing protection for two (2) or more establishments, either residence or business, of fifty dollars ($50.00) per annum, and from each special police officer so engaged shall be collected a license fee or police tax of three dollars ($3.00) per annum. If application is granted during the calendar year, the fee shall be paid pro rata for the balance of the current year. In no event shall there be any refunds of license fees or police taxes paid under this section. The fee shall be paid to the assessor and collector of taxes of the city who shall issue a receipt therefor on a form prepared by him for that purpose.
(Ordinance 215, § 6)
(a) 
Upon the filing of an application under this article, properly filled out, the chief of police of the city shall make or cause to be made such investigation as he may deem necessary to determine the fitness of the applicant for a license, then the chief of police shall, within ten (10) days, forward the application, with his recommendation, to the city manager and the city manager shall have authority to grant such license without further investigation, or shall have the authority to cause further investigation to be made before granting same or disapproving the application. Upon the granting of such license by the city manager, it shall be the duty of the applicant to present the action of the city manager to the assessor and collector of taxes of the city, and upon the payment of the proper license fee, the assessor and collector of taxes shall accordingly issue the proper license permit on a form to be prescribed by the assessor and collector of taxes.
(b) 
The city manager shall consider all licenses applied for under this article and approve or disapprove the same; provided, that upon refusal of the city manager to approve such application, the applicant may within ten (10) days thereafter, appeal to the city council, which shall within thirty (30) days thereafter accord to each applicant a hearing as to whether or not the license shall be granted.
(c) 
No application may be approved when the district designated therein is already supplied with sufficient or ample police protection by the city or by a patrol service or system or both.
(d) 
In approving or disapproving any license, the city manager shall consider the following:
(1) 
Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony, or on renewal of license for the violation of any of the provisions of this article, during the year next preceding the filing of this application.
(2) 
Whether the applicant is not of good moral character or his reputation for being a peaceable law-abiding citizen is bad.
(3) 
Whether the applicant was a former member of the police department or formerly employed as a special police officer and released for cause.
(4) 
Such other lawful matters as he considers pertinent and proper in arriving at a fair and lawful conclusion with respect to such application for license.
(e) 
Functions, powers and duties of the police department shall include among others, the following:
(1) 
To investigate qualifications for fitness of all applicants.
(2) 
To investigate and aid in the prosecution of all violations of this article and cooperate in the prosecution of offenders before any court having jurisdiction to hear the same.
(3) 
To fingerprint all applicants.
(4) 
To investigate conditions of police protection prevailing in the designated district of the applicant.
(Ordinance 215, § 4)
The city council shall have the right and authority to revoke and cancel any license issued under the provisions of this article for cause, upon the hearing duly had after five (5) days' notice to the licensee, and in addition to the general authority contained in this Code for the revocation of license, any license issued under the provisions of this article may be revoked by the city council for any of the following reasons:
(a) 
If such licensee has knowingly violated any of the provisions of this article.
(b) 
If any employee or operative of such licensee shall have knowingly violated any of the provisions of this article with permission and instructions from the licensee to do so.
(c) 
If such licensee is convicted of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(Ordinance 215, § 8)
Before any license shall be issued as provided in this article, the applicant shall file with the city, and thereafter keep in full force and effect a policy of public liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the state, which policy shall be approved by the city council, insuring the public against any loss or damage that will result to any one person or property caused by the negligent or wilful acts of the licensee or his agents or employees in the performance of their duties as special police officers; provided, that the maximum amount of recovery in such policy of insurance specified shall not be less than the following sums: For bodily injury to one (1) or more persons or the death of one (1) or more persons in any one (1) accident, fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00); for the injury or destruction of property in any one (1) accident, five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) on each property injured or destroyed by the parties, and a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for each accidental injury to all of the property in any one (1) accident. It shall be the duty of such licensee and the insurance company to give notice to the city by filing a written notice of the expiration of the policy at least ten (10) days before the expiration thereof. The public liability policy shall provide that each cause of action shall survive in case of death of the injured persons for the benefit of the beneficiary of such person and that such policy shall be subject to successive recoveries during the time such policy may continue in effect, such public liability further providing that no action shall be thereon or against the insurance company thereon until more than thirty (30) days after a final judgment in favor of the judgment creditor against the principal, such judgment not pending on appeal or writ of error and remaining unsatisfied. No action for indemnity against loss provided by the public liability policy shall be against the insurance company, unless brought within two (2) years from the date of the judgment.
(Ordinance 215, § 5)
It shall be the duty of all persons licensed under this article to:
(a) 
Report and deliver to the chief of police daily all arrests made by their employees in writing.
(b) 
Obey orders of the chief of police in an emergency.
(c) 
When allowed to carry arms to only do so when on duty at the premises or district guarded.
(d) 
When on patrol or guard to wear proper uniforms, such uniforms of the special police officers shall be identical and shall be of a different color than those worn by the police department of the city and shall be approved by the chief of police.
(e) 
Badges and cap pieces shall be of a design approved by the chief of police.
(f) 
Each guard or patrolman shall wear a shoulder patch on the left sleeve, bearing the name of the patrol to which he belongs.
(Ordinance 215, § 7)