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lo, other information to his superior officer. He shall. also leave, on the steer- ing wheel of the car, a tag containing the acme information. Rule S7. Arty officer having an accident while operating city property shall give immediately a complete detailed report to his superior officer, together with names of witnesses and other necessary information. Rule SS, All officers will be held strictly responsible for aqy arrests they make. They shall see that the arsons who are arrested for investigation are re- leased at the proper time or proper charges filed. Rule 89, All officers operating police automobiles must observe all traffic regulations except that in answering emergency calls khen approaching traffic lights which arts red in the dir®ction in which they are proceeding, they will slow down, and if the crossing can be made in safety, proceed. Aule 90~ All police officers shall first get permission from his superior officer as to the time and place for getting his lunch, in order that he may be called in an emergency. Rule 91. A Superior Officer sha?1 conduct the roll call at the eemmeneement of each shift and shall read to the members under his command, all reports of a crirnixia]. nature, automobiles stolen and recovered; and other reports which in his judgment should be brought to the attention of the members under his command. Rule 92, No city automobile or other city property shall be used for the return of prisoners from other cities outside the county, unless permission has been granted by the Chief of Policed Rule 93. Whenever ~ property shall be turned into the Police Department by any person as a gift to the Department, or for safe keeping, or property found, a receipt shall be given properly tagged and turned over to the Chief of Police, Rul® 94. No member of this Department shall smoke, chew tobacco, or gwn, while attending court, roll call, ar while marching in military order, Rule q5. No member of the Department while traveling in uniform upon free trans- portation, shall occupy a seat in a public conveyance to the exclusion of a paid passenger. No member sha31 read a newspaper while in uniform in any public place. Rule 96, A member of the Department shall treat as confidential, the official business of the department with which he is acquainted, He shall impart it to no one, except those for whom it is intended, or to others authorized by the Chief of Police, or to others under due process of law; except that representatives of the press, upon establishing their identity, may be advised of the current news if the ends of justice are not thereby defeated, Rule 97, No member shall have in his possession, without the knowledge and con- sent of the ct~mnanding officer, a key to any premises upon or near his beat. Rule 9g, When the national anthe~a is being played, all.mtenbers of the Department present in uniform, will stand at attention and salute and remain at salute until the playing stops. When a flag of the Unites States is carried in a parade or procession past a member of the force in uniform in a stre@t or public place, each member will stand at attention and salute, in the manner in which he would salute `~* a superior officer, the salute to be given when the flag arrives within six paces ~~