Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-07-24
Approved, July cd, 1851.

II Be it enacted BY the Senate and House
of Representatives ia Geaersl Assembly
conyened, Sec, l, That there shall be
4 city police court established and hold
en- within aud for The city of Hartford
and that The court OF common council oil
said city may, at any meeting hereafter
holden Tor the choice of a recorder, also
choose a Judge of said city police court
to continue in Office for ono year and un-
Ill his successor shall be chosen and
sworn; which said Judge shall take the
oath prescribed by law TO be administer
Cd to judicial officers and shall Lave and
exercise, in addition to the jurisdiction
and powers in relation TO criminal cases
| arising within the Incorporated limits OF
said city, now vested in justices of tho
peace of the town of Hartford, the other
powers and duties conferred and imposed
| on such police Judge, by this act, The
court of common council, at any meeting
specially holden for that purpose. may
also supply any vacancy in the office of
Judge Of the city police court, which may
be occasioned by the death, removal
from office, or other disability of the in
cumbent, and may also designate and Sc
lect some person to act as police Judge
under the provisions of this statute, until
the next annual election of recorder
And in case that such Judge shall at any
time be unabla or disqualified to act in
any cause, or liz case that the duties OF
the office shall be too great for him
reasonably to perform, he may designate
and request any justice of the peace
resident within said city, to act as his
substitute, and such justice, while acting
under such request, shall have the same
powers as such Judge would have IN
like causes.
Sec. 2. From and after the appoint
ment of any such judge by the court OF
common council, no person or persons
Except when acting as substitute afore.
laid, shall have. use or exercise any OF
the powers specified and mentioned in the
first section of this Act, except in cases
>pecially provided for in the subsequent
sections Of the same provided that
aothing in this act shall be so construed
rs to prohibit any ma gistrate now author
izcd by law to issue warrants for the arr
rest Of offenders, from issuing the same
hereafter, or to prohibit justices of the
peace from discharging any ministerial
duty or Office now by law imposed upon
them; butall warrants issued on account
of any offence committed within the juis-
dictiou Of said police court. shall COM
mand the officer serving the same to ar
rest the offender and bring him before
said police Judge. who shall deal with
him in the Same manner, whether such
warrant shall have been issued by any
magistrate as aforesaid, or by and from
said police court.
Sec. 8. No such Judge shall be dis
qualified to ST in any qut tam or other
penal action or prosecution, from which
a penalty may accrue to the treasury OF
said city, by reason of his being resi-
dent in said city, or liable to taxation
therein.
Sec. a. Said police court shall have
authority, subject to the provisions OF
this act, to hear and determine charges
for crimes and misdemeanors committed
within the limits of the city of Hartford,
the punishme nt of which as prescribed
by law, does not exceed fine Of two
hundred dollars, or six months imprls>
onment in common Jail, county work
house, or city penitentlary. or such line
and imprisonment both; and in all such
cases, said court may proceed to trial,
render judgement thereon, and grant a
warrant for the execution thereof, accor-
ding to law. But in all cases, the per-
son convicted may appeal from the judge
ment of said police court. to the county
court next to be holden in the county of
Hartford, except when the convictions
shall be for the crime Of drunkenness,
profane cursing and swearing, and Sab
bath breaking: provided. that he gives
such bond on the appeal as said court
shall order, payable to- the treasurer Of
the county Of Hartford, conditioned for
the appearance of the person so convic-
ted, before said county court. to answer
concerning the offence whereof he stands
charged, and to abide the judgement
that may be rendered by the court last
aforesaid. If the crime charged against
the accused shall, in any case, be Of SC
aggravated nature as to require greater
punishment than is above specified, the
accused shall be, by said police cour
bound over to the next court having cog
nizance vf such offence, in the SAM
manner as is provided in cases Of binding
over by justices Of the peace, in and b.
the one hundred and forty eight section
of the sixth title Of the Revised Statute
Of this State.
Sec. 5. The court Of common council
may appoiat a clerk of said city polio
court, who shall keep record of its PRO
cecdings. which shall be open during bu
siness hours. for public inspection. ant
who shall receive all fines, penalties
costs and moneys, founded on, or recov