Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-13

f exceed a fine of two hundred dollars or six months imprisonment in common jail, conn
 ty or town workhouse, or such fine and i'm both. 4nd infall sases said court may proceed to trial, render judgment thereon s and grant warrant for the execution thereof, according to law; bu: in all cases the person( convicted my appsai from the judgment Ofsaid Y, holden in the county of New Haven, except when ths.conviction shall be for the crime of drunk ssnness profane cntsing and swearing and Sab bsth-breaking provided he gives bond, with
 good and sufficient surety. on the appeal, as said police court shall order, payable to the EssT treasurer of the State of Conn ecticut, or to as gsthetrsasurer of the county of New Haven; as ,~r the law in each case may require, conditioned
 for the appearance of the person 80 convicted,
 before said superior court. to answer concern q ing the ofenss whereofhe stands charged, and
 to abide the judgment that may be rendered
 by the said superior court. If e-erime charged against the acused shall be by said
 court bound over to the next superior court
 having cognizance of the offence, in nthe man
 net providedin eases of binding over by jus
 tices of the peace, in and by the two hundred and sixteenth section, tit le twelve of the re-
 vised statutes of this state, and in all cases
 not bailabfe,5 said court shall proceed in the .. same manner as now by alaW;provided in like cases. if. = ,.,-r--'F:-. -.5 as.:Jif.a ey:.E4rR / Is, SGc IA. The clerk of the city of Waterbury
 shall be the clerk of said police court; said
 clerk shall keep record of its proceedings, sswhich shan be opened during business rhoursI for public inspection, and shall receive, all s5 hnes penalties, costs and monies founded9en
 or recovered by reason of all and any conyic- '' tons or judgments had or rendered by said
 police court, anu belonging to said city, and shall account for the same to and with the au-
 ditor of city accounts, in writing, under oath,
 on the first Monday of July, or within ten
 days thereafter, in each year and as often .e.as the court of common council of said
 city shall order, and shall order, and shall pay ' the same into the city htreasury of said city,
 within thirty days of the time of accounting
 with said auditor 3 as aforesaid and shall at. the same time deliver to the treasurer of said sss city duplicate of said accountin writing un-
 der oath as audited by said auditor as afore- i said. and said treasurer shall lodge said sc- coont on hie and keep the same for the use of a:gsaad city The salary of the judge and of said Yclerk and the time and manner of. paying the same shall be- fixed by the court of common
 council, and such salary shall be m lieu of all
 lees whatsoever for criminal business. And said clerk shall before entering upon the du-
 ties of his office, execute bond in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, to the mayor, all
 derman, common council and freemen of the
 oity of Waterbury, with surety to be approved
 by the mayor of said city conditioned that he TA shall faithfully render an account in writing,
 under oath, to the auditor of city accounts
 and pay over to the treasurer of said city all
 fines, penalties, ices and costs belonging to A" said city, that shall come into the hands of p1A0 picate of said account as hereinbefore pros vided. 7. -a.:I1 4ta
 sEsEo. .15s The; eourt of. common council of] said city. shall provide court room and such other aceommodations for said police court, as { said judge shall deem necessasy including
 records-books, blanks stationery, &c ; and
 said court shall be open for the trasaction off business every day at,9 o'clock in the fore.
 noon, and for so long time as shall be neces- sary to transact all necessary business be- ; nyr' r'cosd do days, and onithe first Monday of each month
 when said police court shall be holden imme-
 diately after the adjournment of the city court
 for said day. "2(
 criminal matter, cognlzable by said police ii @a court, may be made to the same by any grand
 juror of the town of Waterbury, or the city . attorney, or assistant sttorney for the city Of " WaterburY; and said police court and tie
 clerk thereof shall exercise the same powers sal in relation to the issuing process against per
 sons so complained of and the granting summons or capias for witnesses, ar are con T.
 ferred npon justices of the pea:e, in and by
 tne one hundred and thirty eighth section,
 title first, and in the two hundred and twenty p' a seventh section, title twelfth of the Revised 7 Statutes of this state. <. .iH45g 5.n 1Isf ,;
 SEC. IT Before entering upon the trial of
 any criminal cause, the said police court may s adiOurn thefhearing or trial thereof from time
 to time, not exceeding fifteen days, unless said court, upon good cause shown, may deem
 longer time necessary, for the purpose of pro ]. curing material testimony, which time shall
 not exceed ninety days, and said court if the ill., .ofense charged be bailaSle shall take good and sufficient bail, if offered, for the appear ance of the person charged, at the day to
 which the trial or hearing is adjourned If the case is within the final jurisdiction of said ! police court, the bond of reeognizance shall
 be payable to the city treasurer; otherwise to
 the county or state treasurer, as the nature of
 the offence shall require. : h., -''F SEC. l8. Said police court is hereby requir-
 cd to charge and tax for the use of the. city of
 Waterbury in any criminal proceeding, such Il, clerk fees as are now allowed by law to the
 clerks of the superior court and two dollars for the trial of each case and one dollar on. each appeal, and the fees of the prosecuting .94' officer who shall make any claim or presence ''" 1 ment, shall be the same as those now proyi-
 ded by Iaw for grand jurors of towns, and .ia payable from the oity treasury. And all such of the prosecuting offices shall be taxed
 and received by the clerk in favor of the city
 of Waterbury; said clerk may pay unto per
 sons entitled to costs in any criminal prosec0-.
 tion, such costs as have of right accrued to them, taking their receipt therefor, but shall not pay any costs ts any person who shall not ,, demand the same within six months after the ,, same are taxed provided, no part of said
 costs shall be received or paid to any special , constable of said city for any service whatey-
 CT, as witness or otherwise; and said clerk
 may draw orders on the city treasurer for
 such sums as are necessary for such purpose,
 or may pay the same out of the funds of the f'1f city in his hands " ''0
 SEC. l9. The said clerk shall receive all
 fines and costs imposed by said police court, , " and paid before commitment, and account for 'A the same to the city auditor and pay the same
 to the city treasurer, as hereinbefore provided and all fines and costs paid after commitment '"H shall be received Dy the keeper of the jail or of the workhouse, where the offender shall l2I'be confined, and by such keeper paid to the, treasurer of the city of Waterbury, within
 thirty days after the same shall have been re. gceiyed by said keeper of the. jsil or work ss @S house. sE g IsruH SEc 20. It ahall be the duty of the city at
 torney to prosecute in the name of the city