Litchfield enquirer., 1867-09-26
WHOLE NO. 226O.

CIGfk, time and manner of paying the same shall bo fixed by the court of common council, and such salary shall be in lieu of all fees whatsoever for criminal business. And said clerk shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute bond in tho penal sum of one thousand dollars to the mayor a dermen, common council[menl and freemen of tho city of Meriden, with surety to be approved by the mayor Of said city, conditioned that he shall faithfully render an account i'll writing, under oath
 to the auditor of city accounts, and pay over to the treasurer of said city all tnes penalties, fees and costs, belonging to said city, that shall como into the hands of said clerk and deliver to said reasur CT a duplicate of said account as is hereinbefore provided.
 Sec. 3l. Tho court of common council of said city shall provide court room and such other ac- commodatons for said police court as said judge shall deem necessary; including records books blanks stationery, and so forth; and shall Do open for the transaction of business except Sundays at nine o'clock in forenoon, and for so long time as shall be necessary to transact all necessary buSi ness before said court during the day.
 See. B. Presentments or complaints in any crim- inal matter, cognizable by said police court, may be made to the same by any grand juror of tho town of Meriden the city attorney, or assistant attorney for the city of AIeriden, and said police court, the clerk thereof, shall exercise tho samo powers i'll relation to the issuing of process against personsso complained of, and the granting of sum- mons c0pids for witnesses, is conferred upon ust- ces of the peace, in and by the one hundred and thirty-eighth section, title l, and in two hundred and thrtysevenh section title XII, of the revised statutes of this state.
 Sec. 36. Before entering upon tho trial of any criminal cause; the said police court may adjourn the hearing trial thereof from time to time, not exceeding fifteen days, unless said court, upon good cause shown, may deem longer timo nccCs- sary, for tho purpose of procuring material testi- mony, which time shall not exceed ninety days; and said court, if the offence charged be liable, shall take good and sufficient bail, if offered for the appearance of tho person charged, at the day to which tho trial or hearing is adjourned, If tho case is within the final jurisdiction of said police court the bond rccOgnizanco shall be payable to the city treasurer, otherwise to the county or state treasurer, as tho nature of tho offence shall require.
 Sec. 37. Said police court is hereby required to charge and tax for the of the city of Merdcn, in any criminal proceeding, such clerk fees gro now allowed by law to the clerks of the superior court, and two dollars for the trial of each case, anu one dollar on each appeal, and the fees of the prosecuting officer Who shall mako any complaint or prcsentmcnt, shall be the samo those now provided by law for grand jurors of the towns; and payable from the city treasury. And all such ft s of the prosecuting officer shall be taxed and receiv ed by tho clerk, ill favor of tho city of Meriden; said clerk may pay unto persons entitled to costs in any criminal prosecution, such costs of right accrued to them, taking their receipt therefor ont shall not pay any costs to any person who shall not demand the samo within six months after tho same arc taxed; pTOtided, no part of said costs shall be received or paid to any special constable of said city for any service whatever, witness or otherwise, and said clerk may draw orders the city treasurer for such sums as arc necessary for such purpose, or may pay the same out of the funds of the city in his hands.
 Sec. 38 The said clerk shall receive all fines and costs imposed by said police court and pay before commitment, and account for the same to the city auditor, and pay the same to the city treasurer heronbeforo provided; and all fines and costs paid after commitment shall be received by the keeper of the jail or of the work-hOuse, where the offender shall be confined, and by such keeper paid to the
 treasurer of the city of heriden within thirty days after the same shall have been received by said keeper of the jail or WOrk-hOusC.
 :S9 It shall he tho 1utV of inc ritV otfOrnoV to prosecute in the name of the citytreasurer any of the bonds mentolad in this act which arc paya be to such treasurer, within fifteen days after tho same shall be forfeited, and account to and with the city auditor for all sums received recovered on such bonds except his taxable fees; and it is hereby made the duty of tho clerk of said police court to give immediate information to the city at torney of the forfeiture of all bonds taken to the treasurer of said city, i'll pursuance of this act. And in of the sickness of the judge of said pO lice court, or his absence from the city, at any time when his services as such judg may be quired, the clerk of said police court, or the city attorney, may if they think proper, designate and request in writing, any justice of the peace, resi- dent within said city, to act in place of said police judge and said justice, while acting under such request shall have the same powers as said judge would have in like cases and the fees of such jus tice whether acting by the request of the judge of said police court, provided ill the twenty-ninth section of this act, by tine request of the clerk of said court, city attorney, shall be the same now by law allowed to justices of the peace in 
 ner as costs are hereinbefore provided to bo paid to persons entitled to receive them; and such writ ten request shall be recorded by the clerk of said court, and kept with the records thereof
 Sec. 40. The court of common council of said city of Nleriden may enter into any arrangement with the county commissioners of New Haven county, or with the inspectors of any wOrk-hOuse within said county, to receive and keep all per sons who may be sentenced to confinement in the common jail of said county, or in such work-house by said police court; and it shall be the duty of the ebnn of NayuH oil of the city shcrifls of said city, and of any stable of the town of Meridcn, either of the special constables of the city ofMeriden to convey all persons sentenced, without delay, to the ap- pointed place of continement whether such con- mon jail or work-house, and deliver them to the keeper thereof, who shall receive and mprison such persons and employ them according to the rules and regulations and discipline of such place of confinement, during the term for which they shall be severally sentenced and committed or un- til they discharged by law; but the said court of common council shall not have power to enter into any such agreement, at any one time, for longer period than two years.
 Sec. fl. It shall be lawful for said police court at it's discretion, and in the manner provided bV the public laws of this state, to order any person brought before said court on any criminal prescntrnent, to bo committed to snv 1,l", reform school or other institution or hereafter to be established within this state, for iuvinile offenders and the proper officer of such institution shall re- ceive and keep such person according to the rulos and discipline of tho same.
 Sec. 42. Process issued by or returnabc to said police court, may be served by the sheriff of New Haven county, or his deputies, or any constable of the town of Meriden, any city sheriff special constable of the city of Meriden, any indifferent person deputed to serve tho samo who shall sever ally receive the fees therefor now prescribed by law for constables of towns for like services, and no more; proUided no fees shall be paid to any special constable of said city for such services but the legal fees therefor shall be taxed and paid to the clerk, the city treasury upon conviction of any person arrested; and prOUided tuthe, that the authority of any city sheriff special constable of said city, to servo process aforesaid, shall not extend beyond the incorporated limits of the town of Merden, except as is hereinbefore provid- ed.
 Sec 43 1t shall be lawful for all officers hereby authorized to process issued by and returna- ble to the police court and it shall be their duty to arrest without previous complaint and warrant, all such persons guilty of drunkenness. va. grancy, ,dlsorderly conduct, breaches of the peace and common assault, when such offenders shall he taken and apprehended in the act or on immedi ate or present information of others: and it shall be lawful for said court to proceed to trial and ren der judgement without previous complaint and warrant upon persons so arrested, in the same issued by said court. Nfe-- p-o'oSe
 Sec. A. Whenever any person shall be arraioned before sad police court for drunkenness. yaerancv dlSordefy conduct; or 8 breach of tho nao oo ao!3