Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-25
VOL 36-No. 5.41S.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at Second Session Of Forty -irs: Congress

original aud exclusive jurisdiction of all Cff-nces
oI Columbia, not deemed capital or otherwise in
famous crimes, that Is 70 say OF all sIhpie assaults
ishsIlr by imprisonment in the panitsntsry and OF
alcfsnces against any OF tue 81 the city 81
asbingtcn, or of the city OF Georgetown, OF laws
Of the levy court of the county of Washington. It
armed in the law, and who shall be- app ,inted Gy
the President Of the United States, by apd with the
a a .ee ~, % ,b tr,' % ~ '" NV vnsrS ~ Rsore entsrn
upon the duties &c his office he shall take the 0atn
Prescribed for Judges Of the courts OF IT,: uaited
Sc; 2. Ard b ,tfTrfhs, mated, That the salary
oi said Judge shall be three thousand dollars per
a clerk at a sslary Of two thousand dollars per
CONSENT 0f the eoart Il tie business shall require it
to he paid such e6nhpensation may b. allowed by
annur Said clerk shall give bond with surety, and
take the oath of Office prescribed by law for clerks
have power to administer oaths and affirmati Jus,
and in his absence his deputy may administer the
Sec. ;. And b, IL further enacted, That prosecu
trns in said police eonrt shall be by information
trial by petit jury; but any party desming
m'elf aggreved by the Judgment Of said court may
the supreme court of the District of Coambia, and
in such case the appeal shall be tried the infor
nation hled IN the court below, certified TO said
criminal court BY Jury in attendance thereat,
though the cas- had originated therein.
SE * fnd be a. further eHd s.cd, That said police
court shall hold term on the first Monday Of every
month, and continue the same from day TO day as
long may be necessary for the transaction Of ts
business. Said Judge shall have power to issue pro
Cess tsr the arrest % oi persons against WHOM ,nforaa
TO cumpl the attendance OF witnesses; and said
fine or imprisonment. or BY both. In cases arising
ont Of violations Of any of the ordinances of either
process shall be directed 10 the Chief Of the Metro
potan Police Of the District af Columbia, who shall
an IN nb.a ana D III IN IKE
niZsLle in the said criminal court the process shall
be directed to the marshal OF said district except in
case OF emergency when u may be directed To said
chief Of the Metropolitan Police and for his services
foF serviee in aid cri. s al c"nr 10 BE- S.i a.
provided for IN section fourteen of this act. such
and shall bear a teste in the name of said Judge anu
be signed by the ceYk And in case of sickness, alb
justice. Of the supreme Of the District of Conn 81 rn
bia shall designate some Justice Of the peace of said
until such disability be ed, who shall take the
same oath at is prescribed for said Judge of the p1
per day for the time he shall serve, TO be paid in
ihe ,ams manner as the salary Of said pol judge
Sec S. And b. if further sHacfsd. That said police
court shall have power 10 punish cOntempts and to
jurisdiction. and shall have a seal But said court
shall not have power TO naturalize f9geigners..
court may appoint bailiii. pot to exceed two, who
every days attendance upon said court, to he paid
provided for in section fourteen Of this act upon
ceTtncte OF said service by the nudge OF said court
be no Tee charged for any service by the clerk of said
Ices a. are allowed for similar service and atfend
ance in the criminal count aud be paid by the local
jurisdiction in which the ofense shall be committed
SEC 5. And be uJurfer snacttd, Tha, in all psea~
from aid police court, the party apply ing for the
surety, be approx ed by ssid Judge his appear
ance at the criminal court then IN session, at the
in session, there TO pr6secufe said appeal and TO
abide by the judgment of said criminal court; SAID
c6mpinnt shall s a tTansmted To- ,Gs Gs
clerk of the supreme court OF the District of Colum
ter preceding in said police court shall be stayed
and the Judgment ia said criminal court shall be
sL, >. had BE- II Jarihey Enacted. That the baliffs
Of .ad court may act az deputies for the mars hal OF
issued by laid c. urt.
court shall lie prov ided will suitable place for the
holding Of its sessions at the pense "f the District
saction fourteen cf t}s act Said curt Snail baIe m
power to do all acts which may be necessary 10 the
SsET m 4"a b. 81 f1ytstT sH1S,sS' Tn, nnon the
failure of any party appealing from the judgment of
recognizance- as provided for il section eight, he
sfall be committed to Jail e. await his trial upon his
court though said recognizance had been entered
into. In every case of appeal the court below
shalt send up the information eomp plant flied in
the cause and copy of the record Of all prOcce,l-
ings duly certified i1 thu criminal court.
court shall have power to take the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
81 deeds and TO administer Oaths and airmatons 10
u
SEC I3 Aad BE- IfTmfher enae;sd. That said police
court shall have power to make such rules and reg
conducting business therein. Contempts NAV be
punished by fine and imprisonment, or by either but
the imprisonment be for a longer time than forty.
SFc H. And b, iifgrths5 enacted, That the salaries
of sand Judge and clerk Of the said police court the
compensation of said deputy clerk and bsiIits and
quarterly by the proper authorities Of the cities of
Washington and Georgetown and the levy court of
Of 10 be paid by the city OF Washington twelve Der
centum by the city of Georgetown, and eight per
Sec Is. Ard Be- ~ CWthsr enacted, That all fines
penslt,s costs and fortetures imposed taxed by
aforesaid by the chief of the Metropo itsn Police
the may be, process ordered by said police
tes ci sad cities, and levy court in the same Propor
tion as Aforesaid But the fines, penalties, costs,
dinsnces of said cities and the of the levy court
e,1 hs Dc paa 10 ,he fh o. sad urls
Sec i6 AAd BE- ttt1rthtr ena,tsd, That il shall be
the duty of the attorneys of said cities and OF said
levy court their assistants To attend TO the prose
eution in sad police court Of all offences arisioe
from violations Of any of the ordinances of said c
ties or Of the acts Of said levy court respectively;
sp ctye authorities and it shall be the duty of said
cities and Of said feVy court, TO levy and collect
expenses incurred under this act.
Sec IL. Ard 3 utnth5 eHattsd, That it shall be
the duty Of the United states attorney for the Dis
trie< OF Columbia, in person or by or more OF his
assistants deputies to attend TO the prosecution in
said police court OF such Ofenses have heretofore
been cogbiZahle in said criminal court, for which
service he shall be paid the same fees are al
lowed Tor such service in sad criminal court, under
the first section of the act Of Congress approved Feb
twenty six, eighteen hund red and fifty three
Hereafter it shall not be lawful for the Attorney
General of the United States to allow any cOmpen-
TO the United States attorney tor the said Dis
trict of Columbia for any permanent assistant or
deputy shall said attorney OF the United States
for said District be allowed sum by the Secretary
Of the Interior Attorney General for his office
penses clerk hire fuel, stationery, othcr iden
tai penses but said attorney for said District shall
hereafter pay TO his de Iuiles or assistants not
ceedng In all four Thousand dollars annum, also
his clerk hire not exceeding twelve hundred dollars
Per annum Office rent fuel, stationery, printing and
other incidental out of the fees OF his Office
taxed and allow under the provisions Of said first
hundred and fifty three, which fees shall be paid 20
him quarterly at the Treasury Of the United States,
tie first days Of January April July, and October
in each year, upon a return in writing made TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury In such form he shall
prescribe, embracing all the fee and emOluments of
his Office under the oath Of said attorney for said
District and the certificate Of Judge Of or justice OF
the court wherein the services NAV have been ren
dered, that the services for which said fees are
charged have been performed: and 50 much Of the
third section of said act approve ed February twenty
sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty three, relates
tO the compensation Of United States district attor
neIs, and the allowance of their Office expenses,
clerk hire other incidental expenses, shall not
hereafter apt " 20 said attorney for said District OF
Columbia PTOrtfsf That the com pen sation OF said