New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-08

vice by the clerk OF SAID ponce court. LIZ
witnesses shall receive the same fees as ar
allowed for similar service and attendance
in the criminal court, and be paid by tn
local Jurisdiction in which the Offense shall
be committed.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That II
all appeals from said police court, the partl
applying for appeal shall enter into recog
nizance. with sufficient surety to be ap
proved by the Judge, for his appearance a
the criminal court then in session, or at tn
next term thereof, if said criminal court d.
not in session session, there to prosecute
said appeal and to abide by the Judgment
said criminal court; said rec0gnlzanc'
so approved and the ln1ofmatiol
or complaint shall be nnmediatel!
transmitted to the clerk of the supreme cour
of the District of Columbia. Upon such re
cognizance being given, all further proceed
inGs in said police court shall be stayd, ant
the Judgment in said criminal court shall b.
final in the case. -
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, Tha
the bailiffs of said court may act as deputies
for the marshal of said District of Columbi;
for the service of process issued by salt
court.
See. 10. And be it further enacted, Tha
said police court shall be provided WI
suitable place for the holding OF its sessions
at the expense OF the District OF Coiulnola
to he apportioned as provided for in section
fourteen of this act. Said court shall have
power to do all acts which may be necessary
to the exercise of its jurisdiction hereby con
ferred.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, Iha
upon the failure of any party appealing
from the Judgment of said police cour'
to the criminal court, to enter INTO re
cognizance, as provided for in sector
eight, he shall be committed to jail to avail
his trial upon his appeal, and sad tr1al shal
be had in said criminal court as though sac
recognizance had been entered INTO. IL
every case of appeal the court pelow snal
send up the information or company iile -
in the cause. and a copy of the record of all
proceedings duly certified IN the criminal
cOnrt. nv
SEC. 70. And be it further enacted, That
said police court shall have power to take
the acknowledgment of deeds and to adj
minister oaths and affirmatiOns to public
officers.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That
said police court shall have power 10 make
such rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary and proper for conduct
ing business therein. COntempts may be
punished by fine and imprisonment, or oy
either; but the fine shall in no case exceed
twenty dollars. nor the imprisonment be 1or
a longer time than forty-eight hours:
SEC IA. And be it further enacted, mat
the salaries Of said judge and clerk OF the
said police court. the compensation OF said
deputy clerk and bailiffs, and the fees OF the
marshal of said district, shall be PAID quar-
terIy by the proper authorities of the cities
of Washington and Georgetown and the
levy court of the county of wash
ington eighty per centum thereof
to be paid by the city OF
twelve per centum by the city
of Georgetown, and eight per
centum by the levy court aforesaid.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted, That
all fines, penalties, costs, and forfeitures I'M
posed or taxed by said police court, shall pc
by the marshal aforesaid, or by
the chief of the Metropolitan police, as tne
ease NAV be- on process ordered by said po-
lice court, and by him paid over to the proper
authorities of said cities and levy court
in fhe same proportion as aforesaid. But the
fines penalties costs, and fOrfeitrres, arls-
ing from the violation of the ordinances OF
said cities and the acts of the levy court
shall be paid to the proper authorities OF
said Jurisdictions, respectively, wherein the
was committed.
Sec 16. And be it further enacted, That
t shall be the duty of the attorneys of said
titles and of said levy court or their assis-
-ants, to attend to the prosecution In SAID
police court of all offenses arising from vlo-
atoms of any of the ordinances of said cities,
n of the acts of said levy court respectively;
md for their services they shall be paid by
heir respective authorities: and it-shall be
he duty of said cities and of said levy court
o levy and collect yearly such taxes as may
,e necessary to defray the expenses incurred
mder this act. ..
Sec. II. And be it further enacted. That
t shall be the duty of the United States at
orney for the District of Columbia. in per-
on or by one or more of his assistants or
leputies, to attend to the prosecution in said
,olice court of such Offenses as have
heretofore been cognizable, in said
'riminal court. for which service he
hall be paid the same fees as
ire now allowed for such service in said
criminal court under the first section OF the
lct of Congress approved February twenty
tx, eighteen hundred and fifty-three. Here
lfter it shall not he lawful for the Attorney
General of the United States to allow any
to the United States attorney
or the said District of Columbia for any
permanent assistant or deputy; nor shall
aid attorney of the United States for said
District be allowed any sum by the Secre-
airy of the Interior or Attorney General for
lis Office expenses. clerk hire, fuel, station
nv, or other incidental expenses; but said
ttorney for said District shall hereafter pay
o his deputies or assistants not exceeding In
III four thousand dollars per ann1m, also
lis clerk hire not exceeding twelve hundred
dollars per annum, office rent, fuel, station
nv, printing and other incidental expenses
nit of the fees of his office, taxed and
lllowed under the provisions of said first
ection of said act of February twentysix.
eighteen hundred and fifty-three, which
aid fees shall he paid to him quarterly at
he Treasury of the United States, on the
irst days of January, April, July, and Dc
ober in each year, upon a return in writing
made to the Secretary Of the Treasury in
'uch form as he shall prescribe, embracing
I'll the fees and emOluments of his office
lnder the oath of said attorney for said Dis
rict and the certificate of Judge of or
Justice of the court wherein the services
nay have been rendered, that the SER
vices for which said fees are charged have
been performed and so much of the third
section of said act approved February
-wenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty
three, as relates to the compensation of the
United States district attorneys, and the
allowance of their Office expenses. clerk hire
Dr. other incidental expenses shall not here
after apply to said attorney for said District
Of Columbia: Provided, That the compensa-
ton of said district attorney shall not exceed
six thousand dollars per annum.
SEC. IS. And be it further enacted, That
the said attorney of the United States for
the District of Columbia, and every assistant
Dr. deputy by him duly appointed, shall be.
and is hereby, authorized and empowered
to administer oaths or atfirmations
to witnesses in criminal cases,
and in all eases where a. iustice
0, the peace is authorized to do
so: and if any person to whom such oath or
affirmation may be administered as afore-
said shall wilfully and falsely swear or affirm
any or thing material to
the point in question whereto he
Or she shall be examined, he or
She shall be deemed guilty of perjury.