New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-09
ance upon said court. to be paid as provided
for in section fourteen of this act, upon GER
titicate of said service by the judge OF said

ance upon said court. to be paid as provided
for in section fourteen of this act, upon GER
titcate of said service by the judge OF said
court.
SEC. :. And be it further enacted, That
| there shall be no fee charged for any ser
vice by the clerk of said police court. The
witnesses shall receive the same. fees as are
allowed for similar service and attendance
in the criminal court, and be paid by the
local jurisdiction in which the Otfense shall
be committed.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted, That in
all appeals from said police court, the party
| applying for appeal shall enter into recOg-
nizance. with sufficient surety to DE ap-
proved by the judge, for his appearance at
| the criminal court then in session, or at the
next term thereof if said criminal court be
| not in session session, there to prosecute
said appeal and to abide by the judgment OF
said criminal court; said recognizance
so approved and the information
or complaint shall be immediately
of the District of Columbia. Upon such re-
cognizance being given, all further proceed
ings in said police court shall be stayd. and
the Judgment in said criminal court shall be
| final in the case.
Sec. 9. And be It further enacted, That
| the bailiffs of said court may act as deputies
| for the marshal of said District of Columbia
| court.
Sec. TO- And be it further enacted, That
| said police court shall be provided with a
suitable place for the holding of its sessions
| at the expense of the District of Columbia.
| to be 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. II. And be it further enacted, That
upon the failure of any party appealing
from the Judgment of said police court
| to the criminal court, to enter into re-
cognizance. az provided for in section
eight. he shall be committed to Jail to await
his trial upon his appeal. and said trial shall
be had in said criminal court as though SAID
recOgnizance had been entered into. In
every case of appeal the court below snail
send ZIP the information or complaint flled
| in the cause. and a copy of the record of all
proceedings duly certified III the criminal
| cOnrt.
! SEC. IL. And be it further enacted. That
said police court shall have power to take
| the acknowledgment of deeds and TO ad-
| minister oaths and atfirmatl0ns to pubic
| officers.
SIC. IS. And be it further enacted. That
| said police court shall have power to make
| such rules and regulations as may De
| deemed necessary and proper for conduct
ing business therein. COntempts may be
punished by fine and imprisonment. or by
either; but the fine shall in no case exceed
twenty dollars, nor the imprisonment be tor
a longer time than forty-eight hours.
SEC ii. And be it further enacted, mat
the salaries of said judge and clerk OF the
said police court. the compensation OF sald
deputy clerk and bailiffs, and the fees OF the
marshal of said district, shall be paid quar-
terly by the proper authorities OF the cities
of Washington and Georgetown and the
levy court Of the county OF ASH
ington eighty per centum thertoi
to be paid by the city OF
Washington twelve per centum by the CITY
of Georgetown, and elght Pr :,
Sec Is And be it further enacted. That
all fines, penalties costs, and fOrteitures I'M
posed or taxed by said police court. shall be
collected by the marshal aforesaid. or oy
the chief of the Metropolitan police. as the
case may 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 the same proportion as aforesaid But tne
fines. penalties. costs. and forfeitureS. 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
violation was committed.
SEC Is. And be it further enacted. That
it shall be the duty of the attorneys of said
cities and of said levy court or their assis-
tants. to attend to the prosecution in said
police court of all offenses arising from viO-
lations of any of the ordinances of said cities.
or of the acts of said levy court respectively:
and for their services they shall be paid by
their respective authorities; and it shall be
the duty of said cities and of said levy court
to levy and collect yearly such taxes as may
be necessary to defray the expenses incurred
under this act.
SEC II. And he it further enacted. That
it shall be the duty of the United States at
torney for the District of Columbia. in per-
son or by one or more of his assistants or
deputies. to attend to the prosecution in said
police court of such offcnses have
heretofore been cognizable, in said
criminal court. for which service he
shall be paid the same. fees as
are now allowed for such service in said
criminal court. under the first section of the
act of Congress approved February twenty
six eighteen hundred and fifty-three Here
after it shall not be lawful for the Attorney
General of the United States to allow any
compensation to the United States attorney
for the said District of Columbia for any
permanent assistant or deputy: nor shall
said attorney of the United States for said
District be allowed any sum by the Secre-
his Office expenses. clerk hire, fuel, station
cry. or other incidental expenses: but said
attorney for said District shall hereafter pay
to his deputies or assistants not exceeding in
all four thousand dollars per annum. also
his clerk hire not exceeding twelve hundred
dollars per annum. Office rent ,vfuel, station
cry, printing and other incidental expenses
out of the fees Of his office, taxed and
allowed under the provisions of said first
section of said act of February twenty-six
eighteen hundred and tifty-three. which
said fees shall he paid to him quarterly at
the Treasury of the United States, on the
first days of January, April, July, and De-
tOber in each year, upon return in writing
made to the Secretary of the Treasury in
such form as he shall prescribe, embracing
all the fees and emOluments of his Office
under the oath of said attorney for said Dis
trict and the certificate of judge of or
Justice of the court wherein the services
may 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
twenty-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
or 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 annlrm.
SEC. 49, And be it further enacted. That
thc said attorney of the United States for
the District of Columbia, and every assistant
or deputy by him duly appointed, shall be.
and is hereby, authorized and empowered
to administer Oaths or atfirmations
to witnesses in criminal eases,
and in all cases where a justice
O, the peace is authorized to do