The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-17

IA 50 dot,sn itstas matter Provided
TIM such member shall not res
nai rIsS sus3s aded 4eF q longer period than
Ihirty lfayssast hout asas opp ortunfty Of being
heard Ia hfs defence and upon hearing the
proofs in thsE case, q majority of said COM
may discharge or restore sucn
member In accordance with the decision OF
The majority of such board thereon ana
The pay or salary Of such member shall
cease from the time OF suspension 70 me
time uf.restor to service, unless other
wise ordered by said sboardof sommis nj = IN,
he'd with the city clerk and .apy violation
oftlIe rules. regulations or orders OF the
boatd, or orders of any superior, shall be
good cause for dismissal.
SO. The salary or pay Of said Chief ana po-
hcenhn shall be determined BY the Clty
Councl, and oil bills Of expense on ACCOUNT
of the iolice department shall be audited
by at leas two of said commissioners.
so. The raid chief of police and every pc,
nceman duly appointed as aforesaid, snail
have issued TO him warrant OF appoint.
ment, signed by the president OF the board
and countersEned by the city clerk, staIinS
the date Of hin dpPointIne sna.i
be his cornniisa on-and he shall take sucn
oath rs the City Council may ordain, ana
subscribe the sane in book to he kept ZOE
that purpose by the said city clerk,
81. The said chef Of police ana ponce-
men shall generally have power to 90 Wnat,
ever NAV be Necessary to preserve the good
order and peace of sad city, and to secure
It's inhabitants from PERSONAL violence and
their property from lossand injury. Such1
number of the said police Gorce as the board
of police commissioners NAY designate
shall, in criminal eases, have the same pow
ers and duties and be subjectto the same
penalties that are prescribed by law as to
constables.
80. The said board of commissioners may
prescribe such uniform and badges for the
police force as they may deem proper, ana
direct in what manner they shall be armed.
And if any person other than policeman
shall publicly wear such uniform and badges
as may be prescribed rs aforesaid, ne may
be subjected to such fine, not exceeding the
sum of one hundred dollars, as the City
d. As sooh as said commissioners shall
have entered upon the discharge Of their
duties; and appointments of police are
made in the manner as herein provided,
then all the policemen and the chief OF po-
lice who shall be in service, previous there
to shall Immediately vacate their offices re-
spectiyely, unless reappointed as herein
provided.
Section 81 provides that the City Council
may organize and maintain fire depart
nient for said city, and appoint chief en-
gineer and assistants, with any or all of the
bowers which have been or may be vested
by law In such officers.
Sections 95, So, and 81 relate to the prohi-
bition of the erection of wooden buildings
and the manner of appraising property
when destroyed by order of the city authori-
ties to prevent the communication Of fire.
Chapter seven relates to the judiciary, and
provides for the circuit, hilstings, and chan
Gerry courts as otherwise provided by law.
1t also provides for the election by the peo-
pie of an attorney for the. Commonwealth
for the circuit and hastings courts for two
years. Also for the election by the people
of a sheriff, a city sergeant, and aconstable,
are to be determined by the Council. There
years, clerks of the circuit, hastings, and
chancery courts. |
III. There shall be appointed by the City
Council one police justice, who shall hold
his office for the term of two years, and I'M
til his successor shall be elected and qualify,
unless sooner removed from office.
11S. The police justice shall be &c oficlo a
Justice of the peace, and shall hold court
daily in said city Sundays excepted), which
shall be court Of record, in such place as
the City Council may provide and appoint.
He shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear
and determine all violations Of the city or
dinances shall have jurisdiction Of all mis-
demeanors under the laws of the State COM
mitted or charged within the limits of the
city, or one mile north of James river or of
any adjacent property used by the city for
public purposes, and shall have jurisdic-
diction to hear and determine civil matters
where the amount in controversy, exclusive
of costs, does not exceed 500. In all cases
of misdemeanor under the laws Of the State,
and in all civil actions where the amount in
exclusive Of costs, exceeds
$50. the accused in the former, and either
of the parties in the latter, shall be entitled
TO Jury if the accused in the former, or
either of the said parties in the latter, shall
demand it.
119. Jurors for the court of the police justice
shall be summoned by the city sergeant, in
such numbers and to such days as may be
directed by the police justice. Such Jurors
may be challenged as in the case Of jurors
in other courts of the Commonwealth.
100. Appeals from the judgment Of the
police justice may be taken to the court OF
musings, in all criminal cases in which the
fine imposed exceeds fifty dollars; but such
appeal shall not be allowed in civil cases
unless the party accused shall, within ten
days after Judgment, enter into a recogni-
zance in sum prescribed and with security
approved by the police justice, conditioned
for the discharge of the Judgment upon the
said appeal.
121. The police justice shall have power
to summon witnesses and enforce their at
tendance by attachment or otherwise to
enforce obedience to all orders, rules, and
judgments made by him, and to fine and
imprison for contempt. s1-
!. 10. The police Justice may appoint a
clerk and prescribe his duties. Said clerk
shall receive such compensation for his SER
vices rs may be provided by the Council.
123. IF upon the trial of any criminal
causeit shall appear to the satisfaction OF
the police justice, or shall be found in the
verdict ofthe jury that the prosecution was
instituted from malicious motives, or with
out probable cause, the costs Of said trial
shall be entered as a judgment against the
prosecutor or prosecutors, and the police
Justice may commit him or them to Jail until
the same be paid" .1-
124. Said police Justice shallnot be entitled
to receive any fees or rewardfor his services,
but shall receive in full compensation there
for such fixed salary as the City Council
may determine. All the fines and penalties
imposed by the said police justice, and all
the moneys that shall be paid or received
by him as such, shall belong to the city OF
Richmond; andthe said police ustice shall
report on oath to the City Countil, at the
FIRST regular meeting thereof In each month
durine the term for which he shall be
elected, the number and names of persons
fined BY him, and the names OF persons
against whom judgment shall have been
rendered by him for any penalty or
nr.d ALI ma aarrs,