The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-16


Nc I.S 3. n further enacted, That said police
eours shai hold term the hrst Mooiay every mooi
and cootinue The from day 10 day - Yong may %
pec~sry s the transaction Of he business IA. tedgs
shall have power 10 Issue prccess 10 The arss o. pa
agalnst shom information may be lid, " compnns un
der oaih Be made, TO compel the attendance Of vno'
and aid court may eniOrce any oflu judgnsos o. 10
tspces by nne os imprisonment. o. By bofh. In e.ses
arising out Of violations Of any 81 the ordinances ant
Of said ee o. 1.-THE Laws of aid levy court such pucess
shall b dircted 10 the chief q the Metropoan ponos
the District Of Columbia, Who shall sxecufs me Ame, -
make return thereof In like manner, - IN otnef Co.
bot In cosnrable In the sasd tnin. cur "
prccess shail be directed 10 the mAshal q aid ansnc
except IN cases of emergency, when nay ., ahsss
said chief Of the MetroT oltan poi'oe and sos ~ n
seryic IN MD criminal court TO b paid q ps1,'ard 80
,ectcu tupreen Of this act euch proces shan % un,a
the seal of aid police court, and shall bear 100 W
mans q nd judge, and be signed BY the CLERK am u
eas~. Of sickness shsence, % disability Of ald pa@
Judge eitr Of the justces of the supreme court Of The
D.tr,ct a Columbia shall designate some jnstce .e
PEACE o. sad District 10 discharge the dutes o. sa po
Judge until such disability be removed Who snan 1he .e
sane oath as prescreed @ .aa Sans " ~ A. A.
the time he shal serve, TO be paid In the sane
the salary q said police court Is paid. Liz.
Sac s. And be 70 further euaeted, Inat sn 49,
court shall have power % punish eoote%ps ,,sS,cson
ana shall have seal. But sad court shah %" hA's
poser 70 naturaire forigner<
: Sac g. And b I. further enacted, Inst Ma PSsxn
court may appoint oa not sa.ssans y, :.sS day.
attendance upon said court, TO be paid a. pfoNsu Iu ~
,eeton urtesn Of this act upon certificate OF SAID se'0s
By the Judge Of said court. IN =.
Sgc I. And he II further enacted, .hsl .nee s .,,
no Zee charged for any service BY the CLERK OF sA 49,
eoart rpe witnesses shall receive the same fees - As
Allowed n, similar service and attendance In The criminal
court and be paid by the local Jurisdiction In when inc
odsuce shal he committed.
nom said police court the party .Ppytns 70. appeal sns
enter into recosnirsDce, with sufheient surety 70
proved by the Judge, a. his appearance tne "a
court then In session, &c at he Den. tefm 'neo -
criminal court be not then IN session sssien, there 70
cut. said appeal and TO abide BY the Judgmen, o. s
criminal court said recoxuirance so approved ana % "
formation or complaint shall be Immediately u.nsnneu
10 the clerk q the supreme cout o. 'ne p'u
ha Upou such reccsulrapce being given, all further p,
erings In said police court shall be &ayed ana tne
Judgment In said criminal shall be anal In the CO.
ssc And be Il further enacted, That the baillns o.
IA court may act a deputies for The marshah OF sd
p.trt % Columbia Cor the service Of proess issued BY
Sac. 10. And be u further enacted, That said police
court shah be provided with suitable place zoe the ha.
ING "a n, sessions ct the expense Of the District OF Cos
mba TO be apporoned provided Tor In section our-
ieen Of this act Said court shall have power to DO All ae
which may be necessary to the exercise Of lis
hereby conferred.
ure Of any parry appealing from the JUDGMENT Of said po-
lice court TO the criminal court, TO enter Into reconanee,
as provided for In section eight, he shall be ecmm 70
Jail TO await his trial uoon his APPEAL and SAID ta sns
be had In sad criminal court though said rcognAnos
had been entered into In every case OF appeal the ooa
below shall send up the Information % cmpAint hea
the cause and copy Of the record OF all proceedings au
Sac 10 And be II further enacted, That said police
court shall have power 10 take the acknowledgment o
deeds and 10 administer oaths and amations 70 puonc
officers. IT.
cur shall have power to make such rules and regulations
A may be deemed necessary and proper f coodnctne
business therein. Contempts may be punished oy nne
and imprisonment, or by either but the nne sha 10 NO
case excsed twenty dollars the imprisonment De f
longer time than fory-eight hours.
SIC IL And be Il further enacted, That the salaries
Of sad Judge and clerk OF the said police the co
peu.aon OF said deputy clerk and bad, and the ICES
he mar,h. said District shall he paid quarterly by thu
proper authorities Of the city Of Washington and George
Town and the levy court Of the county AZ Washington
eighty Per centum thereof 10 be paid by the city OF wash
ngton twelve per centum by the city OF GeorgeoWn AND
ssc is And be Il further enacted That all Hoes pen
ses costs aud frfitures mposed or taxed by said 20
lice curt shall be collected by the marshal Aforesaid O
nv the chief Of the Metropolitan police a. the case may pe
on process ordered BY said police court and o him ls
10 the proper authorities Of said cities and levy court
In the same proportion az aforesaid But the hnes pen
Allies coss and forfeitures arising rom the violation
the ordinances OF said cities and the acts Of m levy court
sha be pah 10 the proper authorities OF said Jurisdictions
| r,rectveIy, wherein the violation was committed.
sEc Ia And be Il further enacted, That u shall D
the duty % the attorneys OF said cities and OF sara
court their assisants to attend % 'ne p'oSssa,on
aid police court Of all ofeoces arising from violations
apy Of the ordinances % said cities OF the acts OF s
levy court respectively and r their services they sha
he na by their respective authorities and shall be tn
duty Of said cities and ef sad levy court to levy and col
beet yearly such ases as may be necessary to dey tn
/ expenses Incurred under this act.
sac IL And be u further enacted, That II shan b
the duty Of the United States attorney Toe The Det
Columbia In person by OF his assistants
deputies to attend to the prosecution In said police cour
of such offences as have heretofore been equitable In sz
criminal court for which service he shall be paid the sam
fees as are now allowed Tor such service In sad ermins
court under the first section Of the act OF Congress NJ
proyed February twenty-six, eighteen hundred and my
three Hereafter shall not be lawful Tor the Auorne
General Of the United States to allow any compensation
the United States attorney or the said District OF Coumol
for any permanent assistant depuy nor shall said ao'
pey OF the United States for said District be allowed an
sum by the Secretary Of the Interior OF Attorney dener
for his ofee expenses, clerk hire, fuel stationary
ether incidental expenses br. ssn attorney ,@ s NJ
exceeding In all four thousand dollars per annum also h
clerk hire not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annur
Office rent, fuel, stationary. printing and other incident
expenses out Of the fes Of his Office, taxed and aowe
under the provisions Of said FIRST section Of sad act OF
| usry twenty-.ix, eishteeen hundred and hny-thre'
| which said fees shall be paid 10 him quarterly a. VI
Treasury Of the United States on the hrst days OF JAM
AIRY, April July and October In each year, upon re'ur
A writing made the Secretary Of the Treasury In sue
form a. he shall prescribe, embracing all the iees an
emoluens % his Office under the oath OF SAID atofne
or sad District and the certificate Of judge OF OF tustt
cOur wherein The services may nave osn
and so much % the third said act approved fepruaf
twenty.sixth, eighteen hundred and tfty-three, az
hates 10 the compensation Of the Uuted states district
toeys and the allowance Of their cfoe expenses eier
la l..ll hal
piy 10 said attorney iOr said District OF Columbia m
Met That the eompsnsAiiou of said district atorns
shall not exc, ed six thousand dollars per annnm.
Sac. Is. And be Il further enacted, Thai The SAID
torcsy o. the United STATE. cr the District Of Coumbr
and every assistant deputy by him duly spponte shs
BE- and hereby authorized and emPos.red 70 simnsv
oahs or afmatioos to witnesses In eimlna, cSs sna
all cases where justice q the pehce IL authorrei 70
30 and u any person To whom such oath o. amrm.u,
may be administered Aforesaid shs wilfy and false
swear OF a3rm touching any matter or thug material
the point In question whereto he o. abe sha 9 enm'ne
he or che shall be deemed guilty Of perjury and upon CO.
yicos thereof shall be sentenced to sufer imprsonme
and labor IN the peneutary, for the hrst offence ior
period less than two nlor more than ten years.
r the second offence not less than i've lnor more I'M
ssc 10 And be Il further enacted, That Justice
the peace In said District Of Columbia shall hereafter
ercse any Jurisdiction crimes aud onences eomm
In aid District either Tor examination 70 commit or no
70 bail or Coz hnAl Judgments excerpt thai any justice
the peace may on complaint under oath OF actual we
Issue warrants against pesons accused Of such onencs
when shah be returnAble TO the said police court, and
shan make record of his pruceenes 10 every case In
book TO be kept or that purpose. And al acts OF 20
gress authorizing justices % the peacs TO ont at the rep
tive sation-houses 10 hear charges against Prsons
may be arrested AMI carried thereto, and nxing connie
|, saticn thereto, are hereby repealed.
SIC, 20 AMI be Il further enacted That the judge
! s.ld police court may examine and commit, or hoh
hail In an orepces whittier equitable In said police cou
! | or In the criminal court u said District.
Sac a. And be u further enacted, That hereafter U
marshal q the District % Columbia In all civil cases, M
demand and receive payment Of his ices before serving