The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-05

tenth, the police court shall have exclusive
jurisdiction OF all proceedings mentioned in
this section. and no justice OF the peace in the
city shall have the power to try and decide any
cases OF the classes mentioned IN said section;
provided, that any justice of the peace OF the
city who may be designated in writing by the
mayor for the purpose. shall have power to pre-
side In, and TO hold the police court in the
cases in which the police judge Is party, or in
which he is directly interested. or when the
judge is related TO either party by consanguin-
ity or affinity within the third degree, and also
In the case Of the sickness or temporary absence
OF the judge. or disability TO act from any other
cause; and in all such cases and duIing such
sickness, temporary absence or disability, the
justice so designated shall act as police judge
and shall have and exercise ell the powers,
jurisdiction and authority which are or may be
By Law conferred upon said court or judge
Sec. L The judge OF the police court shall also
have power to hear cases for examination. and
may commit and hold the offender to bail for
trial In the proper court aud may try, con-
denim or acquit aud carry his Alignment into ex-
ecution, as the case may require. according 10
law; and shall have power 70 punish persons
guilty of contempt OF court: and shall have
power to issue warrants of arrest IN
cases Of a criminal prosecution for the vio-
lation OF a city ordinance, rs we'll as in
case Of the violation Of the criminal law of tn
state; also all subppaas and all other processes
necessary TO the full and proper exercise OF his
powers and jurisdiction. Aud IN all criminal
trials before the police court for the violation of
city ordinance. as well as in cases of a viola
ton of the criminal law Of the state. made tri-
able before such court. the defendant shall be
entitled, IL demanded by him, TO jay trial,
but trial by jury may be waived by the de-
fendsnt in all such cases, and upon such waiver
the court shall proceed and try the case.
Sec. s. The CRY ulcil shall furnish for the
q fvQ ars-fc. hall
be styled "The city criminal docket" in which
all the criminal cases shall be recorded, and
each OF these shall be alphabetically indexed:
the other shall be styled "ihe city evil docket"
and 1t shall contain record of every civil case
which is prosee u.ed before said court, and each
case shall be properly iudexed, aud in all cssss
the dockets shall contain all such entries as are
required By law TO be made in the Justices
docket
See. 6. Appeals from the police court may be
taken TO the superior court OF the comfy in ell
cases equitable by the SAID police court. aud
such appeals shall be taken as IN case of appeal
from justices court
Sec. 7. In all cases where the police court is
authorized to impose fine or imprisonment,
or both. upon persons convicted in said court
OF any offense triab.e therein the said court
may sentence the offender TO be impr soned in
the city jail. and ia addition to imprisonment
may sentence offenders to be employed to labor
police and i'll the manner prescribed BIZ of,ii-
nance. for the benefit of the city during such
time of imprisonment aud msy, in case Of i'm
posing fine. embraces part Of the sentence
that In default OF thu payment of such d ne. the
defendant shall be imprisoned and required 10
labor for the benefit OF the city as before pro-
vided. at the rate OF two dollars day until such
hne is satisfied. Odeade-s required TO lanor
under the direction OF the chief OF police shall
De returned to the city jail al the end of each
day labor during heir terra OF imprisonment.
l. is hereby made the duty Of the officer having
control or charge OF the city Jail TO receive aud
safely keep ali persons imprisoned by any judg-
ment or order Of commitment. ani to allow
those to be removed from the jail, under the
charge of the chief OF police. who are repaired
to labor for the benefit OF the city, or whom toe
police judge may order TO be brought before the
I0lice court for trial.
Sec s. The Iolce court shall have seal. to
be provided by the city, which shall be affixed
to al, certified transcripts of the police eouit.
as well as 10 all writs and other process issued
out of said court.
Sec .. The police judge shall, on the last Sat
urday of eaca month. make to tie city councils
fun report OF eli cases lriei III the police court
Tor that month in which the city may be inter
estee, and at the same time shall pay into the
city treasury ali fines and other moneys coi-
lecttd on behali of the city for such month.
Sec. 10. The general interest which an iahab-
liant and taxpayer OF the city may nave in
penalty for the breach OF an ordinance, or ia
any other action in which the city is a party
shall not disqualify him to act as Judge or Juror
in the trial OF such cause.