The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-12
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such days may Transact criminal business only.
sc. = fnere shall be . police judge, who
shall be the judge of said court He shall be
elec:ei by the qualified electors of the city and
shall hold Office for the term of two years. and
until his successor 10 elected and qualified. The
police judge must be an attorney of the supreme
court of this state and must have been in the
active practice OF his profession for at least
three years. one of which next preceding his
appointment must have been In the city Of Sc
attic.
Sec. o. The police court shall have jurisdiction
of the following public effenses committed with
In such city: First petit larceny; second, assault
or battery not charged to have been committed
upon public officer IN the discharge OF his OIL
eisl duty or with intent to kill: third, breaches
OF the peace, riots. ARRAYS committing willfui
injury to property and ell misdemeanors pun-
isbable by fine no. exceeding 1--WE hundred dol
lara, or by Imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or by both such fac and i'm prison
ment; fourth, of proceedings respecting va
grants, loud or disorderly persons; fifth. OF all
proceedings Tor violation of any ordinance
of said city, both civil and
to recover taxes. general or special,
levied in the city, for city purposes. and all
suits TO recover any essessms mt levied in the
city for the improvement of streets, avenues,
levees sidewalks and public squares, and for the
opening or laying out OF the same when the
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collected against the person, firm or CORPORA
ton ssed is les, than three hundred dollars:
provided. no lien upon the property taxed or
assessed for the nou- aymeDt OF the taxes or as
sessment ia sought 10 be foreclosed by said suit;
sixth, of an action for the collection of money
due 70 the city or from the city to any person,
firm or corporation. when the amount SOUGHT to
be collected is less titan three hundred dollars;
seventh. OF an action for the breach or violation
of any official bond given by any city
officer. and for the breach of any con-
tract, aud any action for damages in which
the city Is party. or is in any way interested.
and on all forfeited recognizances given TO or
for the benefit or in behalf of the city, and upon
Gil bonds given upon any appeal taken from the
Judgment of said court in any action above
named when the amount claimed. exclusive of
cost, is less than three hundred dollars; eighth,
OF an action for the recovery OF personal prop
erty belonging to the city, when the value of
the property, exclusive of damages for the TAX
ing or detention, is less than three hundred dol
lars; ninth. OF an act for the collection of any
license required by any ordinance of the city;
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
pose, shall have power 10 preside 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 ia related to either
party by conzangunity or affinity within the
third degree and also in the case OF the sickness
or temporary absence of the judge, or disability
10 act from any any other cause; and in all such
cases and during such SICKNESS temporary alb
sence or disability the justice SO designated
shall act as police judge and shall have and ex-
ere sc al the powers, jurisdiction and authority
which are or msy be by law conferred upon
said court or judge.
Sec. T. The judge OF the police court shall also
have power to hear cases for examination, and
may commit aud hold the offender to bail for
trial in the proper court. and may try, con-
denim or acquit and carry his jud gment into ex-
ecution, as the case may require according to
law; and to punish persons guilty of contempt
OF court, and shall have power to issue warrants
OF arrest in cases of q criminal prosecution for
the violation of city ordinance. as we'll as In
case OF the violation of the criminal law of the
state: also all subpoenas aud all other processes
necessary to the full and proper exercise OF his
powers and jurisdiction. In all criminal trials
before the police court for the violation of CITY
ordinance, as well as in cases of q violation of
the criminal law of the state, made triable be-
fore such court, the defendant shall be entitled,
If demanded by him, to jury trial, but trial
such cases, and upon such waiver the court
shall proceed and try the case.
Sec 5. The city council shall furnish for the
use OF the police court two dockets: one shall
be styled THE city criminai Docket" in which
all the criminal cases shall be recorded, and
each of these shall be alphabetically indexed;
the other shall be styled "The city civil docket"
and it shall contain record OF every civil case
which is prosecuted before said court, and each
case shall be properly indexed. and in all cases
the dockets shall contain all such entries 90 are
required by law to be made in the Justices
docket.
Sec. g. Appeals from the police court may be
taken to the superior court of the county in all
eases cognizsble by the said police court and
such appeals shall be taken as in case Of appeal
from justices court
Sec. q In all cases when the police court Is
authorized to impose fine or imprisonment or
both, upon persons convicted in said court of
any offense triable therein, the said court may
sentence the offender to be imprisoned in the
city jail, II there be one established by the city
council; ii not then until said council shall
desig ate and establish a city Jail or prison,
may sentence offenders to be imprisoned in the
county jail. and in addition to imprisonment
may sentence offenders to be emp.oye ed to labor
in the city under the direction OF the chief of
police and in the manner prescribed by ordi-
narce. for the benefit of the city during such
posing fine. embrace as part of the sentence
that in default of the payment of sucn fine the
defendant shall be imprisoned and re-
qured to labor for the benefit of the
city, before provided. at the
rate OF two dollars day until such
fine is satisfied. Offenders required to labor
under the direction OF the chief of police shall
be returned to the city Jail at the end of each
davis labo- during their term of imprisonment
II is hereby made the duty of the officer having
control or charge OF the city Jail to receive and
safely keep all persons imprisoned by any jude.
inert or order of commitment. and to allow
those TO be removed from the jail, under the
charge of the chief OF police, who are required
to labor FOR the benefit of the city. or whom the
police judge may order TO be brought before the
police court for trial and the keeper of the Jail
shall in no way be responsible for the safe keep
ing of such prisoners while so under the charge
OF the chief of police.
Sec. s. The police court shall have seal, to be
provided by the city, which shall be affixed to
oil certified transcripts OF the police courts as
well as to all writs and other process issued out
of said court.
Sec. 9. The police court shall, on the last SAT-
urday of each month, make to the city council
full report of all cases tried in this court for
and at the same time shall pay into the CITY
treasury all fines and other moneys collected on
behalf of the city for such month
Sec. ie The city council shall allow To the
police judge an annual salary not TO exceed the
sum of - dollars, which shall ne n.f5
from time 10 time as the city council NAV de-
tesmine.
Sec II. The chief of police or some member Of
the police force detailed BY him shall attend ,ho