The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-22


rivts,. whether execution was issued on
said Judgment. aud II 80. when. whether
the amount OF the Judgment was paid,
when and how, whether upo exeeu-
ton or otherwise and II said suit was not
prosecuted 10 Judgment, when and Tor
what reason, and by whose direction the
same was discontinued; whether any
money was received on account OF the
SUIT. and il so, what mount. u when
and from whom. and IL less than the
whole amount to which the city would
have been entitled had the suit been sue
cessfully prosecuted to Judgment by
whose authority or direction such
less sum was accepted; and
such police justices shall also keep a
record ia their said dockets, respectively,
all complaints OF q criminal nature which
shall be made before them, with o true
statement OF the parties by whom the
same were made, when the same were
made, for what offence. what action was
taken and services rendered touching
said complaints by them respectively,
what fees were received by them therein,
together with the items making up the
amount Of said fees; each Of said such
police justices shall keep his said docket
at the police court room wherein his court
is located and held, and said Gockets shall
be there at all times open to the inspec-
ton of the mayor. police commissioners,
chief of police and members OF the com.
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governing body or board of such city, and
shall be and remain the sole properly of
such city, but shall be under the control
Of the board of police commissioners of
such city.
16 And be IL enacted. That such police
justices shall also carefully file and pre-
serve. each In his own court ROOM, all
complaints and other papers OF
whatever description. in or relating
to any suit instituted before them,
during all the time they shall respectively
continue in office; and said complaints
and other papers shall be aud remain the
sole property If such city, n each OF
such police justices shall. on demand. de-
liver up ali said complaints and other pa
pers of whatever description, together
with his said docket, to the person who
shall at any time be appointed to succeed
him as police justice; said police Justices
shall also respectively keep at the places
of holding their said courts a true and
complete daily account, in the form OF a
cash account. Of all their receipts tor
fines, penalties, fees and costs, which &C
counts shall be at all times open TO exam
nation of the mayor, com ptroller. auditor
and police commissioners aud member
OF the common council, board of alder
men or other governing body or board OF
such city, and such cash account shall be
kept in a suitable book or books, which
said book or books shall be and remain
the sole property of such city, and shall
also be delivered by said police justices to
the person appointed to succeed them In
office respectively.
IA. And be it enacted, That any police
justices appointed at any joint meeting of
the Legislature of eighteen hundred and
niuety-one. shall hold Office for five years
from the date of their appointment, and
shall be taken ana considered us of the
police Justices appointed under this act.
is. And be IL enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts, general. special or local, in
consistent with the provisions of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed, and
this act snail be a public act and shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March 10, 1891.