The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-10

pIration OF his said office shall deliver to his
successor in office all the books papers
records and writings remaining in the same
or apprrtaining thereto, then this obligation
IN he void. otherwise to remain and be in fuu
force or virtue; such bond shall be approved
If nv two Judges of the court of common
nleas of the county wherein Is situate the
citv for which such police Justice shall be an
pointcd. and when so executed and approved
of shall he recorded In the clerks Office of
snrh county aud filed In the same, to be nv
sueb clerk safely kept among the public
naners of his Office; aud In case any person an
pojpted police justice for such city as afore.
said. before he shall enter into the security
aforesaid, shall perform any of the duties
required Of him by law In such office, he shall
far such offence forfeit and pay for the use of
such civ one hundred dollars, to be sued for
and recovered 10y the mayor of such city in
which the Offence was committed, in an action
of debt. with costs of suit. In the corporate
name Of such city.
10. Aud he it enacted, That such police JUS
tices of such cities shall pay over daily to the
treasurer OF such city, for the use of the city,
all fees collected by e respectively which
they shall receive from any person or persons,
or from the county wherein such city is situ-
ate. or from the sheriff OF county collector or
other officer Of such county, for any duties or
services hy them respectively performed or
rendered as police justice in any way during
all the time they shall continue in Office; and
such police Justices respectively shall use all
lawful means and make all lawful ~endeayors
TO collect with all practical dispatch all such
fees:that all fines and penalties, together with
the costs OF suit, for the violation of ordinan-
ces whereof complaint is made before either
of said police justices, shall be paid to the JUS
flee before whom said complaint is made, and
his receipt therefor shall on the payment
thereof be a sufficient discharge of the same.
IA. Aud be II enacted, That said police JUS
ticcs of any such city shall at every REGULAR
monthly meeting of the common council
hoard nC aldermen or other board having
charge and control of the finances in such
clty. make return to such board or body by
their respective written statements, what
MONEYS have been received by them as such
police justice of such city, during the month
preceding. for fines, penalties, costs of suit,
when, from whom and for the violation of
what ordnance or ordinances received. and
what judgments remain unpaid, and when
such written statement shall have been audi
ted by the auditor of accounts or correspond
ing officer Of such city, said police justices
shall each WITHOUT additional delay pay over
to the treasurer or corresponding financial
officer Of such city. for the use of such city,
all moneys thereby appearing to be due such
city from such police justices respectively.
taking the receipt of such treasurer or finan-
cial officer for the amour so paid.
Is. Andheit enacted, That said police justice
of such city shall keep a docket leach having
his own docket in which they shall record all
suits instituted before them for violation of
all ordinances of such city passed or enacted
hy such city or any board thereof, against
whom brought and when, for the violation of
what ordnance. what proceedings were had,
what judl mentwas rendered therein and state
particularly the items of the costs for which
Judgment shall be given, and If 80, when.
whether the amount of the Judgment was
maid. and when and how, whether upon exc
cution or otherwise, and if said suit was not
prosecuted to Judgment, when and for what
reason and by whose direction the same was
discontinued whether any money was reeeiv-
ed on account of the suit. and If so, what
amount and when and from whom, and If less
than the whole amount to which the city
would have been entitled had the suit been
successfully prosecutedt to judgment, by whose
authority or direction such less sum was ac-
cepted: aud such police justices shall also
keen n record in their said docketS respec-
lively, of all complaints of a criminal nature
which shall he made before them witt a r
statement of the parties by whom the same
were made, when the same were made, for
what offence, what action was taken and SER
vices 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 police justices shall keep his said docket
at the police COURTROOM wherein his court is
located and held, and said dockets shall be
there at all times open to the inspection OF
the mayor, board of aldermen or the govern
ing body or board of such city. but shall be
under the control of the board of aldermen
of such city.
1G. And he ii enacted, That such police JUS
tees shall also carefully file and preserve
each in his own courtroom, all complaints
and other papers of whatever description In
or relating TO any suit instituted before
them. during all the time they shall respec-
lively continue in Office; and said complaints
and other papers shall be and remain the soie
property of such city; and each OF snch poice
justices shall, on demand, deliver up all said
complaints and other papers OF Whatever
description. together with his docket TO the
person who shall at any time be appointed
to succeed him as police justice; said ponce
justices shall also respectively keep at the
places OF holding their said courts a true ana
complete daily account, in the form OF II cash
account, of ali their receipts for fines, penai-
ties fees and costs, which accounts shaii ue
at all times open to examination OF Tue
mayor and finance committee Of the ooaru
of aldermen or auditor; and such eash ac-
counts shall he kept in a suitable DOOR VI
books, which said book or books shall DE anu
remain the sole property of such city ana
shall also be delivered by said police Justices
10 the person appointed to succeed them III
office respectively.
II. And be II enacted, That justices holding
the police courts under this act in any seconu
class city in this state shall have power anu
are hereby authorized to appoint IN ana ior
each of the police courts of said cities cierh'
whose duty it shall be to attend the sessions
of the court and to the examinations triais
and proceedings had therein; such cierA
shall. under the direction of the court, keep
a brief record of all matters which sha'l come
before the same; he shall, unless other"ise
expressly directed by law receive all fees ana
penalties imposed in the court to which he
shall act and shall account for ana pay 'ne
same over to the proper officers or authori-
ties within forty-eight hours after his receipt
thereof; he shall keep a record OF All SUE
fines and penalties and of the disposition
thereof in books to be provided for that pur,
pose by the board hereinafter nameu' anu
shall perform such other duties ana SERVICES,
as the CONT or the justice or judge aioresaiu
may require; he shalt receive a salary Oh nlne
hundred dollars per annum, to be palu III tne
same manner as now provided for by la" lor
the payment of city officers; he shall 10 70
qutred to enter into a bond to the saiu ci.s IA
the corporate name in the sum OF tnree
thousand dollars. with at least two sun',e'
suretieN 10 be approved of by the ooaru VI
body of such city having control u :"
nance thereof, conditioned for the taltniui
performance of his duties, which bohu shaii
be renewed annually; every such olerA az.
pointed AS aforesaid shall hold Once Ior the
term Of i've Years. unless sooner remover y
cause 10y such police justices.
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