The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-08

ARRAYS, committing wrongful injury to
property, and all misdeneanorS punishable
by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars. or
imprisonment not exceeding six months or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
fourth-Of all proceedings for the violation
% any ordinance OF the city. or OF any proyi-
flith-The examination of persons charged
with the committing of any offense to3be pros
ecuted by indictment or information
Sl&tn-Such other criminal jurisdiction as
Is, or may, hereafter be, conferred by law upon
Police Courts, Justices, Courts or Justices OF
the Peace; and In the exercise Of his jurisdic-
tlon ne may punish persons guilty OF con
Tempt oil court, and may issue warrants of ar
rest, subpenas VenireS, writs executions al
tachments and all other processes neces sary
and proper.
SEC. 81. In all cases in which the Justice is
party, or in which he is interested, or related
70 elther party by. consanguinity or affinity
Wlthln the third degree, and in case of his
sickness, absence or Inability to act, any JUS
tee otthe Peace of the County of Sacramento
may, at the request of the Mayor, act in the
place and stead of said City Justice
SEC. 90. Said City Justice, holding The Po-
ice Court, snail have clerk TO be designated
the Clerk OF the Police Court, who Shall be ap-
pointed by the Mayor BY and with the con
othce shall be two years. The Clerk shall keep
record Of The proceedings of and issue all
proc SIS ordered by the City Justice. or by said
FoNce Court, and receive and pay weekly into
the City Treasury all fines imposed by said
court. He shall each month render 10 the
Alldltor, and also to the Board of Trustees an
exact and detailed account in writing, upon
odJh, OF all fines imposed and collected and of
AL nues imposed and uncollected aud of ali
otner moneys collected on behalf of the city
since ms last report, which saidreport shall be
certified 10 by the City Justice. He Shall pre-
pare bonds and justify bail, when the amount
has been fixed by the Justice III cases where
the bail does not exceed two hundred dollars,
ana he may administer oaths. The Clerk shall
remain at the courtroom of said court during
business hours, and during such reasonable
ume thereafter as may be necessary for dis
charging his duty.
SEC. So. The city shall furnish q suitable
courtroom for said City Justice, at which he
Shilll remain rom nine 4. VI. to twelYeM. and
from one p. NJ. to live p. NJ; and shall also fur
nlsh the necessary docllets and blanks for the
use OF sad court. Said court shall always be
open, except upon non, judicial days, and also
on Sucn days Tor such purposes as are by
law required of other courts OF the State on
suca days.
SEC. 81 Said court shall be considered q
court OF record, and shall have seal, 10 be
furnished by the city. Certified transcripts OF
the dockets, hleS, records or any papers, pro
cess or proceedings of said court made
by the Clerk thereof under seal of
SAID court shall be received in evil
aence IN any court of this State; and
an an WitLf5lLlts ana process of said court and
al acts done by said court and certified under
us seal snail nave the same force and validity
in any part Of this State as though issued or
done by any other court OF record in the state.
SEC. %. In all cases where said court is
authorlzeu TO impose fine, or imprisonment,
or Dotn, upon persons convicted in said court
OF any ofense trlabie therein, the court may
sentence the offender to be imprisoned in the
CITY jail, II there be one, or in the County
jail, ana IN addition to imprisonment NAV
sentence offenders to labor in the chain-gang
or at other labor for the benefit of the city.
SEC. 56. The said court and the Justice
Jhefeoi snail have power 10 commit any
offender under eighteen years of age, duly
convicted, to the Preston School of Industry.
or to the Whittier Reform School, or to any
other reformatory institution for juvenile
ohenders that may at any time be provided
by law.
SEC. 81. The Police Court and the City Justice
shall be governed in their proceedings by the
provisions OF law regulating proceedings be-
lore luStlces' Courts, justices OF the Peace,
and Police Courts, opt so far as the same
are added to or modified by this charter and
such Police Court may be treated and consid-
cred as justices Court whenever necessary
to sustain and uphold the jurisdiction thereof
or Of any proceedings had therein; and all
provisions of law relating to Justices of the
Peace and to Justices Courts are hereby made
applicable to said Police Court and nothing
III the title of the court CT of any papers or
proceedings therein shall affect the question of
JurlSdiction; and said court and the said Jus
tlce snail have ali the powers and jurisdiction
now or hereafter conferred by law upon JUS
tees Courts, Police Courts or Justices of the
Peace, and shall charge and receive for the
dement, OF the city, like fees for services
SEC. %. All actions and proceedings pend
ing and undetermined either in the 6itV lus-
CiCSs OouTt OF III the romeo Court OF the City
OF sacramento, as said court existed prior to
the taking effect of this Charter shall be pro-
cceeded with, heard, tried ana determined in
the Police Court herein provided for, before
said City Justice of the Peace, the same as if
such actions and proceedings had been origin
ally commenced therein.
SEC. 80. The City Justice of the Peace who
shall hold the Police Court shall not be en-
Titled by reason thereof to any new or addi-
tlonal salary, or compensation, but the salary
allowed him by law as City Justice of the
Peace shall be in full for all services performed
by him IN holding such Police Court and he
shalraccount for and pay TO the city all costs
and fees by him collected; provided, however.
that il, at any time, the law providing for
payment of q salary to said City Justice is re-
pealed, the Board of Tru, tees may by ordi-
nance provide for the payment by the city of
a salary to said Justice, not exceeding two
thousand dollars o year.
SEC. 90: Any and all Acts by which a Clerk
of the Police Court of this city is provided,
shallnot be considered as applicable to the City
or sacramento after this Charter takes effect.