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

ARRAYS, committing wrongful injury to
| property, and all misdemeanors punishable
| by nne not exceeding i've hundred dollars, or
imprisonment not exceeding six months, or
py both such fine and Imprisonment
Fourth-Of all proceedings for the violation
OF any ordinance OF the city, or OF any provi-
sion OF this charter.
tIitil-The examination of persons charged
with the committing of any offense to be pros
ecabed by Indictment or information.
SiXth-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 OF court, and may issue warrants of ar
rest, subpenas, venires, writs executions, at
documents and all other processes necessary
and proper.
SEC. 81. In all cases in which the Justice is
a party. or in which he is interested, or related
10 either party by consanguinity or affinity
sickness, absence or Inability to act, any JUS
tlce OF the Peace of the County of Sacramento
place and stead of saiG City Justice.
SEC. 90. Said City Justice, holding the Po-
lice Court, shall have a clerk, TO be designated
the Clerk OF the Police Court, who shall be APP
pointed by the Mayor, by and with the con-
sent OF the Board OF Trustees and his term of
once shall be two years. The Clerk shall keep
record OF the proceedings of and issue all
process ordered by the City Justice or by said
Ponce Court and receive and pay weekly into
the City Treasury all fines imposed by said
court. He shall each month render to the
exact and detailed account in writing upon
oath, OF all lines imposed and collected and of
All fnes imposed and uncolleeted, and of all
other moneys collected on behalf OF the city
since his last report, which said report shall be
certified to by the City Justice He shall pre-
pare bonds and justify bail, when the amount
the bail does not exceed two hundred dollars
and he may administer oaths. The Clerk shall
remain at the courtroom of said court during
business hours, and during such reasonable
tne thereafter as may be necessary for dis
charging his duty.
SEC. So. The city shall furnish a suitable
courtroom for said City Justice, mt which he
shall remain from nine A. NJ. to twelve NJ and
rom one p. NJ. to five r. NJ; and shalt also fur
hlsh the necessary dockets and blanks for the
use or said court. Said court shall always be
open, except upon non.judicial days and also
on such days for such purposes as are by
law required of other courts of the State on
SEC. 81. Said court shall be considered a
court OF record, and shall have Il seal, TO be
Iurnished by the city. Certified transcripts of
Ine oockets, MES, 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
dente IN any court of this State; and
all warrants and process of said court and
all acts done by said court and certified under
us seal shall have 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. 90. In all cases where said court is
authorized to impose fine, or Imprisonment,
or Doth, upon persons convicted in said court
OF any o1enSe trlable therein the court may
sentence the offender to be imprisoned in the
CITY jan If there be one, or in the County
jail, ana IN addition to imprisonment may
sentence offenders TO labor in the chain-gang
or at other labor for the benefit OF the city.
SEC. o5; The said court and the Justice
Inefeof shall have power to 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
offenders that may at any time be provided
by law.
SEC. 81. The Police Court and the CITY Justice
snail De governed IN their proceedings by the
provisions of law regulating proceedings be-
lore Justices Courts, Justices of the Peace,
ana Police Courts, opt so lar 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 SuSi ain 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
IN the title OF the court Cr OF any papers or
proceedings therein shall affect the question of
| jurisdiction; and said court and the said JUS
tice shall have all the powers and jurisdiction
tees Courts, Police Courts or Justices of the
Peace and Shall charge and receive, for the
benefit o. the city, like fees for services
SEC. 5S. All actions and proceedings pend
ing and undetermined either in the City JUS
tees Court or in the Police Court of the City
of Sacramento. as said court existed priOr to
the taking effect of this Charter shall be pro
ceeded with, heard, tried and 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-
tional 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
snail account for and pay to the city all costs
that If, at any time, the law providing for
payment OF a salary to said City Justice is re-
pealed, the Board of tees may by ordi-
salary to said Justice, not exceeding two
thousand dollars year.
SEC. 60: Any and all Acts by which Clerk
of the Police Court of this city is provided
shallnot be considered as applicable to the City
OF Sacramento after this Charter takes effect