The record-union., 1892-04-02

| property, and all lnisdeneanorS punishable
Dy nne 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
OF any ordinance of the city, or of any proyi-
sion of this charter
tltth-The examination of persons charged
with the committing of any offense 10 be pros
ecuted by Indictment or information
Sl&th-Such other criminal jurisdiction as
y, 4r may hereafter be, conferred by law upon
Iouce Courts, Justices Courts or Justices OF
the Peace; and In the exercise of his jurisdic-
tlon ne may punish persons guilty of con-
tempt TEN OIL court ana may issue warrants of ar
rest subpenas, yenires, writs, executions, at
tachments and all other processes necess lry
and proper.
SEC. 81. In all cases in which the Justice is
a party, or IN which he is interested or related
TO either party by consanguinity or affinity
Wlthln the third degree, and in case of his
s1lckness absence or inability to act, any JUS
tlce OF the Peace of the County of Sacramento
may, at the request of the Mayor, act in the
place and stead of said City Justice
SEC. OF. said City Justice, holding the Po-
nee 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
81 record OF The proceedings of and issue all
process ordered by the City Justice or by said
Fouce Court, ana receive and pay weekly into
VIZ ivy IIStiSuIy I'LL lines lnlpGS tQ DIV SAID
court. He shall each month render to the
Auditor, and also to the Board OF Trustees an
/ exact anu detailed account in writing, upon
oath, of all fines imposed and collected and of
al fines imposed and uncolected and of all
other moneys cole cted on behalf OF the city
since his last report, which said report shall be
certlfed TO by the City Justice. lie Shall pre-
pare bonds and justify bail when the amount
has been fixed by the Justice, in cases where
! the pail does not exceed two hundred dollars,
and he may administer oaths. The Clerk shall
o
business hours, and during such reasonable
| nthe thereafter as may be necessary for dis
charging his duty.
SEC 53. The city shall furnish a suitable
! courtroom for said City Justice at which he
snail remain from nine A. NJ. to twelveM. and
! from one p. NJ. to five F. ~; and shall also fur
nish the necessary dockets and blanks for the
use OF said court. Said court shall always be
open, except upon non,iudical days. and also
on such days Tor such purposes as are by
law required OF other courts OF the State on
such days.
SEC. 81. Said court shall be considered u
court OF record, and shall have a seal, 10 be
tQfnlshed by the city. Certified transcripts of
the docketS, flies, records or any papers pro-
cess or proceedings OF said court made
by the Clerk thereof under seal OF
dente in any court of this State and
all warrants and process of said court and
al acts done by said court and certified under
us seal snail 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. 20. In all cases where said court is
authorized to impose fine, or imprisonment
or both, upon persons convicted in said court
OF amy o11ense triable therein, the court may
sentence The offender To be imprisoned in the
Slly jan, IL There be one, or in the County
Jail, and in addition to Imprisonment may
sentence offenders to labor in the chain-gans.
or at other labor for the benefit OF the city
SEC. 90. The said court and the Justice
thereof shall have power to commit any
offender under eighteen years of age, duly
convicted, TO the Preston School of Industry.
or 10 the Whittier Reform School or to any
other reformatory institution for Juvenile
by law.
SEC. 5 :. The Police Court and the Citv Justice
shall be governed in their proceedings by the
provisions of law regulating proceedings be-
lore Justices Courts, Justices of the Peace
ana romeo Courts, except so tar as the same
are added to or modified by this charter and
Sucn 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 ali
provisions OF law relating to Justices of the
Peace and to Justices Courts are hereby made
applcaoie to said Police Court, and nothing
III the tltle OF the court or OF any papers or
proceedings therein shalla1fect the question of
JURISDICTION; and said court and the said IuS-
ice snail have all the powers and jurisdiction
now or hereafter conferred by law upon Jus
tees Courts, Police Courts or Justices OF the
feace, ana shall charge and receive, for the
benefit OF 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. %. 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-
uonal salary, or compensation but the salary
| allowed MN by law as City Justice OF the
Peace shall be in full for all services performed
! by MN in holding such Police Court and he
shall account for and pay to the city all costs
ana fees by him collected; provided, however.
that IT, at any time, the law providing for
payment OF a 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 year
SEC. 90: Any and all Acts by which a Clerk
OF the Police Court of this city is provided.
shall not be considered as applicable to the City
Oh sacramento after this Charter takes effect.