The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
CHAPTER oCov.
An Act to provide for the i appointment Ia Of po

| An Act to provide for the appointment of po-
| lice justices in cities of the first class.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
| in each city of the first class there shall be
two, police Justices, who snail receive an an
| lars they shall be appointed by the mayor OF
such city and shall hold office for the term of
three years and until their successors are APP
q And be it enacted, That each of the police
| justices shall have all the powers in criminal
matters that justices of the peace in and for
| the several counties of the state now have
and, for the purpose of recovering the penalty
for violating any ordinance or regulation of
| said city, he is hereby empowered, on oath or
affirmation made according to law, that any
person or persons has or have been guilty of
| any violation of any of the ordinances or regu-
lations of any board of the said city, to issue
process, at the suit of said city, either in the
nature of summons or warrant, as to him
shall seem most advisable, against the person
or persons so violating such ordinance or regu-
lation, which process shall, when in the nature
| of a warrant, be returnable forthwith, and
when in the nature of a summons, be return
able in not less than five nor more than ten
entire days; such process shall state what or
dinance or regulation, by the defendant or de-
PENDANTS named therein, has been violated,
| and in what manner the same had been yio-
lated; and on the return of such process, or at
the time to which the said justice shall have
adjourned the same, the said justice shall
proceed to hear testimony and to determine
and give judgment in the matter. without the
| filing of any pleadings; and the said Justice
shall, if judgment be rendered for the plaintiff,
forthwith issue execution against the goods
and chattelS and person of the defendant or
defendants; each of the said police justices Is
further empowered to inflict fines, not exceed
ing the sum of twenty dollars, on such persons
as shall be brought before him and charged
with vagrancy, disorderly conduct, breach of
the peace, or any other light otfense, if found
guilty, or, in his discretion, to order such
persons committed to the county Jail or work
house for any period not exceeding ninety
days; provided, that in all cases where the
fine or penalty shall exceed twenty dollars, or
where the punishment shall be Imprisonment,
| there may be a trial by jury, to be conducted
as in cases now triable in the courts for trial
of small causes, and also an appeal as in all
cases where an appeal may now be had from
| judgment in courts for the trial of small
causes; in case the person arrested for any
offense shall be minor, each of said Justices
have the power, in his discretion. to inflict or
commute or wholly remit the penalty pre-
scribed for the otfense committed by said
minor; and each of said justices is hereby en-
shall be found guilty of a violation OF the or
dinances or regulations of any board of said
city, and who may refuse neglect TO pay
any penalty imposed by reason of the same.
and all or any person or persons found guilty
of a breach of the peace, or of any other light
oifense, within the jurisdiction of the said
Justice, to be sent to the workhouse for such
time as in his discretion may seem meet, and
there to perform work in said work house. and
to conform to the rules and laws of the same;
provided however, that SAID person shall not
be sent to said workhouse to be confined there
for longer time than ninety days for any
offense.
3. And be it enacted. That the officers en-
powered TO serve any warrant issued by any
of the police justices shall be. besides the con-
stables elected or appointed within the said
city, the policemen of said city, and that said
process shall he returned in the same man
ner. so far as circumstances may permit as
warrants for the arrest of persons Issued out
| of the court for trial of small causes are re-
turned and that the defendant or defend
ants named therein SHALL II tn e police Justice
see ut to adjourn the hearing of the charge
made ana SO order, enter into recognizances
as near as may be in the manner directed in
the courts for the trial of small causes in
the amount or the penalty named in the pro.
cess OF any proceedings to be brought for
the recovery of the same. with such surety
as may be approved by the police Justice I'M
to such city. for appearance on the day to
which said hearing may be adjourned (; and
| In default OF appearance the said recogni-
zance may becollected in the same manner
as the same might have been had the same
recOgnlzance been taken In q proceeding In
courts for the trial of small causes
| 4 And be IL enacted. That the board of
police commissioners shall designate the
place in said city where each of said police
| justices shall sit for the transaction of busi-
ness and the time when their court shall be
opened upon each day. to the end thar the
administration of justice by said justices
throughout the city may be facilitated and
made convenient and Il shall be the duty
Of said police justices to be in attendance AZ
the time and place 80 designated.
0. And be IL enacted, That in any proceeding
before any police justice of any such city for
the purpose of recovering penalty for tn ,
violation of any ordinance or regulation of
such city. such ordinance may be proved by
the copy thereof certified by the city clerk
under the seal OF such city, or by the intro
duction In evidence OF any printed compila-
ton or the ordinances or such city, duly