The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-17
LAWS OF new JERSEY.
(BY AUTHORITY
(Continued.)

Act to provide for the appointment of
police justices in cities of the nrst
class" passed May eighteenth. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
i. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the state OF = m New w get sct
10 which this act s q supplement sansaItsi
be courts of record and have official seaIs
and that all persons shan pc anfei saiS
courts in the same manner as IN, otner
courts Of record of this state having
power to punish for contempt OF court,
designated as the first and second Grim,
NAL courts respectively of the city m
which they are established, ana the poLce
after be, and be designated, the Judges OF
said criminal courts of said city; and
The judges of said courts in eaah CITY
shall make such rules as son saaci p of tbe
business and proceed5ngs 6 OF a 5ne sasd
and be subject TO the revision OF .ne
president Judge of the court OF common
pleas of the county in which SUCH city
2. And be it enacted, That the board
Of police commissioners II sueh sl,x,
where said courts are established snall
provide suitable rooms for she tran
action of the business of sueh courts,
md such book and stationery as may
be necessary, and shall designate the
1olice officers to attend the sittngs Oh
4 And be It enacted, That9said courts
hail have. possess and exercise ~ az
;tIon to the powers, author-ty Ju-ls5
fict.on which the said police courts any any
ave. ali the powers, authority and
irssd.ct.on Of the court Of two Justees
# the peace, OF the snstS Hs,s1 e AZ
his state, except such as are eoafarrsl
Ipon the said justices of the peace Ply
he following acts, an act emitted, AZ
act eonstitut1ns n eogrts M Ma rah twenty-
seventh, ono thousand eight hundred ana
seventy,four, md the various su1pse-
nent sthereso; an act a entI TaaantsA" an
,rnys.d March twenty-seventh, thou,
and eight hundred and seventy-four, and
he various supplements tne r; sh - -.
ors against ~absconding and sbseat
EDITORS" approved March tWenty-sevl
nth, one thoisanr eight hundred and
,nents there to; an act entitled a act
"oneerning forcgble entries and detain-
rs" approved April sixteenth. one thou-
and eight hundred and forty-six.
RED in sad courts shall be entitled to a
rial by jury, except in suits Ier the
g~iolat:on Of city ~ordinaan nee If an. an ~ act ea en-
itleG A act concerning disorderly per
ons,' and under an act enlisted An an0
COR the maintenance OIL teD@SlNiu 0A
dren."
lawful for all continents, writs and
9ther processes of said court either to
De signed by the judge thersofror 70 n e
siened by the clerk of the said courf,
nd the said clerk shall have author
ity to take any compliant or comp.a5hls,
said courts Respectively, and TO admin
ister any bath or affirmation proper &c
be administered in said. courts, and by
he ~InstE;u ,,dae'a Of abs tine 'u ths v We feaeie Of
NY jury, and in the absence Of the
udge to adjourn the court to the follow
ng day; and that the doikets s Oh sa.e
Jerks thereof. and the papers and rec
ards of said courts shall be filed by them
nd be and remain in their custody. to be
nd that the said clerks shall have all
he power and authority. appertaining by
taw to clerks of courts of record, and the
udge of said courts, or the clerk thereof
n bis absence, may take bail in all cases
Except treason, murder or manslaughter,
provided that the amount Of such bail.
When taken by the clerk shaia, n n7
cases of summary convictions had in
such courts the complaint, warrant, rec.
ord Of the proceedings and conviction of
.Dstody of such clerks as a part OF the
records of said courts, and it shall not
be necessary to take or keep any record
If the evidence or testimony taken on
he trial Of any case in said courts.
6. And be 1t enacted, That In all cases
when a complaint shall be made in said
Sourts a summons or warrant may issue
thereon in the discretion of the judge
as near as may be, be served and re-
turned in the same manner as in courts
The may be made returnable
IN two days from it's service; II any trial
or examination before any of the said
clerk thereof may take bail to such city
in which said court is Established that
the defendant shall anpear in said court
animation is adjourned, and not depart
the said court without leave; n that If
a defendant who has been duly sum
day, or on the day when such cause shall
be tried, the said cause may be heard
and determined in hts absence, and if a
lawful for the defendant to be taken
into custody under the said commitment
in the same manner q as I'm under ,era q wa II NJ
county jailz as directed in the said COM
m
7. And b. it enasted, That if any per,
courts, It shall be sufficient for he con
viction to set out the. name of the de-
PENDANT, and the number of the section
, and the nrb tiFls 9 35e the con sSaeHte Of s o@ Fadl pSe
LIS I SAtS = A@EfNJ -
names of the witnesses sworn and a list
of the xehibfts produced at the trial, n
a statement that the defendant was con-
voted, with the late of such conviction,
which conviction may be signed by the
judge of such court or tested in the name
Of the Judge and signed by the clerk
thereof under seal of such court; it shall
not be necessary to set forth in said con-
vfction the Whole or any part of the tes-
timony upon which such conviction is
mad
9 And he II enacted. That the Judge OF
any of said courts may at the reauest
of the clerks. thereof, designate in writ
a d~eputyc1erk, who shall have au-
thor to write for said clerk and to sign
his name to all papers the said clerk be-
ing responsible for all the acts of his
said deputy.
8. And be It enacted, That 1T shall be
lawful for a Judge of any of said courts
O sit as jpdge of any other of said court
to sit as Judge of any other of said
courts. and duly qualified justice of the
peace, al the request of the judge of said
court. may sit in the place and stead of
said Judge: and the judge or justice 50