The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16
CHAPTER xxxvI.
An Act respecting criminal courts in cities of
the rst class in this state, ana providing
for the increase of jurisdiction thereof and
regulating the proceedings therein. Il

An Act respecting criminal courts in cities of
the first class in this state, and providing
for the increase of jurisdiction thereof and
regulating the proceedings therein. u
!. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the criminal courts in any city of the first
class in this state shall have Jurisdiction to
try and determine all cases of assault, simple
assault and battery, petty larceny and any
other ohense, the penalty for which does not
exceed fine Of one hundred dollars or inn
prisonment for term not exceeding six
assault and battery, petty larceny or other
offense is committed within the corporate
limits OF the city in which such court is es-
sharsaaN sneh sffenss shah in " Tit
ment shall be rendered in any such criminal
court. upon conviction OF any of the offenses
specified in the first section OF this act such
proceedings shall be had thereupon for the
purpose OF obtaining satisfaction of the fine
and costs, or costs, adjudged, by writ or
writs OF feri facias. or warrant or warrants
in the nature of capias hd Satisfaciendum,
in the like manner and to the same effect as
in civil cases but. such execution or eXecu-
tions, warrant or warrants in the nature of
a capias ad satistaciendum, shall not have
the effect to discharge the defendant or de-
PENDANTS from imprisonment pursuant to
the Judgment OF the court until such judg.
ment shall be satisfied.
court shall keep q record of all the cases
tried in such court under the provisions of
this act in separate docket 70 pc provided
by the board of police commissioners Of the
city in which such court Is established, which
docket shall always be open 10 the inspection
of any person lawfully entitled thereto, and
all papers in every cause tried in such court,
under the provisions OF this act shall be filed
and remain in said court. and no record OF
conviction, other than the record in said
docket, shall be necessary in any case !; a
transcript of such docket, certified by, the
clerk under the seal of the court, shall be
received and taken in all courts and places
as evidence of the matters therein contained
and have the same probative force as the
docket itself the clerk shall furnish to any
| person requiring the same a transcript of the
| record from said docket in any cause upon
| the payment to him of tee of fifty cents.
| T. And be 1t enacted, That there shall be
/ paid monthly by the city in which such court
| is established the following ices: to the
| Judge OF the court q fee of three dollars for
irving such cause under the provisions of
| this act: to the clerk tee OF two dollars in
gether with the fees OF the witnesses on the
IDart of the state, the costs of the trial; all
1 ines and costs collected shall be paid BY the
| clerk OF such court to the comptroller or
| CITY treasurer as now provided by law, who
| shall keep a separate account thereof, and
no fees shall be paid to said Judge and clerk
| except out OF said moneys realized from fines
and costs imposed and collected. ~ a]J
i 81 And be it enacted, That upon any con-
viction under this act the court may impose
such penalty or penalties as may be provided
4 by law for the offense of which the defendant
shall be committed
6. And be IL enacted, That any person waiv,
ing Indictment and trial by jury as provided
in the first section OF this act, may be held
to bail to appear for trial in said court at sucn
time as may be fixed, and in default OF sueh
l hail may be temporarily committed to the
county jail of the county in which such court
exists, and on the order OF the Judge making
such commitment shall be brought before
4 And be it enacted, That all acts and
/ narts of acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act be and the same are hereby re-
i peaIed and that this act shall take effect i'm
II Approved February 10. 1895.