Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-07

bylaws and ordinances of the city which are not offensese under the laws of the state, fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2,50 shall be taxed against the defend ant for the benefit of said city.
 Sec. To- Be it further enacted, That the said police court shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses ana toopunish contempts by fine of not ex7 ceeding fifty dollars ($50), and by impr1s-
 onmeut not exceeding five days, in all eases in which the circuit court can pun
 ish contempt.
 Sec. Il. Be it further enacted, That sec tion 12 of said act be amended so as to
 read as follows:
 That the mayor of the city of Birming- ham be and is hereby authorized and em- powered to remit or reduce the line or sentence Imposed by said court in cases
 tried before it, for the violation or the city ordinances whenever in his dlscre- tion or judgment it may be advisable to
 do so.a
 Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That whenever in the discretion of the judge or the said police court it shall be necessary or advisable to transfer any prisoner ar rested for a violation of the state laws to the county hospital or county almshouse,
 it shall be his duty to so order; and 1t IS
 hereby made the duty of the proper off- cia1 in charge of said institution to re- ceive and care for such prisoner until re- quired again byrthe said police court ln said court. or
 Sec IS That the sheniff of said county, of Jefferson shah be the executive officer
 of said court, and shall in person or by deputy be present at the sittings of said court, and shalloperform all the duties which by law heis required to perform m criminal cases in the criminal court or Jeff srson county; and shall be entitiedr 10 the same fees as by law he is entitled to for similar services in said criminal court of Jefferson county to be paid to him as 1 hereinafter specially provided, but pro | vided, nevertheless, That nothing Tn tniS l act shall be construed to prevent or for 1 bid the performance of any duty imposed l under the bylaws and ordinances Of the l mayor and aldermen of the city of Bir- l mingham upon4Lthe police force Of said 1 city, in connection with any violation 9f 1 such bylaws and ordinances of the mayor | and aldermen of Birmingham, Ala, and 1 provided that when an arrest Tor any or l fense against the laws of the state or l Alabama is made by any member Of the I police force of said city, the fee for max l ing such arrest shall enure to the benent ofssaid city and be fixed to pro rata to 1 the person authorized by said city to re- l ceive same.
 Sec 14. That the solicitor of Jefferson 1 county, by himself and his assistants, IS 1 hereby required to prosecute all or l lenses before said court for violation or l the laws of the state of Alabama, and l shall perform all the same duties in said l police court as required of him as so- l llClLOr or JeUefSOn COuHly III thC VI l inal court thereof; and the same solicit | ors fees shall be taxed against the de- I fendants therein convicted for violation l of the laws of the state, as are by flaw
 required to be taxed in the criminal court 1 of Jefferson county, and, for such services. | the sum of $100 per month shall be paid l out of, the special fund paid over to fthe 1 treasury of said city as hereinafter sspe- | cified and provided. Q i' Sec. 15. That the mayor and board of | ,1l .af- oitx md CbQ a Q
 tablish a system of hard labor for all par l ties convicted in said court of offenses 1 against the laws of the state, or mustaand | shall contract ito have all persons con- | victed of state offenses, and sentenced to hard labor in default of the payment l of the fine and, costs, worked anywhere l inaJefferson county under the same rules, l regula tions and conditions as are pre- 1 scribed by law for working county con 1 victs in the said county of Jefferson. And l all such persons convicted and sentenced 1 as herein provided shall be sentenced as l well as for all costs of conviction as for | the fine imposed by the court, to be taxed | by the clerk according to law, and on
 demand of the defendant or his counsel | the clerk shall render to defendant a cor | rect statement of the fine and costs of
 conviction. Provided, That persons con
 victed. in said court for violation of the
 laws of the state, whose term of service
 does not exceed sixty days, and persons 1 convicted for violation of the bylaws
 and ordinances of said city may be
 worked on the streets, sewers and other
 works or improyeDrcnts In said city as
 the mayor and aldermen may direct and
 in sucis manner and under such regula-
 tIens as they may deem best
 1 Sec. 16. That all sums of money arising | from fines and costs and arising from proceeds of hard labor, of all persons | convicted and sentenced to hard labor or
 contracted to be worked as hereinbefore | provided shall be paid over within ten
 days after collection by an officer of said | court, city or county shall be paid over to the treasurer of said city of Birming- | ham, and shall constitute separate and special fund to be kept separate and l apart from any other fund or moneys of l said city. And said treasurer shall keep 1 correct and accurate accounts of said | sums of money thus paid over or receiv- ed by him in durable books open to the
 inspection of said mayor, said officers of
 said court and to the defendants or their
 counsel, and shall render quarterly to
 the judge of said court and to the mayor l of said city, and upon demand by either l of them, correct and itemized statements
 of said accounts.
 Sec. IT. That witnesses for state shall
 be entitled to receive fifty cents per day | for2attendance on said court to be by the | clerk taxed against the defendant on | conviction as part of the costs of the l case, and the clerk of said court is di- l rected to deliver a proper certificate
 thereof to said witnesses. And all such