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CHAPTER III.
The District Attornev.

SECTION i. The District Attorney shall be elected by the people and shall hold office for two years. He shall be an elector of the City and County and . must at the time of his election be qualified to practice in all the courts of this State, and must have been so qualified for tt least five years next preceding his election. He shall re- ceive an annual salary of five thou sand dollars.
 Sec. ?. The District Attorney shall have all the powers conferred. and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon, the District Attorneys of coun- ties by the general laws of this State and in addition thereto shall attend. in sutute and conduct on behalf of the people, all prosecutions cognizable in the Police Court of the. City and county. He shall draw all complaints ana warrants in said Police Court. prosecute all forfeited recognizances therein. and all actions for the recovery or fines, penalties, and forfeitures ac- cruing to the City and County: deliver receipts Tor money or property received In his official capacity, and file dupli- cates therefor with the County Treas urer;. file with the Auditor on the first Mondays of January, April. July and October in, each year, an itemized statement under oath showings all moneys received by him in his official capacity durir~ the preceding three months; keep a. register. of his official business in which must be entered a note of every action, whether criminal or civil, prosecuted officially by him. and of the proceedings therein; and give, when required, without fee, ad- vice to the Board of Police Commis- sioners. the Chief of Police. the Board of Health and the Coroner, upon mat ters relating to the duties of their re- spective offices.
 Sec. B. He may appoint seven Assist ant District Attorneys to aid him in the discharge of his official duties. three of whom shall act as prosecutors in the Superior Court and shall each receive an annual salary Of thirty-six hundred dollars, and four of whom shall act as the prosecuting attorneys of the Police Court, and shall each receive an annual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars. When any of the assistants of the Dis trict Attorney acting as such proseeut- ing attorneys in the Police Court are not actually engaged in work connected with prosecutions therein. they shall be at the call of the District Attorney for any service connected with his depart ment. The assistants must each. at the time of his appointment. be qualified to practice in all the courts of this State. and must have been so qualified for at least two years next preceding his ap- pointment. The District Attorney may also appoint one chiefe clerk, who shall
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Police Court,

SECTION 1. There is hereby created and established in and for the City and County of San Francisco a Court to be known as the Police Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Said Court shall consist of four Judges, who shall be elected by the people and hold office for four years. They shall each receive an annual salary of thirty-six hundred dollars. They shall be electors of the City and County at the time of their election, and must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. No person shall be eligible to the office of Judge of the Police Court who is not at the time of his elec- tion qualified to practice in all the Courts of this State, and who has not been so qualified for at least five years next preceding his election. The Court shall be divided into departments known as Department Number One, Department Number Two, Depart ment Number Three and Department Number Four. The Judges of such Court may hold as many sessions of the Court at the same time as there are Judges thereof. The Judges who shall be elected at the first election under this Charter shall so classify them selves by lot that two of them shall go out of office in two years and two of them in four years.
 Aty olletii NllOOSC II OIll lIltlI d Presiding Judge who shall serve for one year. The Presiding Judge shall as- sign the Judges to their respective de- partments; but any of the Judges may preside in any of the departments in the absence or inability of the Judge regularly assigned thereto.
 The judgments, orders and proceed ings of any session of the Court held by any one or more of the Judges shall be equally effectual as if all the Judges had presided at such session.
 Sec 2. The Police Court of the City and County of San Francisco shall have:
 First-Exclusive Jurisdiction of all prosecutions for the violation of or dinances of the Board of Supervisors.
 Second-Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Superior Court of all other misde- meanors and of the examination of all felonies committed in the City and County.
 Third-Said Court. or any Judge thereof, shall have the same powers in all criminal actions, cases, examina- .tions and proceedings as are. now or
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Sec. 15. The Police Judges shall adopt all necessary rules and regula- tions for conducting the business of the Court.
 Sec. 16. No attorney shall appear in said Court to prosecute or defend per- sons charged with offenses unless at the time of his appearance he be quali- fled to practice law in all the courts of this State.
 Sec. IT. The term of office of the Po- lice Judges elected at the general elec- tion held in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight shall terminate at the hour Of noon on the first Monday after the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred, and they shall at said time be succeeded by the Police Judges provided for in this Chapter: and all proceedings pendingin said Court shall be transferred to the Police Court created under this Charter. and the Judges elected as herein provided shall have and obtain Jurisdiction of the same,
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his custody and safely keep all books, records, maps and papers deposited in his office. Upon demand and payment of the fees prescribed therefor by law or by ordinance, he must furnish to any one applying therefor a copy of any such book, record, map or paper certified under the hand and seal of his office. When any papers are presented for filing or. recording, he or his depu- ties shall write on the margin of each paper so presented the number offollos, the amount palu for recording the same, and shall number consecutively all instruments and documents filed in his office. He shall also perform all other duties at the time and in the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State.
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ARTICLE V.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER I.
The Superior Court Judges.

SECTION l. The Judges of the Su- perior Court of the City anu County may appoint not to exceed five inter preters of foreign languages, who shall act as such interpreters in criminal ac- tions ana proceedings in all the courts in the City and County. and in exam nations before Coroner's juries.
 Sec. 2. The stenographers in the Criminal Departments of the Superior Court shall each receive an annual salary not exceeding twenty-four hun dred dollars which shall be in full compensation for all services including transcription and all stationery used hV them
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CHAPTER VII.
The Justices Courts.

SECTION l. The Justices of the Peace shall each receive an annual sal- ary of twenty-four hundred dollars except the Presiding Justice, who shall receive an annual salary of twenty seven hundred dollars. They shall ap- point a Chief Clerk who shall hold office for two years and receive an an- nual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars. The Chief Clerk may appoint five Deputies, each of whom shall re- ceive an annual salary of twelve hun dred dollars.
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CHAPTER ".
The Public Administrator.

SECTION 1. The Public Administra- tor shall be elected by the people, and he shall hold office for two years. He shall have all the powers conferred, and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon, the Public Administrators of counties by the general laws of this State, except as in this Charter other wise specifically provided. He shall be entitled to all such fees as may be al lowed by law to the Public Administra- tors of the counties of the State in full compensation for all his services.
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receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; one assistant clerk, who shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; and one sten- ographer and typewriter who shall re- ceive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars.
 Sec. 4. The District Attorney may, in the name of the City and County, bid for and purchase property at execution sales under judgments for the recovery of fines, penalties or forfeitures accru- ing to the City and County.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. Leopold Adler will return from New
York to-day.
Mr.. W. f. Kirk of valdosta is visiting
relatives in Savannah.
Mr.. L. r. MacKethan went North on a
business trip yesterday.
Mr. S. B. Hinckley left by way of the
Plant System yesterday for New York.
Mr. w G.. Charlton left yesterday by
way of the Plant System for New York.
Mr. C. a. Shearson left by way of the
Plant System yesterday for Washington.
Mr. Az H. Masters was among the Plant
System passengers yesterday bound for
New York.
Mrs. L. j. Sturdivant of Thomasville
is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. B. Gasque
on Gordon block.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Kramer of Carroll
ton were among the arrivals registered at
the Pulaski yesterday.
Among the North bound passengers OF
the Plant System yesterday was Mr.. S.
Marks, bound for New York.
Among the guests stopping al the Screw
en- House yesterday was Mr.. A. S. Poole
who came over from Americas.
Rev. ]. D. Chapman. pastor of the Duffy
Street Baptist Church, left last night for
Thomasville, being called there by the
death of his father-in-law, Mr. Weston.
Mrs. w. P. WEIGH and Miss Margaret
Morton of Athens, who have been visiting
relatives and friends in this city, have
gone to Florida, and are now at St. Au.
gustine.
The friends In Savannah of Mr.. p. J.
McSolley of Columbia, s. c., and Miss
Alice Needham of Columbus, will be pleas.
ed to learn of their marriage in Columbia
last Saturday.
Congressman j. S. Sherman of New York
and party of friends passed through yes.
terday, northbound in a private car over
the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail.
road. The party has been on a jaunt
through Florida
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27

Second Vice President-T. A. Jennings.
Third Vice Presidential. Barnett
Secretary and Treasurer-James T. May,
Jr.
Chairman of Railroad Committee-Max
Krauss.
Chairman Press Commlttee-A. w. Sol
ONION.
Chairman Legislative Committee-A L.
Well
Chairman Hotel Committee-F. L. Well.
Chairman Employment Committee.
Pope Solomons.
Board of Directors-D. L. Sternberger,
chairman; w. e. Wimpy, ]. r. Einstein,
Fred Wallace, A. II. Brown and r. l..
Wyly.
Elected delegates to the state conven-
ton:
Delegates-Levy Anderson. E. H. Beam
err, Julius Mas, Albert Enrich, Sig Bins
wanger, Joe Belsinger, c. w. Cooper, Il.
Kulman, Clarence Lilienthal David Elias.
l.. Goldsmith, Jake Burnbaum, w. w.
Starr. A. f. SPECIAL, Pope Solomon, A. l..
Well, T. A. Jennings r. l.. Wylly, 4. ID.
Darlington, Herman Myers, D. ]. Rosen-
helm.
Alternates-Fred Wallis. H. X. Robinson,
Harry Brown, Edwin Frank, E. H. SOLO
mon, Sol Binswanger, A. S. McRae, K. F.
hulman, waiter llLenlnal, w. "A. FTlCe,
l.. S. Hyams, NJ. II. Rothschild. Gustav
Fox Jack Smith. Albert Rice, C. +. Vim
son, f. A. We'll, L. w. Morrison. +. Smith,
r. c. Mccall, F. Newburger
A committee from the state directors
will arrive to-day for the purpose of con-
ferring with the local post concerning the
proposed changes in dates of the state
convention. The hitch seems to be as "a
whether the convention should be held on
the former or latter part of the week. With
those who have expressed an opinion IL
seems to be the sentiment that the con-
vention should be held April is, 10 and 20
as originally proposed. Many reasons are
given by those who take this position, one
of them being that the proceedings would
be carried to Sunday before all business
could be completed Then, too they hold
! that the first of the week is more prefera-
BILE, all things being equal The Savan-
nah contingent at least is strongly In IA
! vor of leaving the dates as they now
| stand.
President Lovenstein appointed the fol
! lowing committee to meet the visitors and
entertain them while here: Max Krauss
| A. Barnett. f. Kulman, Julius Mas, AL
bert Erhlich, Fred Wallace, Charles Vim.
cent James T. May, Jr., AL Spiegel and d
l.. Sternberger. This committee will NEE
the visitors and show them the necessa-
| ry courtesies The committee will remain
| over till tomorrow
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
TIP. AIS CHOOSE OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH LOVENsTEIA
UNANIMOUSLY REELECTED.

VIII Serve Savannah Post Another
Year-A Committee From the State
Board of Directors to Arrive in Sn-
vannnh To-day for a Conference
with the Local Post in Regard to
Changing the Date for the state
Convention.
A meeting of the Savannah post of the
Travellers Protective Association was held
at the Screven House yesterday, and Of
fcers for the ensuing year and delegates
to the state convention were elected.
The first thing taken up was the elec-
ton of a president. Mr.. Joseph Loven-
stein, the present incumbent, was elected
by unanimous vote. and none would heed
his efforts to shift the responsibility. All
wanted Mr.. Lovenstein to serve again en-
account of his familiarity with the work,
and, besides, a change at this time might
cause some inconvenience when the con-
vention meets. He consented to re-elec-
ton, with the understanding he might be
relieved IN case the duties become too on
circus. The elections resulted as follows:
Ptesideut-Joseph Lovenstein.
First Vice President-Max Krauss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27

morrow. In reference TO the census of the
city, Mr.. Sholes says:
1T has been customary in ell the nine
teen years that the Savannah Directory
has been under the present management TO
take a careful census of the city In con-
junction with the canvass. While this in
volved much labor, it cost no one but the
publisher anything. The methods were
simple and insured more accuracy than
any other, as il involved simply question
of counting. Yet, to this day, no citizen or
business man or city official has ever
thanked the publisher for this extra work,
and year by year the figures have been
doubted, questioned, and the publisher
asked ION what basis he made his calcu-
lation." Only recently a prominent city Of
fetal has asked Council for an appropria-
ton. in order that he may obtain the best
census the city has ever had" So. while
the census was taken as carefully this year
as ever the publisher has decided not TO
count it, or give it publicity. Atlanta null
tlplies the names in the directory by 31s
and proudly claims about 125,0O0 people. A
few publishers use the multiple of 8, but
no other publisher in the world so far as
our knowledge goes, has ever done what
the publisher of the Savannah Directory
has done, and tried year by year to give an
accurate census of the city,"
The city's population, while not stated
by MIR. Sholes, is estimated from compari-
! sons between his directories for 1897 anc
1895 10 be about 69000,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
CIRCLE HAS A HOUSE WARNING.
Kings Daughters Ready to Open II
to Mothers on March l..

Kings Daughters Ready to Open II
to Mothers on March 1.
The day nursery established by the
Kings Daughters of Savannah, in the
support of which the twelve circles are
combined, opened its new quarters yester-
day at No. II York street. west, prepara-
tory to starting work In earnest March ].
The Kings Daughters have maintained
the Creche ia Yamacraw for the last three
months. but there it did not develop into
the Institution which they wanted it to be-
The daily attendance OF infants left there
while their mothers were employed away
from home was about five. 1t did not in
crease, and the proper interest was not
taken in It.
Knowing the institution TO be a good
one and one which should prosper and Go
good work, the ladies decided to get ether
quarters, more centrally located, quarters
that viii be at once convenient and at
tractive Accordingly, they secured the
small residence at No. IL York street,
west, and are preparing to equip an in
stitution that promises to do much good
work.
The ladies' in charge gave an opening
yesterday, which was attended by many
who are interested In the movement. Re-
freshments were served, and articles were
sold, and quite little sum was taken In
to help the work along.
But what the ladies want now is aid in
fitting up their little home. They need cots
bedding, furniture ana small donations OF
this kind, but particularly do they reed
cots, and they will be most appreciative OF
anything in this line that Is sent to them
While they are ready to begin their work
they need considerable yet in the way OF
furnishings in order to carry it on prop
erly. The charity is one that will appea
to many hearts, and the institution will
doubtless soon be supplied with full equip-
ment and furnishings.
Mrs. Susan Etheridge will be in charge
of the day nursery as matron. She goes
there with the strongest recommendations
from the ladies' of the Louisa Porter Home
and is familiar to a great extent with the
work she has to do. No pains will be
spared to make it comfortable and attrac-
tive, and the ladies feel already that theh
success is assured.
To begin with, they will have two in,
fants to board there regularly. Then
fathers are working men, and they are
without mothers, and this is considered
the best way of having them cared for
One or two other children whose mother.
are in the hospitals will be cared for fire,
OF charge. Other children left there by
their mothers during the day will b,
charged for as heretofore at the exceed
ingly small rate of 5 cents day.
The ladies have received much encour
agement in their work already, and they
believe that much good will come of il
They have gone into it with heart ant
soul, and they want all The aid that goo,
Christian people can give them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
BETTER ON AMERICAN SOIL.
WHY MRS. BRUNNsR AND Chill
DREN LEFT HAVANA.

Came Home on Account Of the Tn
certainty of the situation There
Mrs. Drummer Did Not Know She
Was Coming Until Two Hours be-
fore the Steamer Left Hnvnna-The
Surprise and shock at the Destruc-
ton of the MRfne-MrS. Runner
Homes to BE Able to Return soon.
Mrs. W. f. Drummer. who has just ar
rived in the city from Havana with her
children. is hoping that she will be able
10 return and rejoin Or, Drummer there
within a short time.
Mrs. Brunner's departure from Havana
was due altogether to the uncertainty OF
the situation there, and il is her hope that
a more settled state of affairs viii soon
allow her return. Her departure was
quite a sudden one, she having left on the
Plant steamship Olivette a week ago yes
terday within Two hours Of the time that
she decided 10 come home.
When seen yesterday by a representative
of the Morning News, Mis-. Drummer dld
not care to talk of the situation in Hd-
vana from a political standpoint. she
spoke of the newspaper riots of about
three or four weeks ago which were the
cause of considerable excitement in the
city, and after these the people there did
not know what was coming next.
Things had become comparatively quiet,
she said, though she felt momentarily as
did some Others that something was go
ing 10 happen DR.. Drummer and Mrs.
Drummer and the children were at home
at the time of the explosion on the Maine,
and of course, for the moment, they did
not know what to make of it, Gen. B.anco
had just returned to the palace of the
captain general and with some the sup
position was that enemies had blown IT
up The greatest excitement prevailed for
some time. she said, and this was not
abated by the discovery of the fact that
the explosion had destroyed the United
States battleshp.
But lite more than a week before the
explosion Mrs. Drummer mad visited the
battleship in Havana harbOr, and met a
number of the officers, among them Lieut..
Jenkins. one of the two officers who lost
their lives at their posts. Mrs. Drummer
spoke with much sympathy over the death
of this officer. and also Of the death of
Ensign Breckenridge who was washed
overheard from the torpedo boat Gushing
and drowned short time before.
While there were no immediate fears,
Mrs. Drummer said the uncertainty of the
SITUATE and unsettled state of affairs led
DR.. Drummer TO the conclusion that ii was
best for herself and children to return to
the United States. They came to Key
West first, where they spent few days,
and took the next steamer for Tampa,
from where they came direct to Savannah.
Mrs. Drummer said there was no extra
ordinary excitement in Havana at the
time she left, except such as is usual IN
der the present circumstances She had
heard all sorts of opinions EXPRESSED in
connection with the situation, but she did
not care TO say anything with regard to 1t
for publication. Mrs. Drummer says she
is hoping to receive a letter any day which
will tell her that she can come back to
Havana.
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THE cITYs GROWTH IN A YEAR.
SaVannah's Population Nearly 1000
Ahead of Year Ago.

Savannah's population, according to
sholes' City Directory for 1898, which win
be issued this week. has increased about
1000 during the last year
\ copy OF the second volume of
sholes Directory of Savannah, pub
lshed in 1885, states that the then
population of this city. as developed by
the directory canvass, was S9.24S. and that
the book contained 11.7SS names, a gain
Of 267 over the previous year. These names
were white, 1904; colored, 4,179. 1t is fur
Their stated that 1888 names were dropped,
in the compilation. from the previous list,
while 1850 new names were added. The
nineteenth of Shoes' Directory of Savan-
nah contains % 235 names-14,51 white. 10,
C6i colored In addition it contains the
names of 1884 wives--a total thus of 80, 6l9
names, or 81 more names than there was
population in 1850. In the compilation Of
this volume 6,S6S names were omitted
which were in the 1897 book, while S,673
new names take their place, an increase
of /, S35 for The year-eS7 white. 1,14S colored
Added to this should be $3.50 changes or re-
movals which have taken place with par
ties remaining in the city-a total of 2,60S
changes in ., 235 names, or almost exactly
30 per cent.
Mr. Sholes will begin the delivery of the
new directory to subscribers day after to-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
SEWERS TURN INTO EAST BROAD.
TrestIed Runway VIII Carry th'
sand and Dirt.

The house drainage work has begun on
East Broad street. The sewers have been
laid on the east end OF Liberty street, and
are there being covered.
The turn from Liberty into East Broad
is being attended with more display than
any portion of the work had before as
sumed. long runway upon trestle work
some fifteen feet or more in hight is being
erected, and viii be ready for operation
by day after tomorrow. This run, which
is 70 be some 100 yards in length, Will
greatly facilitate the handling of the i'm
mense quantities Of dirt and sand that
are removed from the deep bitches.
Large buckets will be operated along the
run by steam. Sets of them viii be going
in opposite directions TO handle the dirt.
AS matters now stand, il often requires
three or four layers of workmen for the
dirt TO be pitched from the bottom of the
bitches Platforms or stages are built
up the sides of the woodwork that hold
in the sides of the bitches, and on these
the workmen stand with their shovels.
Those at the bottom throw the dirt TO
the staging above them where it is in turn
thrown higher by the men standing there.
This operation is repeated until the dirt
finally reaches the surface.
A bridge has been built across the ex-
cavation 10 enable vehicles TO pass on Lib
erty street. The Liberty street cars do