Evening journal., 1899-02-27
act. was introduced nv Representative


JUSTICES AND JURISDICTION.
Speaker Clark has introduced an act
to extend the. Jurisdiction of Justices
of the peace. This is tIhe text:
Section /. That justices OF the peace
shat, have final jurisdiction in all petty
cases OF larceny, assaults and batteries,
gambling, carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. nusances and other minor or
fenses. In an cases OF petty larceny
the Justice shall summcn a jury Ct
three taxpayers Of the hundred in
wlh.ch said justice reeldes, they shall
be sworn OF affirmed to try the case
pending, and the said jury, or a major
ity Of them, agreeing, shall report their
verdict, in writing to the said Justice
.hen arll There, the said justice shall
pronounce the sentence of the verdict
to the parity ACCUSED ara impose the
penalty Of the law as prescribed IN the
statute governing such cases.
Section 2. Amy person accused of as
eault and battery, gambling, selling
liquor without a license, carrying con-
oealed a DEADLY weapon. nuisances
and minor offenses may claim a trial by
jury, said jury to he summoned and
qualified as set forth in section l Of
this act.
sdotion 3. The fee for conducting
said jury trial shall be: To the Justice,
SO; to the c,netalb,e or officer, for
summonEng each juror; so cents and
mileage, 6 cents one way; to each
juror. 81 per day and mileage, 6 cents
one way; to a witness, so cents per
day and mileage, 6 CENTS one way, and
for summoning and swearing said jury,
% CENTS.
Section 4. The Justice may require
the attendance of jurors and witnesses.
Ii any witness for the state, duly SUM
moned, shall neglect to appear as re-
quired, shall. unlees he show to the
justice sufficient excuse, be adjudget
to he guilty Of conoemFt, and ordered
TO pay a fine Of S., or be imprisoned
for term not less than 10 days or
more than 80 days at hard labor.
section 5. Tha, Justices Of dhe peace
Shall have jurisdiction I'm issuing writs
Of rep,evln in an sum under $780, The
fee for issuing said writ Of re-
plevin before Justice shall be; To
the justice, 81, and to the constable, S2-
SECTION g. Jusllcgs Of the peace may
so.emnize marriage. Every such JUS
tice who ehail soiemnlze a marriage
shall keep a record OF such marriage
and the date Uhcrecf, shaI annually, an
the month Of March, deliver to the re-
corder OF deeds for the county in which
said justice resides true extract there
from of all such entries for THE year
preceding. and such extracts shall be
recorded Amy Justice failing to keep
such RECORD and delivery Of the same
to the recorder of deeds shall forfelt
amid pay a fine of $50. one-hnlf Of the
same fer the use of the school fund
The fee for solemnizing marriage shall
be $3.50.
ON TEIIuFHONE TOLLS.
Representative Donahoe has intro
duced an act regulating telephone tolls
in This state. Its provisions are as fol
lows:
Section ]. No PERSONS. companies ol
Corporations that are now or shall
hereafter be engaged i'm furnishing tele-
phone service ito the people OF amy com
munity of this state SHAH charge theil
subscribers a greater amount for tn,
use on telephones than THE public rats
now or any lesser rate hereafter es
talblished by them. And in all case!
where any persons, companies or cor
porations engaged as above referreH b,
are giving or shhln hereafter give OF
allow their subscribers any rebate o
reduction from the regular rate charg
ed by them for the use Of Telephones
they shall not hereafter charge thei-
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Regular rate less such. rebate or reduc
tion allowed by them.
Section 2. Nothing In this act shall
be construed to affect the rates O
charges Of one telephone company b.
any rates or to2s established by ann
other company or concern, but eacl
shall 'be free TO establish it's own. term,
within the provisions OF section 1 O
this act.
Section 3. All persons, companies O
corporations engaged in hlrnfshin,
telephone eewice Shall be privilege,
to make three classes of their sub
scri5ers and Thereby charge one rat.
for the use Of telephones in hotels. an
ether for places or business. and
lower rate fer private residenoes bu
tho charges for the service TO tn.
three classes herein named shall al
ways conform TO the provisions Of sec
tion Of this act
SeotiIu 4. No extra tolls or Charge