The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1900-09-29
Ordinance No. 6.

An ordinance establishing police
court for the City of Skaeway, defining
its jurisdiction, procedure. providing
for the appointment OF a police judge,
fixing his fees and for other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Skagway, District of
Alaska.
SECTION 1.
The establishing of police court and
the appointment of a police judge to
preside over the same for the City OF
Skagway, District of Alaska, being
deemed necessary to carry into effect
the City Ordinances, the Common
Council by virtue of the authority in
them vested by Section POI, Chapter 81,
Civil Code for the District of Alaska,
passed by Congress and approved June
6 A. d. 1900, do hereby establish a
a Police Court.for the City of Skagway,
District of Alaska, which court shall
have exclusive original jurisdiction Of
all crimes defined by ordinance of the
City of Skagway, and in all actions
brought to enforce or recover any for
fixture or penalty declared or given by
any such ordinance.
There shall be Judge appointed to
preside over such court in like manner
as other appointive officers, who shall
possess the qualifications Of an elector
of the City of Skagway, and his Offici ii
title shall be known as Police Judge.
SECTION ,.
After the appointment OF the Police
Judge and before he shall eater II on
the duties of his of his OH a he shall
take and subscribe the following oath:
/, ........ do solcmnly swear
or affirm that Will defend and support
the constitution OF the Unitcd States,
ana perform the duties pertaining to
the Office OF police judge OF the city of
okagway, Alaska, to which am about
to cnte:, and therein do equal right and
Justice Ia al men. SO help me God.
Said police judge before entering
upon the duties of his Office shall give
bond to the city of Skagway in the
sum of one Thousand dollars, which
bond shall be approved by the Com
mon Council.
SECTION 3
All civil or criminal proceedings in
the police court or before the Judge
thereof, shall be governed ard regu>
lated by the general laws of the District
of Alaska, now in force, applicable to
the Commissioner ex-officio Justice of
the peace courts in the District of
Alaska, excepting as hereinafter pro-
vided.
SECTION 4.
There shall be no particular terms of
police court, but the sane is always
fo,, . he e
and the records and files of said court
are civil and criminal docket and all
papers and processes filed in or ret urn
ed to such court concerning or belong
ing TO any proceeding authorized to be
had or taken therein or before the
Judge who holds such court.
SECTION 5.
In every action brou hit for the res
covery of any fine, forfeiture or penalty
incurred by the violation of any ordi-
nance of the city, the city of Skagway
shall be plaintiff and the suit shall be
instituted and conducted in the name
and for the benefit of said city, and in
no such case shall security for costs be
required to be given; nor shall any cost
III any such proceedings be taxed
against the city, when the same can be
collected by the defendant.
Provided, That when any defendant
has worked for the city in discharge of
fine and costs as hereinafter provided,
and the full amount thereof shall have
been discharged by such work, the city
shall pay the costs of such proceeding.
SECTION 6.
Whenever any fine. forfeiture or
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son by reason of the violation of any or
dinance of id city, the same may be
sued for and recovered by the said city
action in the police court of said city.
SECTION I.
Whenever an affidavit shall be made
before the police Judge, as approved by
law, showing that any person has been
guilty of violating any ordinance of the
city of Skagway and specifying the Of
Tense the police Judge shall forthwith
issue warrant for the arrest of the
party accused directed to the city mar.
shall or any deputy city marshal of the
the city to execute, which warrant
snail be executed by such officer by
taking the body of the de endant and
bringing him forthwith before such
police Judge, and upon the return of
said warrant executed such police Judge
shall proceed to try the cause unless
the same shall for good cause be con-
tinued, and in all such proceedings the
trial shall be without jury. unless the
defendant, on demanding jury, shall
deposit with the police Judge sum
sufficient TO pay the per diem of such
jury for one day, and the fees of the
officer for sumoning the same.
SECTION s.
The affidavit provided for in the pre-
Ceding Section may be substantially in
the following form; to-wit
District of Alaska, ga
City of Skagway
,,..,...........
makes complaint, on oath, and says that
at the city of Skagway on or about the
............. day OF.
100. one. Observation-Disclosures. did
there insert ctfenseb contrary to the
ordinances of said city, in such case
made and provided.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Complainant.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this. ....... day Of.
..........., loo.
Police Judge.
SECTION 9.
The warrant provided for in Section
I may be substantially as follows
District of Alaska,
City of Skagway. 3d.
In the name of the United States of
America.
10 the city marshal or any deputy
city marshal of the city of Skagway,