The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-09-19
Ordinance No. 6.

An ordinance establishing a police court for the City of Skagway, defining it's jurisdiction, procedure. providing for the appointment of police judge fixing his fees and for other purposes. Be it ordained by the Common Council Of the City of Skagway, District ot Alaska.
 SECTION I.
 The establishing of police court and the appointment of police judge te preside over the same for the City oi 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 2l, Civil Code for the District of Alaska, passed by Congress and approved June 6, A. D. 1900, do hereby establish 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 feiture or penalty declared or given by any such ordinance.
 There shall be a judge appointed to preside over such court in like manner as other appointive officers, who shall possess the quail tfications of an elector of the City of Skagway, and his official title shall be known as Police Judge.
 SECTION 2.
 After the appointment of the Police Judge and before he shall enter uron , the duties of his of his office he shall take and subscribe the following oath: l, l,..............., do sOlemnly swear tor affirm that l will defend and support the constitution of the United States, and perform the duties pertaining to the office of police judge of the city of Skagway, Alaska, to which 1 am about to enter, and therein do equal right and justice to all men, so help me God.
 Said police judge before entering upon the dutiessof his office shall give bond to the city of s5kagway 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 and 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 same is always open for the transaction of business, and the records and files of said court are civil and criminal docket and all papers and processes filed in or return 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 ht 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 in any such proceedings be taxed against the city, when the same can be collected by the de, endant.
 Provided, That when. any defendant ' has worked for the city in discharge of 8 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 penalty shall be incurred by any per son by reason of the violation of any or dinance of said city. the same may be sued for andirecovered by the said city in proceeding in the name of a civil action in the police court of said city.
 .-. SECTION :.
 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 fense the police judge shall forthwith issue warrant for the arrest of the party accused directed to the city mar shal 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 a sum sufficient to pay the per diem of such jury for one day, and the fees of the officer for sumoning the same.
 SECTION 8.
 The affidavit provided for in the pre- ceding Section may be substantially in the following form; to-wit:
 District of Alaska, l ss
 City of Skagway
 .................. .............. makes complaint, on oath, and says that at the city of Skagway on or about the ..... .... 2. day of. ............... 19O. one. ......... ...'..............o .olu There insert offensel contrary to the ordinances of said city, in such case made and provided.
 Complainant. Subscribed and sworn to before me this. .........r. day of... ..........., 1o0...
 ...............
 Police Judge.
 SECTION 9.
 The warrant provided for in Section : may be substantially as follows;
 District of Alaska,
 City of Skagway.] '''
 In the name of the United States oi A America. %
 Tr- AL .s&. IL city marshal of the city of Skagway, GREEfHI NC. -- w v. L- ".