The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-03

exceeding Eve days, unless by consent
of the defendant; aud in the event Of
such adjournment the defendant shall
give satisfactory bail for his appear
unce at the time and place to which
such cause may be adjourned, and ia
default thereof shall be committed to
the city prison or the district Jail for
safe keeping until the time fixed for
his trial,
SECTION IL.
If the name of any defendant Is un-
known he may be designated by anv
description or circumstance by which
he can, with reasonable certainty, be
Identified; ana il upon arrest he refuses
to disclose his true name, he may be
tried and convicted by the designation
used in the warrant; but where the
true name of the defendant is known
by the police Judge. or can be ascer-
tanned by. him, it shall be the duty of
such police Judge to place the same
upon his docket.
SECTION ~.
No suit commenced BY the city shall
be dismissed or continued, or any pri
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feet or informality in the process by
which the defendant is brought into
court, or by reason of any insufflciency
of the affidavit on which any, warrant
is issued but the court may, on mo
ton, allow an amendment of any such
process or affidavit at any time pending
the proceedings.
SECTION Ii.
y All officers making arrests shall at
tend as witnesses at the trial of offend
ers when required and shall procure
all the evidence in their power, and
furnish a list of the witnesses in each
cause to the court or city attorney. The
officer making the arrest without war;
rant shall make affidavit before the po-
lice judge charging the defendant with
the offense committed, and thereupon
warrant shall issue and q return be
made as in other cases before the trial
shall proceed.
SECTION ID.
When any defendant duly summoned or who
may have given bail for his appearance rs pro-
vided in Section ten lO) of this ordinance, shall
fail to appear at the time the suit is set for
trial, the police judge shall hear the testimony
and shall render the judgment as the facts in
the case will warrant.
SECTION 10.
Upon rendering Judgment for any fine for
fixture or penalty for the violation of any ordi
nance of the city of skagway, the police judge
shall require immediate payment of such judg
ment, and shall make immediate order that the
defendant stand committed unless the fine and
costs are paid, which or er shall be entered
upon the docket of such police judge as part
of the judgment in the case, and the defendant,
il present, shall not be permitted to depart
from custody until he shall pay and satisfy
such judgment.
SECTION l6.
II Judgment BE- not forthwith paid or an APP
peal taken, the c mt rendering the same shall
issue an execute which may be substantially
in the following form. to-wit:
DISTRICT OF ALASKA, lss
City of skagway H
In the name Of the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
To the city marshal or any deputy city mar
shal OF the city of Skagway,
GREEEING:
WHEREAS, the city of Skagway did, on
the. .........d day of, ............. $780,, obtain
judgment before the undersigned, police judge
of said city, against (here insert name Of defend
anti for the violation of an ordinance OF said
city, for the sum of (here insert the amount OF
fne) debt, and (here insert amount or costsl.
costs in this behalf
These are, therefore. to command you to levy
this said debt and costs of the goois an chat.t
tells OF the said there insert name OF defendant
within the city of Skagway, and EXPOSE the
same to sale, according to law, and for want of
sufficient property wherewitb to levy.and salts
fy said debt aud costs to be forthwith tGrped
out to you, yon are hereby commanded TO take
the body of the said there insert name OF de.
fendant) and corimit him to the common jail
of the said city of Skagway or the common jail
of the District of Alas IA, there to remain twen-
ty-four cay hours for every two dollars con-
tanned In the amount Of said fine and costs or
you may arrest the (here insert the name of the
defendanD and require him to labor upon the
streets of said city at tie rate of three dollars
per day, until the W hole amount of said fine and
costs is work out and you are also hereby
commando to make return of this writ with.
In sixty B0l days from the date hereof, wi b
your return thereon showing how you have
executed the same.
Given under my hand this, ,,...... day of
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Police Judge.
The officer receiving such writ shall execute
the same By doing as therein directed.
SECTION II.
Ia all cases where the same is practicable,
prisoners failing TO pay fines shall be compelled