The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-09-26

such cause may be adjourned, and in
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 UNI
known he may be designated by any
description or circumstance by which
he can, with reasonable certainty, be
| identified: ana ii 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 IL.
No suit commenced by the city shall
be dismissed or continued, or any pri-
soner di charged on account of any de-
feet or informality in the process by
which the defendant is brought into
court, or by reason of any insuficiency
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 Is.
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
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cause to the court or city attorney. The
officer making the arrest without war;
rant shall make affidavit before the DO
lice Judge charging the defendant with
the offense committed, and thereupon a
warrant shall issue and return be
made as in other cases before the trial
shall proceed.
SECTION IA.
When any defendant duly summoned or who
may have given bail for his appearance as pro- !
vided in Section ten 10) 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 Is.
Upon rendering judgment for any fine. for |
fixture 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 Ter shall be entered |
upon the docket of snch police judge as part |
of the Judgment i'll the case, and the defendant,
if present, shall not be permitted to depart
from custody until he shall pay and satisfy
such judgment.
SECTION 16.
If judgment be not forthwith paid or an ap-
peal taken, the court rendering the same shall
issue an execution, which may be substantially
in the following form. to-wit;
DISTRICT OF ALASKA, SIS.
City of Skagway.
In the name OF the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
To the city marshal or any deputy city mar
shall of the city OF skagway,
GREEEING
WHEREAS, the city of skagway did, on
the ........ day of.............. l90.. obtain
judgment before the undersigned, police judge
of said city, against there 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 there insert amount or COSTS,
costs in this behalf.
These are, therefore, to command you to levy
this said debt and costs of the goods an! chat
tells of the said (here insert name OF defendant)
within the city of Skagway, and EXPOSE the
same to sale, according to law, and for want of
sufficient property wherewith to levy and salts
fly said debt and costs to be forthwith turned |
out to you, you are hereby commanded to take
the body of the said there insert name of de.
fendant) and commit him to the common jail |
of the said city of Skagway or the common Jail
of the District of Alaska there to remain twen-
ty-four (24) 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 the rate of three dollars
per day, until the whole amount Of said fine and
costs is work out and you are also hereby
commanded to make a return of this writ with
in sixty (60l days from the date hereof, with
your return thereon, showing how you have
executed the same.
Given under my hand this. day of
...... 100.