Cañon City record., 1901-06-27
ORDINANCE NO. 2l2.
A Ordnance Ia Relation TO the Police aseis.
;rate'S Court.
BE 4 ordained by ~ CHS Council oi t.r ciiy
Of Canon CRY;

BE IL ordained BY ths City Council OF thr ciiS
Of Canon Ciy;
SECTION /. The police maRistfafe's couu
of the city OF Canon City is hereby created
which shall he presided over BY the police
magistrate. sad police magistrate shall give
a bond to the city, which bond shall BE- ap,
utoVrd hy the city council of ths. fity AMI L.
conditioned for the faithful performance ui
the duties OF The Office OF police magistrate,
and for the faithful accounting for and pay
mcnt OF all moneys coming intn his hands by
virtue of said office.
i've original iurisdictiOn Ia hear. tfy and de
tefminc all cases afisinR under any uf the
and there shall b. no change ot venue therU-
from
said count shall nun IN the name OF the people
ot the state OF Colorado. and oc signed OF at
tested by the police agisifaic-
SEC. 4. The city marshal OF any constable
writ issued out OF of hy said cum. In any case
arisins ns under the ordinances oi the city:
SIC. ;. The police magistrate shall have
full power and authority Ia make and adopt
rules and regulations for conducting the busi
ness Of hts said couri- and shall have all poNrrs
incricnt to cOur of record In rrIstiun 10 the
attendance Of ~ttnc---s. the punishment of
provided. however. that no Imprisonment tof
contcrnp; shall exceed live days. and no me
f"t such cause -hail exceed one hundred
doltars-
SIC. q Such police magistrate shall. al all
times, receive and examine sfidaNiis and
complaints for the violation OF any city ofdi.
nAncr., and shall issue a summons az warrant
IA every case where there h probable cause 20
believe that an onense has been committed
he shall hold regular sessions OF his court every
day. Sundays and legal holidays excepted. tot
the tfial OF cases,
tines ot penalties incurred tuf the violation oi
any ordinance uf puliCc regulation Of the
city. u shall br .pfiigien 90 si.ic 20 the CON
plant or Affidavit, the uumbrf Of the section
and title OF the ordinance violated together
~iih the dair Of It's p-ssagc, wttlcut -istins
s-id ottinaaes or section m iuil. or the sub
stance thereof
snc. 5, All actions io recover any tines. oi
to enforCc any penalty OF forfeiture under any
ordinance. shall he IN the corporate name oi
the city Of Canon City. MI cases fuf the
violation ot any oftinsnse sllall tc co,nmenced
rant for the arrest Of the accused may tsst.c IN
the firsi instance upon the affidavit ni any
violated. and that the person making the com
piaint has reasonable ground TO believe that
The party charged Is guilty thereof. and every
person arrested upon such warrant shall. With
Out urnccr~sary delay. be taken before the
police magis;raie's cnurt TO bc tired for the
alleged ofrnsc Any person upon whom any
lin. OF penalty shall be imposed. may. upon
the order Of the police fnasis,rsic's court b.
vided by The city fot the incarceration 81 uf-
Tenders. until such Tine. uf penalty and costs,
shall be tally PAID; provided tha, no such @
ans ono offcn-c.
sKc- o. Appeals may be taken frim all
judgments of said court as provided lay Law.
she. 10. Whenever any person shall have
brcn arrested on view, according to Law, with
out warrant, thc police magistrate, before
whom such person So arrested shall have been
taken for examination OF trial. shall enter IN
his docket the fact ut bis arrest and by whom
made. and also take from the officer making
rest and issue warrant upon such complaint
as In other cases.
SIC. II. Actions before the police magis-
iratc Tor violations Of any city ordinances may
br continued In like manner and for like
causes aS actions before iusticcs.pf the peace.
SIC. IL. A party in custody Nhu canno, hc
tried on account of the absence of witnesses uf
other cause. and who cannot give bail fur his
appearance, may be confined in the city iail or
other place ~ confinement provided tot thai
purpose until the time for his trial and In such
ease the police magistrate shall deliver to- the
city marshal OF other officer. committing such
person. commitment. stating the cause Of
detention.
June. A. D.. 1901.
IsEkLl J, II. PEABODY,
Atfr-ti ED MINOR, Mayor,
City Clerk