The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-06


JuSl Wha. me o"'ies ana powers vi
ponce 'nas,s'rales arc aoes I'ol seen
w ne c'e"riN UNDERSTOOD mere as Yet
OWING to tnc mass OF other ana more
inl'ortant motters TO De deaIt WIN
s'ahu utso'Neo. IL Is now ciairilns d.
.en''o',, hoWeVer' anu ''e city au'noii. :.
''es WIN HioVe at ohce 10 coiIic W
The Muehlbronner act provides that
the police power of taking inforna-
tionS. making arrests and preserving
the peace, heretofore vested in the
mayor, shall vest in the city recorder
aiid i'Nc poi''e magistrates ai. w
whom snail not be OF the same roiltl-
cal party, to be appointed by the re-
cordcr, subject to the approval of the
$, lcct council, III such districts as shall
by ordinances he dcsiynatcd whose
torn, nf office shall be during good he
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P'ri'r,l ,i'c du,'es given ~ a'iu pie-
Srrioed Tor SAID officers by eXlstlng
laws tor cities OF the class aforesaid:
The recorder has appointed five po-
lice magistrates, but further than this
nothing has been done TO carry this
fcnt,rc of the urt into effect An or
din,ncc txin,r ,boi, salaries and desir
r,,inr ,h,,i,. aiu,,;,ts ,,,s introduced
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IN rom,nittec II is nov necessary to
,cirtroducc this ordinance. and some
claim II is also recess.rv to amplifv
its uroyisions to a large extent.
Hal lf1lh A'l SA1S.
The act of June 10, 1891, which Is
the second class city act governing
police magistrates, reads thus in Sec
ton 4:
The said police MAGISTRATES shall likewise have
full and complete power, jurisdiction and author
ity to administer oatha and examine witnesses.
End hear determine and punish, according to
the laws and ordinance OF such CITY, all cases
OF arrests upon Hlew' or upon information ION h'a'e
ao W','"n. issuru' u! t,e poi.se .. ;ae .'i,
=" m;,,, ~ ~, 'h, " ,n,d ON
,,,rod in or Inc ,horrcd win d,unlenness. di,or
dcrly coulu,t, srllinr ,;mlor contrary 10 law
maintaining a disorde,ly house or bawtly house.
lcwCl. indecent or laScivious behavior on the
streets or elsewhere. gambling, creating riots or
disturbances. Migrants, b'egars, prostitutes. dis
1nrn'rs OF the pubic ieaoe' known or r'pnte'
PicNlocN''s' pu,ela'S' thieves "''en s'uI,''s
s'',! , sn''',.h r''s'"S M''o "'usv .".'.
no reasonable account of themselves. or violating
any o' '"e laws VI 'u''"'"e' o' ''''' ''''e''
snail determine ana PUNISH accord-
ing to the laws and ordinances OF such
city, all cases OF arrests by
the police or all persons
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etc.
scranton mas no laws or ordinances
dealing with the crime OF burglary. 1t
mas an ordinance dealing with illegal
liquor selling. AS city OF the thlrl
class the mayor anu aldermen could
not zeal summary with ufglary but
had TO either hold the accused under
pall Tor court or discharge MIN. Cn-
DER the second c.aSs cnhrt%: the re-
corder and police magistrates can
near ana determine burglary and
other IKE cases III which the police
make the arrests. therefore 1t would
seem ina. 1t Is eNpedlent the city
should pass an ordinance along the
INES OF the speakeasy ordinance de-
caring all these crimes to be oltenses
against the cltys peace ana dignity,
ana prescribing the penalties that the
recorder ana police magistrates may
impose on the offenders.
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u'".' - nv npott ,ui, a'i par WIN an aluer-
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lesser period
The appointment of police maGis-
trates in no way interferes with the
offices of aldermen. a police magis-
trate may or may not be an alderman.
The police magistrate must turn into
the city treasury all fines and penalties
he collects, and in Il case where po-
lice magistrate is also an alderman
and he sits as an alderman in dispos-
ing of IL case in which the police make
the arrest, h, must turn the fine, costs
or penalty into The city.
In Allegheny, by provision of the
police magistrate ordinance, all moneys
collected by the police magistrates
must be turned in to the city at the
End of every week.
Under the provisions nf "a sne,iuI art