Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-02-14
ORDINANCE NO. 226.

An ordinance providing for the election
of a police Justice. establishing a po-
lice court in the city OF Aberdeen, fix
ing rules for the conduct thereof, pro-
viding for the compensation OF the
police Justice and the manner Of the
payment thereof and repeating ordi.
nance No. 1877 and all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance.
The city council of the city Of Aber-
deem do ordain as follows:
SEC. /. That there be and there il
hereby established u police court in and
for the city Of Aberdeen.
SEC. 2. The police court the city Of
Aberdeen shall be presided over and
conducted by one police justice.
SEC. 3. That such police justice shall
be selected from the justices t the peace
within said city that have been duly
elected under the laws Of tine state OF
Washington.
SEC. 4. That said police justice be
elected by the city council.
SEC. s. That such police justice shall
council and shall be removed at any
SEC. 6. That the police justice may
hold his court anywhere within the city
such location to be approved by the city
council.
SEC. 7. That before entering upon the
performance of his duties, the police
Justice shall execute and file bond with
two sureties, conditioned that he will ac-
count for any and all moneys that may
come into his hands as such justice and
will we'll and truly pay the same over
according to law and ordinance. in the
penal sum Of five hundred dollars.
| Sec. s. That the police justice shall
keep docket, as such justice OF the
! city, under the rules and in the form
and manner as the laws OF the state Of
Washington require to be kept by JUS
tees OF the peace.
SEC. 8. That in prosecutions for all
breaches OF any ordinance OF the city Of
Aberdeen before such police justice, the
offender, or offenders, shall be informed
against, arraigned, tried, acquitted, con-
vcted, and sentenced as under the rules
governing the trials for misdemeanors
before justices of the peace under the
laws OF the state OF Washington.
SEC. 10. That all warrants and pro.
cess issued by the police justice. as such,
shall he directed to the marshal, his
deputy, any night.watchman, or assist
ant night-watchman OF the city Of Aber-
deem, or any sheriff or constable of the
with like wording, commands and direc-
tiOns as required in warrants issued for
misdemeanors by Justices OF the peace
| IA. Inn, ~ tntn cf
ton with the exception that such war
rant shall show by its wording that it is
warrant under complaint filed for
the breach OF an ordinance.
SEC. II. That all warrants of COM
mittment issued by said police Justice
shall be directed to the marshal of the
city OF Aberdeen.
SEC. IL. That all witnesses in any
action in such police court shall be al
lowed the same mileage and per diem
as are allowed to witnesses in trials be-
fore Justice of the peace under the laws
OF the state of Washington, and such
mileage and per diem shall be taxed rs
part OF the costs in the judgment, except
no peace officer of the city Of Aberdeen
shall be allowed any witness fee or mill
cage when sworn to testify before said
justice.
SEC. l3. That the police justice shall
not issue any subpoena for any witness
except upon the precipe of the city at.
torney, in criminal cases.
SEC. IA. That the police justice shall
be allowed, as compensation in full, such
fees as are allowed justices Of the peace
under the laws Of the state Of Washing.
ton.