The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-08

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the city furnishes the provisions.
In CovinRton Judge Sanders found
about the same state of affairs rs in
Lexington. The court uses its dis.
erection about assessing costs, and
when the utmost costs are assessed
the court makes them 90. with 81
additional for the patrol where it is
used to take a prisoner to the lookup.
The latter has to be ordered by
ordinance, however
Costs are not taxed in every case,
only at the discretion Of the court.
The judge in Covington receives
$3.50 a month, and issues no warrants
He stated in regard to the costs that
are assessed in second class cities that
he would give 500 to any lawyer who
would make out correct cost report.
The chief of police collects all fines
and costs, and replevin bonds are taken
by the Judge of the court, while in
Lexington they are taken by the chief
OF police.
There is no police court clerk in
Covington, but the prospect is there
will soon be one, as there is an ordin
ance before the board now providing
for one.
In regard to saloons keeping open
on Sunday, and bawdy houses, he said
none had ever been fined during his
term. They are allowed to run with
out moleststion so long as they are not
disorderly. The saloons run from one
weeks end to the other. They have
contract with the city which is
embodied in their license, and as
long as they are orderly they are
not arrested. II they become disor-
derby their license is taken from
them, or they sre never granted an
other one.
In plain dranks the costs range from
81 to 50, but frequently no costs at all
are assessed No witness fees are
paid. The police judge of Oovington
sold in regard TO petty larceny cases
that he runs his court to suit himself
and without regard to technical law
yerS. That sometimes he sends them
to Jail for twelve months, but there
is no workhouse and no prisoners are
worked in the streets.
Judge Moore of Newport said the
costs never exceed 90 in his court.
The chief of police, as in the other
two second class cities, collects fines
and costs, and the saloons and bawdy
houses are allowed to run from one
weeks end to the other and have never
been fined so far as Judge Moore
knows.
There Is no workhouse in Newport,
and no prisoners are ever worked on
the streets. No witness fees are paid
by the city, and in petty larceny
cases, where the amount is small, the
charge is usually amended to disorder
ly conduct and the prisoner is fined.
Otherwise they are usually sent before
the grand jury.
In Newport a report is made to the
auditor but once year, but in the
other two cities it is made every day
after police court.
II is seen above that Psducah will
have to make several changes before
her methods will conform to those in
other second class cities.
One dollar is now paid to each wit
ness in the police court where fine is
assessed. The marshal collects the
fines and costs, although there is now
move on foot to have the chiefof po-
lice do it, and the marshal and sttor-
ney together get the greater part Of
the fines and costs. Judge Sanders
issues all warrants, while in the ether
cities sometimes the compliments are
sent to the magistrates, whose offices
are inTthe same building, and some
times the chief of police or the captain
issue warrants. No prisoners are
WORK ed on the streets, even where
there is no workhouse, and they are
allowed but 80 cents a day when they
serve a fine, while here they are al
lowed 81 a day.
The bswdy houses here, as we'll as
saloons, hove always been source of
great revenue, although the city has
obtained but very little of it.
The way costs are assessed in the
cities is: Judges costs. 81; msgis-