The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-05-24
ORDINANCE NO. 2s.

TO provide for She election of municipg magistrate and other purposes. Be lt Ordained by Che Common Council oi tbe Town oi Skagway, District of Alaska, a, follows
 section [. There shall be elected. at the gen. cral town election, annually, in Che same man neg and at the same time as members of th' council arc elected, municipal magistrate who shall hold ofice for the term ot one year ana until his successor iS elected and qualified Section 2. No one shall be eligible % the of- | Bee Of municipal magistrate who ii not Qual' hed electOr Of the town Of SkaEWay.
 section g. The municipal magistrate shall qualify on or before the first Monday In July succeeding his election. and shall ou that day enter upon the duties of his ohce. He shall before entering upon the discharge of Dis du ;.e, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation iu substance aS follows:
 United states of America)
 District of Alaska. SS,
 Town of Sksgway,
 r.............., do soiemnly swear tor anirml that | win support Che Constitution and laws Of Che United States Of America. and will, Co Che best 0f my ability, perform and discharge the duties oi Che o1ice Of municipal magistrate of the town Of SkagwAy, District of Alaska. sC help me God.
 Municipal Magistrate.
 uc shall enter into a good and suhcient bond in be suu ot Si00O00l one thousand dollars payaoic Co Inc town ot Skagway, Alaska, 70 Dc approved hy the council thereof conditioned for the faithful performance oi his oncial du- ties ard the payment into the treasury or tAid town oi all money coming Into bis possession us such magistrate for said town bs oy law ol Section d fhe onice Of municipal magls. trate shall be deemed vacant whenever be shall 5e absent from the town for a period Of more chan Zen days without the consent Of the coun- cil urst had snd obtained, or whenever be shall cease Co be poSsessediof the qualifications pre- Scribed in Section of this ordinance.
 Section 8 All criminal and civil proceedingl before the municipal magistrate shnu be gov rrued and regulated by thc general laws Of the District of Alaska governing and regulating proceedings before United Satcs comml sion cr, in like and similar cases; but ell trials shall be without a Jury, unless Che defendant shall pay into the court the cost Of such Jury and upon demanding the jury shall derosit Inc same with the court
 lec.ed by such municipal magistrate shall .be Che same as those prescribed by the council 0l Che town 0f Skagway, Alaska.
 Section 2. The municipal magistrate shall on or before the 10th day Oi each month pay over Co the municipal treasurer al money coming into bis possession us such magistrate during the preceding month, and shall take hls receipt iu duplicate therefor. one ot which he shall immed stely He with the clerk and auditor.
 section & Tue municipal magistrate shall make out ard transmit Co tho council month ly report st the close of each month oi the bust. ness transacted before him and the amount oi
 
 thereof
 section 9 The municipal magistrate shall receive a salary of sixty dollars per month. payable monthly out Oi the treasury Of tho mu' uicipality, ln full compensation Tor bic Ser- vices The city council Of the town Of StAg- way shall provide and maintain courtroom at some convenient place within tho town of Skagway. and the municipal magistrate shall meet ln courtroom so provided at l:sO p. m. euch weeK day for the transaction of such business as may come befOrd him.
 section To- The municipal mhrahnl shall Do ,he executive Offlcer Of the municipal court, and shall serve and execute all processes and Crlers isSued by the municipal magistrate. provided that In his abse lce or Inability % Act the municipal magistrate may appoint, in writing some one having the qualifications oi such marshti Co serve such process.
 Introduced April e i903 first reading Aptll 27. l9J3. second reading May q, ioO3 third read Ing May ll, 1908.
 Passed. approved and signed by
 LUKE MCGRATH. Mayor.
 W. $. MckEAN, Clerk. May 10. lg03.