The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-08-21

Ordinance No, 5 An Ordinance Providing for the Or ganization of the Court Of the Munich pal Magistrate Of the Town of Skag- way District of Alaska, and Prescrib- inc a Method of Procedure for Causes Therein. and Defining Certain Duties of the Municipal Marshal and for Other Purposes.
 Re lt Ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Skagway:
 Section No. 1.
 Time Of Holding Court.
 That the person elected as municipal magistrate of the town Of Skagway shall, during his term Of ofiice, be In at- tendance daily at the hour oi2 o'clock p. m. except Sundays and legal holidays and exeept such other times as he may be permitted to be absent by said council and at suoh place as the said council shall prescribe, for the trial Of causes and tar me transaction Of such business as may properly come before himi no shall be transacted by him on Sunday or on legal holiday, except that he may issue warrants of arrest or receive the verdlcts of the iury or order the discharge Of prison CT on such days.
 Section No, 2.
 Municipal Marshal.
 That the person designated as nun icipal marshal shall be the executive officer of such court He shall preserve order therein, obey it's legal mandates, serve lis processes .anl supoenas, re- ceive into his custody and faithfully keen all offenders, keep true and cor rect written record Of the time or thelr reception by him, the length or tlme or the commitment and for what ohense and at the expiration or their period of commitment discharge them from custody. Such record shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable hours.
 Section No. 8.
 Magistrate 70 Ac' aa SiVtN' That said municipal magistrate shall net as the clerk of his own court and shall keep all plpers filed with him as suob magistrate. He shall also safely and accurately keep a docket in which sh n be entered the title Of every cause brought before him and true anu chron logical account Of each ana every in such cause. Said hles and docket shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable hours.
 Section No. 4,
 Power of Municipal Magistrate That said municipal magistrate shall have power 10 hear and determine causes arising under ordinances or sald town of Skagway and to punish viola. lions of such ordinances, and he shall have such other powers as are gwen him by ordinance or statue or by lmph, cation. He shall take judicial notice or all ordinances and statutes
 Section No. 8.
 Process and Subpoenl.
 That the process and subpoena issued by said magistrate shall be entitled in the Court of the Municipal Magls- trate Of tho Town of SkagwaY Alaska, ' The title of all criminal causes shall be "rhe Town of Skagway, Municlpal Plaintiff,
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 .......... ..... Defendant ' The process and subpOenas must be entitled in such court and cause, dated and signed by the magistrate, with his name of office.
 Section No. G.
 Examination of Informant and his
 Witnesses.
 That when complaint Is made tO the of the commission or vio- latlon of an ordinance he must examine the informant on oath and reduce his statement to writing and cause the same tO be subscribed by him and also take the deposition of any witnesses that the informant may produce in sup port thereof.
 Section No. z.
 When Warrant of Arrest to Issue. That thereupou, 1T the magistrate be satisfied that the violation complained of has been committed. and that there Is probable cause to believe that the person charged committed 10, he must Issue a warrant of arrest.
 Section No. 8.
 Defnatlon and Form of a Warrant. That the warrant of arrest is an or der. in writing, in the name oithe Town Of Skagway, signed by the magistrate, with his name of office, commanding he arrt st Of the defendant, and may be substantially in the following form: In the Court of the Municipal MaRis- trate of the Town Of Skagway. The Town of Skagway q Municipal Corpo- ration, Plaintiff,
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 ....-.'s'. Delehuaht To the marshal of the town of Skag- way or to any policeman of said town or to the person specially authorized 70 serve this warrant: In the name of the Town of Skagway GREETING: Information upon oath having been this day laid before me that the otfense Df. ................,... violation of ordinance No. ...... has been commit ted, and acc lsing .................... you are Therefore hereby com manded forthwith to arrest the above named .......... .....and bring him before me at my office in the town of Skagway to be dealt with as by ordi- nance and statutes provided.
 Dated at Skagway, Alaska this. day oi........l9O..
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 Municipal Magistrate.
 Section No. 9.