The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-05-20
ORDNANCE NO. qs.

To provide for the election of municipal magistrate and other purposes.
 De It Ordained by the Common Council of the Town Of SkagWay, District Of Alaska, as Section I. There shall be elected. at the gen. eral town election, annually. in the same man. ner and at the same time as members Of the council arc elected, a municipal magistrate who shall hold olice for the term Of one year and until hls successor iS elected and qualified Section 9. No one shall be eligible Co the oi- Bee Of municipal magistrate who is not Qual- ined electOr Of the town of SkagWay.
 Section g. The municipal magistrate shall qualify on or before tho first Monday in July succeeding his election, and shall on that day enter upon the duties Of his once He shall before entering upon Che discharge Of bis du ties take and subscribe on oath, or affirmation ln substance as ioll0ws:
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 District Of Alaska sS,
 Town of Skagway, }
 L L..............,d do aOiemnly swear for afirml that will support the Constitution and laws of the United States of America. and will, t' Che best Of my ability, perform and discharge the duties ol Che once Oi municipal magistrate oi the town of Skagway, District Of Alaska. sc help me God.
 Municipal Magistrate. ae snail enter Into good and suhcient bond ln he sun Of lSi00O0O) one thousand dollars, payaole Co the town Of Skagway, Alaska, Co be approved by the council thereof conditioned
  ties ard the payment into the treasury Of sald town oi allmOney coming int0 hii possession snch magistrate for said town as by law Of ordinance required. ,fate shall be deemed vacant Aheneyer he shall be absent from the town for e period Oi more than ten days without the ccnsont Of the conn cil drst had and obtained. or W her ever he shall cease Co Do posseSsedloi he 1ualid ..tiOna pre- scribed In Section 2 of this rdiHArre.
 Sec'iHu5 All iminal unl civil proceedings before the municipal n'agistrate shall be gov' erned and regulated by Che general laws Of the District Of Alaska governing and regulating proceedings before Unitei ates conml sion CTS iu ike aid similar cAsv bus hll trials ahall be without O lury. unleN the defendant shall pay Into tho court tho cost of slch Jury and upon demanding ths jury sSall deroait the Sectiono The uees to be charged and eol- lecled by such nun c pal g,agisiratc shall be tho same as those prescribed by the council Of the town Ot SkagWay, Alaska.
 Sectl,n 2. The mu iclpal maglst ate shall on O. before he 10th day O each month ay over Co tho municipal trCa urer all none coming into hl- possesSiOn Hs stch mghtr C. q ring tEe preceding month, and sha take hls receipt in dul licate therefor. one ni Wh.c1 he shall immed ately nle with the clerk and autl.J Section a. Tue municipal magistrate shall make out ard transmit Co the council month ly report st the close oi each mnnth oi the busi. ness transacted before hlm and the amount Of money received and collected on account thereof
 section g The municipal magiftrate shall receive a salary Of sixty dollars per month. payable monthly out Of the treasury Of tho mu. nic pality, in full compensation Tor his ser- vices. The city council Oi the town Of Skag- way shall provide and maintain a courtroom at some convenient place within the town of Skagway, and the municipal magistrate shall meet in courtroom SO provided at l;SO D. m. each week day for the transaction Of such business as may come beiord him.
 Section 10. The municipal marahal shall be he executive oricer Of the municipal court, and shall serve and execute all pr ceases and orders iSsued by the municipal magistrate. provided that in his abse nee or Inability to act the municipal magistrate may appoint, in writing. some one having the qualifications or such marahtl to serve such process.
 Introduced April s7 i9O3 first reading Apiil e7, l93 second reading May {, ipOS; third read. Ing May il, 1908.
 Passed, approved and signed by
 LUKE MIGRATE. Mayor.
 W. s. McKEAS, Clerk. May n. 1908.