Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-09
Police Justice.


The following is copy of the bill
,roviding for police justices in the vari-
ons cities in the State. The bill was APP
proved on December Slst and goes into
effect on February LIST
AN ACT
To provide for the appointment OF police
justices and their Jurisdiction, in cities
of a population Of ten thousand or
over. in which, by the terms of their
charters, no provision is made for the
election or appointment OF police
justices.
Be it enacted by the General AS
semby of Virginia, That there shall be
appointed by the corporation or hastings
court, or the Judge thereof in vacation,
one police justice for each city OF a
popuiation of ten thousand and over IN
which by the terms of its charter no
provision is made for the appointment
or election of a police justice. The
police justices so appointed shall hold
office for the term of four years, and
until their successors are appointed and
qualified. and shall be conseryators OF
the peace within the corporate limits OF
the city for which they are appointed,
respectively, aud within one mile be-
vond the corporate limits of such cities,
and within such limits shall have ex-
elusive original jurisdiction for the trial
of all offences against the ordinances OF
the respective cities for which they shall
he amounted, aud shall have concurrent
Jurisdiction with the corporation or hust-
ings courts of such cities in all cases oil
wiolations of the revenue laws OF the
State. and of offences arising under the
provisions OF chapter one hundred and
eighty-seyen, and Of sections thirty
eight hundred and one, thirty-eight hun
dred and two, thirty-eight hundred and
three and thirty-eight hundred and four
of the Code of Virginia, and except
when it is otherwise specially provided
shall have exclusive original jurisdiction
for the trial of all other misdemeanor
cases occurring within their Jurisdiction;
and in addition thereto, shall, in all Of
fences against the laws of this Common
wealth. possess the jurisdiction and
exercise all the powers conferred upon
justices of the peace and police justices
by the laws of this State, in all of which
cases the punishment may be the same
as the mayor of any such city, or the
corporation or hastings court thereof,
are authorized to impose. There shall
be an appeal from the judgment of such
police Justice to the corporation or hust-
ings court OF the corporation, as now Of
hereafter provided by law from the
judgments of justices OF the peace oil
police justices, provided that no sucf
appointment shall be made in any cit,
where by the present terms of its char
ter. the jurisdiction and powers conferred
upon police justices by this act are con
ferred upon the mayor of such cit,
unless the Council thereof shall by reso
luton request that such appointment e
made.
=. The first appointment under tn
provisions of this act shall be made II
the month of January, nineteen hundre'
and four, and the police justices irst ap
Dointed shall enter upon the discharg
of their duties on the first day OF Feb
rnary. nineteen hundred and four, an
tb,ir successors shall be appointed :
Eke manner in the month of January
nineteen hundred and eight, and ever
four years thereafter, and the tern
of their Office shall commence on II
FIRST day of February next succeedln
their appointment. 4,
3. The police justices appointed una
the provision of this act shall be pala
salary out of the treasury OF the city i
which they shall be appointed, and IL
councils of such cities shall make pr
vision therefor, and such police JusticS
shall receive no other compensation II
their services. The salaries OF the sa
police justices shall not be less Ina
seven hundred aud and twenty dolla
in cities of ten thousand population al
not over twenty thousand population
nine hundred dollars in cities of ov
twenty thousand and not over thirt
thousand population; and twelve hu
bred dollars in cities over thirty thoI
and population.
4. In ascot a vacancy caused by
death, resignation or removal of a
police justice appointed under the P
visions of this act, such vacancy shall
filled by appointment in the mani
provided by section one of this act, 8
such appOintee shall hold Office for
unexpired term, unless sooner remoy
and mill his successor has been d
appointed and qualified.
5. Any such police justice may
suspended or removed from once BY
corporation or hastings court OF the
for which he is appointed, Tor MAJ
sanee, misfeassnce, incompetency'