The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-31

section ~. All cases before said Police
Judge shall be docketsd in the name Of
said City OF Tucumcari. agains, the De.
PENDANTS, and tried by said Police Judge
without a Jury. and said Judge shall enter
on said docket, in a plain, in,eiligible man.
ner. a minute OF each step taken in such
case. and Of particular costs assessed in
same.
Section 40. Judgment shall be entered
In each and every case OF guilty OF not
guilty OF the ofiense charged. and by said
judgment defendants shall be discharged.
hned or imprisoned, or 6ned and impris.
oned. as the case may he, and where de-
PENDANT Is found guilty, the cost OF such
case shall be assessed agains, him. and no
cost shall he taxed otherwise and all
Judgments imposing a fine. except where
a Tine and imposed. shall he In the alterna-
tive " Imprisonment for a specified mum
Der Of days or until such tue and costs
are paid. in default Of immediate payment
oi such hne and costs.
Section a.. Where judgment OF guilty
shall he entered IN any case before him
said Police Judge shall issue a commit.
meni against the person OF defendant, de-
handing the marshal OF said city in de-.
fault OF immediate payment OF such fine
and costs as may have been assessed, TO
commit the defendant to the City Jail ~
To- such place OF Imprisonment as may be
provided 10y the City Council tor the in
generation OF city prisoners. subject To-
labor. in accordance with the terms OF said
Judgment ard the ordinances of said city.
Section ~. Whenever. in accordance
with the laws of this Territory. defendant
may be entitled to an appeal, the same
shall be allowed in accordance herewith.
by filing a bond. with two sufficient secur
tiles in double the amount OF the highest
%pecuniary penalty hat could or might be
assessed in such case. Provided that said
appeal shall not operate As a superscdeas
in such case until such bond shall be given
and approved. and no costs shall be de-.
handed as a condition OF such appeal. nor
the approval OF said appeal bond, SAID
Appeal bond to be approved by the City
Attorney or in case Of his absence from
city at the expiration OF the time for per
fecting such appeal, such bond shall be
approved by the Mayor Of the City.
section az The Police Judge OF the City
shall carefully preserve all papers and
documents pertaining to any case before
him within said city AZ a party. and before
entering upon the duties of his office shall
execute a bond to the City OF Tucumcari.
with securities to be approved By the
Mayor Of to the CITY. which said bond
shall be for the sum OF one thousand dol.
lars. and conditioned - specified in section
three Of this ordinance.
Section az Where any fine shall have
been assessed against any person for a
violation OF any ordinance of said city,
the police Judge shall not be permitted
TO ebate or remit the costs in such case
Section 1S. II shall he the duty Of the
Police Judge Of said city to render a state
ment TO the City Council on the FIRST day
OF each month. showing the style OF each
case tried by him, or pending in his court
during the past month aud the status OF
disposition OF all such cases. He shall
also pay over to the city treasurer al
moneys collected by him on fines or Tor
FIXTURES, a. Soon az same is collected.
Section 10. The Police Judge Of tn,
city OF Tucumcari shall be entitled tc
demand and receive f>r his services tbs
following fees. to-wit:
For issuing each warrant, one dollar.
For docketing each case, nifty cents
for entering judgment in each case. fit,
cents.
For presiding at trial, fifty cents.
For issuing each commitment. fifty cent
, In all cases where the lee is not heteir
! provided. the police Judge shall be entitled
! TO demand and receive for his service
. such lees as are nov allowed Justices OF tn,
! peace under the laws OF New Mexico.
= Provided that the fees enumerated IN
sec. 20 Of this ordinance shall be paid to sal
1 Police Judge only in cases of conviction
and collection Of fines and clsts.
Passed this 24th day OF October, 1905.
Approved this 44th day OF October. igoa
J. A. SrREEI,
Maycr o
{ the City Of Tucumcari, y. VI.
, Attest,
= l'R. DAuGHTRY.
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