Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-19
CONTINUED from yesterday


All. NIL - POl<lCE JUDGE AM
OFFICERS
Sec 81. All person. elected o.
appointed to the offices named 4,
this &C. Nihah be co3servators OF the
peace within said city. and they. and
any other officer provided for unde,
this act. may be gwen authority OF
police officers by the board OF at
fairs.
The police Judge shall be ex off,
Gle jutice and a conseryator OF
the peace. with authority to issue
proceu for an ofrenses committed
within the police jurisdiction under
statutes. AID for all violations OF
any city ordinances. and shall have
Charge of and preside over the po-
hce court of such city; and may
commit persons charged with felony
or misdemeanor TO jail or take bond
for their appearance before tho
grand jury OF the circuit or crimi-
nal courts Of iAlercer county: ne
shall keep an accurate record OF a.,
his judicial proceedings IN said cour..
showing the style of each case. which
record shall be indexed and num-
bered. 1t chal1 be his duty to hold
daily sessions OF his court, Sunday
exceptei. Before trying any person
charged with violations Of any ordi-
nance he shall krue his warrant
specifying the offense or violation
charged: he shall render judgment
In any case as the law OF the STATE
or the ordinances Of the city apply
Ing thereto may require: he shall
also have the power to issue execu-
hions FOR all fms, penalties and
costs imposed by Lin, and he may
require the immediate payment
thereof, and in default of such pay
mtnt, may commit the party so ia
default to the jail of the county OF
Mercer or place OF Imprisonment. in
said city until the fine and penalty
and costs shall be paid or satisfied,
20 be employed during the term OF
imprisonment as hereafter provided
tut the term of Imprisonment In any
case cha net exceed 80 days and in
all cases where a person IL sentenced
10 imprisonment or to paymen. OF
a hne Of ten do,lars or more, such
person shall be allowed an appeal
from such decision to the corpora
Hioa court OF the city of Bluefiesd,
or the criminal court of said Mercer
county upon the execution of an
appeal bond, with surety deemed suf
ficient by the said police judge in
penalty double tho amount of the
fine and CO It's imposed by him, con-
ditioned that the person proposing
appeal will perform and satisfy any
Judgment which may be rendered
against him on such appeal. and IN
no case shall judgment for a fine
of leSs than ten do liars be given By
the police judge IL the defendant.
his agent or attorney object thereto
IL such appeal be taken, the war
rant of arrest, the transcript of the
Judgment, the appeal bond and 9th
er papers og the case shall be forth
with delivered by the said police
judge to the clerK of the caid court
and the court shall proceed To try
the case as upon Indictment or pre-
sentiment and render such judgment
in Guiding that of cost, as the Law
and the evidence may require.
The expenses of maintaining such
persons committed to the jan of the
county by such police judge shall be
paid by the city. The police judge
shall account for and pay over the
amount OF al fines collected by hin.
weekly to the treasurer of the city
and ehall make monthly reports