Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-09-17
ARTICLE XII. Police Court

Section l. There shall be and is hereby established in the City of Yu ma, a municipal court to be known and designated "The Police Court of the City of Yuma, Yuma County, State of Arizona" which court shall always be open, except on nOn-judicial' days, and on such nOn-judiciai days it may transact such business within it's juris dictiOn as is authorized by general law to be transacted by courts of Justice of the Peace relative to busi- ness within their jurisdiction.
 Section ?. Said court shall, within the territorial limits of said city, have and exercise jurisdiction as follows
 (a) It shall have and exercise eX- elusive original jurisdiction of all pro- ceedings of a criminal nature for the violation of any ordinance of said city; and of every action of civil nature for the enforcement of a pen alty, or the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture imposed by any ordinance of said city for violation thereof, or for neglect to perform any duty by any ordinance imposed; and of every action for the collection of any li- cense-taX or penalty due from any per son to said city and required to be paid, or which is due and collectible under the ordinances of said city.
 (b) Appeals may be taken to the Superior Court of Yuma County, State of Arizona, on the judgments and or ders of said police court in all cases in which appeals now or hereafter may be taken to said Superior Court from the Justices Courts.
 Section 3. The city recorder shall be ex-officio police judge. He shall hold office during his term of office as recorder or until his successor is appointed or elected and qualified, unless removed from office as in this Charter provided
 Section 4. The City Council shall provide the said court with a proper court room and all dOcketS. blanks and stationery necessary for the transac- ton of the business of said police court. All fines, penalties and tees collected by the judge in the course and performance of his duties shall De paid to the city treasurer on the first day of each and every month and proper receipts taken therefor. The money so paid by the police judge may by ordinance of the council be apportioned to any particular fund and shall thereafter be used in accordance with such ordinance. Upon the sick ness or disability of said police judge. he may cause to act in his place any qualified Justice of the Peace of the County of Yuma.
 Section ,. The Chief of Police shall attend or assign a police officer for attendance on said court to preserve order therein and to enforce it's or ders and serve it's process.
 Section 6. For the proper carrying out of the jurisdiction, vested in said city magistrate, he shall be entitled and authorized, to issue and cause to be served, any and all writs and pro- cesses, and he shall have full authori- ty' to hear and determine all matters properly coming before him and com ing within his jurisdiction herein spe- clfIed. The writs and processes to be used by said magistrate shall be similar to those used by Justices Of the Peace in cases of a similar nature. and proper record shall be kept of the issuance of writs and processes and returns and of any and all other ac- tions taken relative thereto, and the actions of the court thereon. The police of the City of Yuma are hereby and directed to execute and serve any and all writs and pro- cesSes issued cut of said police court by said judge. and proper return shall be made by such officer to the same extent as is required of constab!es and sheriffs in the service and exc cution of similar papers.
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