Douglas Island news., 1915-11-03
Ordinance No. SO

SECTION I. municipal court as hereby eS- tablished for the town ot Douglas, wnlch shall be presided over by the municipal mag- istrnte, who shall have exclusive Jurlsdlctlph of an violations of town Ordinances' anu Who may issue warrants of arrest, sunp9lSSu t, u.le, and an other necessary wrlts' grant D.ll, ,S3 taS fine and commit to jail, any person Hrtes'eV for or found guilty of a Nloiatioh or .iiF pt the town ordinances, in nccoruotlcg "ttil - .-lo provisions ot said ordimQnces. ovSn P,, er of said magistrate shall be eNeIClaeu ii' "e oordnnce with the rules aud regulations gov ernfuQ the procedure m the court. VI 'ttS Justices of the Peace In the 1ertltoty o4 At, aslIa Said mqgistrate nNy ,li,,e onths required by law In any prQceeulns had before the said court ohd' when @ s@eu- fence of imprisonment is lmposeu upon eHiS offender, the said magistrate Inny InJluUWO uUW m t,, ,,cb fndgnent tbat such offender shall be g,,hiect fO Derform such l0bor' during tne fern, of said imnrisOnment, as Snol pc pre- scribed low the City Marshal or Chlet or to- lice The Municipal Magistrate shall keep ,>,,,,,-l ,,f thp proceedings iu the Municlpal Court. receive and pay monthly to tne Clty Treasurer, all moneys collcctcu DY ,hlih' ioe9 fhe fees and expenses or 0uY trlai or PI", ceediug necessarily diSbursed by him' anu 6e sbaii render a quarterly detailed account to the common council ot Qll fines lmposeu and an monies collected by him.
 SECTION 2. Appeals may be taken from Q iudgment of conviction given in the Munici- 1,ol COurt fo the District Court Tor the Dis- frict of Alaska Division No. !, except when the some is given on plea of guilty" lnthe sorne manner as appeals are taken from a court of a Justice of the Peace iu the lerrl- tory of Alaska
 SECTION g.. Any person who shall wiltully ,lie,iev any Drocess or order issued by said court. or who wilfully refuses to be sworn as witness, or when so sworn shall refuse to answer any materlol QueA.loH' V5 who shall create any diSturbnhce iu S"l1 ,,,,vt or interfere with the proceedings or fhe same while in session, shall be guiltE ol contempt of court, and shall be puilshe9 9y n fine not exceeding SlvO, or lnprlsoneu m tmii thc City Jail for a period not eNceeulhg Vo Jevs or. bv both such fine and imprisonment in inc deScretiou of the Municipal Mogls- trate.
 SECTION 4 The magistrates term ot office ond salary shall be fixed by the common counciI. md he shall, before entering, upon tbe dischnrge of his duties, tnke and SuD- scribe au oath before some person author ized to administer oaths ln the territory of Alaska, that he will perform the outles Ul biS office honestly. faithfully and impartial i,, o,,t it gccOrdnnce with the laws or Al0Sku and the provisions of the ordinances ol tnS town of DOuglas; aud he sholl give DolHy' when SO required by the common couhclIi conditioned upon the toithtW dischargS ol Lis dutieS oud in an amount to be fixed by tI,, conncil. which bond shall be- improved inv tbe common council and filed with the town clerk.
 POLICE DEPARTMENT
 SECTION 8. There is hereby established a NI| -.,,,,eist of tbe following officers and mem- hers. viz: A City Marshal, who ls hereby con stituted eN-olhciO Chief of Police, anu Wno shall be appoiIted by the common councll' ond whose salary shall be fixed by the com ,,,on council and may be changed from time fO time and such other police Omcers or watchmeu as the council shall, 3t my ulllO deem necessary, whose dutles sIah ne pte- Scribed bv the council, to be performed nh- Her tbe stipervisiou and direction or the Clty Marshall and whose salaries shall ne nNeu by the said council. The pohce or tne 'oW of Douglas shall be under the dlrectl0u anu control of the City Marshal aud for the sup tressiou of any riot, tumult, ulsturD1uCe oss the peace or resistance against the luWS ut Alaska. or the ordinances ot tRe town 1l Douglas. or che authorltles or s1iu ,o"I in the lawful exercise of their duties ne shall bove the mowers that are now or may here- after be conferred upon United states Mar- shols for the District or Alaska. anu shHl iH am resDpcfs be entitled to the same pfotec- ti[,, opd his lowful orders shall be promptly executed by his deputies, or other omcers or wotchmen in said town; and every cll1Sh and person within the corporate lmltS oL .he town of Douglas, shall lenu nm dl4 WuC- 0uired for the arrest of auy offender, or Jhe maintenance of public order. The Saiu Olty Marshal or Chief of Police shall DC tne eNeS- utive officer of the Municipal Magistr9te cOurt and he is authorized and reQulre9 70 cVecute ond return all process issued and de rected to him by any legal authority or s9lu town. It shall be his duty to prosecute pee fore the Magistrate aud Go make complaihls for oIl violations of any town Oruin9hce which shall come To his notice; ne sholl nave eborre of the town jail and all town prison CTS. and of any chain gang which may og Ss- tablished by the common couuclL anu ne shall perform such other services as may De required by the said council.
 CHAIN GANG
 SECTION 6. chain gang is hereby estah- Hshed for the purpose of causing ana com DeIiiur persons imprisoned for the violation of any town ordinance to labor on the streets or other public property of the town. me City Marshal. or person tO whom he may dei- eeote outhority. shall have charge of such prisoners. while iu the said chain gang, and shall superintend their work.
 FEES
 SECTION 2. The fees of all witnesses sub pOenaed on behalf of the town, tO attend any trial or proceeding iu the Municipal Magis- trate's court and of all necessary interpret CTS employed by said magistrate, shal De S1. 50 per day. The said fees shall be taxed as costs against all persons convicted ot Vlolo D ton of any town ordinance lh auuitlon to any fine prescribed by any such oIulhahce' . and in case of acuuittal of any such person charged with such violation, said costs shah be paid by the common council. :.
 In all cases where persons are conFicte1 or my viOlatiOu of @ town Ordiuance ana me is imposed by the Magistrate, aud such line be not paid. the said magistrate shall nave the power to commit such persons to the town iuil for a period equal Go one day TOT each s2 of said fine.
 SECTION &. All ordinances and parts of or nauces iu conflict herewith, are hereby re- peuled.
 SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be pulp Hshed in the Douglas Island News, neWspa- per published m the town of DougloSon the