Douglas Island news., 1915-10-27
Ordinance No. SO

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 Creating a Municipal Court. Police Depart ment and prescribing regulations therefor. The town of Douglas does ordaiu as follows: SECTION 1 municipal court is hereby es- fablshcd for the town of Douglas, which shall be presided over by the municipal mag istrnte. who shall have exclusive jurisdiction of an violations Ot town ordinances, and who may issue warrunts of arrest, suPp9Snas, and all other necessary Writs, grant pall, trg fine and commit tO jail, any person arrested for, or found guilty of a violation of any or the town ordinances, in accordance Wlth tne provisions Of said ordinances. Such powers of said magistrate shall be exercised m ac- cordance with the rules aud regulations gov erning the procedure in the courts or tno Justices Of the Peace iu the Territory or At, nska, Said magistrate may administer all oaths required by law, in any proceeding had before the said court; and, when seu- teuce of Imprisonment is imposed upon any offender, the said magistrate may inclu1c ih such judgment, that such offender shal ne subject to perform such labor, during the term of said imuriSOumcut, as shall be- pre- scribed by the City Marshal or Chiet or Poe lice. The Municipal Magistrate Snall keep record Oi the proceedings m the Muuclpal Court, receive and pay monthly GO tne Glty Treasurer, all moneys collected by ,hlm' less the fees and expenses of any trial or pro- ceeding necessarily disoursed by him' ana he shall render quarterly detailed account to the common council ot ou mes lmposeu and an monies collected by him.
 SECTION 9. Appeals may be taken from a Judgment of conviction given in the Munlcl- pal Court. co che District Court for the 1is- trict oi Alaska, Division No. !, except Wneu che same is given ou plea ot guilty, lu tne same manner as appeals are taken rom a court of Justice of the Peace in the Ierrl- tory ot Alaska,
 SECTION 8. Any person who shall wiltully disOhey any process Or order issued oy said cOurt. or who Wilfully refuses Go be sworn as a witness. or when so sworn shall refuse GO answer any material question, or who shall create any disturbance lu sald court OF interfere with the proceedings ot the same while lu session, shall be Eullty or contempt of court, and shall De punlsheQ by a fine not exceeding Slvu, or imprisoned m che City Jail for a period not exceeding sO days. or by both such fine and lmprisonment in the descretiou of che Municipal Magis- trate.
 SECTION 4. The magistrates term of office and salary shall be fixed by the common council. and he shall. before entering upon the discharge Of his duties, take and Suo- scribe am oath, before some person author ized GO administer OathS lu the Territory or Alaska. that he will perform the duties of his office honestly faithfully and imporual- ly, ond iu accordance with the laws ot Alaska and the provisions of the ordinances or the town of UOuglas and he shall give a bond, when SO required by the common council conditioned upon thc faithful discharge or his duties, and in au amount co be fixed by the council which bond shall be- approved by the common council and filed with the town clerk.
 POLICE DEPARTMENT
 SECTION B. There is hereby established a Police Department Ot the town Of Douglass co consist of the following officers and mem- bers. viz: A City Marshal. who is hereby com stituted cX-OficiO Chief 0t Police, and who shall be appointed by the common council and whose salary shall be fixed by the conn mon council and may he changed from time to time and such other police officers or watchmcu os the council shall, ut any time deem necessary, whose duties shau pe pre-
 a H.r. Hfnarr fInn NH der the supervision uud direction ot che City Marshal aud whose salaries shall be nNed by the said council. The police or the town of Douglas shall be under the direction and control of the City Marshal and for the sup- pressiou Of any riot tumult, disturbauce ot the peace or resistance against the laws or Alaska. or the ordinances or the town or Douglas, or the uuthorlties or s4lo town ln the lawful exercise Of their duties, he shall have the powers that are now or may nere- after be conferred upon United States Mar shnlS for the District Ot Alaska. and shall ln an respects be entitled co the same protec fi0u and his lawful orders shall be promptly executed by his deputies, or other officers or w0tchmen in said town; and every clJl1eu and person within the corporate limits or the town of Douglas. shall lend him aid when re- quired for the arrest ot auy oheuder, or the maintenance of public order. The said City Marshal OF Chief of Police shall be the exec utive officer of the Municipal Magistrate s court and he is authorized and required % execute and return all process issued ana ui- rected co him by any legal authority or said town. lt shall be his duty co prosecute bee fore the Magistrate and tO make complaints for all violations oi any town ordinance which shall come tO his notice. He shall have charge of the town jail and 0ll town prison CTS. and of any chain gang which may be es- tabhshed by the common council and be shall perform such other services as may be required by the said council
 CHAIN GANG
 SECTION G. A chain gang is hereby estah- Hshed for the purpose of causing and com peliing persons imprisoned for the violation of any town ordinance GO labor on the streets or other public property or the town. 1nfg ilf City Marshal, or person GO whom he may del- egate authority, shall have charge of such prisoners, while in the said chain gang, and shall superiutend their work.
 FEES
 SECTION 2. The fees of all witnesses sub- poenaed ou behalf of the town, Co attend any trial or proceeding in the Municipal MagiS- trate's court and or all necessary interpret CTS employed by said magistrate, shall De SI.50 per day. The said Tees shall De taxed as costs against all persons convicted or Vola' tiOn of any town ordinance, ih addition 70 any fine prescribed by any such ordinances and in case of acuuittnl ot any such person charged with such violation, said costs shall be paid by che common council. In an eases where persons are convicted or any violation Of a town Ordluance and a me is imposed by the Magistrate, and such une be not paid. the said magistrate shall have the power Go commit such persons to the town jail For period equal Co one day TOT each S2 of said fine.
 SECTION s. An ordinances and parts of orr nances in conflict herewith, are hereby re- pealed.
 SECTION o This ordinance shall be pulp hshed in the Douglas Island News, a uewspa- per published iu the town Of Dougloson the 27th day oi October aud the 3d day of Novem- ber lgi5 and shall take effect and be iu force from and after che date of it's passage and