The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-10-15
CITY COUNCIL PASSES ON AN
 IMPORTANT COURT ORDINANCE

rseryice upon him. Proof of ser vice may be made by certificate of the person serving the same en- dorsed on said summons. S.-After hearing all the evidence of both parties to the action the judge shall pronounce judgment ac- cordIng to the right of the case. and he shall set forth in his docket for what amount or to what effect said | judgment is given.
 g.-When necessary to secure the attendance of witnesses, the judge must, at the request of any party. issue subpoenaes for their attend ance. but no fees shall be paid or allowed such witnesses unless de mand therefor is made, and in that event the sum of one dollar may be allowed for each days attend ance. and the same shall be taxed as costs aganist the losing party and added to the amount of the judg ment.
 10.-ExecutiOn to enforce d judg ment must not be issued against or levied upon real property of any de fendant and cannot be served by any person other than the Chief of Police of the town of Fairbanks. and the judge of said court is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint the Chief of Police of the Town of Fairbanks as the executive officer of said court for the service and levy of executors and enforcement of judgments rendered therein.
 1.-The judge of said court shall have the same power now provided by law for a justices court to pun sh for contempt. but Imprisonment therefor shall be in the Municipal Jail
 12.-The judge of said court shall demand and receive in advance from the party plaintiff for his services in each action the sum of Three Dollars and no more, which said sum shall become the property of the Municipality and be deposited in the Municipal Treasury. Said sum so paid shall be taxed as costs against the losing party and added to the amount of the judgment.
 13.-The executive officer of said court shall be the Chief of Police of the town of Fairbanks and his successors in office, and he shall demand from the party in whose .avor judgment is rendered, and shall receive from him in advance the sum of Two dollars for his ser vices in enforcing or attempting to enforce any judgment, which said sum shall become the property of the Municipality and be deposited in the Municipal Treasury, and said amount shall be added to the amount of the judgment in any case as ac- crued costs and recovered from the defendant; Provided, however, that any party desiring the issuance and levy of execution shall pay to said officer from time to time as he may demand the same such necessary amounts of money in addition as he may require for the proper care, custody and safe-keeping and main tenance of the property levied upon.
 14.-The Municipal Magistrate shall have authority and power to enforce any judgment given by his predeces- sOr in office and 10 complete any unfinished business begun before such predecessor, as if the same had been begun or given before himself
 15.-Appeals may be taken from any judgment of this court to the District court for the Territory of Alaska, Fourth division, at Fairbanks, Alaska, where the amount in contro- versy is in excess of Fifty dollars in the same manner as appeals are now taken from the judgments of Justices courts in civil actions.
 For this purpose transcripts of ap- peal must be made and certified by the Judge upon demand of the party desiring to appeal upon payment by him to said judge in advance of the sum of Three dollars, which said sum shall be deposited in the Mu- ncipal Treasury and become the property of the Municipality; such payment shall be noted upon said transcript and certified as the costs thereof to the District Court.
 Passed by the Common Council and approved by me this 9th day of October, 1917.
 HENRY T. RAY,
 Mayor.
 J. J. BUCKLEY,
 Clark