The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-01-15
Shall WrangelI Have a Municipal
 Magistrate

Thursday evening an ordinance providing for a municipal magis- trate for the Town of Wrangell. After some discussion of the sub- ject the council decided to submit the matter to the voters of Wran- gell at the annual municipal cleo tion which will be held the first Tuesday in April. Following is copy of the proposed ordinance:
 An ordinance providing for the establishment ot municipal court in the Town of Wrangell, Alaska; defining the jurisdiction ot such court and for course of procedure in such court.
 Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Wrangell:
 Section L. A municipal court is hereby established and created in and tor the Town of Wrangell, which shall be presided over by the municipal magistrate, who shall have jurisdiction and power to hear, try and determine all cases arising under the ordinances of the Town of Wrangell and to punish for vio- lation of any ordinance of the said | Town.
 Sec. 2. That immediately after the passage and approval of this ordinance the common council of the Town of Wrangell shall pro- ceed to appoint suitable person as municipal magistrate whose term of office shall expire with the life of the common council now in office and thereafter the said com. mon council shall appoint suitable person to fill such office at the same time and in the same manner as other officers of the said town are appointed.
 Sec. 3. The municipal magis- trate, before entering upon the per- tormance of his duties shall take and subscribe to an oatN to faithfully and honestly perform the duties oi his office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk.
 Sec. 4. The municipal magis- trate shall give a bond with two sufficient sureties, to the Town of Wrangell, to be approved by the common council, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, which bond shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk.
 Sec. ,. The municipal magis- trate shall make and file with the municipal clerk, and the clerk shall submit to the council, on the first day of the months of January, April, July and October, in each year, or within 10 days thereafter, a full and complete report of the business transacted in his office and court for the quarter preceding, in which said report shall be set forth, in appropriate columns, the names of persons arrested and brought before the court, the date thereof, the offense charged, dis position of the case made, the amount of fine imposed, term of commitment, amount of fines and fees collected, and the amount of fees due to witnesses and other persons and the names of such per- sons.
 l Sec. 6. All fines, penalties and costs collected by the municipal magistrate shall be covered into the town treasury monthly, and dupli- cate receipts taken therefor, one of which shall be filed with the munici- pal clerk.
 Sec. /. AS soon as the municipal magistrate has been appointed, the common council shall fix the month- ly salary to he paid to such officer, and the amount thereof shall not be increas ed or decreased during the term of any such municipal magistrate. and such salary shall be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other officers of the Town oi Wrangell are paid.