203 – Account of Moneys Collected.
§ 203. Account of moneys collected. The corporation counsel shall pay over at once to the city treasurer, for and on behalf of the city, all moneys collected by him for and on behalf of the city, including fines and penalties.
173 – City Owner of Supplies.
§ 173. City owner of supplies. The city shall continue to be the owner of supplies furnished to any poor person or applicant for relief until the same are consumed. If any person to whom the same shall be furnished shall sell or exchange the same for money or intoxicating liquors or in any way […]
174 – Liability of City.
§ 174. Liability of city. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to make the city liable for the support or relief of any poor person when it is not otherwise so liable.
180 – Jurisdiction of Police Court.
§ 180. Jurisdiction of police court. If, under the general or local laws, there now exists or shall hereafter be established in the city a court of criminal jurisdiction known as the police court, it shall have the jurisdiction and powers hereinafter provided.
181 – Police Justice.
§ 181. Police justice. There shall be one justice of the court to be known as the police justice. Said office shall be filled by election by the electors of the city at the city election. The term of the police justice shall be six years and he shall receive an annual salary, to be […]
182 – Vacancy, How Filled.
§ 182. Vacancy, how filled. When a vacancy shall occur, otherwise than by expiration of term, in the office of police justice, the same shall be filled, for the balance of the unexpired term, at the next city election happening not less than thirty days after such vacancy occurs. Until such vacancy shall be so […]
183 – Jurisdiction and Powers.
§ 183. Jurisdiction and powers. The police court shall have, in the first instance, exclusive jurisdiction to try and determine all charges of misdemeanor, committed within the city and shall also have exclusive jurisdiction to try and determine all complaints and charges for violation of city ordinances, and shall have the power and jurisdiction now […]
184 – Further Jurisdiction.
§ 184. Further jurisdiction. The police justice shall also possess all the powers and jurisdiction of a magistrate, which are or may be conferred by law upon justices of the peace, concerning offenses committed within the city. He shall possess such other powers and perform such other duties as are now or may be conferred […]
186 – Office Hours.
§ 186. Office hours. It shall be the duty of the police justice to be present at the police court rooms at such times and during such hours as the public interest may require, unless necessarily detained therefrom.
187 – Clerk.
§ 187. Clerk. The police justice shall have a clerk of the court, who shall be the confidential appointee of said justice, and who shall have the power to take informations upon which warrants for the arrest of persons charged with the commission of crimes may be issued by said justice. The clerk shall also […]