vided in section seven of this ordinance. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 25. Amended G. O. No. 556.

SEC. 26. In default of bond, to be committed.When a person against whom an attachment shall have been issued shall be under arrest, and shall fail to give bond for his appearance, as provided in the preceding section, he shall be committed to the police station or city workhouse and there safely kept until the time fixed for answering such attachment; and such attachment shall be sufficient warrant and authority to the chief of police for such committal and detention. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 26.

SEC. 27. Delinquent witness may be fined.-On the appearance of a party in answer to an attachment, the judge of the police court, unless good cause be shown for nonattendance in obedience to the command of the summons with which he shall have been served, shall assess against such person a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and the judgment. rendered thereon shall have the same effect, and may be enforced in the same manner as if rendered against such person for a violation of city ordinances. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 27.

SEC. 28. Witness may be recognized.—When any cause is adjourned by the judge of the police court, the witnesses in attendance may be recognized in the sum of fifty dollars each, in the manner prescribed by the criminal law of the state. Such recognizance shall be filed by the secretary of the police court, and may be forfeited in the manner prescribed in section seven of this ordinance. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 28.

SEC. 29. Limitation of prosecutions.-No prosecution for violation of any city ordinance shall be commenced after the lapse of twelve months after the date of such violation: Provided, that if any person charged with such violation shall conceal or absent himself so that a process cannot be served upon him, or shall absent himself from the city for the

purpose of avoiding such prosecution, the time of such absence or concealment shall not be computed. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 29.

SEC. 30. Practice before justice of the peace applicable.—The judge of the police court on all matters pertaining to practice in the police court concerning which there are no specific provisions by ordinance, shall be governed by the laws of the state of Missouri regulating proceedings in justices' courts in civil cases, and the duties of the justices of the peace, so far as the same may be applicable. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 30.

SEC. 31. Police judge may appoint attorney.In the absence of the city attorney or other person prosecuting in his stead, when any case is about to be tried, the judge of the police court may appoint some competent attorney to prosecute on behalf of the city, who shall, during the time he is so acting, possess all the powers vested in the city attorney. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 31.

SEC. 32. Chief of police to keep record of witnesses. The chief of police shall enter in a suitable book the names of all witnesses on whose account he shall have received fees, and shall pay the same over to the person entitled thereto, if called for within six months, otherwise the same shall be paid by him into the city treasury. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 32.

SEC. 33. Fines, etc., to be paid into city treasury. -The proceeds of all fines and forfeitures accruing to the city of St. Joseph, for violation of city ordinances, shall be paid into the city treasury. [G. O. No. 533, Sec. 33.

SECTION 1. Office created-appointment, etc.— There is hereby created the office of secretary of the police court. The board of police commissioners are hereby authorized to appoint the secretary of the board of police commissioners to act as ex-officio secretary of the police court and perform the duties of such office. The secretary of the board of police commissioners shall receive no compensation for his services as ex officio secretary of the police court. [G. O. No. 551, Sec. 1.

SEC. 2. General duties of.-It shall be the duty of said secretary of the police court to attend at each session of the police court; to have the care and custody of all books, records and dockets of the court; to keep a true record of all proceedings which may be had in the police court; to file and preserve all papers which pertain to any suit or other proceeding had therein, and whenever an appeal is taken from the judgment rendered in said court, he shall at once prepare a transcript of his record and submit the same to the judge of said court for his signature, and when the same is duly signed by the judge of the police court, he shall file such transcript, together with all the original papers in such case, with the clerk of the criminal court within the time prescribed by law for filing transcripts by justices of the peace in civil cases; and shall keep a record provided for that purpose, in which he shall enter the names of all persons tried before the judge of the police court, the date of trial, the number of the case, the violation or offense charged, and the judgment rendered. [G. O. No. 551, Sec. 2.

SEC. 3. Power to administer oaths, etc.-The secretary of the police court shall have power to administer oaths.

He shall so far as is consistent with the duties of his office, assist the city attorney in receiving complaints and making out the necessary papers therefor. [G. O. No. 551, Sec. 3.

Amended G. O. No. 559.

SEC. 4. Shall examine cost bills. Whenever any person shall be fined by the judge of the police court for vio lation of any ordinance of the city and shall not pay the costs assessed against him, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the police court to examine the items of costs in the execution issued by him, and if such items are correct to certify the same as being correct; and if any of said items of costs are not correct they shall be corrected as near as may be, and certified ast above directed. No costs shall be allowed and paid in any case until said certificate shall have been endorsed upon the execution as herein required. [G. O. No. 551, Sec. 4.

SECTION 1. What conduct constitutes contempt. -The judge of the police court shall have power to punish persons guilty of any of the following acts:

First. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of the police court, in immediate view and presence, and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority.

Second. The contumacious and unlawful refusal of any person to be sworn as a witness, or when so sworn, the like refusal to answer any legal and proper interrogatory.

Third. Any breach of the peace, noise or other disobedience directly tending to interrupt the proceedings of the

court.

Fourth. Willful disobedience of any process or order lawfully issued or made by the judge of the police court.

Fifth. Resistance willfully offered by any person to the lawful order or process of the judge of the police court. [G. O. No. 532, Sec. 1.

SEC. 2. How punished.-Punishment for contemptuous acts mentioned in the next preceding section may be by fine or imprisonment in the city workhouse, or both, in the discretion of the judge of the police court; but in no case shall the fine be less than three dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, nor shall the imprisonment exceed ten days; and when any person shall be committed to the city workhouse for the non-payment of the fine and costs, he shall not be committed for a longer period than thirty days. [G. O. No. 532, Sec. 2.

SEC. 3. When committed in view of the judge of the police court.- Any contempt committed in the immediate view and presence of the judge of the police court, shall be punished summarily; in other cases the party charged shall be arrested upon a warrant issued out of the police court and have a reasonable time to make his defense. [G. O. No. 532, Sec. 3.

Whenever any

SEC. 4. Particulars to be stated. person shall be committed for any contemptuous conduct, the particular circumstances of his offense shall be set forth in the order or warrant of commitment. [G. O. No. 532, Sec. 4.