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 POLICE COURT. 123 SDG. 1055. The court shall have iower to make such - ul - lation; as may be deemed necessaiy and proper for colnldgscdiiilg  ]"§‘“';S and regu DBSS E BP01!}. 17 June, 1870, c. 133, s. 13, v. 16, p.  Sec. 1056. The court shall have a seal, and shall have power to take Seal; acknowithe acknowledgment of deeds and to administer oaths and adirmations mg '“°” *° °"** to public officers. oaths. CLERK· Ibid., s. 5, p. 154. SEO. 1057. The court shall have power to appoint a clerk at a salary Clerk appointof two thousand dollars per annum, who shall hold his office during the ¤’°¤*° and Salary- pleasure of the court. mlm_ Sec. 1058. The clerk may appoint one deputy, with the consent of psig1y,- ’P` I the court, 1f the business shall require it, to be paid such compensation +—¥; as may be allowed by the court, not exceeding one thousand dollars r Ib"]' annum. pc Sec. 1059. The clerk shall give bond, with surety, and take the oath Bond and oath or of office prescribed by law for clerks of district courts of the United °I°’k· States. {scc rs s. r. s., 511:4.3 HD Sec. 1060. He shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, Oatbs and aHirmand in his absence his deputy may administer the same. .***:,2 1 . 181};:0. 1061. There shall he no fee charged for any service by the hNc iéees to be C3! . c argc . BAILIFFSI Ibid., S. 7, P- 1,55- SEO. 1062. The court may appoint not exceeding twohailiils, who Beiliifsshall receive for their services three dollars each for every day’s attend- ance on court, to be paid upon certificate of service by the judge.' Sec. 1063. The bailiifs may act as deputies to the marshal for the May setss depuservice of process issued by the court. W ¥¤¤¤’¤l¤**l¤· Wl*¤¤· Ibid.,s.9, .155. PROSECUTIONS. P Sec. 1064. Prosecutions in the police court shall be by information P¥¤q¤¤¤fi<>¤¤_ te under oath, without indictment by grand jury or trial by petit jury. b° by “‘f°""‘“"°j Ibid., s. 3,p. 154. District of Columbia vs. Herlihy, Wash. Law Rep., No. 42, p. 277. Sec. 1065. In cases arising out of violations of any of the ordinances _Process for_violaor laws of the District in force therein, process shall be directed to the {ND °f D*°*“*°* major of police, who shall execute the same and make return thereof in .°iQ`1L__ like manner as in other cases. Ibid., s. 4,p.154. Sec. 1066. In cases cognizable in the supreme court the process shall Process in other be directed to the marshal, except in cases of emergency, when it may ¢==¤¤¢¤· he directed to the major of police. Ibid. Sec. 1067. Such process shall be under the seal of the police court, Form ofprocess. and shall bear teste in the name of the judge, and be signed by the W? clerk. Sec. 1068. For such services the marshal shall receive the same fees M¤¢¤l¤¤i’¤ feesas prescribed for like service in the supreme court. Ibm_ Sec. 1069. It shall be the duty of the United States attorney for the Duty of United District, in person or by one or more of his assistants or deputies, to S¤¤¤¤¤ ¤*°°**¤¤L attend to the prosecution in the police court of such offeuses as were `_Ib,d_,,_17,,,_1_5,,_ cognizable in the criminal court of the District prior to June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy. _ Sec. 1070. For such service he shall be paid the same fees as are allowed for similiar service in the supreme court. _ _ _ Ibid. Sec. 1071. It sha11_ bethe duty of the attorney of the District, or his Duty ofattorncy assistants, to attend to the prosecution in the police court of all offenses ffE)ffffL_ arising irom violations of any of the laws or ordinances of the District Ima,, s, 16, pp, in force therein, and for such service they shall be paid by the Dis- 156,1.07. trict.