State ex rel. Hall v. Wicker

Citations

• 60 Wash. 238
• 110 P. 992
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1032

Syllabus

<p>Justice oe Peace — Jurisdiction—Municipal Corporations — Violation oe Ordinances — Statutes—Amendment. The amendment of Bal. Code, § 4683, which conferred upon justices of the peace jurisdiction in all criminal causes arising under any city or town ordinance, by Rem. & Bal. Code, § 46, which omitted the reference to city ordinances and provided that justices shall have jurisdiction of all misdemeanors, does not deprive justices in towns of the fourth class of jurisdiction in causes arising under a town ordinance, in view of the intent of the amending act to merely enlarge the jurisdiction, and of Rem. & Bal. Code, § 7735%, providing that the violation of any ordinance of a town of the fourth class shall be a misdemeanor.</p> <p>Justice oe Peace — Venue—Change of Venue — Police Court— Municipal Corporations — Ordinances—Violation. A change of venue lies from a police justice to a justice of the peace, in prosecutions for the violation of a town ordinance, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1774, granting the right to a. change of venue in justice court, and § 7748, providing that a police justice in towns of the fourth class shall be governed by the general laws relating to justices of the peace.</p>