Sec. 213. His jurisdiction and powers.
The Police Justice shall have and possess all the jurisdiction
and exercise all the powers and authority in all criminal cases of
the Justice of the Peace of the city, and his jurisdiction shall extend
one mile beyond the corporate limits of the city. He shall
also have jurisdiction of and try all violations of the city ordinances,
and inflict such punishment as may be prescribed for a
violation of the same. He shall have authority to issue his warrant
for the arrest of any person or persons violating any of the
city ordinances, acts or resolutions of the city; it shall be his
duty specially to see that peace and good order are preserved,
and persons and property are protected in the city; he shall have
power to issue executions for all fines and costs imposed by him,
or he may require the immediate payment thereof, and in default
of such payment he may commit the party in default to
the city jail until the fine and costs be paid, for a period, however,
not exceeding ninety days. (Charter, Sec. 31.)
