1120 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 443. 1925. jugggujot §ém1;g”°¤* (b) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the term of ' office of the present judges of the police court or require their reappointment. dé},*}§g;§g”,$gmE*;°P“*Y lh) The judges of the police court are authorized to appoint not ` exceeding two additional deputy clerks and two additional bailiifs, if the business of the court requires it. The salaries of such additional deputy clerks and baili s shall be fixed in accordance with R . the Classification Act of 1923. e:e.?iii?ih1»ir`§`:i)e`iiii·iZ (d) The commissioners shall provide for the use of the olice . . . P court as enlarged by this Act such additional quarters, furniture, books, stationery, and office equipment as may, in their opinion, be necessary for the eiiicient execution of the functions of the court, Trials- and as maybe appropriated for by the Congress from time to·time. vox. ai, p. mc, Sec. 4. he second paragraph of section 44 of the District of "“‘°“d°d· Columbia Code hereby is amended to read as follows: “In all cases B""’°°°“"· where the accused would not by force of the Constitution of the _ United States be entitled to a trial by jury, the trial shall be by E,’§,{§§§f°m°““°"· the court without a jury unless in such of said last-named cases wherein the fine or penalty may be more than $300, or imprison- ’5‘°“” Sis P"“§£m§“ii i°" Sh.? °€iFi‘i?. my °° mifiii. $.h““a.“iE‘*“i as eaccu sa emna 1 juryinw se eria shglf be by jury. In all cases where the said court shall impose a ’ fine it may, in default of the payment of the fine imposed, commit the defen ant for such a term as the court thinks right and proper, not to exceed one year." ...S{°" '°’ "°“°° Jmzors ron rumor cosm- ¤¤i:iiiie<iil’ p` 1m' Sec. 5. (a) Section 45 of the District of Columbia Code is , . amended to read as follows: lecctlgilificatlousandsel “Sec. 45. JURY.——The jury for service in said court shall consist of twelve men, who shall have the legal qualifications necessary for `urors in the Supreme Court of the District, and shall rece1ve a like compensation for their services, and such jurors shall be drawn _ and selected under and in pursuance of the laws concerning the S°“"°°· drawing and selection of jurors for service in said court. The term of service of jurors drawn for service in the police court shall be for one jury term and, in any case on trial at the expiration of anv _ `ury term until a verdict has been rendered or the 'ury dischar ed. B‘”‘°“"“’ “"“‘ lfhe jury terms shall begin on the first Monday ami the third Lfonday of each month of the year. The jury term beginning on the first Monday of each month shall terminate at the end of two weeks, and the jury term beginning on the third Monday of each month shall terminate on the Saturday next preceding the begmning of the next jury term. When at any term of said court it shall happen that in a pending trial no verdict shall be found, nor the jury otherwise disc arged before the next succeeding term of the court, the goiért shall proceed with the trial by the same jury, as if said term _ a not commenced.” 5';‘w;°“’5`“5:’”‘ d _ (b) The third paragraph of section 204 of the District of Colum- ,,d_ °"‘ ’”‘ *°‘“°“ pi; Code is amended so as to compose two paragraphs to read as _ o ows:
- c?c”€.i’§imy' mr p°' “At least ten days before the first Monday and at least ten days
before the thj;·duMonday of each month of the year the said jury commission s a likewise draw from the `ury box the names of such number of persons as the police court oi the District of Columbia maydfrlqnjl tjmehto tlilme d¥;ct tql secrive asfjulpors in the police court an s a ort wit certi to the erk o the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia the names of the persons so drawn as jurors.
