State v. Treasurer of Plainfield
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari. This writ of certiorari brings up a record of the city court of the city of Plainfield, from which it appears that the prosecutor was convicted of a violation of some ordinance of that city, and thereupon sentenced by the city judge to pay a fine of $100 and be confined in the county jail for a period of sixty days.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mague, J.
By section 21 of the charter of Plainfield, the city judge is given authority, upon oath or affirmation that *261any person lias been guilty of a violation of any of the ordinances of the city, to issue process against such person in the nature of either a summons or a warrant, which process shall state what ordinance the defendant has violated and in what manner the same has been violated. Upon the return of such process the city judge may proceed to hear testimony and to determine and give judgment in the matter without the filing of any…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth ex rel. Bressler v. GaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mayor of East Orange v. RichardsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1904
- State v. SchrierNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1958
- Mayor of Rahway v. HuntSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1906