People ex rel. Ryan v. Russell

The city judge of . the city of New York, by the act creating the- office, was clothed with all the judicial powers vested by law in the recorder of the city, (Laws of 1850, chap. 205, § 3,) and was directed, by the same section, to perform and discharge all judicial duties imposed upon such recorder concurrently with him. The recorder is by statute vested with the powers of a Supreme Court commissioner. (2 R. S. 281, § 35.) As such he has power to allow a writ of habeas corpus returnable before himself, and take such proceedings, upon a'return to the writ, as are authorized by the statute…