Chapter 1646. To amend section nine of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 1646.— An Act To amend section nine of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia. April 21, 1906. [[H. R. 120](/us/bill/34/hr/120).] [[Public, No. 114](/us/pl/34/114).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Code amendment.Vol. 31. p. 1191, amended. That section nine of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia is hereby amended by adding thereto the following: " Justices of the peace may issue warrants in criminal cases, etc.“Any justice of the peace may at any time, including Sundays and legal holidays, on complaint under oath or actual view, issue warrants returnable to the police court against persons accused of crimes and offenses committed in the District of Columbia, and he shall make a record of his proceedings in every case in a book to be kept for that Fees prohibited.purpose.
Such warrants shall be issued free of charge.” " Approved, April 21, 1906.