§ 19. Police court and its jurisdiction.

The judicial power of the city shall be vested in a police court. Said court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all criminal proceedings for the violation of any ordinance, and concurrent jurisdiction with magistrates and other courts of all civil actions and proceedings arising out of a violation of said ordinance, and for the collection of any license, assessment or tax imposed by ordinance; and of the following offenses committed within the city (except when prosecuted by indictment or information): Petty larceny, assault and battery, breaches of the peace, rioting, committing wilful injury to property, and all misdemeanors punishable by fine or imprisonment in the county jail, or both; proceeding respecting vagrancy, lewd or disorderly persons; and exclusive jurisdiction of all offenses not properly falling under the jurisdiction of other courts. No jury shall be summoned to try any case in said court.

(Election of 8-3-54)