Sec. 15. All ordinances of the may be proven by the Seal of the Corporation, and when printed or published in Book or pamphlet form, purporting to be printed or published by authority of the Corporation, the same shall be received in evidence in all courts or places without further proof.

Sec. 16. The Mayor and aldermen shall be conservators of the peace, within the limits of said , and shall have all the Powers of Justice of the Peace therein, both in civil and criminal cases arising under the Laws of the . They shall as Justices of the Peace within the limits of said perform the same duties, be governed by the same Laws, give the same bonds and security, as other Justices of the Peace, and be commissioned as Justices of the Peace in and for said , by the Governor.

Sec. 17. The mayor shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases arising under the Ordinances of the Corporation & Shall issue such process as may be necessary to carry said Ordinances into execution and effect. Appeals may be had from any decision <​or judgment​> of said Mayor or Aldermen arising under the ordinances, to the Municipal Court under such regulations as may be prescribed by Ordinance: Which Court shall be composed of the Mayor as Chief Justice and the Aldermen as Associate Justices and from the final Judgement of the Municipal court in lette to the Circuit Court of , in the same manner, as Appeals are taken from Judgments of Justices of the Peace. Provided, that the Parties litigant, shall have a right to a trial by a jury of twelve men in all cases before the municipal court. The Municipal Court shall have power to grant writs of Habeas Corpus in all cases arising under the ordinances of the city council [p. [6]]