The Town Council may establish by ordinance a Municipal Court,
which shall be known as the Municipal Court of the Town. Jurisdiction
of the Municipal Court in civil matters shall be as provided in § 16.1-77
of the Code of Virginia, and in criminal matters as provided in § 16.1-124[1] of the Code of Virginia. (1972, c. 68)
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 16.1-124 was repealed in 1984 (Acts
1984, c. 506).
The Judge of the Municipal Court shall be appointed by the Town
Council. He shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Council. The Town
Council may appoint a Substitute Judge to serve during the absence
or inability to act of the Judge of the Municipal Court. (1972, c.
68)
If the Town Council shall elect to not establish a Municipal
Court, as provided in § 6.1 of this Charter, the County
Court of Louisa County shall have such jurisdiction within the Town
as the Municipal Court would have if it were established by the Town
Council. The Town Council may enter into such contracts or agreements
as it may deem necessary to permit the trial in said County Court
of cases or causes of action arising within the Town or within the
jurisdiction of the Town. (1972, c. 68)
The Town shall be allowed the use of the Louisa County Jail
for the purpose of carrying into effect the police regulations of
the Town, and for the safekeeping and confinement of all persons who
may be arrested or sentenced to imprisonment under the laws and ordinances
of the Town. The sergeant or any police officer of the Town may convey
any person arrested or sentenced to jail, and the jailer of said County
shall receive such persons in the same manner as if such person or
persons were committed by a Justice, and delivered to said jailer
as any other police officer of the said County or the Commonwealth.
