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justice who must be a resident elector of the village; and thereafter a police justice must be elected in such village, at the annual charter election next preceding the expiration of a regular term, or at the next annual election after a vacancy, on the same ticket with the other elective village officers. Any vacancy must be filled by appointment by the board of trustees of the village.

76. Justice to take oath, etc.- A police justice elected or appointed as prescribed in the last section must, before entering upon the duties of his office, and within fifteen days after receiving notice from the village clerk of his election or appointment, take before the clerk, the constitutional oath of office, and file the same with the clerk, together with a bond with such sureties and in such amount as shall be approved by the board of trustees of the village, conditioned for the faithful performance of his official duties.

877. Justice, how to hold office.-A police justice elected or appointed as prescribed in section 75, holds his office as follows:

1. If elected at the first election held after the creation of the office, he must enter upon the duties of his office immediately after qualifying, as prescribed in the last section, and may hold his office until and including the thirty-first day of December, in the third year succeeding his election.

2. If elected at any subsequent election, except as prescribed in the next subdivision, he must enter upon the duties of his office on the first day of January succeeding his election and may hold his office for three years.

3. If elected to fill a vacancy, he must enter upon the duties of his office immediately after qualifying, as prescribed in the last section and may hold his office for the unexpired term.

4. If appointed, he must enter upon the duties of his office immediately after qualifying as prescribed in the last section, and may hold his office until his successor is elected and qualifies.

§ 78. Compensation of justice.-A police justice cannot retain to his own use any costs or fees, but may receive for his services an annual salary, to be fixed in villages by the board of trustees, and in cities by the common council, except where the same is otherwise fixed by law; and such salary shall not be increased or decreased during his term of office.

PART II.

OF THE PREVENTION OF CRIME.

TITLE I. OF LAWFUL RESISTANCE.

II. OF THE INTERVENTION OF THE OFFICERS OF JUS
TICE.

TITLE I.

Of Lawful Resistance.

CHAPTER I. General provisions respecting lawful resistance.
II. Resistance by the party about to be injured.
III. Resistance by other parties.

CHAPTER I.

GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING LAWFUL RESISTANCE.

SEC. 79. Lawful resistance; by whom made.

§ 79. Lawful resistance.-Lawful resistance to the commission of a crime may be made:

1. By the party about to be injured; 2. By other parties.

CHAPTER II.

RESISTANCE BY THE PARTY ABOUT TO BE INJURED.

SEC. 80. In what cases; to what extent.

§ 80. In what cases.-Resistance sufficient to prevent the crime may be made by the party about to be injured: 1. To prevent a crime against his person;

2. To prevent an illegal attempt by force to take or injure property in his lawful possession.

Sub. 1. A person attacked if justified in reasonably apprehending great bodily harm and the danger imminent may kill his assailant. Shorter v. Peo., 2 N. Y, 193; Patterson v. Peo., 46 Bar., 625; see Peo. v. Lamb, 54 Bar., 342; Peo. v. Austin, 1 Park., 154; Peo. v. Cole, 4 Park., 35; Promer v. Peo., Ib., 558; Uhl v. Peo., 5 ib., 410. Party assailed must avoid attack if possible to justify resistance. Peo. v Sullivan, 7 N. Y., 396; Peo. v. Cole, sup.; Peo. v. Harper, Edm. S. C., 180; Shorter v. Peo., sup. Re

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sistance to prevent consummation of a felony. See Ruloff v. Peo., 45 . Y., 213; Peo. v. Hand, 4 Alb. L. J., 91 Need not first invoke protection against anticipated assault. Evers v. Peo., 3 Hun, 716; 63 N. Y., 625. Sub. 2. Defense of possession of real property. Corcy v. Peo., 45 Barb., 262; Wood v. Phillips, 43 N. Y., 152; Peo. v. Gulick, Lalor, 229; Harrington v. Peo., 6 Barb., 607. Defense of personal property. Gyre v. Cul

ver, 47 Barb., 592.

CHAPTER III.

RESISTANCE BY OTHER PARTIES.

SEC. 81. In what cases.

§ 81. In what cases.

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defense of the person about to be injured, may make resistance sufficient to prevent the injury.

TITLE II.

Of the Intervention of the Officers of Justice.

CHAPTER I. Intervention of public officers in general.
II. Security to keep the peace.

III. Police in cities and villages, and their attendance
at exposed places.

IV. Prevention and suppression of riots.

CHAPTER I.

INTERVENTION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS IN GENERAL.

SEC. 82. In what cases.

83. Persons acting in their aid, justified.

§ 82. In what cases. Crimes may be prevented by The intervention of the officers of justice,

1. By requiring security to keep the peace;

2. By forming a police in cities and villages, and by requiring their attendance in exposed places; 3. By suppressing riots.

§ 83. Persons in aid, justified.-When the officers of justice are authorized to act in the prevention of crime, other persons, who by their command act in their aid, are justified in so doing.

CHAPTER II.

SECURITY TO KEEP THE PEACE.

SEC. 84. Information of threatened crime.

85. Examination of complainant and witnesses.
86. Warrant of arrest.

87. Proceedings, on complaint being controverted.
88. Person complained of, when to be discharged.
89. Security to keep the peace, when required.
90. Effect of giving or refusing to give security.

91. Person committed for not giving security, how dis.
charged.

92. Undertaking, to be transmitted to sessions.

93. Security, when required, for assault, etc., in presence
of a court or magistrate.

91. Appearance of party bound, upon his undertaking.
95. Person bound, may be discharged, if complainant
does not appear.

96. Proceedings in sessions, on appearance of both parties.
97. Undertaking, when broken.

98. Undertaking, when and how to be prosecuted.

99. Security for the peace not required except according to this chapter.

§ 84. Information of threatened crime.—An information may be laid before any magistrate that a person has threatened to commit a crime against the person or property of another.

§ 85. Examination. -When the information is laid before a magistrate, he must examine on oath the complainant and any witnesses he may produce, and must reduce their examinations to writing, and cause them to be subscribed by the parties making them.

§ 86. Warrant. If it appear from such examinations that there is just reason to fear the commission of the crime threatened, by the person complained of, the magistrate must issue a warrant, directed generally to the sheriff of the county, or any constable, marshal or policeman of the city or town, reciting the substance of the information, and commanding the officer forthwith to arrest the person complained of, and bring him before the magistrate.

§ 87. Trial. When the person complained of is brought before the magistrate, if the charge be contro

verted, the magistrate must take testimony in relation thereto. The evidence must be reduced to writing, and subscribed by the witnesses.

§ 88. Discharge.

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If it appear that there is no just reason to fear the commission of the crime alleged to have been threatened, the person complained of must be discharged.

§ 89. Security to keep the peace, when required. — If, however, there be just reason to fear the commission of the crime, the person complained of may be required to enter into an undertaking, in such sum, not exceeding one thousand dollars, as the magistrate may direct, with one or more sufficient sureties, to abide the order of the next court of sessions of the county, and in the meantime to keep the peace towards the people of this state, and particularly towards the complainant.

§ 90. Effect of giving or refusing security. — If the undertaking required by the last section be given, the party complained of must be discharged. If it is not given, the magistrate must commit him to prison, specifying in the warrant, the cause of commitment, the amount of security required, and the omission to give the same.

§ 91. Person committed, how discharged. - If the person complained of be committed for not giving security, he may be discharged by any two justices of the peace of the county, or police or special justices of the city, upon giving the security.

§ 92. Undertaking, to be transmitted to sessions.— An undertaking given as provided in section 89, must be transmitted by the magistrate to the next court of sessions of the county.

§ 93. Security for assault, in presence of court, etc. A person, who, in the presence of a court or magistrate,

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