(A) There is established a City Court of the City of White Sulphur Springs pursuant to Title 3, Chapter 11 of the Montana Code Annotated. (M.C.A. §§ 3-11-101 et seq.) The court is established for all intents and purposes set forth in state law and any reasonable inference therein.
(B) The City Court will be in session at times and on days established by the court except nonjudicial days. On judicial days established by the Judge with the concurrence of the City Council, the City Court must be open for all business, civil and criminal. On nonjudicial days, which are defined as any legal holidays; days appointed by the President of the United States or by the Governor of Montana for a public fast, thanksgiving, or holiday; or days outside the established times and hours for the court, except as otherwise set forth by this part, the court may transact criminal business only.
(C) The City Court will, on any day:
(1) Give instructions to a jury when deliberating;
(2) Receive a verdict or discharge a jury;
(3) Exercise its powers in a criminal action; and
(4) Issue writs of prohibition, injunctions and habeas corpus.
(D) In the event the City Council determines to eliminate the City Court, the City Council shall act in accordance with Title 3, Ch. 11, part 2 of the Montana Code Annotated to appoint the justice of the peace of the County.
(1985 Code, § 2.12.010) (Ord. 343, passed 5-4-1987; Res. 479, passed 12-6-1999)