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l·`ll<"l`Y-NlN’l`H CONGRESS. Sess. l. Ch. 960. 1906. 77 Sec. 19. That the said court shall hold a term on the first Monday T°"“‘“· of every month and continue the same from day to day as long as it mzéy be necessary for the transaction of its business. EC. 20. That all fines, penalties, costs, and forfeitures imposed or c,§Q°°· ***9- Wd °° taxed by the said juvenile court shall be paid to the clerk of said court, ` either with or without process, O1' on process ordered by said court. The clerk of said court shall, on the first secular day of each week, "*'l"’”**°“‘“°¤·***°· deposit with the collector of taxes the total amount of all fines, penalties, costs, and forfeitures collected by him during the week next preceding the date of such deposit, to be covered into the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia. The said clerk shall render an sm ut. itemized statement of each deposit aforesaid u on such forms and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the audlitor of the District of Columbia. Sec. 21. That it shall be the duty of the auditor of the District of A“d*°°*°°°°¤¤*¤ Columbia, and he is hereby required, to audit the accounts of the clerk of the juvenile court at the end of every quarter and to make prompt report thereof in writing to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The auditor of the District shall have free access to all books, papers, and records of the said court. ‘ Sec. 22. That all appeals from the juvenile court shall be heard and Appealsdetermined in the court of appeals of the District of Columbia. 1f, uppn the trial of any cause in the juvenile court, an exception be _ ta en by or on behalf of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any defendant, to any ruling or instruction of the court upon matter of law, the same shall be reduced to writing and stated in a bill of Bm <>f ¤¤<>¤p¤¤¤¤» exceptions, with so much of the evidence as may be material to the question or questions raised, which said bill of exceptions shall be settled and signed by the judge within such time as may be prescribed by rules and regulations which shall be made by the said court of appeals for the transaction of business to be brought before it under t is section, and for the time and method for the entry of appeals and for giving notice of writs of error thereto from the Said juvenile court; and if upon presentation to an justice of the said court of appeals of a Review. petition which, in the case of adrefendant, shall be verihed, setting forth the matter or matters so excepted to, such justice shall be of opinion that the same ought to be reviewed, he may allow a writ of error in the cause, which shall issue out of the said court of appeals addressed to the said juvenile court, which shall forthwith send up the information filed in thecauseanda transcript of the record therein, certified under the seal of his said court, to said court of appeals for review and such action as the law may require, which record shall be filed in said court of ap als within such time as may be prescribed bi the court of appeals ashbreinbefore provided. Any party desiring the benefit of the pro- er{_f)¢;*i<=¤ °* WR M visions of this section shall give notice in open court of his, her, or its ' intention to apply for a writ of error upon such exceptions, and thereupon proceedings therein shall be stayed for ten days: Provided, That the defendant seeking an appeal shall there and then enter into recognizance, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the jpdge of the juvenile court, conditioned that in the event of a denial of is application for a writ of error he will, within five days next after the expiration of Said ten days, appear in said juvenile court and abide by and perform its judgment, and that in the event of the granting of such writ of error he will appear in said court of a peals and prosecute the writ of error and abide by and perform its judgment in the premises. Upon failure s€£':g;¤;¤ *0 P¤‘¤*‘*d= of any defendant to enter into the recognizance provided for in this ` section the sentence of the juvenile court shall stand and be executed; otherwise execution shall be stayed pending proceedings upon his or her application for a writ of error and until final disposition thereof by the Said court of appeals.