Section 31. Jurisdiction


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  • The  court  and  the  judges thereof, except as
      otherwise provided in this act, shall have jurisdiction with respect  to
      crimes and offenses committed within the city of New York, as follows:
        (1)  To  hear,  try,  and determine all charges of misdemeanor, except
      charges of libel;
        (2) To hear, try, and determine all offenses  of  a  grade  less  than
      misdemeanor.