Section 61. Additional method of payment of fines

Rules or orders of court
  may be adopted to govern the payment of fines by day  or  night  by  any
  person  accused of any offense or of violating any provision of any law,
  rule or regulation without appearing  in  person,  except  in  cases  of
  leaving  the  scene  of  an  accident  or any charge of a misdemeanor or
  felony or any charge which may for reasons of public policy require  the
  personal  appearance of the accused, for such period of time as shall be
  deemed in the public interest; to fix the fine to be paid in each  class
  of  case  within  the  minimum  and  maximum  amount set by law, rule or
  regulation; to designate the place or places where  such  fines  may  be
  paid;  to  prescribe the form of the summonses to be used and the manner
  in which the plea of guilty shall be made; and the manner in  which  the
  money shall be paid. Such rules or orders may provide:
    (1)  That  a  person pleading "not guilty", and asking that day be set
  for a trial, may do so through a representative or by other means;
    (2) That a clerk of the court set such day for trial;
    (3) That sworn complaints be dispensed with in all  classes  of  cases
  where  the  accused  person may be excused from personal appearance, and
  where such accused person pleads guilty and pays the fine;
    (4) That sworn complaints be dispensed with in any such class of  case
  where  the  accused  pleads  not guilty and waives a sworn complaint and
  elects to be tried on the facts as stated in the  summons  but  in  that
  event,  the  accuser  shall be sworn by the judge to the facts stated in
  the summons and all testimony taken in the trial shall be under oath  as
  provided by law.
    So  far as practicable, the rules or orders adopted as aforesaid shall
  be uniform throughout the city.