Section 2402. Justices of the peace abolished; powers and jurisdiction of police justices transferred  


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  • All the powers, duties and jurisdiction  of
      the  justices of the peace in the several towns of the county are hereby
      transferred to the district court of the county and the judges  thereof,
      and  the  office  of  justice  of  the peace in the several towns of the
      county is abolished. All the powers, duties and jurisdiction  of  police
      justices  of villages in the county, except as hereinafter provided, are
      hereby also transferred to the district court  of  the  county  and  the
      judges thereof. The police justices of villages in the county shall have
      jurisdiction  of  violations  of the ordinances and other regulations of
      the village and of violations of the vehicle and traffic  law  committed
      within the limits of the village, except in cases in which the charge is
      operating  a  motor  vehicle  or  motor  cycle  while  in an intoxicated
      condition.
        * NB There are 2 § 2402's