If the warrant or summons form is filed in the clerkâs office, the clerk marks the date and. time of receipt in the clerkâs office on the form, issues receipts for fees, assigns the case a. sequential case number which is placed on the form, and indexes the case in the case index. system.
Hofstadter Committee. The Hofstadter Committee, also known as the Seabury investigations, was a joint legislative committee formed by the New York State Legislature to probe into corruption in New York City, especially the magistrate's courts and police department in 1931. It led to major changes in the method of arrest, bail and litigation of suspects in New York City.
United States History. Andrew J. Volstead, Republican representative from Minnesota, was the driving force behind the National Prohibition Act (popularly the Volstead Act), written to provide for the enforcement of the recently ratified 18th Amendment. It was passed by Congress in October, 1919, but was vetoed by President Wilson on October 27.