Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20

ouest and his order a. herein required. The prts.
oner shall then In open court, be arraigned. Tho
county Judge district attorney shall fully explain
to him the exact nature OF the onense cnsrsed In
the Information, and the penalty provided there
for by law.
Sec 35 If upon snch explanation the prisoner
refuses to plead, or plead not guilty such refusal
or plea shall be entered on the minutes and the
prisoner remanded TO Jail to await his trial. If he
plead guilty to the Information, the county judge
shall receive the plea shall pass sentence and rem,
der Judgment thereon, II the ssme manner and
with like effect as If such plea had been made In
the court having trial jurisdiction, and shall In
iict such punishment, either by fine or imprison-
ment or both as the nature OF the cass may re-
oure: but such punishment shall In no case be less
nor greater than the penalty fixed by law Tor the
offense CHARGED. Such request information, plea,
sentence, Judgment, and the minutes OF al me
proceedings shall be entered and recorded in
book 10 be kept for that purpose IN the county
court in the same manner and substantially tne
same form az If the arrangement had Deen had III
the court having trial jurisdiction, and the CLERK
shall Also keep similar record thereof, In the
same form in his office, in a book to be Kept Tor
hat purpose.
clerk from his record thereof, delivered aud exc
cuted in the same manner a. if passed by tie court
having t-ial Jurisdiction
Sec. 81. When any person shall be Anmltted
for trial. and in actual confinement or IN Jail by
virtue of any indictment or informatio1 pending
against him, the court having trial Jurisdiction
may, at any law or special term thereof, upon the
application of the prisoner, in WI lng stating
that he desires to plead guilty to the charge made
against him by the complaint, Indictment or iLior'
nation, direct an information 10 be filed, If in,
dctnent or information has not been filed, and
upon the filing thereof, ana of such application;
may receive and record plea OF guilty, and award
sentence thereon.
AMENDMENTS TO STATUTES.
Sec IS. Section seven of chapter one hundred
and eighteen of the revised statutes is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: section T.
On receiving such lists, the clerk oil the circuit
court court shall write the names OF the persons
contained In the petit jury list. on separate pieces
OF paper, each in the same manner as near as may
Ge, so that the name written thereon shall not be
visible and shall deposit such pieces of paper in
box from which they shall be drawn as herein
alter provided. And when ordered by the Judge;
as provided by law to draw grand jury, he shall
in like manner write the names OF the persons
contained on the grand jury list on separate piec-
es, and deposit such pieces in a box TO DO drawn
as hereinafter provided" ,
Sec 49, Section s of said chapter one hundred
and eighteen is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: sections. AT least fifteen days before
the sitting Of any court, the clerk Of the court In
the presence oil the sheriff or under sheriff and a
justice of the peace shall proceed to draw the
names OF thirty six persons from the box contain
ing the names OF petit jurors, to serve Is petit
jurors at such court And whn ordered by the
court to draw grand jury, he shall In like msnner
and before like witnesses. proceed to draw the
names of seventeen persons from tbs box contain.
ing the lanes of the grand jurors toserve As grind
Jurors of said court"
Sec. no. Section niue of said chapter one hun.
dred and eighteen is hereby so amended as to
read rs follows: ''Section 9. The clerk of the
crcui. shall twelve days at least before the
first day of the court issue and deliver TO the sher
if under sheriff of sale county, venre Tor the
petit jury under the seal OF the court command
Ing him to summon the persons so drawn as
jurors to appear before the said court at or before
the hour of eleven O'Clock A. M on the first day
of the term thereof, to serve as petit jurors And
when ordered to draw grand jury as provided by
law, he shall In like manner issue and deliver a
venire, commanding the sheriff or under sheriff TO
summon the persons 30 drawn as grand jurors 20
appear before the saiG court at the time specified
in the order of the judge"
Sec Al. Section ten of said chapter one hund.
red and eighteen Is hereby SO amended as TO read
as .ollows "Sec1ion 10. At least twelve days
notice OF such drawing of the petit jury shall be
newspaper Of the county, if there be any, and II
not by atfixing such notice on the outer door oil
the house where the court for which such jury is
drawn Is about to be held"
Sec A. section eleven of said chapter one
hundred and eighteen is hereby so amended as to
read as follows: "Section II. The sheriff or under
sheriff shall summon the persons named in such
yenires TO attend such court as grand or petit
jurors, as the case may be, by giving personal no.
tce to each person. or by leaving written notice
at his place OF residence, with some person OF
proper age. He shall return such venires to the
courc at the opening thereof specifying those who
were summoned, and the manner in which such
person was notified Petit jurors shall be sum-
moned at least four days before the sitting of the
court grand Jurors shall have SUCH notice the
judge in his order calling such jury shall require
to be given
sec. 43. Chapter one hundred and seventy sew
en- of the revised statutes is hereby amended al
to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 1T.
toF INDICTMENTS, AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE TRIAL
"Section l. ANY person held in prison on an,
charge of having committed a crime shall DO dis
charged If he be not indicted or Information
filed against him before the end OF the second tern
of the court at which he Is held to answer, un les
it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court tina
the witnesses on the part CT the state have beer
enticed or kept away, or are detained and pre-
vented from attending the court by sickness o
some inevitable accident.
"Sec. 3 An Indictment or information for crlm'
punishable by Imprisonment Tor lie may be fonnt
or fled at any period. All indictments or inior
nation for other crimes shall be found and hlcC
within six years after the commission OF the OF
Tense, where the offenders shall be known: bu
any period during which the party charged wa
! not actually and publicly resident within tn.
state in which the party committing The offenst
was unknown an of1eudcr to the sheriff or pros
ecuting attorney of the county where the Offence
was committed, shall not be reckoned as part o
| the six years.
''Sec g. II the grand jury shall find and return
to the court an indictment, or the proper officer
shall file an information against any person who
Is not already in custody, process shall forthwith
offense.
Sec. 4. As soon as may be after the finding o
an indictment or the filing of an Information for
crime punishable by Imprisonment for life, the
party charged shall be served with copy thereof
by the sheriff or his deputy, at least twenty -iou
hours before trial
sec 5. Al persons indicted or against whom ar
information l. hled, shah be tried before the cir
cult court, unless they request to be arraigned IL
the county court and plead guilty the' Elm as here
inbe;ore provided, aud any prisoner indicted o.
against whom an information is filed TOR a crime
punishable by imprisonment IN the state prison 10
life, shall on demand upon the clerk, by hlmscl
or his counsel, have a list of the jurors returned
delivered to him at least tweutytour hours before
trial. and shall clso have process To summon suct
witnesses rs are necessary to his defense, at lac
expense of the sta.e.
Sec Every person indicted o, against whor
an Information is flied for an otfense for which tt
may be Imprisoned IN the state prison, shall, If h
be under recOgnizance or in custody to answer io
such ofense, be entitled to copy of the indiCt
ment or information, and of all indorsemenl
| thereon, without paying any fees therefor.
"Sec. Z. This district attorney and all othe
prosecuting officers may in all cases Issue ubpp
fer witnesses to appear and testify in behalf o
the state, and the suhpeaas, under the hit d o
such officer, shall have the same form, and b,
ooeyed in the same manner, anc under the SAM
penalties in case of default as If Issued by th
| clerk.
" Sec. g. 1t shall not be necessary to pay or ten
! der any fees TO any witness who is subpPnaed II
any criminal prosecution, but every such witnee
shall be bound to attend, and be punishable 10
non-atiendarce, in the same manner as If the fec
I allowed by law had been paid to him