Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-03-25

The people Of the state of Wisconsin, repre-.
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section ]. Section six hundred and eigh>
ty Of the revised statutes is hereby amended
so as to read as follows Section $50. When
ever any county shall be liable for the fees of
officers. jurors, witnesses, or interpreters in
any action or proceeding before a justice of
the peace, court commissioner or county
judge, such fees shall be certified and allowed
and paid by the county board in the manner
following, and in no other way :: At least
ten days before the annual meeting OF the
county beard, every justice of the peace,
county Judge and court commissioner shall
make and file with the county clerk a certi-
fed statement of all actions or proceedings
bad or tried before him. in which the state
was party, anG wherein the county has be-
come liable for the fees of officers, jurors
witnesses or interpreters, within the year
next preceding the date of such statement,
showing the title and nature of the action or
examination, date OF trial, the names of all
officers and jurors, and of all witnesses or in
terpreters on the part of the State, who act
ually attended court, and gave in a statement
7 of their attendance and trayel and also such
on the part of the defendant as were allow ed
against the county, and the amount to which
they are severally entitled Such statement
shall be substantially in the following form,
viz:
State of Wisconsin. against ---
ln Justice court. Before Justice of
the peace.
Complaint for Heard the day of
Is
To the county board of--county
hereby certify that in the foregoing en- :
titled action, the following named persons
rendered services therein, and attended be-
fore me, in the capacity stated, and that they
are seyerally entitled to the amounts speci-
fed below foT said services, attendance and
travel, aud that said services were actually
and necessarily rendered, and said action
prosecuted in good faith:
A. A, nterpreter,--miles travel
days attendance, amount. s. C. D..
| juror. -----miles travel. days attendance,
amount s.. f. f, witness on behalf Of
the state, miles travel, days attend
ance, amount, s.. G. H. witness allowed
to defendant - miles travel, days at
tendance, amount s.. l. j., constable
or sheriff, actually and necessarily travelled
in serving the--herein, -----mies and at.
tended court--days, and is entitled to
dollars for other just and lawful services in
the cause, and in all is entitled to s..
Dated this--day Of, 49,
| Provided, that in no criminal action, pro
eeeding or examination. b,f0re any court OF
officer, when the defendant escapes pursuit
shall any fees be recovered from the county
by any constable or sheriff, except when sucl
escape is without fault, conuivance or negli
gence or such constable or sheriff, and th,
district attorney shall certify such pursuit wa.
necessary and proper, and then only sucl
sum. or sums, az tbs county board may in it
discretion allow as fair compensation TO
the time and necessary expenses Incurred ii
such pursuit Such statement shall be laid
before the county board by said clerk, an,
shall be prima lacie evidence of the claim
of the persoos named, and the county boar,
shall audit such claims and direct orders t.
be drawn therefor. And if any person i,
whose favor any such order Is drawn shal
not call for the same within two years from
the time the county board audited his &C
count, he shall be deemed to have waive e,
his right to any compensation for his seryi
ces, and the county board shall cancel sue
order.
Sectioa ?. This act shall take effect an,
be in force from and after its passa ge an,
publ cation.
Approved March S,lSSO
rPublished March O 1854,