, 1884-03-20
CHAPTER 81.
Justices of the Peace Change of Justices

AN ACT to ~. provide ,%s ,s justices s of the he, peace may hold court and try causes in
BE 1t enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the
Territory of Wyoming:
SECTION l. That hereafter when any justice of the
peace in this Territory shall grant a change of place of
trial, for any of the causes set forth in section ninety
eight of the Justices code, being chapter II of the Com
piled Laws OF Wyoming, and there is no other justice of
the peace in his precinct, or if any other justice of the
peace therein is disqualified, absent, unable to act, or
objected to by either party to the cause, the Justice of
the peace granting such change of place of trial, shall
Immediately notify the next nearest justice of the peace
qualified to try the cause, to appear at the Office of the
justice granting a change of place of trial, upon a day
and hour agreed upon by the parties to the action, and
if no time be agreed upon, then the Justice granting such
change of place of trial shall fix the day and hour for
trial and thenotice to said justice to appear and try the
case shall be sent by whom and in such manner as may
be agreed upon by the parties to the action, and if no
agreement be made, then in, such manner as the Justice
granting such change may deem safe and expedient; but
in case the justice selected to appear and try the case is
absent, disqualified or unable to attend, then the next
nearest justice within the county shall be notified to APP
pear and try the case.
SEC. 2. That the Justice granting such change shall
make all necessary docket entries, issue all required pro-
cesses and have full jurisdiction of the case up to the
time the justice who is to take his place appears, when
he shall turn over his docket and all papers in the case
to the justice selected to try the same, and such Justice
shall take charge of, and be responsible for, the docket,
continue the docket entries and issuance of all processes
and papers, to the close of trial and judgment, whereupon
he shall return said docket, and all the papers in the case,
to the justice having original jurisdiction thereof, as afore-
said, and such justice shall issue all further processes,
writs of execution and orders, and grant appeals, stay of
execution, and perform any other act or thing required
by law, the same as if no change of place of trial or of
justice had been granted or had. Each justice shall be
entitled to the fees now allowed by law for all services
rendered in the case, but no fees shall be allowed to both
Justices for performing the same service; and in no case
shall there be more than one change of justice allowed.
SEC. 8. That the justice who shall be summoned as in
this act provided, from his precinct to try a case, shall be
allowed five dollars for each day or part of day, actually
and necessarily spent in trying such case, and fifteen
cents for each mile actually and necessarily Travelled in
going to and returning from the place of trial from his
office, which fees and mileage shall be taxed as costs in
the case.
SEC. 4. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with any of the provisions Of this act be and the same
are hereby repealed, SO far as the same are in conflict
with this act.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved March 9Th, 1884.