St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-16
Of the summons therein, and no rebate shall
be allowed to any such person making such

Of the summons therein, and no rebate shall.
be allowed to any such person making Such
payment
TRIAL BY JURY.
Sec. AZ. Trial by jury i'll said court shall
IN all respects be conducted as in the district
courts Of this state. and all laws of general
nature applicable TO jury trials In SAID
district courts shall apply to said municipal
court.
JURY-How DRAWN.
Sec. 4S. The mayor or president OF the
common council of the city OF 81.
Paul, in connection with the Judge
urday of each and every month, meet at tne
municipal court room in said city of st. Paul:
and from the electors Of said city select ana
designate thirty-six or said electors as the
jurors of said court, to serve therein when
required and drawn, during the succeeding
month, and until their successors are Sc
lected. The clerk of said court shall there
upon write said names upon separate slips
| and place the same in wheel or box, and
whenever jury is required in said court he
shall thereupon, by lot, draw for jury OF
six, ten jurors: for a jury of twelve, twenty
| jurors. The jurors so drawn shall be sum
| moned TO attend the trial of the case wherein
| they are drawn. The first six or twelve
| jurors drawn shall constitute the jury, unless
| some of said jurors are excused or chal-
! lenged, in which case the clerk shall call SO
many OIL the remaining JuFOFS ID 10
! quired to ELL the place of the jurors excused.
| And in the event that jury cannot, Tor any
| cause be filled and sworn from the jurors so
| summon, then the clerk shall draw
| other names from said box or wneel; ana
| summon the same, until the jury is full; pro-
! vided, however, that the court may. IN It's
discretion, require the jurors drawn, as herein
| provided, to be summoned to appear at any
| general term of said. court, for the trial. OF
! such actions as are then pending therein:
| and juries shall in such cases be impaneled
| for the trial of any cause, in the same man
| ner as in the district courts OF this state.
| Provided, That both parties, in civil or
| criminal action shall be entitled to two per-
| emptory challenges and no more. And fur
| ther provided, that whenever at any
| term of said court there is deficiency, from
| any cause whatsoever, OF Jurors, the court
may order special venire to issue for sui
| ficient number of competent persons to serve
| as jurors tor such term or any speclhed num-
| Der of days.
| Sec. 40. Jurors so summoned and attend
ing as aforesaid in said court, ana duiy
sworn as such in the trial of any action, snail
be entitled to like compensation as jurors IN
| the district court of Ramsey county. ana
| shall be paid out of the county treasury OF
| said county of Ramsey. The clerk o! saiu
| court shall deliver to each juror certificate
| for the number of days attendance ana serv-
| ice and miles travelled, for which he is en-
| titled 10 receive compensatory. rms certin-
| cate of the clerk shall be FLED with the coun-
III.
! treasurer of said county f)r the amount due,
which certificate shall be proper and SUM-
| cient voucher for the issuance OF sucn war
| rant.
JURY DEMAND FOR-FEEs.
Section so. The party demanding jury in
| any civil action shall be required to advance
and pay to the clerk of said court, on the day
| when such civil action is set for trial, jury
| fee of S3.15 for jury of six; and unless
| such jury is demanded upon the calling OF
| the calendar on the first day of the term at
| which the same is set tor trial. jury trlai
| shall be considered to be- and the same sn ai
| be waived, and said action be tried by the
| court.
Sec. 81. Any cause may be removed
from said court to the supreme eourt
of the state, in like manner. and upon
like proceedings, and with Ike Ell
feet, as from the district court, except IA
cases where appeals are prohibited by the
charter of the city OF st. Paul.
TRANsCRIPT-LIEN.
Ser. So No Judgment rendered in said
| court shall attach as lien upon real estate
until transcript thereof shall be filed In the
| district court as hereinafter provided. But
writs of execution thereon, III civil actions:
may issue against the goods and chattels of
| the judgment debtor. returnable within thirty
| days.
Every person in whose favor Judgment is
| rendered, in said municipal court, 1or an
amount exceeding $40, betides costs and dis
| bursements, may, upon paying the rec mere
| for. and all unpaid fees payable to the clerk
| in such action, demand and receive from
! such clerk a transcript OF such judgment
| duly certified, and file the same in the office
of the clerk of the district court OF the county
| of Ramsey, who shall file and docket the
| same as in the case of transcripts OF Judg-
| ment from courts of justices OF the peace.
| And every such judgment shall become
| lien upon the real estate of the debtor from
| time of filing such transcript to the same eX.
| tent as judgment of said district court ana
| shall thereafter, so far as relates TO the en-
| forcement of the same, be exclusively under
the control of said district court, and carried
| into execution by its process, the same as IL
rendered in said district court. The clerk OF
| said court shall not issue such transcript
| while writ of execution is outstanding IN
the hands of an officer or otherwise.
| and shall not enter on the record OF sucn
judgment the fact that such transcript
| has been given, and shall not Thereafter
| issue any writ of execution on the same
Judgment, but may at any time give to the
| same party or his representatives new
transcript of such judgment, in case OF the
loss of the transcript first given.
POLICE OFFICERS AND BAILIFF.
| Sec. So. 1t shall b, the duty of the mayor
| and chief of police of said city to see that
| sufficient number of police officers are always
in attendance upon said court, ana In readl-
ness to obey its mandates and serve It's proc
| ess, and preserve order in its proceedings
| And said MAYOR shall have the power, IN his
| discretion, to appoint one or more persons,
| approved by the municipal judge, as police,
| men for special attendance ana duty IN salQ
| court, irrespective of the general or special
| rules. or legal regulations or enactments, rel
| alive to the qualifications of policemen; but
such persons shall receive the same, but no
| greater compensation. unless the council OIL
| reefs greater compensation, than ordinary
police; and all policemen attending said
| court may be required to give bonds to said
| city in such sum as the council shall direct
| for the faithful performance OF their duties;
! such bonds to be for the use OF all persons
interested; provided. however that nothing
herein contained shall affect the powers and
| duties of the general police in said court.
| DUTY OF POLICE.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty OF the police
| officers of said city to serve all process and
other papers issued by said court. and the
police officers of said city are hereby vested
| with all the powers of constables under the
| statutes of Minnesota, as well as at common
law.
| FEES OF POLICE.
| Sec. SIS. Police officers shall hereafter re-
| ceive for their services no other compensa-
tiou than the salary paid them by the city,
| of the city of st. Paul; and if any fee shall
be paid to any police officer, for any service,
he shall forthwith pay the same over to the
| clerk of the court, for the use OF said city;
meanor, punishable by a fine OF not exceed
ing $780, or by imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days.
DEPUTY CLERK TO ACT AS BAILIFF.
Sec. 56. The deputy clerk may, when re-
uuired by said court, perform the duties i'm
posed by this act upon its special policemen
and shall have the same authorityhnd powers
as are conferred by law upon police officers
of the city of st. Paul.
Provided, That he shall receive no other or
further compensation for such services than
his com pensation as deputy clerk.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Sec. 81. Section 10 of chapter 211 Of the
Special Laws of 1876, as amended by chap
ter 90 of the Special Laws of 1879, relating