Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-02
Published March %, 1891,
CHAPTER 60


AN ACT to create municipal court for the
county of Polk
The people 0fthe State Of Wisconsin. represented
in senate ana assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. There is hereby created and estnb-
lished in and for the county Of Polk, a munich
pal court. to be known and designa ted as the
Municipal Court of Polk County, with the
powers AMI Jurisdiction hereinafter specified
and provided.
Section 3 on the first Tuesday of April. A. D.
1891, there shall be elected in the county Of Polk
municipal judge, who shall hold his Office for
the term o. two wears from the first Monday o.
May following his election, and until has success
sor is elected and qualified for the purposes Of
such election, the county clerk of said county
shall make out notice in writing, stating that
on said first Tuesday in April municipal Judge
for said county is 70 be elected and shall cause
the same TO be delivered TO each town and vii.
age clerk in said county at least four avs be-
fore said election; (the mailing Of said notice to
each of said town and village clerks, or to any
or either OF them eight days before said election
shall be sufficient delivery thereof to such
clerksJ Immediately UPON receipt Of said
notice, the said tswn and village clerks shall
give notice 10 the town and village electors
respectively, by posting notices in three CON
spicuOus places in the towns aud villages afOre-
said. stating the time and place at which said
election is to be held and that a municipal Judge
for said county is to be elected The said cleo
ton shall be held and conducted in the same
manner as the election of town officers all votes
given for such officer shall be put IN ballot
box separate from that used for any other cleo
ton on the same day.
The provisions of sections A. A. "A 4G, AZ, -,
40 and So 0 the revised statutes and the acts
amendatory thereof shall be applicable 10 such
election except that no compensation shall be
allowed the person for delivering the returns
thereof to the county clerk. On the first Tuesday
OF April, A. D 1888. and every four yen .here-
after there shall be elected in the county Of Polk
IN the same manner as county judges are elected,
a municipal Judge. who shall hold his Office for
the term Of four years from the first Monday Of
May following his election. and until bis sue
cessor is elected and qualified and in case 81
vacancy occurring in the office Of municipal
judge, the vacancy shah be filled by appoint
menl by the governor and the person 50 APP
pointed 70 III such vacancy, shall continue III
Office for the residue Of the term for which his
predecessor was elected or appointed
Section 8 No person shall be eligible 10 20 the
Office Of judge of said municipal court, except
an attorney OF court Of record ana such Judge
shall hold no other county Office during the
term for which he is elected
Section 4. he said municipal judge before
enteringlupon the duties of his Office, shall take
and subscribe the constitutional oath Of office
and file the same. duly certified In the Office OF
the clerk OF the cIreuit court f0f said county and
execute TO the said county bond In the sum OF
one thousand dollars with two or more sureties