Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-24


esnsss from said Iastises' courts y ssia
clfNisst court a1sl such as sFe = "a re-
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q SAL eaunty - the TREASURER - tiis
city q Grsnd Kafisss fsr The benefit -
sad cry. such payments q &c nade
sssxiy sad clerk stall siszl receive al
l41er moness pad snto such courts Tor
80 Ga sceront II proceedings therein
and shall pay over al such iaoness -
the psrsons lawfully entitled - the
same.
So. :. Pefsre any civil action or pro-
csesiing. except proceedings IL garuish-
lnefll shall - cslnlus'uerd IN aEy II sad
Justices courts. tners shall De paid q
ste clerk ~ aid toilrts ID tie party
tanunsnein- the same al entry Tee of sl
aid before the trial II any such action
"a proceeding shall &c commenced, sucn
party shall pay a Judgment Zee II y,
hat in case q lion ssiil before the CON
Increment u trial 20 judgment Zee
shall he required fr0ceedlngs IA
punishment shall b. treated as
part II the principal cause.
aad 90 additional fees shall be required
therein. except whrn an lssue q fact
ellsll 81 lolnesi IN respect 20 the liability
q a gafni-hee or garnishecs, IN such
cases. Judgment fec Il g shall lie paid
before such trlal shall commence The
f-es provided for Ia this section shall be
IN full for al services and proceedings
- and before said Justices % and ia.
elgNiing the issuing ~ executions upon
Judgments therein. and shall he taxed N
favor II the party paying the Same II he
be the prevailing party IN the suit. For
sll services and proceedings subsequent
% the issulng II execution, or for the
pUrpose II staying proceedings, or re-
moving causes ~ an appellate court,
there shall D. paid % the said clerk The
fe.,- provided by law.
SEC. & Process issued from said jus
tis-es' courts shall be signed by the justice
before whom the cause IN which sucn
process IL issued. has been commenced
or i pending. and said clerk shall assign
CAUSES 10 be begun before said Justices.
respectively. IN regular rotation as nearly
A. practicabie IL upon the returned
day or adjourned day u any cause. the
Justice by whom the process therein
was issued shall bee absent al the time
a. which the same Is adjourned. or the
process therein Is made rcturnabie, the
clerk. after the expiration of one hour
shall assign said cause 10 another
justice. Who shall thefeupon have the
same jurisdiction 10 proceed therein
as though IL had been originally
commenced before him. Ga the return
DAY q any process. before justice OK
the peace 10 whom the cause has been
assigned BY said clerk. any party To said
cause may have new assignment 81 the
same by presenting % such justice an
affidavit therein made by such party. his
agent or attorney stating that the per
son making such affidavit has good rea-
son To- believe and does believe that the
saii Justice 10 whom said cause has been
assigned is Interested in the same. or is
biased or preiudiced against the party
in whose behalf said affidavit il made.
and said cause shall thercupon be trans
fsrred 20 another Of said justices. who shall
proceed therein as IL the same had
originally been commenced before him.
In all cases where causes are transferred
from one of said justices to another the
docket entries therein shall Toe made in
the docket II the justice by whom the
original process shall have been issued.
Docket entries Of tho proceedings had
by and before each Of said Justices shall
be- made and signed by the Justice by
or before " hom such proceedings were
had on the day such proceedings were
had
Sac. 7. II any party 10 a cause before
any 81 said justices shall demand trial
by jury he shall pay the fees therefore
III advance. aud the same shall be dis
posed - by the clerk in the manner
nov provided by law. and the moneys
paid FOR jurors shall be taxed as costs in
favor Of the party paying the same If no
be the prevailing party IN the suit, In
addition 10 such other costs as he may
be entitled to recover.
SIC. :. In criminal cases the same
costs shall be collected and in the same
manner a. in such proceedings before
Justices ~ the peace IN townships. except
that the same shall be received 10y the
said clerk and paid To the treasurer II
said city a. provided in civil suits.
SIC Q. liz shall be unlawful for said
justices 81 the peace or said clerk or his
deputy or deputies 10 act "a counsel.
agent or attorney for any party in any
matter. suit OF proceeding within the
jurisdiction II said courts. 4 violation
u this provision shall be deemed mis-.
conduct and shall be sufficient cause for
removal from Office * the party 80 yio-
iatirg.
Ssc 10. All acts or parts ~ acts incon-
sistent with the provisions 81 this act
are hereby repealed.