The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-02-14
CRIMINAL COURT FOR MANITOWOC
COUNTY,

The bill providing criminal court for
Manltowoc county was received this
week for publication, but its volume. and
lack of time make its publication in full
Impracticable.
The day of election is TO be the first
Tuesday of April 1895, the term of office
two years for the FIRST. and is to begin the
frs Monday of May folio wing the election.
Notice of elections to be given by county
clerk to the several city, village and
town clerks, they to give notice to the
electors. Nomination papers are TO be
substantially the same as IN the case of
county Judge.
I be Judge to be elected in April 1897
holds the office for four years, and there
after an election for Judge of the criminal
court shall BE- held every four years. 4
vacancy in the office shall be filled by the
governor, the apIoln tee to complete the
| term. No person shall be eligible who Is
not an attorney of court of record. The
salary is to be $1,000 per year until the
county board shall otherwise order.
The judge shall hold court daily at the
county seat, but may adjourn the hear
/ ing OF any action to any part of the cOun-
| ty if thereby the expense attending it
NAV be Iessened.
1t is his duty to appoint clerk Wit So
salary is to he fixed by the county board.
The same fees and fines as are aIlowded
in justices courts are to be collected bv
bin and turned over to the county treas
urer at the end of each month.
Sheriffs and constables shall have
power TO serve and execute processes OF
the court, and policemen of the cities of
Manitowoc and Two Rivers and the viii
| - ID
arising within these cities and villages
respectively. No action is to be remov.
able from the court, but if the Judge
thereof be disqualified from any reason
for trying an action, he shall call in the
county judge who is granted powers
similar to those of the judge of the GRIM
inal court on such occasions.
Section 5, which defines the powers
and jurisdiction of the Judge is glver
below in full:
The judge of said Criminal Cour
shall have al the jurisdiction, authority
powers and rights given by law to jus
tees of the peace in criminal actions: b.
shall have jurisdiction to hear, try ant
determine all criminal actions arien.
within said county which are not punish
t able by commitment to the state prison
and shall have power to sentence anC
commit all persons convicted of any OF
tense of which he has Jurisdiction; b
shall have power and jurisdiction
throughout said county to arrest and AK
anime and hold to bail, all persons charg
ca with other offenses against the state
g as provided by law on plea of uilt
9 by the accused, the judge shall hav
, jurisdiction to sentence the accused 70
an offense for which the highest penalt
shall not exceed five years Imprisonment
in the state prision; and no justice of th
peace, police justice or court commission
er within SAID county shall exerci Sc an
: jurisdiction IN criminal cases, except tn
: justices of the peace not elected nor II
siding in the city of ManiUowoc NAV is
, cue warrants in criminal cases return
able before the judge of said Grimm;
| Court, and when so doing, they shall
2 cause the complaint in such actions to b
] forthwith filed in said Criminal Court.