Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-03-24
LEGAL NOTICES.
Published March l9, 1897.
No. 80 AL


The people Of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section L. There is hereby conferred upon
the county court of Jefferson county, juris-
dictiOn in all civil actions and proceedings in
law and in equity concurrent with and equal
to the jurisdiction in the circuit court in said
county, for all claims, demands and sums;
and to and concerning all property not ex-
ceeding the sum or value of twenty-five thou
sand dollars; provided, that said county
! court shall have jurisdiction in all actions in
said county for the foreclosure Of mort pa ges
in which the amount claimed, and in actions
for divorce in which the alimony asked for,
does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars,
although the property to be affected by the
Judgment may exceed that amount in value;
and to the amount and within the limits
aforesaid, the said county court shall be a
court of general jurisdiction, with the sa me
power and jurisdiction in all civil actions and
proceedings, and including the power of
view of records on certOrari, discharging
mortgages of record, and such other special
powers as are now or may hereafter be con-
| ferred by statute upon the circuit court,
coming within the above limitations, as be-
| long to and are exercised by the circuit court
| in and for said county.
Section q All appeals in civil actions from
justices Of the peace of said Jefferson county,
and from any Judgment rendered by or
covered before a justice of the peace in said
county, which may be taken to the circuit
court may hereafter be taken either to the
circuit court or county court of said county
at the option of the appellant, and if taken to
said county court such appeal shall be tried
and determined therein IN the same manner
as is by law required In the circuit court, and
all laws providing for taking appeals in civil
actions from justices of the peace or justices
courts of said county to the circuit court
thereof, shall herea fter be construed to apply
equally to such appeals when taken to said
county court.
Section 8 The said county court shall be a
court of record, with clerk and seal, and
shall have full power and authority to issue
all legal process, proper and necessary to car
ry into effect the jurisdiction conferred by
this act and the law of this state, and to carry
out such jurisdiction shall have and exercise
all the powers usually possessed by courts of
record under the common law and in equity,
under the regulations imposed by statutes.
Section f. The clerk of the circuit court of
said county shall OficiO be the clerk of
SAID county court, and shall have the care and
custody of all books and papers belonging to
said county court, except those that apper-
tain to the probate jurisdiction thereof, and
shall perform the duties of clerk of SAID coun-
ty court in the same manner as is now by law
required Of him as CLERK Of the circuit court,
so far as it shall be requisite and necessary to
discharge the necessary duties as clerk of
said county court, and to carry into effect the
provisions OF this act: and the said clerk of
the county court shali keep all necessary rec
ords of the proceedings and judgments had
III said county court in like manner as is now
provided in the circuit court in all civil ac-
tons and proceedings; and his fees and com
penSatiOn therefor shall be the same as
! now or may hereafter be provided by law for
the fees and compensation OF the clerk OF the
, circuit court, except as hereinafter limited
or provide d.
Section The deputy clerk authorized by
law to be appointed by the clerk of the circuit
court OF said county shall also be the deputy
clerk of said county court, and shall perform
the duties OF said clerk in like cases and in
like manner as he is now authorized to per-
form the duties of the clerk of the circuit
court.
Section 6. Said county court shall have like
power to issue all necessary and proper writs
all
possessed or hereafter may be possessed by
the circuit courts of this state and the same
proceedings shall be had by parties to pro-
cure such writS as in the circuit courts Of
this state, and such wrts shall beissued, exc
cuted and returned in the same manner and
with like effect "a in the circuit courts.
Section I. All the general provisions of the
statutes of Wisconsin. and al the general
laws that now exist or may hereafter exist,
relating to the proceedings in civil actions in
the circuit courts of this state, and to the
powers and duties of courts of record shall
apply in like manner and with like effect to
said county court as to circuit courts, and the
judge of said county court shall have power
to punish for contempts, in the same manner
that the judges of circuit courts or may
be aui horned by law to pun sh for con tempts;
the rules of practice pertaining TO circuit
courts as prescribed by the supreme court
shall apply to said county court, and said
county court shall have power 10 make ard
enforce such other rules for the conduct and
dispatch of the business of said court as may
be deemed necessary.
Section S. The seal Of the county court of
Jefferson county shall continue to be used as
the seal of said court.
Section 9. The county Of Jefferson shall
provide all books. blanks and stationery nee
eSsary for keeping the records and proceed
ings of said county court made necessary by
this act
Section 10. Parties to all civil actions in
said county court shall have the same rights
to writs of error and appeal from said coun-
ty court to the supreme court of this state
as now are allowed by law from circuit courts
of this state or may hereafter be allowed by
law.
Section II. Causes removed from the coun-
ty court to the supreme court, and the deci-
SiOnS and judgments OF said county court,
NAV be reviewed by the supreme court in the
same manner that causes removed from cir
cult courts are reviewed by the supreme
court, and he supreme court shall have the
same power and Jurisdiction over such causes
and Judgments as it has over causes and judg
ments of the circuit courts.
Section II. The party or attorney in a cause
in said county court may demand and shall
be entitled to receive of the judge of said
county court a bill of exceptions or case, and
have the same entitled in the same manner
and under the same restrictions as in the cir
cult court, and the same shall be heard or set
tied within the same time as now required or
may hereafter be required in the circuit court,
by law, or the rules and practice OF said cir
cult court.
Section 10. Judgment may be had and en-
tered in vacation in said county court, subject
to the limitations of the jurisdiction of said
court, if the defendant fail to answer the COM
Dlaint in the same manner and in like cases.
wherein judgment may now be had and en-
tered in the circuit court in vacation.
Section IA. There shall be held at the coun-
ty seat of said county We general terms viz
Third Monday in April and third Monday in
November OF each year. Special terms of said
court may be called and held by order OF the
Judge of said court, copy Of which order
shall be publish three successive weeks in
two newspapers published in said county be-
fore such special term All such special terms
OF said court shall be held at the county seat
of Jefferson county afO, esaid.
Section Is. II the judge authorized to hold
| such court shall not attend for that purpose
| before -four O'Clock in the afternoon on the
day appointed for such court to meet it shall
| be the duty of the sheriff or the clerk to ad-
| journ SAID court from day to day for three
| days, unless the judge shall sooner appear;
and if the judge does not appear within that
| time, the court shall stand adjourned for the
term. and all cases continued until the next
| term Of such court.
Section 49, The judge of said county court
shall be disqualified and try 70 determine any
| cause in which he shall have acted as counsel
| for either party, except by agreement OF par
| ties, and all such causes he shall transmit to
the circuit court OF said county; the judge of
said county court may also transmit to said
i circuit court any other cause or proceeding
| pending before him, If, in his discretion he
deem it expedient; and the circuit court shall
i thereupOn proceed to try and determine the
same in the same manner and order AS y said
causes or proceedings had originated in the
circuit court.
Section II C,auSeS NAV ha removed from