The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

/ not exceed six hundred dollars; ana the
court hereby established shall have 1uris-
dictiOns Of actions for the recovery OF spe-
cifc personal property not exceeding three
| hundred dollars In value, as hereinafter
provided. In oil other respects the said d
same Jurisdiction, civil and criminal, as
| justices Of the peace now have in this
state, and for the purpose or the Jurtsdic-
| tiOn hereby conferred, and Of its proper
and necessary exercise, all the laws OF this
state relating to the powers, duties and
jurisdiction OF justices OF the peace, and
practice, pleadings and proceedings In JUS
| tice courts, which are not In conflict with
che provisions Of this act, shall apply to
said city court and the judge thereof, and
TO the mode OF practice therein, and TO the
power thereof, original, mesne, and hnal,
SO far as the same may be applicable; pro-
Vided, that after this act shall take effect
justices of the peace in said city OF Fort
Scott shall have no jurisdiction or any
case, civil or criminal, except In civil ac-
tiOns for the recovery Of money only where
the amount claimed, exclusive OF costs does
not exceed the sum OF one dollar; but this
act shall not apply to any suit or proceed
ings pending before said justices OF the
peace at the time this act takes effect nor
TO the enforcement of judgments thereto
fore rendered by them.
Section 3. All writs and processes OF
every kind In cases brought or pending IN
said city court, shall be issued by the clerk
thereof or in case Of his absence, or being
otherwise engaged, then by the judge
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same manner as such writs and processes
are issued by the clerk Of the district court.
Section 4. Said judge and clerk shall at
the time of their appointment or ELECTION
be qualified voters OF the city OF Fort Scott
and shall reside therein during their term
oS office, and the judge Of said court shall
be lawyer regularly admitted to practice
| law in the district courts OF Kansas.
Section 5. All writs and processes issued
by the Judge or clerk shall be directed to
| the constable of said city or to the sheriH
of Bourbon county or when proper 10 the
sheriff Of adjoining or other counties, and
in cases OF violation Of city ordinances TO
the city marshal, and shall be executed and
returned as now provided by law in rela-
| ton to Writs and processes issued by JUS
| tices OF the peace or police judge.
Section 6. The judge Of said court shall
receive pay for his services a salary OF nj
| teen hundred dollars per year, and the
clerk Of said court shall receive for his SER
vices a salary OF nine hundred dollars per
year, such salaries shall be paid by Bour-
bon County In the same manner as the
county officers are paid.
Section T. The clerk Of said court shall
record the proceedings Of said court make
out all Writs, processes and other papers
necessary to be signed or Issued by said
clerk or judge, administer oaths required
| III judicial and other proceedings before
such court or the judge thereof, file all pa
pers in cases pending In said court, docket
cases and set the same for trial, and ne
shall perform such other clerical duties IN
relation to the proceedings In said court as
may be directed by said judge.
Section g. Said court shall keep a civil
and criminal appearance docket and jour
nal which shall be furnished by said Bour-
bon County in which dockets must be en-"
| tered by the clerk Of the judge every case
brought or pending In said court, and In the
| journal all the proceedings had or done
| therein, in the same manner in all respects
as is provided by law relating TO the dock,
cts and journal of the district court, and
said Bourbon County shall furnish all nee
essary and proper stationery for the use or
said court.
Section 9. The county commissioners Of
said Bourbon County shall provide suitable
rooms for holding said court IN SAID CITY,
and provide for suitable furniture, fuel ana
lights and all other necessary incidental ex-
penses for said court.
said court a change Of venue may be taken
upon the application Of either party, IN tne
same manner as Is provided by law Tor
taking changes OF venue from justices OF
the peace and courts Of this state:
Section H. Appeals may be taken from
said court to the district court OF Bourbon
County, Kansas, in the same manner and ana
to the same extent as provided BY law Tor
appeals in cases before justices or the peace
and in cases Of violation OF city ordinance
in the same manner as now provided Dy
Law for appeals from the police judge.
Section 10. In case Of the absence, sick
ness or disability OF the judge Of said court
such judge may appoint judge pro tenn OF
, said court, VINO Sntll nOlu court LOE hlAl
and hear and determine any matter pend
J ing herein to the same extent that such alb
sent or disabled Judge might do II person;
ally present, and such judge pro tenn shall
; fiji such position until the judge OF said
court can be personally present.
Section 49, Neither said judge or clerH
shall draw any pleadings In their said courI
nor act as attorney for any person In any
Section Il. The judge and clerk of sait
, court shall, before entering upon the dis
charge Of their duties, take and subscribe
an oath to support the constitution of the
United States and of the State of Kansas
and to faithfully discharge the duties oi
their respective offices, Such oaths shall b'
administered by the clerk of the distrtc'
court of said Bourbon county, Kansas.
Section Is. In all civil actions brought IL
: said court, before summons or other pro
cess shall be issued therein, a deposit o
three dollars shall be made by the plaintiff
with the clerk of said court as security TO
costs In such case. The judge OF said cour
may in any case require such additional Sc
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