The Advocate and news., 1899-03-08
published In the Advocate and News, ofti-
cial State paper, March 8, 1882
House Bill No. 800.

OF Coffeyviiie, - Montgomery County,
Kansas, and defining the Jurisdiction ana
Glerk and Marshal OF said Court and de-
fning their duties and powers, ana linliI-
ing the jurisdiction of Justices OK the
Peace in said City OF ConeyVlAle - - g..
BE II enacted by the Legislature OF the state
Section j. That in the City of Coffeyville
-, in Montgomery County, Kansas, a
Court Is hereby created and established, TO
be called ''The Court Of Coffeyville," which
said Court shall have one presiding judge
whose style OF Office shall be Judge OF the
Court Of COfIeyVille", and the said Court
shall have Clerk whose style Of office shall
be "Clerk of the Court OF ConeyVille" and
said Court shall have marshall, whose
style Of office shall be the Marshal OF the
Section q Said Court shall have seal
bearing the words "The Court Of Corey
VILE, Montgomery County, Kansas" and the
City Council Of said City Of Cofeyyille shall
forthwith procure the seal provided for in
this section and deliver the same to the
Clerk Of said Court of Coffeyville, who shall
and with which he Shall authenticate all
civil process OF said Court and all of his
official acts In relation thereto.
Section 3. The jurisdiction OF said Court
of CoffeyVille shall be co-eXtensiVe with the
said County Of Montgomery and shall have
original Jurisdiction Of civil actions for the
recovery of money only-and to try and de-
termlne the same, where the amount
claimed does not exceed one thousand dol
lars; and shall have Jurisdiction of actions
for the recovery OF SPECIFIC personal property
where the amount claimed does not exceed
five hundred dollars; and shall nave 1urls-
diction of all cases arising on account OF
damages to the person or damages to per-
sonal property where the amount claimed
does not exceed six hundred dol
lars, and for the purpose Of the jurisdiction
hereby conferred and In its proper and nee
essary exercise all Of the powers and duties
and Jurisdiction Of the District Court and
ha ms Of OrOnndnrn thnrniu--an6 the
practice and proceedings therein In all mat
ters-which are not In conflict with the pro-
visions of this act shall apply to the Court
OF CoffeyVille and to the Judge thereon and
to the mode of practice therein and to the
powers and duties thereof, original mense
or final: The jurisditiOn of said Court Of
COffeyVille in criminal actions shall be CO.
extensive with the said County Of Mont
gomery and shall have the same Jurisdic-
ton as Justices Of the Peace, In this State
now have in criminal cases, and for the
purpose of the jurisdiction hereby con-
ferred and in its proper and necessary eX-
else all Of the laws of this State relating to
powers and duties Of Justices Of the Peace
and the jurisdiction thereof, and the prac-
tice, pleadings and proceedings in Justices
Courts which are not in conflict with the
provisions Of this act, shall apply to the
Court of CoffeyVille and to the Judge
thereof and to the practice and procedure
therein, and to the powers thereof In all
criminal cases therein brought and pending.
Provided: That after this act shall take ef-
feet Justices OF the Peace in the said City
of CofReyVille shall have no jurisdiction OF
any case, civil or criminal, except in civil
cases, 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 proceedings now pending before said
Justices of the Peace, at the time this act
takes effect nor to the enforcement OF judg-
ments heretofore rendered.
Section 3, The officers Of said Court shall
consist Of Judge, Clerk and Marshal and
said Judge and Marshal shall be elected as
ngrpinn said Clerk
shall be appointed by the Judge Of said
COurt,-all Of whom shall be actual resi-
dents of the City of Coffeyville at the time
of their election or appointment, as the case
may be, and shall reside therein during
their term of Office and provided-that the
Judge Of said Court shall be person who
has been duly and regularly admitted to
pratice law in the District Court Of said
Montgomery County Kansas.
Section 4. The Judge Of said Court shall
receive as pay for his services a. salary Of
seven hundred and fifty dollars per year.
together with such fees In criminal cases as
are now by law allowed to Justices Of the
Peace INNS IN tnls State, n sucn Gas cases pc Detore re
such Court shall receive for his services q
salary Of three hundred and sixty dollars
per year-and such salaries shall be paid
by the City Of Coffeyville in the same man
ner as City officers are paid.
Section s. The Marshal Of said Court shall
be permitted and authorized to appoint one
or more deputy Marshals, who shall have
the same power and authority as the Mar
shal, and the Marshal shall be liable on his
Official bond for the acts Of such deputy
Marshals. The Marshal shall receive as
pay for his services the sum Of four hun
dred dollars per year,-together with such
fees In criminal cases as are now by law al
lowed to Constables, in such cases before
Justices of the Peace and provided that the
said Marshal shall pay his own deputy
Marshal or deputy Marshals and such dep
uty or deputies shal in no instance be en-
titled to any salary or fees from the said
City Of COffeyville. The salary OF such Mar
shal shall be paid by the City Of CofGeyville
In the same manner as the City officers are
paid.
Section g. The City Of Coffeyville shall
provide suitable rooms for holding said
Court and provide for furniture, fuel, lights
and other incidental expenses and shall fur
nish proper stationery for the use Of said
Court.
Section T. That all, writs and processes OF
all kinds I'm civil pnapa brought said