Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-26
SENATOR BURNS BILL
Piece of Legislation for Plattevilles Ben
Eft That He Wishes Made a Law


consin, represented in senate and
assembly; do enact as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby Great
ed and established in and for GER
tain district in the county Of Grant,
comprising the towns of Ellenboro,
Hazel Green, Harrison, Jamestown,
Lima, Harris, Platteville, Potosi,
Smelser and Waterloo, and the vii
lagos of Cuba City, Hazel Green
and Potosi, and the city of Platte
Vile. municipal court to be known
and designated as the municipal
court of Grant county, with powers
and jurisdiction hereinafter specified
and provided.
Section 3. On the first Tuesday
in April, A D. 1908, and every four
years thereafter there shall be elect
ed in said district by the electors
thereof one municipal judge who
shall at the time of his election be
an attorney of court OF record and
who shall hold his office for a term
of four years from the first Monday
in May next following his election
and until his successor is elected
and qualified; and in case Of vacancy
occurring in the office Of said NUM-
cipal Judge the vacancy shall be
filled by appointment by the gov
ernor and the person appointed to
fill said vacancy shall continue IN
office for the residue of the term for
which his predecessor was elected
or appointed. Such judge shall
hold no other county office during
the term for which he was elected.
Section 3. Said municipal court
shall be a court of record and shall
exercise power and jurisdiction in
civil actions and proceedings in law
and equity concurrent with and
equal to the jurisdiction of the cir
cult court in said county where the
value of the property in controversy
or the amount of money claimed OF
sought to be recovered, after de-
dncting all payments and set-off
shall not exceed two thousand five
hundred dollars.
Section 4. The general provisions
of law and rules Of practice which
may at any time be in furce relating
to the circuit court and civil actions
and proceedings therein, shall relate
also, to said municipal court of the
county of Grant, in the powers and
jurisdiction conferred by this act,
except as herein otherwise provided.
Section 5. Regular terms of said
municipal court of the county OF
Grant, for civil actions and proceed
ings shall be held in the city OF
Platteville, on the third Wednesday
of June and December, at any suit
able place designated by the judge.
Section g. Whenever the place OF
trial in said court shall be changed
or account of prejudice or disquali-
fication of the judge, it shall be
> changed to the circuit court of the
county, unless it shall appear that
the circuit judge thereof is also pre-
JUDGED or disqualified in such action
or proceeding, in which case the &C
ton or proceeding shall be removed
to the circuit court for some county
in an adjoining circuit.
Section 7. The judge of sale
court shall have the same power tc
hold special and adjourned terms az
is now or may hereafter be confer
red by general law upon the circuit
courts of the state; and said court
shall have the same power to issue
special venires, and to summon
talismen to serve upon the juries
therein as is now or hereafter may
be conferred upon the circuit courts
of this state.
Section 9. The clerk of the cir
cult court of said county shall be
clerk of said municipal court IN civil
actions and proceedings, and shall
have the care and custody of all
books and papers belonging to said
municipal court, and he and his de-
puties shall perform all the duties OF
clerk of said court, so far as con,
Germs it's civil jurisdiction, in the
same manner as they are required
to perform the duties of clerk of the
circuit court, so far as applicable,
and may demand and receive the
same fees and compensation there
for
Section g. The judge of said
municipal court shall provide sea-
for the same.
Section TO- No appeal to the cir
cult court shall be made or allowed
of any cause tried or determined by
said municipal court in any civil &C
ton or proceeding. But orders and
judgments made or rendered in sale