Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1903-05-01

boards Of SUPERVISORS, village cousins "a
county Commissioners, representing SAG
townships, villages or counties as tha
case may be. ~
Sec. q; That no person, or persons
to let contracts. superintend construction
or disburse any funds hereunder, sha!!
be directly or indirectly interested N any
road, bridge or drainage work, nor shall
receive any of the money of this act ap'
propriated, nor shall any of said com
receive any compensation for their serv-
ices as such committees, committeeman
or commissioners.
Sec. 81. Section eleven d1) Of chapter
Laws of nineteen hundred one (lNL. IS
hereby specifically repealed.
Sec. 81: This act shall take erect c a ana
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April 20. 1908.
CHAPTER 291.-H. F. NO. 731.
AN ACT to establish municipal courts
In incorporated villages having a popu-
latiom Of more than two thousand
(2'M ooo} and less than three thousand
l5,oW) Inhabitants, in all counties whose
population is more than fifty thousand
100000 and less than one hundred and
1 11ftIXt thousand d5o,ooo)s. according to the
teen hundred. This act is to apply to
Gouhties having a population of 10000
iinhhabitants or over and less than 10000
Be it enacted bv the legislature NJ +ha
State Of Minnesota:
oectlon l. There is hereby established
Of M NhGn anft9rP bav;ns village in the State
than two thousand 9,66oV and less S. than han
three $1,000 thousand inhabitants in
n oo ff = whose population is more.
than one hundred and fifty thousand
l5O,Ooo), according to the United States
een munic for the year ar ntneteen hundred;
all business which NAV laufnlIJ, oa-
before it ""AuAS come
rs zee; 2: SAID court shall be a court Of
and shall have Jurisdiction to hear. trv
ana oetermlne civil actions of law where
c cne dfnouht IN controversy does not ex-
aG Isn hs@o hundred $500 dollars. It shall
~ c!lluinal complaints and conduct all
examinations and trials in criminal cases
h heasahg ana triable within such village
the peace 'o a. before a Justice Of
court, and its ju rs caeao m gba15 bd
Gio-eXtensive with the limits Of the COUNTY
IN Whlch such village Is situated
IL snail not hav Jurisdiction OF act,o,
1o1ia 9iooLee; nor Of any action when the
aeu =, asksd Tor IN the complaint is purely
ii ing the title th It's 3e nat maturs; nor cases involv-
pa,s9nment. libel, SANDER, malicious pres
ecut1on, criminal conversations or sed11c-
for fe9n; an or ac Hp2n . q q promise to marry, nor
mlnistrator IS such, and when IN anv
case pending in said court a counter
gam IN excess Of five hundred $4,000
APE defense or ground for equitable re-
liet IS lnterposed, or whenever 1t shall
appear from the 'pleadings or upon the
e er OF any cause that the title to real
1mmod1ately cause IN entry of the facts
to be made of record. and cease. all fnr-
Ter proceedings in the same, and order
district Is I,tr co,, TO C. certify and return to the
tIlage IS situated a transcript of ali en-
u1ss mace IN the record relating to the
paper TO- tfG s{i1s r t With all process and
shall within ten days after being so or
defed make such certificate and return.
ana .nerenpon such district court shall
execution the same as if said cause had
oeen commenced in said district court.
as near as may be. and the costs shall
aplde the event of the action.
Provided. the clerk Of said m1nicinap
court shall not make such certificate or
return, until the costs chargeahle by the
clerk s shan have been paid
Sec. 5. The qualified electors of s,,ch
village shall at the general village cleo
ton to be held In the year nineteen hun
dred and Q and at the general village
election every third year thereafter, elect
a suitable person to the office Of said
judge Of municipal court, who shall be-
called municipal judge" who shall hold
his office for a term of three years and
I'LL LID GIldl DG ClSCCGu and
qualified
In case Of my vacancy In the Office Of
munlclpa1 Judge the governor Of the
qualified person to@said office until the
next annual village election occurring
more than thirty days after the vacancy
shall have happencd; when q Judge shall
The governor of the State Of Minnesota
shall Immediately after the passage Of
this act, and the acceptance of the pro-
III ~ thu ~ os IonA31~ 4~~ --~
vtded, appoint some suitable person to
said office, who shall hold the same until
bis successor IS elected and qualified
be a qualified elector of said village.
Sec. 4. Before entering upon the duties
Of MS office the judge shall take and
sensTsl sf tai fath f sS r }udieiai o IL ths
which oath shall be fled in the Office OF
the village recorder Of said village.
Heshallhave the general powers Of Judges
oaths and take and certify acknowledge
ments in all cases. and as a conservator
Of the peace shall have all power and au-.
thoritv which Is by law vested in Justices
Of the peace. or any other judicial off,
Ger.
In case of sickness or other cause re-
competent and disinterested attorney i'm
the county to act for him.
Such attorney SO called in shall take and
subscribe the same oath of office and have.
all the powers possessed by the municipal
judge in said matter. or during such time,
as he may, by the written order of such
municipal judge, be requested so to act.
Prior to the entry of such appointed
person upon the discharge Of such judicial
functions, the judge shall enter a full copy
or such order in the records Of the court.
Nothing in this act shall be so construed
as to disqualify or prevent the municipal
judge from practicing as an attorney in
any court of this state, except in said
municipal court.
Sec. s. Said municipal court shall have
a clerk, who shall be appointed or re-
moved at the pleasure of said judge by
an order in the minutes of the court.
The salary or compensation of said
clerk shall be such as such judge shall
direct and shall be paid by such Judge.
Such clerk. before he enters upon the
support the Constitution of the United
States and of the State of Minnesota, and
to faithfully and honestly discharge and
perform the duties of his Office. and shall
the sum Of one Thousand $1,000 dollars
with two s%ureties, to be approved by the
president Of said village, conditioned that
village and county. on the first Monday
of every month, all fines, penalties, and
other moneys %belonging to or to go to-
come into his hands during the month
next preceding. and that he will. at all
times, pay over to all other persons, on
demand d and al al w wPjeS have to "e eome th 1ny{o m hiy
hands in virtue or by reason of his said.
office.
office of said clerk or recorder Of said
Sec 6. The municipal court shall have
full power and authority. to issue ALI
proper to carry into effect the jurisdictions
given to it by law, and it's judgments and
other determinations, and it shall have
and possess all Of the powers usually
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