Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
represented in Senate and Assembly, do

represented in Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section 3, chapter 295. laws
Of 1905. IS amended to read Section 3.
The clerk o. the circuit court for Lincoln
county and his deputy shall be clerk and
deputy, respectively, of such superior court,
and such clerk and hi deputy shall re-
ceiCe the same fees when acting as clerk
of the superior court that are allowed by
law to the clerk of the circuit court for
like service Such clerk in addition to his
oath and bond as clerk Of the circuit
court, shall file an additional oath of Office
as the clerk of said superior court, and
shall execute and fl with the county clerk
a bond with at least two sureties to be
approved By such clerk in such sum as
such superior judge shall designate, con-
ditioned that he will pay over to the
taxes and other moneys in his hands as
required by law and the order of said
court, and win faithfully perform the
duties of said office as required by law.
Said clerk shall have all the power and
perform all the duties with reference to
said superior court under this act in the
same manner as the clerk of the circuit
court has and does for that court, except
as otherwise herein provided. Said clerk
shall keep n court calendar, upon which
he shall enter the title of all actions or
proceedings in the superior court, with
brief entry of all steps taken In the case,
aud the disposition thereof
Section ,. Section Il, chapter 295, laws
of 1908, is amended to read Section r.
circuit judge shall also act as jury COM
missioners of the superior court. AS soon
as may be after the passage and pubica-
ton of this act, the superior judge shall
~ to certify two lists of two
hundred names each of citizens qualified
to act as Jurors in the circuit court, and
no person shall be placed on said jury
lists who is known to said jury commits
sioners to be exempt from jury service I'M
der the provisions of chapter 81 of the
laws Of h 1907 one Of said lists
of Merrill, and the other list
shall be made up of citizens
selected from the county at large, and no
list at the same time. Wben
either list shall be reduced
below one hundred names,
the jury commissioners shall certify, as
before, sufficient names to bring the
list of Jurors up to
two hundred. The name Of each juror
certified shall be written on a slip OF
paper and sealed in an envelope and de-
posted in boxes to be provided for that
purpose by the clerk, of said boxes
shall contain the names
of -" jurors selected from the city
of Merrill, and the other box
shall contain the names Of Jurors
selected from the county at large
Said envelopes, shall not be opened by any
person or the names of 80 said
jurors revealed by said commissioners I'm
til drawn out Of the box by the clerk as
herein provided.
Section 8. Section 13, chapter 295, laws
A jury may be demanded by either party
at least ten days before the day
set for the trial of the case, by service
of written notice and demand on the
attorney for the opposite party, which
notice shall fix the time for drawing the
more than : five days before the
mand is served by either. party within the
time above specified, q jury shall
be deemed to have been waived, If objec-
jury that the issues are not triable by
a jury the court shall forthwith determine
whether a jury shall be drawn Whenever
a jury is to be drawn the clerk
notice and demand in the presence of the
parties or their attorneys draw
fifteen names from the box containing
the list of jurors; select
drawn the trial jury shall consist of six
men. Provided, that when the city
of Merrill Is party, or when either party
shall demand that the case be tried by a
twenty-four names from the box contain
ing the list of jurors selected from the
county at large. The clerk shall issue one
venire containing the names of jurors so
drawn, returnable at the time set for the
trial Of the case, which venire shall be
delivered to the sheriff and the sheriff shall
proceed TO summon the jurors.
Section 4. Section IA, chapter 295, laws
of 1905 is amended to read Section IA,
When the case is called for trial
the jury shall be empaneled under the
provisions of law applicable to jury trials
In circuit court In case the venire shall
become exhausted before jury is secured
the clerk shall draw such additional names
as the court shall direct from the same
box the jurors were drawn from, which
names shall be added to the venire and
the jurors summoned accordingly. When
the jury has been secured the clerk shall
return to the jury box the names of all
qualified jurors not on the trial panel, and
the names Of Jurors that serve and those.
found to be exempt from jury service shall
not be returned to the jury box until again
certified by the jury commissioners. Jurors
and officers shall receive the same pay as
in circuit court for like services and be
paid in like manner. Jurors that appear
and fail to serve shall be allowed their
necessary mileage and for one-half day at
tendance.
Approved June 10, 1907.