Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
Published June 20, 1907
42S LA xMS OF 1907

No. All, Al Published June 20, 1907.
CHAPTER 433, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend sections 1921 and 1922,
or the statutes, as amended. relating to
municipal court for Dane county.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section 1. Section 1921 of the statutes,
Is amended to read Section 1921. Said
judge may, If he deem it best by order
in writing filed in court, direct terms to De
held for the trial of all civil actions and pro-
ceedings and of offenses on which informa-
ton may be filed, and of appeals from
justices Of the peace in civil or criminal
cases, and actions over which justice
court has no jurisdiction not exceeding four
in any one year When such terms are
presence of the judge at least three days
before such term shall draw from the list
OF persons selected, as hereinafter provided,
to serve as jurors therein, twenty four
Jurors for such term. and shall issue a
venire to summon them as such. If no
such terms are ordered, the court shall fix
a particular day for the trial of the cases
mentioned in this section, not more than
twenty days after the day fixed in the
recogniZance or commitment for the appear
ance of the accused, or after fling of the
return on appeals and a jury shall be
drawn In open court, in presence of the de-
PENDANT and prosecuting officer, at least two
days before the day fixed for trial in the
following manner; the clerk shall draw in
presence of the court, from a box contain
Ing the names of all the persons so furnished
by the jury commissioners not less than
eighteen names, which names shall be the
names Of the jurors who shall then be sum-
moned by the sheriff of said county upon
the trial; the same procedure as to e&-
animation and challenges of jurymen shall
be followed as in circuit court in similar
cases and the first twelve Jurymen upon
such list remainings after such chaI,
lenges are exercised or waived shall
sit as jurors in such case. The day
for trial may be adjourned from time to
time, in the discretion of the court. If any
person thus drawn cannot be summoned, or
be excused, be set aside as incompetent,
another name may be drawn from said list
to supply his place, who shall be summoned
in like manner, or the judge may direct
the issue of a venire to said sheriff to
summon the necessary jurors TO complete
the panel from said county at large.
Section 2. Section 1922 of the statutes,
is amended to read: Section 1922 The
jury commissioners appointed by the cir
cult Judge for Dane county shall at
such times as shall be fixed by order Of tho
municipal judge furnish TO the clerk of
said municipal court a list containing such
number of names as the municipal judge
shall direct Of persons OF like qualifications
as prescribed for jurors Of the circuit court
In the same manner that the names are
furnished for the drawing Of the Jurors for
the said circuit court. jury trial In
said court may be waived in writing or by
consent in open court entered In the min
utes Upon trial Of information or appeals
from justices of the peace in criminal ana
civil cases, the jury shall consist OF twelve
Jurors. The fees of the Jurors in cases
otherwise triable by justices Of the, peace
shall be one dollar per day and In all other
cases two dollars pei, day besides mileage;
The fees of said judge, witnesses sheriff
and other officers, shall be the same in
cases not cognizable before justice as In
circuit courts and in cases so cognizable
the same as in courts held by justice OF
the peace, except as herein provided, and
shall be paid in like manner as In circuit
and justices courts respectively.
Approved June II, 1907.