Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
no. 4Sg, ST. Published May q. 1909.
CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 1875, LAWS OF 1909.
An ACT to amend sections 6, s, p, %, 80.
and 81 Of chapter %, laws OF 1907. re
of Outagamie.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, DO en-
section !. Sections 6, 8, a, 90, 30,
and 62 Of chapter 20, laws OF 49OI. are
amended to read Section 9. No person
shall be eligible TO the office OF judge or
The municipal court unless ne De prac-
r!cing attorney duly admitted 70 the oar OF
Dutagamle county, ana 4Gai.ne. sieg TOT
Judge Of said court shall not, Whlle holding
sad Office. engage IN the pTactlce OF law
AS sOjicitor. attorney. or counsel In any &C
ton, matter or proceeding, nor give ad-
vice or counsel IN any matter as an at
Lorney. solicitor or counsel.
Section s. The municipal Judge shall re-
ceIye a sa!ary Of two thousand
ave hundred dollars per year, payable quar-
Lerly out Of the treasury Of Outagamie
county end the same shall be In full com
pensat.on for all his services as such ju-
dicial officer.
exclusive Jurisdiction TO institute and con
duct examinations In all criminal and
osstardy cases arising within the district
prescribed Ia the preceding section, and the
power and Jurisdiction to cause 70 come be
fore him the persons go charged with com
hitting bastardy or criminal Offense within
bind them over as the case may require,
and on q plea Of guilty by the accused and
request by him to be sentenced, the said
Judge snail nave power, authority, and
Jurisdiction TO sentence the accused for any
onense ., excepting, however, that
the jurisdiction In exam. nations for mu~-
der, manglaughter, arson, rape, robbery,
burglary, possession Of buFgIarioug tools,
forgery, larceny, embeZZement false pre-
tense, and attempts to murder, rape. or
Kaukauna or IN the town Of Freedom,
Kaukauna, or Buchanan, shall be concur
rent with the Justices Of the peace or other
examining magistrates in the city Of Rau-
kauna, and the towns Of Freedom, Kau.
kouna, and Buchanan, and exclusive as to
all other magistrates
:. me SAID municipal court shall nave
and exercise powers and Jurisdiction equal
and concurrent with the circuit court Of
uutagamie county In all cases OF crimes
ana miSdem4anOTS arising in sEId county,
except the crimes Of murder and man
slaughter.
sectioD 20. The municipal court shall
nave and exercise powers and jurisdiction
IN all civil actions within the county, both
IA law and In equity including &C
lions for divorce and the annulment Of
marriages, concurrent With and equal TO
he powers and Jurisdiction Of the circuit
court Of Outagamle county, where the
value Of the property in controversy or the
amount Of money claimed or sought 10 be
recovered, after deducting I'll payments
and set-oGs, shall not exceed ten
thousand dollars and also OF all actions for
he foreclosure Of mortgages or In proceed
5ugs under chapter lab, statutes Of 1893,
u which the amount claimed does not
God the sum aforesaid, although the value
yf the property to be anected Dy
he judgment exceeds that sum, and shall
tlaO Lave and exercise pOwers and luris-
LECTION within said county concurrent with
md equal 70 the powers and jurisdiction Of
.ic said circuit court In CertiOrari proceed
,ugs. actions brought for breach OF any recO8-
uizauce given In said court, and Of all &C
IONS and proceedings under chapters l42,
10. 14T, las, 1873, $50, and 1913, statutes
,c 1898, and the amendments thereto. In
actions for divorce the said court shall
Iuye and exercise unlimited powers and
jurisdiction respecting property rights
fArrein involved.
Section 30 All examination, recognIzances,
and commitments from or by examining
magistrates and from or by the municipal
Judge, in baslardy cases and ell criminal
oases except murder and manslaughter
shall be certified and returned to the
municipal court instead Of to the circuit
court OF said county. within the time pre-
sCribed by law, and the accused, the com
plaiuant, and all other witnesses required
to attend shall, In like manner as now pro
Ylded by law, be committed to be brought
or recognized to appear before the NUM-
cipRl court on q day certain, which shall
not be more than thirty 900 days from
the date Of such commitment or reCogniz-
ance, and the said municipal court shall
have and exercise all the powers and jurls-
diCtiDn Of the circuit court to hear, Try,
and determine said bastardy and criminal
cases, and 70 punish for contempt
power in actions on trial according to
Justice court procedure, In his discretion,
10 charge the jury.
.. In all jury trials In actions in which
said court has and exercises power and
jurisdiction concurrent with that Of the
circuit court for Outagamie county. tho
Jury shall be instructed and charged in
the same manner as provided for the In
stTucting and charging Of juries in the cir
cult court, and all statutes applicable to IN
gtructing and charging the Jury In the cir
cult court shall be and are made appi-
cable to tnstruCtlng and charging the jury
IN such actions In said court
Section 2 This act shah take effect and
Je In force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved May 20, 1909.