River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No $50 81 tPubiished May 81. 1909.
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no. 4se ST. Published May 81, 1909.
CHAPTER 1885, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 6. s, "A, 20, 30,
and so Of chapter %, laws of 1907. re-
lating to municipal court Of the county
of Outagamie.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows
section j: sections 9. 8, "a, e, 30,
amended anS to read J. Section g. No person
shall be eligible TO the Office Of judge Of
Ihe municipal court so unless ne be a praesc
OutaRarnie county, and a qualified elector
and freeholder Of said county, The
judge Of said court shall not, while holding
said Office engage in the practice of law
In any court, nor be retained or employed
as solicitor, attorney, or counsel In any ae-
ton, matter, or proceeding, nor give adj
vice or counsel Ia any matter as an at
torney, solicitor or counsel.
Section 3: The municipal Judge shall re;
i've hundred dollars per year, payable quar-
Terly out of the treasury OF Outagame
county, and the same shall be In full com
dicial officer.
Section "a l. Said Judge shall have
exclusive Jurisdiction TO institute ana con con
oastaroy cases arising within the d1strlct
prescribed In the preceding section, and the
power and Jurisdiction to cause to come pc
fore him the persons so charged with com
hitting bastardy or criminal ohen5e. WITHIN
ouch district. and commit them 70 jan or
and on plea Of guilty by the accused and
request by him to be sentenced, the said
Jurisdiction to sentence the accused for any
onense ., excepting. however, that
the Jurisdiction In examinations for muir
der, manslaughter, arson, rape, robbery,
burglary, possession Of burglarious tools,
forgery, larceny, embezzlement, 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 kau-
kauna, and the towns OF Freedom, Kau-
kauna, and Buchanan, and exclusive as to
all other magistrates
and exercise powers and Jurisdiction equal
and concurrent with the circuit court OF
Outagamie county In all cases Of crimes
and nisdemeanors arising in said county,
except the crimes OF murder and man
slaughter
have and exercise powers and Jurisdiction
In all civil actions within the county, both
Ia law and In equity including &C:
marriages. concurrent with and equal TO
the powers and jurisdiction Of the circuit
value Of the property In controversy or the
amount of money claimed or sought to be
recovered, after deducting all payments
and set-ofs, shall not exceed = ten
thousand dollars, and also OF all actions FOR
the foreclosure OF mortgages or In proceed
ings under chapter 143, statutes of 1898,
In which the amount claimed does not ex-
coed the sum aforesaid, although the value
Of the property to be affected py
the Judgment exceeds that sum. and shall
also have and exercise powers and jur1s-
,lietion within said county concurrent with
and equal to the powers and Jurisdiction or
ghe said circuit court Ia certiorari proceed
tngs actions brought for breach Of any recog-
aizance given In said court. and OF all ac-
tions and proceedings under chapters 142,
Of 1898, and the amendments thereto. In
actions for divorce the said court shall
have and exercise unlimited powers ana
Jurisdiction respecting property rights
therein involved.
Section 30. Ali examination, recognIzances,
magistrates and from or by the municipal
judge, In bastardy cases and all criminal
cases, except murder and manslanghter
municipal court instead Of to the circuit
court Of said county, Within the time pre-
seribed by law, and the accused, the COM ON
plainant, and all other witnesses required
to attend shall, in like manner as now pro-
yided by law. be committed to be brought
or recognized to appear before the MUM:
cipai court on a day certain which shall
not be more than thirty 1907 days from
the date of such commitment or recognize
have and exercise all the powers and jurfs-
diction of the circuit court to hear, try.
and determine said bastardy and criminal
cases. and to punish for contempt
Section 81. /. The Judge shall have
power In actions on trial according to
justice court procedure. in his discretion.
q. 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, the
jury shall be Instructed and charged in
the same manner as provided for the In
structing and charging of Juries In the cir
cult court, and all statutes applicable to In
stTucting and charging the jury In the cir
cult court shall be and are made appll-
cable to nstructing and charging the jury
in such actions In said court
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication,
Approved May 20, 1909
No. 20, 81 Published May 27 1909.
CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1909.
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