River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

the Judge thereof at the expense Of the
county.
Section g. Said municipal court shall be
held in the city of Fond du Lac, in some
suitable room or rooms to be furnished and
supplied at the expense Of the county under
the direction Of the county board thereof.
Z Section A. No person shall be eligible to
the Office of judge of the municipal court
unless he be practicing attorney duly ad-
and qualified elector and freeholder of said
county, and during his term of Office he shall
not practice his profession.
Section 5. On the first Tuesday Of April
A. d. 1910, the first Tuesday of April, A. ID.
1913, and on the first Tuesday of April every
four years thereafter. there shall be elected
in the county of Fond du Lac, exclusive OF
the city and town of Ripon, in the same
manner as county judges are elected, judge
of the municipal court, who shall hold his
Office for the term of three years for the
thereafter, beginning the first day Of May
next succeeding his election and continuing
until his successor is elected and qualified,
and shall be subject to removal from office
in the manner provided by the constitution
of this state for the removal Of the judges
of the circuit courts. The nominations Of
candidates for municipal judge shall be made
in the same manner as provided for county
judges
Section 6. The municipal judge, before
entering upon the duties of his office, snail
take and subscribe the constitutional oath OF
Office and file the same in the Office OF the
clerk of the circuit court for Fond du Lac
county and shall execute to SAID county yoi.
lars, with surety to be approved by the
treasurer Of said county and recorded and
filed as provided in section 702 OF the
statutes, conditioned for the faithful per-
Torrance of the duties required OF him by
law and the faithful and prompt application
and payment of all moneys and effects which
may come into his hands In the execution OF
the duties of his Office
Section Z. Whenever a vacancy shall hap
pen in the office Of municipal Judge after
ofA mil n
governor shall appoint a suitable person,
duly qualified, to fill such vacancy until
successor is elected and qualified. Elections
to fill vacancies for the residue OF the term
shall be held and notice thereof given in the
same manner as for the election of county
judge.
Section 8. The municipal judge shall re.
ceive a salary of two thousand four hundred
dollars per year, payable monthly, twothirds
out of the treasury of Fond du Lac county
and one.third out of the treasury Of the city
of Fond du Lac and the shall be in
full compensation for all his services such
Judicial officer, until otherwise fixed by the
county board.
beginning on the first Monday of January,
March, June, August and October OF each
year. ALI civil actions, over which justice
court has no jurisdiction, in which issue
shall have been Joined on or prior to the
goth day of the month preceding any term,
shall stand for trial at such term without
notice In case of continuance the action
shall stand for trial at the succeeding term
without notice. The court shall be open for
business on all secular days except legal
holidays and except as the judge thereon
may otherwise order. In case of sickness,
temporary absence, disability of said judge,
or other cause, he may, and on the fling OF
an affidavit OF prejudice by the defendant IN
misdemeanors, examinations, or bastardy pro-
ceedings, shall by order In writing, filed and
recorded in said court, appoint the county
judge to discharge the duties OF such Judge
during such sickness, temporary absence, dis
ability or other cause, who shall have all the
powers of such Judge while administering
such Office, except the trial OF, informatlons,
sum of five dollars per day, to be paid out
of the county treasury. In cases founded on
information any circuit Judge may hold court
as the Judge OF the municipal court IN the
event Of the absence, sickness, disability OF
the municipal judge, or other cause. or upon
the special request of the. judge: In any
also, by order, transfer to the circuit court
of Fond du Lac county any and all circuit
court actions, and upon the filing Of such
order with the clerk Of the circuit court,
such circuit court shall have jurisdiction
thereof and the said actions shall thereafter
proceed as If originally brought in the cir
cult court and while administering the duties
of the judge of the municipal court, the cir
cult judge, or county judge shall sign al
papers, processes, and records, "A. B.,
Section 10. The clerk Of the circuit court
for Fond du. Lac, county and his deputy shall
be clerk and deputy respectively, OF the mu-
nic1pal court.
In addition TO his oath and bond as clerk
of the circuit court, he shall file an add
tional oath of Office as clerk OF the munich
pal court and shall execute and file with the
county clerk a bond with sureties approved
by said county clerk and in such sum as the
municipal Judge shall order, conditioned that
he will pay to the proper person all
fines and penalties suit tax and other mon
eys in his hands as required by law and the
order of the court, and will faithfully per-
form the duties of his Office as required by
law.
Section IL. Said clerk shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties with ref.
erence to the municipal court in circuit court
matters In the same manner and to the same
extent as the clerk of the circuit court has
and does for that court, except az may be
herein otherwise specially provided, and shall
keep like records of all such proceedings as
are required to be kept by him IS clerk
of the circuit court, and shall have power to
take bail in the absence OF the judge sup9ecs
to his revision.
salary payable out Of the county treasury on
the first secular day of each month, which
shall be In lieu of all fees and per diem In
full compensation for all services, rendered
by him. The amount Of such salary shall
be hxed by the county board Of supervisory
and until so fixed, the amount thereof shall
be eight hundred dollars.
Section Is. The judge Of the municipal
court may appoint photographic reporter
for said court skilled in the art of short
hand reporting. and may remove ,s9Sn re- g
the place. Every person so appointed shall
be deemed an, officer of the court, and before
entering upon the duties OF the office shall
take and subscribe the constitutional oath
and file the same, duly certified, in the ONCE
of the clerk of the circuit court. He shall
be Furnished with all necessary stationery
and shall attend when requested by sald
Judge and report the proceedings Of trials
and examinations had in said court, act as
clerk thereof, while proceeding according to
Justice court procedure and perform such
other duties the court or judge thereon
NAV require and is hereby authorized and
empowered to administer oaths make and
and processes and perform the other duties.
of the position during the hearing OF such
matters the same as when the said municipal
court Is sitting as q court of record.
Section Ii. The salary of such reporter
shall be seventy-fve dollars per month, pay
able monthly from the county treasury ON
the certificate Of the judge Of said court,
services and including the making of such
transcripts from shorthand notes as may be
required by said judge and the transcript OF
the testimony taken in any criminal exam1na-
ton or bastardy proceedings where the de-
PENDANT is bound over for trial, and in ac-
tions appealed to the circuit court. The
party appealing to the circuit court in any
civil action shall at the time of taking such
appeal pay to the clerk of this court for the
use of the county, in addition to any other
amount herein required to be paid by him,
ave cents per folio for transcript OF the
testimony, which shall be returned Win the
record to the appellate court.
Section Is. Every reporter shall, upon the
request of party to any action, Transcripts
in longhand the evidence or other proceed
ings taken by him in such action, or any
part thereof as requested, and duly certify
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