Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
the judge thereof at the expense of the

suitable room or rooms to be furnished and
supplied at the expense of the county under
the direction Of the county board thereof
Section L. No person shall be eligible TO
the office Of judge of the municipal court
unless he be practicing attorney duly ad-
United to the bar Of Fond du Lac county
and q qualified electCr and freeholder Of said
county, and during his term Of Office he shall
not practice his profession.
Section 3. On the first Tuesday Of April,
! A. -. 1910, the first Tuesday Of April, A. y.
/ 1919, 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 kipon, in the same
/ manner as county judges are elected, Judge
| Of the municipal court, who shall hold his
I office for the term Of three years for the
first term and for the term Of four years
thereafter beginning the first day Of May
next succeeding his election and continuing
| until his successor is elected and qualified,
and shall be subject 70 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
Section G The municipal judge, before
! entering upon the duties Of his Office, shall
! take and subscribe the constitution Il, oath of
! Office and file the same in the ONCE of the
/ CLERK Of the circuit court for Fond du Lac
/ county, ana shall execute to said county
/ bond IN the penal sum OF two thousand dol
I lars, with surety TO be approved by the
! treasurer Of said county and recorded and
( filed as provided in section 7O2 Of the
/ statutes conditioned for the faithful per
. formance 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 7. Whenever vacancy shall nap
pen in the Office Of municipal Judge after
! tho first Tuesday Of April, 4. D., 1910, the
! governor shall appoint suitable person.
/ duly qualified, to fl such vacancy until a
/ successor is elected and qualified. Elections
/ to fill vacancies for the residue of the term
/ shall DO held and notice thereof given in the
| same manner as for the election Of q county
/ Judge.
/ Section g. The municipal judge shall
! ceive salary Of two thousand four hundred
! dollars per year, payable monthly, tWo-thlTds
( 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 III
/ full cOmpen ton for all his services as such
! judicial officer, until otherwise fixed Jy the
! county board
Section g. There shall be a term Of court
! beginning On the first Monday Of January,
| March, June, August and October OF each
| year. All 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 a continuance the action
| shall stand for trial at the succeeding term
! without notice. The court shall! be open for
! business on oil secular days except legal
! holidays and except as the Judge thereof
! 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 ii
! misdemeanors, examinations or bastardy Pro
| CeedingB, 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 tho
powers Of such Judge while administering
such Office, except the trial OF informatICns,
| and who sha1 receive for his services the
| 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
! such contingency the municipal judge may
| also, by order transfer to the circuit court
| Of Fond du Lac county any and all circuit
! court actions, and upon the fling of such
| order with the clerk Of the circuit court,
! such circuit court shall have IurIsdlctIon
! thereof and the said actions shall thereafter
! proceed 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 all
! papers, processes, and records, as "A. B.,
| Acting Municipal Judge"
Section 10. The clerk Of the circuit court
| for Fcnd du Lac county and his deputy shall
| be clerk and deputy, respectively, OF tbs nu-
nicipal 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 bond with sureties approved
by said county clerk and in such sum as the
municipal judge shall order, conditioned that
he will Ply over to the proper person all
fines and penaltea 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 ny
| law.
Section IL. Said clerk shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties with req
ereDCe TO the municipal court In circuit court
matters In the same manner and to the sams
extent as the clerk of the circuit court has
and does for that court, except as may be
| %hpr- rfDily 1rlnd
keep like records of all such proceedings as
are required to be kept by him as clerk
of the circuit court and shall have power to
take bail in the absence of the Judge, subject
to his revision.
Section IL The clerk shall receive yearly
| 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 ell services rendered
By him; The amount Of such salary shall
be fixed by the county board Of supervisory
and until 50 fixed, the amount thereof shall
be eight hundred dollars
Section I9. The judge Of the municipal
court may appoint photographic reporter
for said court skilled In the art Of short
hand reporting, and may remove such re-
porter at pleasure and appoint another to
the place Every person 80 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
end fIe the same, duly certified in the Office
OF the clerk of the circuit court, He shall
be furnished with all necessary stationery
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 as the court judge thereof
may require, and is hereby authorized and
empowered 70 administer oaths, make and
keep records of the court issue subpoenas
and processes and perform the other duties
Of the position during the hearing Of Such
matters the same az when the said municipal
court Is sitting as q court Of record.
Section IA The salary OF such reporter
shall De seventy-fve dollars per month, pay
able monthly from the county treasury On
the certificate OF the judge Of said court
which shall be in full compensation for such
services and including the ma king OF such
transcripts from shorthand notes as may be
required by said judge and the transcript OF
the testimony taken in RTv criminal examIna-
ton or bastardv proceedings where the de-
PENDANT is bound over Tor trial. and IN &C
tious appealed to the circuit court. The
party appealing 10 the circuit court IN any
civil action shall at the time OF taxing such
appeal pay to the clerk of this court for the
use Of the county, u addition TO any other
amount herein reQU.r TO be paid by him,
Eve cents per folio Tor q transcript OF the
testimony, which shall be returned with ths
record to the appellate court.
Section 5. Every reporter SHALL upon the
request Of q party to any seton transcrlbs
in lOnghan6 the evidence or other proceed
ings taken by him in such action, or any
mart thereof as requested, and duly certify
the same TO be s correct Transcript thereof,
for which he shall be entitled TO receive and
collect from the party requesting the same
the sum of five cents per folio for the orig
inal transcript and two and one-haf cents
per folio for copies.
Section 16. In any trial OF any criminal
action on information or appeal, or any
bsstardv case the court may, in Its dis
cretion order q transcript OF the evidence or
proceedings, or any part thereof, TO be made
ana certified by the reporter and bied with