Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 4s9, 81 Published MAY 81. 1909
CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 1876, LAWS OF 1908.
An ACT TO amend sections G. 5. %. 2gs so
and 81 Of chapter y. laws OF 1907. re
lating 70 municipal court Of the county
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin. rep
resented q Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows:
Section l. Sections G. s. "A. % go.
and 81 of chapter IS. laws OF 1901 are
amended 10 read Section g. No person
shan be eligible to the Office Of judge Of
the municipal court unless he be q prac-
uelng attorney duly admitted to the bar Of
Outagamie county, and a qualified elecIor
ana Ireeholder OF said county, The
Judge o. SAID court shall not, while holding
SAID ofnce. engage in the practice Of law
IN any court. nor be retained or employed
as solicitor, attorney, or counsel In any se-
ton, matter, or proceeding, nor give ad-
vice or counsel in any matter as an at
torney, solicitor or counsel
Section : The municipal judge shall re,
fiye hundred dollars per year, payable quar-
terry ont Of the treasury OF Optagamie
county. and the same shall be In full com
pensatlon for all his services as such Jn-
section "a /. Said Judge shall have
exclusive Jurisdiction to institute and CON
duct examinations in all criminal and
oastardy cases arising within the district
prescribed in the preceding section, aud the
power and jurisdiction TO cause to come be
fore him the persons SO charged with COM
such district and commit them to Jail or
bind them over as rhe case may require
and on e plea of guilty by the accused and a
request by him TO he sentenced the said
judge shall have power, authority, and
Jurisdiction TO sentence the accused for any
ofense ., excepting. however that
the Jurisdiction IL examinations for muir
der, mansiaughter, arson, rape. robbery
burglary, possession of burglarious TOOLS
forgery, larceny, embezzlement, false pre-
tense, and attempts TO murder, rape, or
rob han AxTffl Tha dr. IF
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-
kama, AID Buchanan, and exclusive as to
all other magistrates.
2. The said municipal court shall have
and exercise powers and Jurisdiction equal
and concurrent with the circuit court Of
Outagamie county in all cases OF crimes
and misden-eanors arising in said county
except the crimes of murder and man
slaughter.
Section 20. The municipal court shall
have and exercise powers and jurisdiction
in all civil actions within the county. both
in law and in equity including ac-
lions for divorce and the annulment Of
marriages, concurrent with and equal to
The powers and Jurisdiction of the circuit
court of 0utagamle county. where the
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 las, statutes of 1888,
In which the amount claimed does not ex-
coed the sum aforesaid, although the value
of the property to be affected by
the Judgment exceeds that sum, and shall
also have and exercise powers and Juris-
diction within said county concurrent with
and equal to the powers and jurisdiction OF
the said circuit court in certiorart proceed
ings, actions brought for breach of any recog-
niZoupH
tions and proceedings under chapters 142,
14D, lat, las, 149, $50, and 1873, statutes
Of 1898, and the amendments thereto. IN
actions for divorce the said court shall
have and exercise unlimited powers and
Jurisdiction respecting property rights
therein involved.
and commitments from or by examining
magistrates and from or by the municipal
judge, in bastardy cases and all crimtna'
cases, 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
pla!nant, and all other witnesses required
to attend shall, In like manner as now pre-
vided by law, be committed TO be brought
or recognized to appear before the mum.
cipal court on a day certain, VIII. n shall
not be more than thirty 1907 days from
the date of such commitment or recognize
ance, and the said municipal court shall
have and exercise all the powers and juris-
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,
to 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, the
Jury shall be instructed and charged in
the same manner as provided for the in
structlng 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 appli-
cable to instructing and charging the jury
in such actions In said court.
Section 2 This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage al d
publication.
Approved May &c, 1909.