Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14

suitable room or rooms to be furnished and
3 supplied at the expense OF the county under
the direction Of the county board thereof.
Section g. No person shall be eligible 10
+ the Office Of judge Of the municipal court
4 unless he be praetieing attorney duly ad-
( mitted TO the bar Of Fond du Lac county
and a qualified elector and freebooter Of said
county, and during his term of Office he shall
not practice his profession.
/ A. ID. 1910, the first Tuesday of April, A. ID.
1913, and the first II esday Of April every
four years thereafter, thsre shall he elected
4 in the county Of Fond a Lac, exclusive Of
the city and town Of Ripon, IN the same
/ manner as county judges are elected, a Judge
/ Of the municipal court, who shall hold his
/ Office for the term Of three years for the
I first term and for the term of four years
I thereafter. beginning the first day Of May
next succeeding his election am continuing
until his successor is elected an. 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 he 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, shall
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 a
bond in the penal sum Of two thousand dol
lars, with surety to be approved by the
treasurer Of said county and recorded and
filed provided in section 7O2 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 7. Whenever vacancy shall hap
pen in the Office Of municipal Judge after
the first Tuesday Of April A. D., 1910, the
governor shall appoint suitable person,
duty qualified, 20 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 a county
judge.
Section g. The municipal judge shall
eeve salary Of two thousand four hundred
dollars per year, payable monthly two-thirds
| out Of the treasury Of Fond du La county
and one third out Of the treasury of the city
of Fond du Lac and the same shall be in
full compen saton for all mis- services as such
judicial officer, until otherwise fixed by the
county board.
Section 9. 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 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 the judge thereof
may otherwise order. In case Of sickness,
temporary absence disability Of said Judge,
or other cause, he may, and on the filing of
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 sll the
powers Of such judge while administering
such Office, except the trial Of infOrmatlons,
and who shall 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
tho municipal judge or other cause, or upon
the special request Of the jude. 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 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 il 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 Fond du Lac county and his deputy shall
be clerk and deputy respectively. of the mu-
uicipal court.
In addition to his oath and bond as clerk
Of the circuit court, he shall file addi-
ttonal oati of office as clerk Of the munich
pal court and shall execute and file with the
county ciork a bond with gureties approved
by said county clerk and in such sum the
municipal judge shall order, conditioned that
he win ray over to the proper person all
fnes and penalties, suit tax and other mon
e.s "a his hands as required by law and the
oiier Of the court, and will faithfully per-
FORM the duties OF his Office as required by
law
Section II. Said clerk rhal bave all the
powers and perform all the duties with ref
erence 10 the municipal court in circuit court
matters in the Same manner and TO the same
extent the clerk Of the circuit court has
and does for that court except as may be
herein otherwise specially provided, and shall
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 ~ 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 all services rendered
be hXed by the county board Of supervisors
and until so fixed, the amount thereof shall
be eight hundred dollars.
Section 3. The Judge of TIE municipal
court may appoint a 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 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 Office
OF the clerk of the circuit court He shall
be furnished with all necessary stationery
and shall attend when requested by said
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 or judge thereof
may require. and is hereby authorized and
empowered 20 admins oaths, mako and
keep records OF the court issue subpoenas
aud processes and perform the other duties
of the position during tie hearing Of such
matters the same as when the said municipal
| cOvrt Ia sitting as court OF record.
Section IA The salary Of such reporter
| shall be seyenty-ive dollars per month pay
! able monthly from the county treasury on
| the certificate of the lGdge of said court,
which shall be in fun COM enSation for such
| services and includte the making of such
| transcr pts from shorl hand notes as may be
| required by sail judge and the transcript Of
| the testimony taken in any criminal eNamina-
| ton or bastardy proceedings where the de.
| PENDANT is bound over for trial, and in ac-
| tons appealed TO the circuit court. The
| party appealing 20 the circuit court in any
| civil action shalt at the time Of taking such
appeal pay to the clerk of this court for the
| use Of the county, In add ton to any other
| amount herein required To be lpaid by him.
Eve cents per folio for transcript OF the
| testimony, which shall bJ returned with the
| record to the appellate curt.
Section 3. Every reporter shall, upon the
request Of q party to any action. transCrihe
| in longhand the evidence other proceed
| ings taken by him in such action, or any
part thereof reques ted, and duly certify
the same 10 le . ,trI oct transcript thereof
for which he shall be entitled to receive and
the sum of ave coats Per folio for the orig
| inal transcript aad .To and pnehaf cents