Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 507, 81 Published June 2. 1909
CHAPTER %, LAWS OF 1909.


No. 5O7, 81 Published June 3. 1903
CHAPTER %, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO amend sections 24S4, 24s5, 2494.
249o, 249S of the revised statutes of 1875,
as amended by chapter 216 OF the laws
of 1880 and chapter $50 OF the laws of
1882 and chapter i2S Of the laws of 1897
and chapter 105 OF the laws OF 1901 and
creating new sections 24S4a, PASTA, 24ela.
249oai 249Ia and 249sa of the statutes,
relating to the municipal court Of the
city and town of Ripon
The people Of the State OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do
Section /. Section 24S4 OF the revised
statutes of 1878, amended by section /
OF chapter 100 of the laws Of 1882 and
sectlon 1 or chapter 12S Of the laws Of
1897 and chapter i05 of the laws of 1901
IS hereby amended TO recd: Section 24S4
!. The municipal court " the city and
town Of Rtpou. heretofore established is
continued, and shall be a court Of record
and have a clerk and seal, shall have
exclusive appellate Jurisdiction in all cases
of appeal, civil and criminal from just-
ices courts in said city and town, and of
all cases commenced in such justices
courts when answer shall be put In
showing that title to lands viii come In
question which shall then be GER
titled to said municipal court in the man
ner provided by law for certifying such
cases to circuit courts. It shall
also exercise powers and Jurisdiction in all
causes of action and special pro-
ceedings arising within the city and town
of hpon in law and equity concurrent
with and equal TO the Jurisdiction of the
circuit court Of Fond du Lac county
where the value OF the property in CON
troyersy, or the amount Of money claimed
or sought to be recovered. after deduct
ing All payments and set-offs, shall not
exceed fifty thousand dollars; and also
or actions for the foreclosure Of
mortgages in which the amount claimed
does not exceed the amount aforesaid al
though the value OF the property to be
affected by the Judgment exceeds that
sum, 1t shall also have concurrent 1uris-
Gcton with said circuit court Of all GRIM
inal offenses committed within the CITY or
town OF Ripon other than those punish
able by imprisonment in the state prison
SAID municipal coart shall also have
exclusive Jurisdiction to hear, try, and
determine all criminal actions for offeuses
committed within the city and town of
kipon OF which Justices OF the peace in
SAID county of Fond du Lac would other
wise have Jurisdiction to hear. try and
determine; shall also have exclusive iuris-
oictlon to institute and conduct examina-
Mons IN al criminal and bastardy cases
Tor offenses committed within the city and
town OF Rpon and the exclusive power
ana jurisdiction to cause to come before
il the persons so charged with commit
ting hastardy or criminal offenses within
said city and town OF Ripon and commit
them &c 4ail or bind them over for trial
at the J9xt term OF said municipal courts
or TO the court which under the INV
SHAH ave Jurisdiction to try said actioI
II any person accused Of any criminal Of
ASAeE Is SO b0uuQ over or committed for
trial before said municipal court and it
shall thereafter appear, by the Cling Of
the Information. or otherwise. that said
municipal court has not Jurisdiction to try
the offense, then such proceedings shall
not abate, and the said municipal court
shall not lose Jurisdiction of such person
or proceedings, but the Judge thereof shan
eertlfg the same to the circuit court Of
Fond du Lac county. which court shall
theTeUpon have Jurisdiction thereof TO try
and determine the same,
3, All fines and penalties nncluding
COSTS collected in said municipal court
except for the violation Of the
ordinances Of the city Of Ripon, shall be
paid to the treasurer Of Fond du Lac
Guiding COSTS for violation OF
the ordinances OF said city shall be paid
to the treasurer Of the city of Ripon.
4 said municipal court shah be con
unuously open during each Of its terms
and during at least one day In each week
as shan be designated by the judge there
Or at the opening OF each term shall be
regularly IN session for the transaction OF
business. ard when 80 in session, it shall
continue from day 10 day until All unfn-
ished business ready for disposition shall
be disposed Of; provided that vacation.
not exceeding four weeks In succession
may be taken by the Judge once In each
year and no adjournment from day TO
day shall be- necessary TO the validity Of
az proceedings In said court: but no nor
diem shall be paid TO any officer Of said
court for any Gay on which the corrt h.
not actually 10 session. transactInr busi-
ness and requiring the presence Of such
officer
5. said court shall have the seal here
'atore procured therefor. and It's Judg-
ineals and orders NAV De reviewed nv the
supreme court ia the same manner that
judgments and orders OF the circuit court
ElHy he: except tbat cri minaI actions
within he Jurisdiction % Justice turlq
dfet5ou under general lew when tried ~ the
sad municipal court otherwise than on
appeal shall BE- appealed 70 the circuit
court ~ Foud du Lac county In the Same
manner thar appeals are taken frcn fugs-
1oe courts in criminal eases.
g Motions and issues 81 law ar fact
pending in said court 10 civil actions aud
prefrefiings may be brought to a bearing
Ct any sessiOn-day " said court upor
eight DAYS prior notice In the caee %
notions aud ter days prior nutice ia the
czse - trials q Issues joined and or
said session dag the eriaI shan be taken
20 y tie order % THO date o. igsue IN
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