Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
Nc. 4ss, 81 Published May 27. 1909
C4APTER 1875. LAWS OF 1919


AN ACT TO amend sections &, S. "a. %. 20
and 81 of chapter %, laws Of 1907 re-,
lating to municipal court of the county
of 0utagamie.
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
and So Of chapter %. laws of 1907. are arr,
amended to read Section 8. No person
snail be eligible to the Office of Judge Of
lac municipal court unless he be prac-
ficiug attorney duly admitted to the bar Of
Uutagamte county, and qualified eector
and freeholder of said county, 80 The
Judge of said court shall not while holding
sd Office engage in the practice of law
IN any court, nor be retained or EMPLOYED
as solicitor, attorney, or counsel IN any ac-
ton, matter, or proceeding, nor give ad-
vice or counsel in any matter as an ar
torney. solicitor or counsel.
Section so !: me - munieipa. judge shall re-
terly out of the treasury of Outagamie
county and the same shall be In full com
pensation for all his services asi such ju-
dicial officer.
Section "a 1. Said judge shall have
exclusive Jurisdiction to institute and con-
duct examinations in all criminal and
6astariy cases arising within the. district
prescribed In the preceding section, and the
hover and jurisdiction TO cause to come be-
fore him the persons so charged with COM
hitting bastardy or criminal offense3 within
such district. and commit them to jail or
hind them over as the case may REQUIRE
and on a plea OF guilty by the accused and q
request by him TO be sentenced, the said
Judge shall have power, authority and
iurisdicton to sentence the accused for any
ofense excepting, however. that
the Jurisdiction In examinations for muir
der, manslaughter, arson, rape robbery,
burglary possession OF burgiarious tools,
forgery, larceny, embeZZlement, false pre-
tense, and attempts to murder rape or
kauka1na 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-
xauna and the towns of Freedom, Kau-
kauna. and buchanan, and exclusive as TO
al other magistrates.
3 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 misdemeanors arising in said county
except the crimes Of murder and man
slaughter
section 20. The municipal court shall
In all civil actions within the county. both
in law and in equity including &C.
lions for divorce and the annulment OF
marriages concurrent with and equal TO
he powers and jurisdiction OF the circuit
court Of Outagamie 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-offs. shall not exceed ten
thousand dollars, and also of all actions for
The foreclosure Of mortgages or in proceed
EOcOf
n which the amount claimed does not ex-
coed the sum aforesaid. although the value
Of the property to be affected by
he Judgment exceeds that sum. and shall
also have and exercise powers and juris-
LECTION within said county concurrent with
and equal to the powers and Jurisdiction Of
he said circuit court In certtorarf proceed
ings actions brought for breach of any recog-
nizance given in said court and of all &C.
lions and PROCEEDINGS under chapters Ia,
Of 1888, and the amendments thereto. In
actions for divorce the said court shall
have and exercise unlimited powers and
therein involved.
Section 80 All examination. recognlzances,
and commitments from or by examining
magistrates and from or By the municipal
Judge, in bastaFoy cases and all criminal
cases except murder and manslaughter
- shall be certified and returned to the
court Of said county, within the time pre-
Bcribed by law, and the accused, the COM
planant, and all other witnesses required
20 attend shall, in like manner as now pro-
Or recognized to appear before the muni-
cipal court on day certain, which shall
the date of such commitment or recogniZ-
ance and the said municipal court shall
nave and exercise all the powers and Juris-
diction Of the circuit court to hear, try,
and determine said bastardy and criminal
cases. and 20 punish for contempt
Section 60. l. The Judge shall have
power IN actions on Qtal acccrolng 10
Justice court procedure. in his discretion,
10 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
structing and charging Of juries in the cir
cult court, and all statutes applicable to IN
structing 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 q This act shall take effect and
he In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved May 90, 1909.
IA 90 G rp,nhIirhnd Mar OF 1000