Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21


Section 8. Said municipal court shall be
| held in the city of Fond du Lac, in some
| suitable room rooms to be furnished and
! supplied at the expense Of the county under
| the direction OF the county board thereof.
| Section Il. No person shall be eligible to
! the office of judge of the municipal court
| mitted to the bar OF Fond du Lac county
| and qualified elector and freeholder of said
county, and during his term of Office he shall
not practice his profession.
| Section 5. On the first Tuesday of April,
"A. D. 1910, the first Tuesday of April, A d.
1913 and or the first Tuesday OF April every
in the county of Fond du Lac exclusive of
| the city and town of Ripon, in the same
manner as county judges elected, judge
Of the municipal court, who shall hold his
| 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 to 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
| judges.
| Section g. 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 of two thousand dol
! lars, with surety to be approved by the
! treasurer of said county and recorded and
| flied as 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 z. Whenever vacancy shall hap
pen in the office of municipal Judge after
the first Tuesday of April A. D.. 1910 the
governor shall appoint O suitable person,
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 county
judge.
Section g. The municipal Judge shall re-
ceiye a salary Of two thousand four Hundred
dollars per year, payable monthly, two3thlrds
ans OF fs os q 1aa ar lac cy
of Fond du Lac and the same shall be in
full compensation for all his services as such
judicial officer, until otherwise fixed by the
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
shah have been joined on or prior to the
goth day of the month preceding any term,
shat stand for trial at such term without
notice. In case of a continuance the action
shall stand for trial at the succeeding term
vi Shout notice. The court shall be open for
holidays and except as the judge thereof
may otherwise order. In case of sickness,
temporary absence, disability OF said judge.
affidavit OF prejudice by the defendant in
misdemeaners. EXAMINATIONS or bastardy pro-
ceedings, shall by order ia writing, fled 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 the
powers of such judge while administering
such office, except the trial of informations.
and who shall receive for his services the
sum of five dollars per day, to be paid out
information any circuit judge may hold court
the judge of the municipal court in the
event OF the absence sickness, disability of
the municipal Judge, or other cause, or upon
such contingency the municipal Judge may
also, by order, transfer to the circuit court
Of Fond dn 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 shah thereafter tie:
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 TO- The clerk of the circuit court
for Fond du Lac county and his deputy shall
be clerk and deputy, respectively, OF the mu-
In addition to his oath and bond as clerk
of the circnit court, he shall file an addi-
tional oath of Office clerk of the munich
pal court and shall execute and file with the
county clerk bond with sureties appro9 ed
by said county clerk and in such sum as the
municipal Judge shall order conditioned that
he viii pay over to the proper person all
fines and penalties, suit tax and other mon
eys in his hands as required by law and the
order Of the court. and win faithfully per-
form the duties of his Office as required by
law.
Section IL. Said clerk shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties with ref
erence to the municipal court in circuit court
matters in the same manner and to the same
extent rs the clerk Of the circuit court has
and does for that court, except as may be
herein otherwise specially provided, ana snaii
are required to be kept by him as. clerk
of the circuit court and shall hsge power to
take bail In the absence of the judge subject
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 all services rendered
by him The amount of such salary shall
be fixed by the county board OF supervisors
and until so fixed, the amount thereof shall
be eight hundred dollars.
Section ID. The judge OF the municipal
cour 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
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 circnit court. be shaH
be furnished with all necessary stationery
and shall attend when requested by sand
iudge 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 Thereon
may require, and IS hereby authorizeo anu
keep records of the court issue suopoenas
and processes and perform the other duties
of the position during the nearing on suc9
matters the Same when the said municipal
court is sitting as court of record.
Section ID The salary of such reporter
shall be seventy five dollars per month, pay
able monthly from the county treasury on
which shall be in full compensation Tor such
services and including the making OF lsuch
transcripts from shorthand NOTES as may oe
required by said judge and the transcript OF
the testimony taken in any. criminal examlna-
tion or bastardy proceedings where the de-
PENDANT is bound over for trla!, ana IN &C.
tions appealed to the circuit court, The
marty appealing to the circuit court in any
civil action shall at the time OF taking such
appeal pay to the clerk OF this court for the
pss Of the county in addition to any other
amount herein required to be paid by him,
Eve cents per folio for transcript OF the
testimony, which shall be returned with the
record to the appellate court
Section Is. Every reporter shall, upon the
request of a party TO any action, TRANSCRIPT
in Ionghand the evidence or Other proceed
ings taken by him in such action. or any
part thereof as requested and duly certify
the same to be correct transcript thereof;
fors 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
inaI;e transcript and two and one-haif cents
per folio for copies. $50
Section I6. In any trial of any criminal
action on information or appeal. or any
bassardy case, the court may, IN its dis
cretion, order transcript of the evidence or