The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15

justices Of the peace. rendered In said
municipal court ana dockeed rs pre-
scribed by law. In the Office OF the clerk
Of said court, shall for period expiring
ten years from the date u the rendition
thereof be lien upon the real property
In said county Of kenoSha except the
the statutes OF Wisconsin,. of every person
AGAINST whom such Judgment shall be
rendered aad dncseted, and which he may
have at the tjuie OF docketlns thereof IN
said county of kenosha or which he sha !
acquire ~ nny time thereafter within SAID
period OF ten years. such Judgments Shali
subject 10 the same limitations as lud@-
ments OF the circuit court, and said juds-
meats Shall be enforced and executions
thereon be issued from said municipal
court III III" same manner and with the
same force ana effect rs judgments ana
executions OF ana from the circuit court
of kcnosha county.
Section o. The municipal judge. in ad-
] dtldn To the powers vested IN said mu.
ncipal court, as aforesaid. shall have all
the POWERS. ana Jurisdiction OF q justice OF
the peace in said county In all civil ana
criminal actions and proceedings, and the
power to hear aud determine any such
: eases although the title to land may come
into question therein, and shall have power
! to hold preliminary examinations In
| criminal cases: and shall have exclusive
! iurisdiction OF all prosecutions for breach
| OF the charter ana of any ordinance OF
The city Of kenosha, and In the trial OF
! criminal actions for ofYeuses committed
! within said city which would otherwise
be cognizable by Justices OF the peace
subject to an appeal to the circuit court
Tor kenosba county from any judgments
or orders made in such actions. Said
Judge and the several circuit court com
missioners shall have exclusive Jurisdic-
ton TO institute and conduct examinations
In al criminal and bastardy cases arising
! within the county of Kenosha, and the
power and jurisdiction to cause to come
before him or them the persons SO charged
with committing bastardy or any. criminal
aft NIT MA. -,t,l .v,,tt
them to Jail or band them over for trial
NJ the next term OF said municipal court
or to the circuit court as the case may
require, and on plea of guilty by the
accused and a request by him to be SEN
fenced, the said Judge shall have power,
authority and jurisdiction to sentence the
accused for any ofense except homicide.
Section 4 An examinations, recogni.
zances and commitments from or by said
municipal judge or other examining mag
tariy cases and in all criminal cases
wherein the maximum penalty does not
exceed five years in the state prison, shall
be certified and returned to such munici.
pal court instead Of to the circuit court
for said county of Keuosha, within the
time prescribed by law. and the attend.
Rnce OF witnesses required upon the trial
OF any person so committed shall be Sc.
cured in the same manner as provided
by law In the circuit court, and all such
cases shall thereafter he proceeded with
and tried in said municipal court. as pro
vided by law in similar cases IN circuit
courts.
Section s. Appeals from judgments of
justices OF TIE peace IN said county may
he taken either to such municipal court
or to the circuit court of kenosha county,
ana when 80 taken to said municipal court
shall be heard and disposed of In accord
ance with the rules and practice OF the
circuit court OF kenosha county.
Section 8. The general provisions Of
law which may at any time he In force
relative to circuit aud justices courts, and
actions and proceedings therein, IN civil
and criminal cases, shah apply also TO
said municipal court unless inapplicable
ana except MS otherwise provided In this
nct; ana the rules OF practice prescribed
or which may hereafter be prescribed by
the justices OF the supreme court for cir
cult courts. shall be In force In snid mu.
nicipal court; said court may make rules
OF practice which shall conform as nearly
as applicable to the rules OF practice OF
circuit courts, hut the laws OF the state
relative to change of venue In criminal
actions which have heretofore been within
The jurisdiction OF justices OF the peace
shall MOI apply to said municipal court or
10 the Judge thereof Court commission
ers In said county shall have the same
powers and be subject to the same duties
IN respect to actions and proceedings in
court.
Section 10 The provisions OF law np
plcable to change Of venue in the circuit
courts OF this state, shall be applicable to
snid municipal court except that when
changed. It shall be changed to the circuit
court Of Kcnosha county, and such change
or venue shall nor prevent the granting
by said circuit court OF further change
Of venue as provided in section 2C22 of
the statutes Of thts state, provided, how.
ever, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed as abrogatiHg the right to
The change of venue provided for by sec
ton 262l Of the statutes OF this state and
when such change OF venue shall he made
1t shall be by said municipal court direct
to the proper county for the trial OF the
notion, aud provided further that section
2G25 of tn. statutes Of this state so far "a
court and that the judge thereof shall
have the right to call upon a circuit Judge
t" attend, hold court and try such action
and while 50 doing he shah have the same
powers us II elected Judge of said munich
pal court. II any person charged upon
indictment or Information with a criminal
venue to the circuit court OF kenoshh
county said municipal court shall commit
or hold the purity to bail to appear at the
next term OF tlfe circuit court ami the
clerk OF said municipal court shall trans.
nit al papers and a copy OF the record
aud proceedings In said case properly
said court to the said circuit court. which
shall then have fun Jurisdiction Of the
action. All recognizances previously given
in such cases aud returned to said mu.
nCipal court, may be enforced by said
circuit court hs fully as if they had been
originally certified and returned thereto
Section i, The Qualified electors Of the
county. OF kenosha shall, on the first Tues
day OF April, 1909, and on the same day
Of the same month each four years there.
after elect suitable person to the office
OF Judge Of said municipal court, to be
called municipal judge who shall hold
his office for the term of four years from
the first Monday of January next succeed
ing his election and until his successor Is
elected and qualified, and who may be re-
moved from Office in the manner provided
by the constitution of this state for the
removal OF the judges of the supreme and
circuit courts provided. however. that for
the first election under this act, It shall
not be necessary to give more. than eight
who shall have been elected in the year
1909 rs aforesaid shall. in addition to the
term FOR which he Is elected as aforesaid,
hold his Office from the first Monday OF
AIRY, 1910 Whenever vacancy shall hap
pen in the office Of municipal Judge the
governor Of the state of Wisconsin shall
appoint suitable person, duly qualified,
elected aud qualified. Elections to MI
vacancies for the residue of the term shall
he held and notice thereof shah be given
In the same manner as for the election OF
attorney at law. admitted to practice In
the rourts Of this state; shall receive no
fees Of Office or compensation other than
I his salary. He Shall have the Gunihca.
tons, be subject to all the liabilities, pro-
hIbitlous and restrictions Of circuit Judges,
and may exercise the powers OF circuit
Judges except ~ herein provided Such
Judge before entering upon the duties OF
oath Of Office prescribed In the constitution,
and HE the same In the office OF the
couutS clerk Of the county OF Kenosbo.
| The salary OF such judge shall be two
wise Gxed bv the county board, which
shall be paid to him monthly BIZ the