Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13

publication.
Approved June IT, 1909.
No. 598, Al Published june %. 1909.
CHAPTER 544, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to prescribe the number Of justices
Of the peace Ia counties having pepula'
tien OF 100000 or over, and the qaaiiaea,
ton, Jurisdiction, and compensation OF
justices Of the peace ia cities Of the arst
class
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented Ia Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. Hereafter in all counties bay
ing population Of 10000 Or over there
shall be elected by the qualified electors IN
each town, village and city therein, at the
regular charter elections held in such viii
lagos and cities and at the annual town
meeting held In such towns, one justice OF
the peace, who shall hold his Office for the
term of TIE years and until bis successor -
elected and qualified Such justice shatl
have jurisdiction over and eugnizance of al
matters, actions or proceedings, and snail
have and exercise the same powers when
such justices of the peace heretofore elected
in said counties have had ana exercised, ex-
cept suits and proceedings in garpishment
and the proceedings specified in chapter GA
of the statutes, relating TO bastards and
proceedings in bastardy. Provided, that the
justices of the peace which may hereafter
be elected in any such county shall have
Jurisdiction OF the actions and proceedings
specified in section 1872 of the statutes,
only when the amount claimed or involved
IN such actions proceedings shall not
exceed the sum of one dollar, But nothing
in this act shall be deemed or held TO de-
priye any justice of the peace In cities OF
the third or fourth class of the powers and
jurisdiction conferred pursuant to section
925--61 of the statutes where the Office OF
police justice has been abolished pursuant to
said section 923-61
Section 2. Every justice of the peace
hereafter elected in cities of the first class
twenty
FIVE dollars to be paid In monthly Install
ments in the same manner as the salaries OF
the other officers Of such cities are now paid.
Section s. All fees paid to Justices of
the peace hereafter elected IN cities Of the
first class shall belong to the city IN which
they are elected and shall be paid by them
to the city treasurer of such city. Each or
such justices shall on the first day of each
calendar month render to the treasurer of
| the city in which he is elected a detailed
statement showing all moneys received or
paid out by him as such justice for fees or
otherwise, during the preceding calendar
month, and shall at the same time deposit
with such treasurer the amount of money
In his possession belonging to said city re-
ceived by him during said month provided,
however, that he shall be entitled to retain
for his own use all lawful fees received by
him for making return upon an appeal.
Such statement shall be verified by such
justice to be correct and shall be filed and
preserved by such treasurer failure upon
statement or to deposit said moneys as
herein provided shall be sufficient cause for
removing him from said office in the manner
provided by law.
Section L. There is added to the statutes
q new section to read: Section 3616b.
Whenever in any action or proceeding an
affidavit Of prejudice pursuant to section
3616 is filed with any justice Of the peace
in counties having population of 10000
or over, or In case any such justice shall
not be qualified to hear, try or determine
any action pending before him for the
reasons specified in section 3e17, be shall
Immediately transmit such action and all
papers appertaining to the same to the
clerk of the nearest municipal court in said
county having jurisdiction Of such action
Or proceeding, and such action shall be
heard, tried and determined by such mu-
nicipal court in the same manner as It
such action had been commenced in said
court. If there be no such municipal court
in any such county, the action and all papers
therein shall be transmitted by such justice
to the next nearest justice Of the peace In
said county qualified to hear, try and de-
termine the same
Section 5. Hereafter each justice of the
peace elected in cities of the first class shall
hold a court for the trial of actions
of which he has Jurisdiction Said court
shall be open for the transaction of business
for at least six hours during each day OF the
year Sundays and holidays excepted) and
shall be held by such Justice except that he
shall be entitled to vacation Of not ex-
ceeding four successive weeks In any one
year, during which time he shall not be
required to hold court
Section g. No person hereafter elected to
the Office of justice of the peace in cities of
the first class shall practice as an attorney
in any of the courts of the county in which
such cities are located.
Section z. When the term Of Office Of
any justice of the peace heretofore elected
in any county having a population Of
10000 or over shall expire, he shall forth
with deliver over to the clerk Of any munic-
ipal court having limited civil jurisdiction
in such county all the books and papers
relating to his office as Justice OF the peace.
II there be no such municipal court in such
county, such justice shall deliver over such
books and papers to the nearest Justice of
the peace.
The clerk of such municipal court to
whom such docket and papers are delivered
may issue execution upon any judgment ap-
bearing on said books, and may issue certi-
fed transcripts thereof in the same manner
and with like effect as a justice Of the
peace under section 1891 of the statutes Of
the clerk of which the books and papers Of
n Justice are delivered over as herein pro-
yided may proceed to hear, try and deter
mine any matter or action pending before
such justice, and enter judgment therein,
which judgment when SO entered shall have
the same force and effect as any other
judgment of said municipal court.
Section 8. All acts or parts of acts In
consistent or in conflict with the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June IT, 1909.
No 90 A.! Published June %. 1909.
CHAPTER 545, LAWS OF 1909.