The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
Published June 8, 1909.


CHAPTER %, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sections 24S4, 24SJ, 2i94,
2z95, 249S of the revised statutes OF 1873,
as amended by chapter ZIG of the laws
OF 1880 and chapter $50 Of the laws of
1882 and chapter 129 OF the laws of 1897
and chapter 10J OF the laws of 1901 and
creating new sections PASTA, PASTA, 2491a,
2495a, 2497a and 2499a 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 l. Section 24s4 of the revised
statutes OF 1873, as amended by section 1
Of chapter $50 of the laws of 1882 and
1897 and chapter 105 of the laws Of 1901,
Is hereby amended to read: Section 24S4.
l. The municipal court Of the city and
town Of Ripon, heretofore established, Is
continued, and shall be q court OF record
and have a clerk aud 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 an answer shall be put in,
showing that title to lands will come In
question which shall then be GER
tiled TO said municipal court I'M the man
ner provided by law for certifying such
cases to circuit courts. 1t shall
also exercise powers and Jurisdiction in all
causes Of action and special pro-
ceedings arising within the city and town
OF R;pOn 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
troversy, or the amount Of money claimed
or sought to be recovered, after deduct
exceed fifty thousand dollars; and also
OF actions for the foreclosure of
mortgages in which the amount claimed
does not exceed the amount aforesaid, al
thOtgh the value of the property to be
affected by the Judgment exceeds that
sum. It shall also have concurrent juris-
dictiOn with said circuit court Of all Grim
1nal OfenSes committed within the city or
town Of Ifpon other than those punish
able by Imprisonment in the state prison.
. Said municipal court shall also have
exclusive Jurisdiction to hear, try, and
determine all criminal actions for offenses
committed within the city and town of
RipOn 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 juris-
dictfon to institute and conduct examiua-
t1ons In all criminal and bastardy cases
Tor ohenses committed within the city and
town Of Ripon and the exclusive power
anG Jurisdiction to cause to come before
1t the persons so charged with commit
ting baStardy criminal offenses within
said city and town OF Ripon and commit
them to Jail bind them over for trial
at the next term Of said municipal courts
or to the court which, under the law
snail have jurisdiction to try said action.
If any person accused of any criminal Of
tense IS so bound over or committed for
trial before said municipal court and it
shaIl thereafter appear, by the fling of
the information, otherwise that said
municipal court has not Jurisdiction to try
the ofense, then such proceedings shall
not abate, and the said municipal court
shall not lose jurisdiction OF such person
or proceedings, but the judge thereof shall
certify the same to the circuit court of
Fond du Lac county, which court shall
thereupon have jurisdiction thereof to try
and determine the same
8. All fines and penalties (including
COSTS collected in said municipal court,
except for the violation of - tho
ordinances OF the city of Ripon. shall be
paid TO the treasurer Of Fond du Lac
county and all fines and penalties Cn-
Guiding COSTS for violation of
the ordinances of said city shall be paid
to the treasurer Of the city Of Ripon
f. Said municipal court shall be con-
tinuously open during each OF its terms
and during mt least one day in each week
as shall be designated by the Judge there
of at the opening of each term, shall be
regularly In session for the transaction of
business. ard when so in session, it shall
continue from day to day until all unfin-
ished business ready f0I 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 20
day shall be necessary to the validity Of
any proceedings in said court but no per
diem shall be paid to any officer Of said
court for any day on which the court is
not actually in session. transacting bust
ness and requiring the presence OF such
officer
(. Said court shall have the seal here
fofore procured therefor, and it's judg-
mrnts and orders may be reviewed by the
supreme court in the same manner that
judgments and orders of the circuit court
nav be; except that criminal actions
within the jurisdiction of Justices jurs-
djrtion under general law when tried by the
said municipal court otherwise than on
appeal shall be appealed TO the circuit
court of Fond Gu Lac county in the same
manner that appeals are taken from just
zee courts in criminal cases.
u. Motions and issues Of law or fact
pgnulng in said court in civil actions and
i'l'cpedlhgs may be brought to hearing
~ nny session-day of said court upon
D1a - Gays prior notice in the case of
ndSo and ten days prior notice in the
e eaiS OF trials of issues Joined, and on
sd Saiu seSslon-day the trial shall be taken
up IN Ihe order of the date OF issue un-
less otherwise ordered or stipulated II