River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. pa, Al Published April 49, 1909.
CHAPTER 40, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend chapter 29S, laws OF
1891, relating to register In probate for
Green Lake county
The people of the state Of wisconsin,
represented In Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 29S. laws Of 1891, Is
amended to read: Section /. The county
Judge Of the county OF Green Lake may
appoint, from time to time, by
in instrument In writing fIed with the
county clerk, q competent person TO act
as clerk Of the county court Of said coun-
~, and the person so appointed shall be
officially styled and known as register In
probate" Such register in probate snail,
before entering upon the duties OF mis- or.
ice take and subscribe the constitutional
oath OF office and file the same in the
Office OF the clerk OF the circuit court OF
said county.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty Of such
register In probate to keep all
records required to be kept In
said county court, or In the office OF said
Judge, and to record all papers, matters,
aud proceedings required TO be recorded
Ia said county court, or In the office OF
said judge, and TO perform such other
duties as said Judge may direct; and
whenever said Judge shall be absent from
the county seat, or Is otherwise disabled,
and any application shall be made to said
rounty court for a hearing OF which notice
Is required to be given, such register In
probate may cause such notice to be given
and make the necessary order therefor,
and any such order and notice OF nearing,
when signed: "By the Court, ............,
Register In Probate" shall have
the same force and effect as If signed by
the county Judge. Such register In pro-
bate shall have authority to administer
any oath or affidavit required or author
tied by law In proceedings In the county
court, and may file all papers or lnstru-
Inents required or permitted to be filed in
said county court, and may certify under
the seal of said court to copies of records
and files in said county court, or In the
office OF said Judge, and all such copies
so certified and attested shall be legal evil
dence in like manner as If certified and
attested by the judge OF said court.
Section 3. The appointment OF such reg
be revoked and annulled by said county
judge In bis discretion, and whenever, for
or from any cause, vacancy shall exist
in said Office Of register In probate such
vacancy may be filed by appointment by
said county judge.
Setcion 4. Such register in pro-
bate shall receive for his services I"
an annual salary TO be paid by said Green
Lake county out Of the county treasury,
in monthly installments, and the salary
heretofore fixed by the county board OF
supervisors OF said county shall be and re-
main the salary OF such register I'm probate
until otherwise fixed by said county board.
Section g. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to affect any appoint
nent OF q register in probate for said
county court heretofore made, and such
force and effect until revoked or annu1led
as provided by law.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage aud
publication.
Approved April is, 1909