The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No. 50T. ST Published June 3. 1909
CHAPTER %. LAWS OC 1909.

AN ACT to amend sections 2dS4, 24S5, 2494
249o, 24os of the revised statutes of 1878,
as amended by chapter 2l6 OF the laws
OF 1880 and chapter $50 Of the laws Of
1882 aud chapter 12S OF the laws OF 1897
and chapter l0J of the laws Of 1901 and
creating new sections PASTA. 24STa. 2i91n,
24e5a. 249'a and 249sa Of the statutes.
relating tn 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 1878. as amended by section l
of chapter 15e of the laws of 1882 and
section OF chapter 12S OF the laws OF
S97 and chapter 105 OF the laws OF 1901
IS hereby amended to read: Section o4sl.
/. The municipal court of the city and
town Of Ripon, heretofore established, is
continued. and shall be a court Of record
and have clerk and seal shall have
exclusive appellate Jurisdiction in all ca ses
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
Jited TO said municipal court in the man
ner provided by law for certifying such
cases to circuit courts 1t shall
also exercise powers and jurisdiction In ali
causes OF action and special pro-
ceedinEs arising within the city and town
OF Ripon 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
ing all payments and set offs, shall not
exceed fifty thousand dollars; and also
mortgages in which the amount claimed
does not exceed the amount aforesaid al
though the value of the property to be
affected by the Judgment exceeds that
sum. 1t shall also have concurrent juris-
q Grim
inal ofenses committed within the city or
town or Ripon 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 Ford du Lac would other
wise have jurisdiction To hear. fry. and
determine; shall also have exclusive turis-
diction to institute and conduct eNamina-
IONS III All criminal and bastardy cases
Tor oHenses committed within the city and
town OF Ripon and the exclusive power
and jurisdiction to cause to come before
it the persons so charged with commit
ing baStardy or criminal onenses within
SAID city ana town OF Ripon and commit
them to Jail or bind them over for trial
at the next term of said municipal courts
or to the court which. under the law,
shall have jurisdiction to try said action
If any person accused OF any criminal of
Tense is SO bound over or committed for
thi peioFe Sa.d mnhlClpal court and it
snail thereafter appear by the filing of
the information. or otherwise, that said
municipal court has not jurisdiction to try
the ofense. then such proceedings shall
not abute, aud the said municipal court
shall NOT lose Jurisdiction of such person
or proceedings. bur 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
}. All fines and penalties cncluding
COSTS collected In said municipal court
except for the violation OF -" the
paid to the treasurer of Fond du Lac
county and all fines and penalties du-
Guiding COSTS for violation of
the ordinances Of ;, said city SHAH be paid
4. Said municipal court shall be con
tnuously open during each Of its terms
md during At least one day In each week
as shall be designated by the Judge there
pf AT the opening OF each term, shall be
regularly in session for the transaction OF
business. and when so In session 1t shall
,1ntinne from day to day until all unfn-
ished business ready for disposition shall
ne disposed OF: provided that Il vacation,
not exceeding four weeks in succession
may be taken by the judge once in each
year, and no adjournment from day to
day shall he necessary to the validity or
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
ness and requiring the presence Of such
officer
>. said court shall have the seal here
fofore procured therefor and its tudr.
ments ana orders may he reviewed by the
supreme court in the same manner that
Judgments and orders OF the circuit court
may be; except that criminal actions
within the jurisdiction Of Justices iuris.
diction unuer general law when tried by tl.
SAID municipal court otherwise thar, on
appeal shall be appealed to Che circuit
court OF Fond du Lac county In the same
manner that appeals are taken from lust.
Ice courts In criminal cases
4 Motions aud issues Of Inv or fact
sp"udnE IN said court in civil actions and
proceedings may be brought To ii hearing
4 any seSsion-day Of said court mon
eight days prior notice in the ease Of
motions. and ten days prior notice In the
use u trials OF issues Joined and on
said session day the trial shall be taken
NJ In the order OF the date Of issue M.
less Otherwise ordered or stipulated. Ii