Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08


scrlbed by law, in the Office OF the clerk
OF SAID court. shall Tor a period expiring
ten years from the date of the rendition
!hereo!, pe 4 lien upon the real property
in said county OF kenosha except the
homestead mentioned in section 1888 of
the statutes CT Wisconsin. of every person
against whom such Judgment shall be
rendered and dOcketed. and which he may
nave AT the time of docketing thereof in
sald county of kenosha or which he shall
acquire at any time thereafter within said
period OF ten years. Such judgments shall
nave the same force and effect and be
SupJect 70 the same limitations as Judg-
ments Of the circuit court, and said judg-
lnents shall be enforced and executions
thereon be issued from said municipal
court in the same manner and with the
same force and effect as judgments and
eXeGutons of and from the circuit court
or henoshn county.
section T. The municipal judge, in ad-
ditIon TO the powers vested IN said mu-
hlclpaI court. as aforesaid, shall have all
the powers and jurisdiction of n justice OF
the peace in said county in all civil and
criminal actions and proceedings, and the
power to hear and determine any such
cases 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
JHElSdlctlon OF all prosecutions for breach
OF the charter and of any ordinance of
the city of KenOsha, and in the trial Of
criminal actions for Offenses committed
within said city which would otherwise
be cogniZable by justices of the peace
SUBJECT TO an appeal TO the circuit court
or orders made in such actions. Said
judge and the several circuit court COM
misSioners shall have exclusive jurisdic
ton 20 institute and conduct examinations
in all criminal and bastardy cases arising
within the county OF kenOSha, and the
power and jurisdiction TO cause to come
DeTOre MIN or them the persons so charged
with committing bastardy or any criminal
otenSe. within such county and commit
them to jail or bind them over for trial
at 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 request by him to be SEN
fenced, the said judge shall have power
authority and jurisdiction to sentence the
accused for any Offense except homicide
Section Z. All examinations, recogni-
zances and commitments from or by said
municipal judge or other examining mag
lstrates OF said county of Kenosha In bas-
tardy 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 munich
for said county of Kenosha, within the
time prescribed by law, and the attend
ance of witnesses required upon the trial
or 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 be proceeded with
and tried in said municipal court, as pro-
vided by law in similar cases i'll circuit
courts.
Section g., Appeals from judgments of
justices of the peace in said county may
be taken either to such municipal court
or to the circuit court of kenosha county,
and when SO 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 be in force
relative to circuit and justices courts and
actions and proceedings therein, III civil
and criminal cases, shall apply also to
said municipal court unless inappIicable
and, except as otherwise provided In this
act; and 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 said 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 but 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 not apply to said municipal court or
to the judge thereof. Court commission
ers IN said county shall have the same
powers ard be subject to the same duties
In respect to actions and proceedings in
said municipal court as in the circuit
court.
Section 10 The provisions OF law APP
pIcuble to change Of venue in the circuit
courts OF this state, shall he applicable to
said municipal court except that when
the venue Of any action shall be so
changed, 1t shall be changed to the circuit
court Of KenOsha county, and such change
of venue shah not prevent the granting
by said circuit court Of Il further change
or venue as provided IN section 2G22 of
the statutes of this state provided, how
ever, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed ubrogating the right to
the change Of venue provided for by see
tiCn 1921 Of the statutes Of this state and
when such change Of Venue shall be made
it shall be by said municipal court direct
to the proper county for the trial of the
action, aud provided further that section
1928 of the statutes Of this state far
applicable shall apply to said municipal
court and that the Judge thereof shah
have the right to call upon 4 circuit Judge
TO Ench
and while SO doing he shall have the same
powers as if elected Judge of said munich
pal court. II any person charged upon
Indictment or Information with Il criminal
offiense shall have procured a change of
venue to the circuit court Of KenOsha
county, said municipal court shall commit
hold the party to bail TO appear at the
next term of the circuit court, and the
clerk Of said municipal court shall trans
NIT all papers and 4 copy of the record
and proceedings in said case properly
certified to be such under the seal Of
said court, to the said circuit court which
shall then have full jurisdiction of the
action. All recOgniZanceS previously given
in such cases aud returned to said mU-
nicipal court, may be enforced by said
circuit court as fully as if they had been
originally certified and returned thereto.
Section II. The qualified electors Of the
county of kenoShn shall, on the first Tues
day Of April, 1909, and on the same day
of the same month each four years there
after, elect a 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
days notice thereof. The municipal judge
who shall have been elected in the year
1909 as aforesaid shall, in addition to the
term for which he is elected as aforesaid,
hold his office from the first Monday Of
May ,d IY99' ~, 70 tAe nrst Monday OF J4nu-
airy, 1910 Whenever q vacancy shall hap
pen in the office of municipal judge. the
governor of the state of Wisconsin shall
appoint a suitable person, duly qualified,
elected and qualified. Elections TO fill
vacancies for the residue Of the term shall
be held and notice thereof shall be given
in the same manner as for the election OF
county judges Such judge shall be ar
attorney at law. admitted to practice in
. the courts of this state shall receive no
his salary. He shall have the Qualihca-
tons be subject to all the liabilities, pro
hibitiOns and restrictions of circuit Judges
and may exercise the powers Of circuit
Judge before entering upon the duties Of
his Office shall take and subscribe the
oath Of office prescribed in the constitution,
and file the same in the Office Of the
county clerk Of the county Of Kenosha
The salary of such Judge shall be two
thousand dollars per annum until other
wise fixed by the county board, which
shall he paid to him monthly by the
county treasurer Of said county, and while
ne holds the office Of municipal Judge he
shall not practice his profession.
Section i. In case OF sickness. tenn
porary absence or disability Of said Judge
he may, by order in writing. filed and
county judge Of said county of KeEosha or
q Justice Of the peace of said county TO