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

I The Judge thereof at the expense o. t-ie
! Section 3. Said municipal court shall be
held in the city of Fond du Lac, IN some
! suitable room rooms to be furnlshed anu
! supplied at the expense of the county under
/ the direction of the county board Thereon.
Section 4. No person SHAH be englDle 10
the office Of judge OF the munlclpaI cou5'
! unless he be practicing attorney duly al
! mitted to the bar of Fond du Lac county
and qualified elector and freeholder OF sa 1Si
county, and during his term OF ONCE ne shaii
! not practice his profession
Section 5. On the first Tuesday of April
! A. d. 1910, the first Tuesday OF April A u
! 1918, and on the first Tuesday OF April every
! four years thereafter, there snail De eiecteo
! in the county of Fond du Lac, exclusive or
| the city and town of Ripon, in the same
manner as county judges are elected, 2oose
| office for the term of three years Tor the
! first term and for the term OF four years
| thereafter, beginning the first day OF May
next succeeding his election ana continuing
| until his successor is elected and qualhed,
| and shall be subject TO removal from once
/ in the manner provided by the constitution
| of the circuit courts The nominations or
! candidates for municipal judge shall be made
| in the same manner as provided Tor county
! judges.
Section g. The municipal judge, before
| entering upon the duties of his office, sinai!
| take and subscribe the constitutional oath OF
! office and file the same in the office OF the
| clerk of the circuit court for Fond du Lac
! county and shall execute to said county a
| bond in the penal sum OF two thousand dol
| lars, with surety to be approved by the
! treasurer OF said county and recorded and
| filed provided in section 702 OF the
| statutes, conditioned for the faithful per-
! Torrance of the duties required of him by
| law and the faithful and prompt application
| and payment of all moneys and effects which
| may come into his hands in the execution OF
| the duties of his office.
| Section 7. Whenever a vacancy shall hap
| pen in the office of municipal judge after
| the first Tuesday of April, a. D., 1910, the
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| duly qualified, to fill such vacancy until
| successor is elected and qualified. Elections
| to fill vacancies for the residue of the term
| shall be held and notice thereof given in the
! same manner as for the election OF a county
! Judge
Section g. The municipal judge shall
! ceive salary of two thousand four hundred
| dollars per year, payable monthly, two-thlrds
| out of the treasury of Fond du Lac county
and one-third out of the treasury of the city
| of Fond du Lac and the same shall be IN
| full compensation for all his services as such
! judicial officer, until otherwise fixed by the
Section 8 There shall be term of court
| beginning on the first Monday of January,
| March, June, August and October Of each
| year. All civil actions over which justice
court has no jurisdiction, IN which issue
| shall have been joined on or prior to the
| goth day of the month preceding any term,
| shall stand for trial at such term without
! notice. In case Of continuance the action
! shall stand for trial at the succeeding term
without notice. The court shall be open for
business on all secular days except legal
! holidays and except as the judge thereof
| temporary absence, disability of said judge,
| or other cause, he may, and on the filing OF
an AFFIDAVIT of prejudice by the defendant IN
msdemeanors, examinations, or bastardy pro-
| ceedings shall by order in writing, filed and
! recorded in said court appoint the county
| Judge, to discharge the duties of such judge
| during such Sickness temporary absence, dis
! ability or other cause, who shall have all the
| powers of such judge while administering
| such office, except the trial of informatlons,
| and who shall receive for his services the
| sum of five dollars per day, to be paid out
of the county treasury. In cases founded on
| information any circuit judge may hold court
| as the judge of the municipal court in the
| event of the absence sickness, disability OF
the municipal Judge, or other cause, or upon
| the special request of the judge: In any
| such contingency the municipal judge may
also. by order, transfer to the circuit court
of Fond du Lac county any and all circuit
court actions, and upon the filing OF such
such circuit court shall have jurisdiction
thereof and the said actions shall thereafter
proceed if originally brought in the cir
cult court and while administering the duties
of the Judge of the municipal court the cir
cult judge, county judge shall sign all
papers, processes, and records, as "A. B.,
Acting Municipal Judge.
Section 10. The clerk OF the circuit court
for Fond du Lac county and his deputy shall
be clerk and deputy, respectively, OF the mu-
niCipal court.
In addition to his oath and bond as clerk
of the circuit court he shall file addi-
tional cath of office clerk of the munich
pal court and shall execute and file with the
county clerk a bond with sureties approved
by said county clerk and in such sum as the
municipal judge shall order, conditioned that
he will pay over to the proper person all
fines and penalties, suit tax and other
eys in his hands as required by law and the
order of the court, and will faithfully per
form the duties of mis- office as required by
law.
Section H. Said clerk shall have all the
| powers and perform all the. duties with ref
erence to the municipal court in circuit court
matters in the same manner and to the same
extent the clerk Of the circuit court has
and does for that court except as may be
herein otherwise specially provided, and shall
keep like records Of all such proceedings as
are required to be kept by him as clerk
of the circuit court, and shall have power to
take bail in the absence Of the. judge, subject
to his revision. &c.,,
Section 70. The clerk shall receive a yearly
| salary payable out of the county treasury on
the first secular day of each month";. which
shall be IN lieu of all fees and per diem, IN
full compensation for all services rendered
by him The amount of such salary shall
be fixed by the county board of supervl sor ,s
and until so fixed the amount thereof shall
be eight hundred dollars,
Section IS. The judge of the municipal
court may appoint Photographic reporter
for said court, skilled in the art of short
| hand reporting, and may remove such
porter at pleasure and appoint another to
the place. Every person SO appointed shal
entering upon the duties of the office shall
take and subscribe the constitutional oath
and file the same duly certified, in the office
Of the clerk of the circuit court He shall
be furnished with all necessary stationery
and shall attend when requested by said
judgs and report the proceedings of trials
and examinations had in said court act as
clerk thereof. while proceeding according to
Justice court procedure and perform such
other duties as the court or Judge Thereon
may require, and is hereby authorized and
empowered to administer oaths, make and
keep records of the court issue subp0enas
and processes and perform the other duties
of the position during the hearing OF such
matters the same as when the said municipal
court is sitting court of record
Section Ia The salary of such reporter
shall be seventy-five dollars per month, pay
able monthly from the county. treasury on
the certificate Of the judge of said court,
which shall be in full compensation for such
services and including the making OF such
transcripts from shorthand notes as may be
required by said judge and the transcript OF
the testimony taken in any criminal eXamlna-
ton or bastardy proceedings where the de-
fendant is bound over for trial, and IN ae-
tions appealed to the circuit court. The
party appealing to the circuit court in any