Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1911. Copy Law.
No. dHSIER ls6 So HAMs } oF ISL & l'l
AN ACT to confer civil jurisdiction on
the county court of Waushara county.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. The county court of Wau-
shara county, in addition to the power
and jurisdiction conferred by law on
county courts, shall have cognizance
of and jurisdiction to hear, try, and de-
termine all actions and proceedings
that justices of the peace have jurisdic-
ton over and cognizance of under sec
ton 1912 of the statutes wherein the
amount of debt, damages, demand, for
fixture, or value Of property involved
shall not exceed the sum Of five hun
dred dollars.
Section 2. The proceedings and prac
tees in the said county court under
this act shall be governed as far as
practicable by the laws relating to
courts of justics OF the peace. The
processes necessary to be issued under
this act shall be in the form prescribed
by law for justices of the peace, but
shall be under the name of the county
cesses issued under the provisions OF
this act shall be made returnah1e with
in the same time as like processes is
sued by justices of the peace; and shall
be served within the same time and in
the same manner as like processes or
justices of the peace are required to be
served under existing laws.
Section 3. The provisions of law APP
plicable to justices of the peace respect
ing the requirement as to keeping a
docket and making entries therein shall
cuted under the provisions of this act,
l. Trial by jury may be had in
the same manner as in courts of JUS
tees. OF the peace, and the jury shan
CiCt of Gil mo n a
proceedings in the county court under
this act the county judge shall be al
lowed and shall collect from the proper
parties, the same fees as are now al
lowed by law to justices of the peace
for like services. Provided that this
act shall not deprive the said county
Judge Of any fee or cOmpenSat ton now
Section A. In all actions instituted
before a justice of the peace OF Wau-
shara county, in which change Of
venue is taken, under the provisions of
sections 1916 3617 of the statutes,
copy Of the docket and all papers in
the case shall be transmitted to the
county court of Waushara county, in
all cases where said court is nearer
than the nearest justice of the peace of
said county who is qualified by law to
try the case between the parties in such
action; and in all cases instituted be-
fore q justice of the peace in said coun-
ty wherein the parties shall stipulate
that the case shall be removed to the
all parerS in the case shall be trans
mitted said court, and it shall have
jurisdiction to proceed to hear, try, and
determine the same in the same manner
as though the action had been COM
menced before it.
I Section 5. The county Judge shall
also tax as costs in favor of the party
recovering judgment the items of costs
| properly taxable in courts of justices
| of the peace, except that an attorneys
! in nf inc of 10 q
| judgments for two hundred dollars or
| less; for all judgments for more than
| two hundred dollars and less than three
| hundred dollars, an attorneys fee of
| fifteen dollars; for all judgments over
| three hundred dollars, an attorneys fee
| of twenty-five dollars. In case Judg-
| ment shall be for the defendant he shall
! receive the same attorneys fees, and
| the amount claimed by the plaintiff
| shall be the basis for computing the
same. In actions of replevin the value
| of the property as proved shall govern
| the amount Of the attorneys fees in
| case of judgment is for the plaintiff,
and the value of the property. as
claimed shall govern the amount of the
attorneys fee in cases Judgment is for
the defendant. In any case not herein
provided for, a reasonable attorneys
of the court, provided that no. attor-
ney's fee shall exceed the sum Of twen-
ty- five dollars, and provided, further,
unless the parties shall appear in the
action by an attorney of court of
| record
Section g. Any party may appeal
| from any judgment or order entered
| by the county court to the circuit court
| for Waushara county within the time
| limited and within the manner pre-
| scribed for taking appeals from Jus
tice courts, and the trial shall be had in
! the circuit court in the same manner
as if the appeal had been taken from
court of justice Of the peace.
| Section r, This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after is pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 2, 1911. Copy Law
CHAPTER 231, LAWS OF 19i1.
| AN ACT to amend subdivisions and
of section 1895 Of the statutes. relat-
| ing to examinations Of adverse party
| before trial.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
| do enact as follows:
! Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and of
| section 4096 of the statutes are amend
ed to read (Section 4o96). 6. Such
| examinations shall not be compelled in
the party to be examined resides, ex-
cept as hereinbefore provided; provided,
| however, that whenever plaintiff or de-
| PENDANT is a nonresident of this state
| his deposition may be had under the
provision of this section in !"
can be personally served with notice
| and subpoena.
T. In case a foreign corporation is a
party, the examination Of its president,
| secretary, other principal officer, as
signor or agent or employee, or. the
person who was such, or either of them,
! at the tiine of the occurrence Of the
facts made the subject of the exami-