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

diction to institute and conduct examine
atoms in all criminal cases that may ocs
cur in said county, including bastardy.
Said judge shall have power and juris-
diction throughout said county to cause
to come before him persons WHO arc
charged with committing any criminal Of
Tense and to commit them to Jail, or to
bind them over, as the case may require.
Said judge shall further have all the
jurisdiction, authority, powers and rights
given, by law to justices of the peace,
together with the power and right, in
his discretion, to charge the jury, upon
written charges; and said judge shall be
subject to the same prohibitions and pen-
alties as justices of the peace. No JUS
tice of the peace within the town Of
Bayfield, shall exercise any jurisdiction
in any criminal cases, but all such Juris-
diction is vested in SAID court and the
judge. thereof. The proceedings and
spects, be governed, as far as practicable,
by the laws relating to justices courts
of this state, and transcripts of judg-
ment OF the municipal court may DO
filed and docketed with the clerk OF the
circuit court for said county, with the
same effect as may be, transcripts Of
judgments rendered by justices of the
peace Of said county and appeals from
said court n all cases, both in criminal
and civil cases, and other proceedings
may be taken in the same manner and
with like effects as are provided by law
from justices courts. Nothing herein
contained shall be construed to give ths
actions mentioned in subdivisions l, q
and 8, of section 1878, of chapter l54, of
the revised statutes of this state
Section 8. Judgment may be rendered
In said municipal court by confession for
any sum not exceeding one thousand doll
lars, in the manner provided by the stat
uteS.
Section 6. In case of sickness, absence
or temporary disability of such municipal
judge he may, by an order in writing to
be filed III said court, appoint the judge
!f al
or a. justice of the peace in said county
to discharge the duties of said judge
during such sickness, absence or dis
ability, who shall have the powers of such
judge while administering such office.
Section T. No action, examination or
other proceeding shall be removed from
by affidavit that the municipal judge is
interested pecuniarily in the action, eX-
animation ami , or other proceeding, or that
witt Within tie S degree of Gr IS
guinity, or from prejudice will not decide
Iimpartially in the matter, he shah notify
the judge of the municipal court of Bay
field county; or, If the subject-matter of
the action, examination or other pro-
ceeding is one of which a justice of the
peace had jurisdiction, the municipal
Judge may, at his option, notify JUSTICE
Of the peace in the county Of Bayfield,
not disqualified to try said case or hear
said examination or other proceeding as
the case may be. In matters or pro-
ceedings Of which a justice of the peace
has no jurisdiction, when such affidavit
is filed, the municipal judge may at his
option, call in the judge of the municipal
court Of Bayfield, county, to try the acc
ton or hear the examination or other
proceeding, as the case may be, or trans
fer the same to the circuit court Of Say
field county, which circuit court shall
thereupon have jurisdiction to hear try
and determine the same in the manner
and with like effect as if such eXamina-
ton or proceeding had been commenced
in said circuit court; whereupon it shall
be the duty Of the judge OF the municipal
court Of Bayfield, county, or justice SO
notified as aforesaid, to forthwith and
within forty eight hours, appear at the
court room of said municipal court, ana
to discharge the duties, Of judge of said
municipal court, on trial of said case,
or the hearing of said examination or
other proceeding, in the same manner and
with like effect as said municipal Judge
of said third municipal court would, *
not disqualified to act; and the doing7
of said judge Of the municipal court Of
Bayfield, county or justice Of the peace,
while so presiding over said municipal
court shall have and be Of the same force
and effect as proceedings of said
municipal judge of said third mum
icipal, court, and when such action,
eXamination, or other proceeding is con-
Guided, a like record as In other like
cases shall be made in said court, and
thereafter and thereupon execution may
be issued as in other cases tried before
said municipal judge. Said judge of the
municipal court Of bayfield, county or
justice Of the peace while presiding over
said municipal court, shall receive the
same fees as are allowed by law to said
municipal judge of the third municipal
court for like service.
Section s. The said municipal Judge of
Bayfield, county shall have and may eXer-
else in his county all the powers and per-
form all the duties of a court commits
sioner as defined IN section 2434, of the
statutes of 1898; and every authority
granted to, or limitation of the powers
! of the court commissioners by the laws Of
wv. 80 ta11d
to the said municipal judge acting in such
capacity, except when otherwise EXPRESS
ly provided. The official designation Of
said officer in matters where he shall so
act shall be municipal judge of Ray
| field county"
Section 9. Whenever any civil action
peace in the town of Bayfield, upon the
oath Of said defendant, his agent or at
torney, according to the provisions OF
! law for such removal, if said defendant,
| his agent or attorney requests IN writ
ing to such justice that the action
| be removed to said municipal, court, then
the action and all papers therein shall
be transmitted to the presiding Judge
! thereof, who shall proceed with the ac-
! ton in the same manner as If originally
instituted before him.
Section 10. Trial by jury may be had
In said court in the same manner and
process as in justices courts.
Section II. Sheriffs and constabes of
Bayfield, county shall have the same
power to serve and execute process Of
j this court as Of Justices courts, and shalt
! be entitled to receive the same fees as
! in Justices courts, and the police off,
! GERS Of the town Of Bayfield, shall have
| the power to serve and execute processes
of this court within the town of Bay
field; provided that such police officers
shall receive no fees or compensation for
such services.
! Section 12 The Judge Of the said court
shall keep one docket for criminal trials
and proceedings, and a separate docket
for civil actions, and all docket entries
and process shall be made and kept in
| the same manner, as far as IS applicable
to this court, as the same are required TO
be kept by justices of the peace under
the laws Of this state; provided, always,
| that the municipal judge may, in civil
actions, sign, in blank, summons, writs
and other process and deliver the same
to attorneys OF record, to be issued by
them, who upon issuing any such sum
mons, writ or other process, shall file
within twenty-four hours thereafter the
affidavit 0f any upon which such sum-
mons, writ or process was based, ana "a
statement of the names Of the parties to
the action, the date Of the summons, writ
or process, the time when the same is
returnabie, and the nature Of the demand
or claim, upon which the said Judge
shall forthwith docket said case, which
docket entries shall have the same force
and effect as if made at the time OF is