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

No. 997, Al Published May 10, 1911.
AN ACT to amend Section 8, Of chap
ter 1877, laws of 1881, as amended by
chapter 315, of the laws of 1891 re-
lating to the municipal court in
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
section l. Section 3, of chapter 1917,
| laws of 1881, as amended by chapter
315, laws Of 1891, is amended to read:
Section s.. The municipal judge of
| said court, in addition to the powers
vested in the municipal court as afore-
| said, IS vested with all the powers and
jurisdiction of a justice of the peace
IN said county, in criminal actions and
| prosecutions for the breach of any or
| dinance or bylaw of the city of
| GAINESVILLE; and, also, with all the pow
ers and jurisdiction of justices of the
| peace in said county in civil actions
| and proceedings; and, also power to
| hear and determine any such case, al
| though the title to land may come in
| question therein, and said municipal
| court, and the judge thereof shall
| have power and jurisdiction concur
rent with the circuit court Of Rock
! proceedings now c0gnizable by or be
! fore justices Of the peace in said
! county, where the value of the prop
! erty in controversy, or the amount of
/
| ered after deducting all claims and
! set-offs, shall not exceed one
! thousand dollars, and 20 exercise such
! jurisdiction, shall hold the municipal
| court as courts are held by justices of
The general provisions Of law, rela-
| tive to civil and criminal actions be-
| fore justices of the peace, shall apply
| to said municipal court so far as APP
| plicable, and shall so apply when the
value Of the property in controversy,
/ j,
claimed or sought to be recovered eX-
| ceeds two hundred dollars, except that
| no change OF venue shall be taken
| from said court in any criminal or
| trial, except cases tried on informal
ton as hereinbefore provided; and
| when in civil cases, change Of venue
shall be taken, if the amount in con-
| troversy exceeds the sum of two hun
dred dollars, or the title to land shall
come in question, the papers in such
| case shall be certified and returned to
the circuit court for Rock county, and
| if the party seeking such change of
venue shall desire to interpose the
plea of title. to land, he shah file his
| answer, setting up such title, before
making such application for such
| change of venue; and in cases
taken from said municipal court to
| justices courts, on change of venue,
no answer or plea of title to land shall
| be received or considered by such JUS
| tice, and when a change of venue shall
! De taken Wnef6 the amount IN COntFO-
versy shall be two hundred dollars or
| less, the papers in such case shall be
| certified and returned to the nearest
justice of the peace, who shall be
proceed to hear, try and determine the
same. Appeals in cases removed from
the municipal court shall be taken to
the circuit court of Rock county, in
stead of to said municipal court
Whenever in any case commenced in
any of the justice or police courts Of
said county, plea of title to land shall
be interposed in such a manner as to
entitle the defendant to have such case
removed, the same shall be certified to
said municipal court instead of the
circuit court, in same manner as such
cases are now required to be certified
to the circuit court, and said munich
pal court shall have power and au
thority to hear, try and determine the
same in the same manner as cases
brought to said court on appeal Pro-
vided, that if, at the time of interpos
terposing the same, shall request, in
writing, that the papers in said action
be certified and returned to the circuit
court for Rock county, such papers
turned to said circuit court, instead of
to said municipal court, and the said
circuit court shall thereupon hear, try
and determine the same.
The city marshal of the city of
GAINESVILLE, constables of said county,
and other officers having the same
power dnG authority as cons pies OF
said county, shall be officers of said
court, with the same powers and
duties as now conferred upon them by
the laws of this state in reference to
justice or police courts, in cases where
said court or the judge thereof, exer-
cises original jurisdiction in civil
actions, and in all criminal cases and
examinations, including eXamina tons
in baStardy cases, except appeal cases
and cases when informatiOns have
been filed; and such officers shall re-
ceive the same fees for such services
r, ceive, for like services in justices
dered in said court in civil and crimi-
said court, except cases commenced by
be taken to the circuit court in the
of the peace and police justices in sim
liar actions.
The judge Of said court shall open
each morning, Sundays and legal holt
days excepted, and hear and dispose
Of, in a summary way, all cases for
the violation of the bylaws and ordi-
nances of said city as shall be brought
before him by police officers or other
wise, either with or without process.
Proceedings in such cases shall be in
the forms heretofore used in the po-
lice court Of said city, except as modi-
fed by said judge, and the city attor-
ney shall be the prosecuting officer in
all such cases. All provisions in the
charter and ordinances of the city of
GAINESVILLE relating to the police court