The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

like manner when the court shall
so direct. The fees of witnesses
shall be the same, in both civil and
criminal cases, as are allowed by
law in the district court; but in
criminal cases fees shall not be re-
uuired in advance, nor shall police
men or other officials or employees
of the county, city or village be
paid witness fees. Offenses not in
dictable shall be prosecuted by the
city or village attorney, and all 9th
ers by the county attorney"
| Our present act provides: "In all
criminal cases tried in said munich
pal court. and in all examinations of
persons therein charged with crime,
the clerk shall tax as costs and fees
the same, fees as are now allowed
by law to justices of the peace for
like services; and when the said
court has final jurisdiction and the
defendant is convicted, the clerk
shall tax the said costs as part of
the costs against the defendant, and
include the same in the judgment to
be entered against him. And in all
examinations of persons charged
with crime under the laws of this
state, and i'm all trials of criminal
cases, when the defendant is ac-
Quilted. and when he is convicted
and does not pay his fine and costs
within ninety days after the final
determination of said cause, the
clerk of said court shall make out
an itemized bill of the costs ac-
cruing to the clerk in such case or
examination, certified to under his
hand and the seal of said court, and
said clerk shall file such bill so GER
titled with the city treasurer of the
city of Mankato, and the said city
treasurer shall, at least once in
every three CD months, present all
such bills so on file in his office
to the county auditor of the coun-
ty of Blue Earth, who shall upon
such presentation file the same in
his office, and draw his warrant up
on the county treasurer of the coun-
ty of Blue Earth, for the amount of
the bill or bills so presented, in
favor of the said city treasurer of
the city of Mankato, and the said
city treasurer shall present the said
warrant to the said county teasurer,
who shall pay the same"
Under the 1905 laws the clerk is
directed to pay all moneys into the
city treasury. Some question might
arise whether under this act the
moneys for fines would belong to
the city of Mankato. The provision
of our present act in that regard
reads as follows:
"All fines and penalties imposed
by said municipal court for viola
ton of any ordinance of said city,
or of any law of this state shall,
when collected, be paid by the clerk
of this court into the city treasury,
and belong to said city of Mankato."
There is no provision in the act
about issuing warrants. Under the
present act warrants are issued only
upon order of the Judge. There is
no provision stating what steps the
court should take when party is
arrested and brought before the
court without warrant. The pres
ent act has provision in regard
to that. The 1905 act provides that
when the appointment and compen-
sation of a reporter is provided for
! by the council the judge may en-
ploy a shorthand reporter of it's
proceedings and may dismiss him at
pleasure Under the present munich
pal court act appeals has to be
| taken to the supreme court, but I'M
der the provisions of the 1905 act
appeals may be taken to the district
court, same as from justice of the
! peace.
The practice in the court follows
the Justice court practice except
that section 1873 provides: Except
as otherwise provided by this char
ter, the municipal court, and the
| judges and clerks thereof shall have
in matters within its jurisdiction all
the powers and duties of judges and
clerks of the district court in like
leases, and the procedure and prac-
| tice therein shall be the same"
| From Fridays Daily.
! Hall Green has confessed to the
murder of Harry Rugg, the stranger
who was slain at LIE Sueur on the
night of July 30.
Green has made the statement
| that he alone and without aid COM
mitted the deed. Green is seventeen
years old,
warrant charging Hall Green
with murder has been issued
| When Green was first taken into
custody, several days following the
| murder, he charged Pat MaSterSOn