The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

AN ACT to discontinue and abolish muncipa]
courts in certain villages. and to provide for
and Of the records and les theraofs and
1erring upon the justice courts OF such vii
tage certain Of the Jurisdiction Of such NUM-
B. Be # enacted by the Legislature of the State
Section 1. All municipal courts heretofore
the General Laws Of 1891. as authorized by BY
hereby discontinued and abolished - 1'''' "'f{
sec: =. Upon the discontinuance of such court
II IL, there shall be any action pending therein
wherein the amount In controversy does not ex-
eeed sa one hundred dollars $4,000, If civil
action, or II criminal action then when the
does 3 not exceed fine of one hundred dollars
SIoVOo) or imprisonment for more than three
months, or in case Of examination for an
be Immediately transferred to one Of the jus
eices OF the peace Of such village for trial or
tice shall thereupon have Jurisdiction I the2eof
and the proceedings upon such transfer shall
pe, as s near as may be, as in the case Of THE
peace to another upon change OF venue and
such municipal court shall. notwithstanding
sue tpcn alscontlnuance. have power to complete
tuaily on triel when this act shall take effect
and the clerk and judge Of such municipal
things e HIM and sr
an actions pending in such municipal court
wherein the amount or subject OF the CON
troversy, exceeds the jurisdiction Of Justice
OF the peace, shall be by said municipal court
transferred to the District Court of such coun.
| ty which District Court shall thcreupon ACQUIRE
jurisdiction thereof.
Sec. g. Upon, the discontinuance Of such
Municipal Court the clerk thereof shall deliver
to the Clerk of the District Court Of the coun-
ty wherein such village is situate, the books
| MES ana records of such Municipal Court and
Tor the transportation thereof to such District
Court the Clerk Of the Municipal Court shall be
PAID q reasonable compensation to be allowed
by the village council. Thereupon the juris-
d1ctlon over and upon all judgments docketed
IN such books by such municipal court shall
DE ana become vested in such District court
| and the Clerk OF such district court shall have
power and upon payment by the parties inter-
ested of his fees therefor, which fees shall be
| the same as in other cases in the district
court. ne shan make and file transcripts OF any
sn ma 1ssa trem such municipal court docket
ton snail have been prior to- said time issued
or not, and shall have power to enter satisfat-
ton upon any such judgments which gre paid
OF OF 81, satlsned and shall in all things have the
| any act relative to such files and records that
me clerk OF the municipal court could have
done had such municipal court not been dis
continued, and the clerk Of the District Court
ice relative to said matter like fees as are
provided by law for the clerk in District Court
Sec When such Municipal Court shall be
discont1nued as herein provided the Justices OF
the Peace Of such village shall have jurisdic-
ton Of all offenses for violation Of any of the
ordinances of such villages. and all crimes
committed In said village shall be tried and
disposed OF before such court and in such mar
ner as provided by the General Laws Of this
sorce from and after March 18th 1918 sno e. IN
Approved March H. 1918. e