Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22

The jury shall consist Of twelve jurors
in trials under circuit court procedure
and six jurors in trials under justice
Section 80. The judge Of said court
shall be empowered to set certain dates.
not more than four in each year. when
regular terms Of court will be held. at
the order OF issue joined and without
notice of trial being served, all jury
cases undisposed OF wherein trial by
jury has been demanded.
appointed by the circuit court SHAH also
act as jury commissioners Of the munich
pal court. The municipal judge shall
notify the jury commissioners of the
county to certify two lists, of two hun
dred names CT citizens qualified to- act
as jurors in the circuit court. and no
person shall be placed on said jury list
who is known to said jury commissioners
to be exempt from jury service. One OF
said lists snail be made UP Of citizens OF
the city Of Amigo, and shall be known
as ''the Amigo jury list" and the other
list shall be. made up Of citizens selected
known as "the county at-large jury list. "
and no name shall be placed on both lists
at the same time. When either list shall
be reduced below one hundred names,
before, a sufficient number Of names to
bring the list of jurors up to two hun
dred The name of each juror certified
shall be written on slip of paper and
boxes to be provided for that purpose, by
the clerk. One Of said boxes shall con-
tain the names of the Jurors selected
from the city Of Amigo and the other
box shall contain the names of the jurors
selected from the county at large. Said
envelopes shall not be opened by any
person. or the name of any. juror re,
yealed by, said jury. commissioners until
n out Of hnS nv
judge, as herein provided.
Section Al. In all actions tried accord
ing to justice court procedure. before
the municipal judge in which jury trial
six persons and shall be drawn in the
following manner: On the day of trial..
unless the parties stipulate for some
previous date It the clerk if in att ten
by lot from the box containing the names
on the "Antigo jury list" eighteen
names and make list thereof. The jury
shall be struck from this list in the same
court trials. except that in summoning
talesmen the panel shall be completed by
drawing from the same box from which
the original list was obtained unless the
municipal judge orders the completion OF
the jury by summoning talesmen.
Section AZ. In all trials according to
circuit court procedure the jury shall
consist of twelve men, except that IN
for a less number A jury may be de-
manded by either party, at least ten
days before the day set for trial of the
case. by service of written notice and
demand on the attorney for the opposite
party, which notice shall fix the time
for drawing a jury not less than five nor
more than seven days before the day set
for trial; and if no demand is served by
either party within the time above spec1-
fed, jury shall be deemed to have been
objection a
fixed for drawing jury that the issues
are not triable by a jury, the court shall
forthwith determine whether q jury shall
be drawn. Whenever jury is to be
drawn, the clerk shall. at the time fixed
in the notice and demand, in the pres
ence of the parties or their attorneys,
draw tWenty-eig names from the box
containing the list of jurors selected from
the city of Amigo (the Amigo jury lisD,
unless either party shall on written de-
mand to be filed with the court, demand
jury from the county at large, and un-
less such demand is filed as aforesaid. a
jury from the county at large shall be
deemed waived. If such demand Is filed,
the clerk shall draw said names from
"the county -at-large jury list" The par
ties shall then strike from the names so
drawn alternately, beginning with the
plaintiff, one name at a time until each
party has struck six names When all
strikes have been made. a venire shall be
issued for the persons remaining on said
appear on the list, to serve as jurors,
and made returnable on the day fixed for
trial; but it is hereby made discretion
airy with the judge of said court instead
of delivering said venire to the sheriff or
other officer to summon said jury, TO
mail a copy of the Venire and summons
in a registered letter, to each of said
jurymen, securely enclosed in an en-
velope, properly addressed, and when re-
ceived by said juror said mailing shall
have the same force and effect as person
al service of the same by the sheriff or
other officer; and said judge shall have
the same power and authority to fine said
juror for contempt in case Of his failure
to appear for said trial as he would in
case said juror is personally served by
an officer of said court
Section 43. The jury SO struck shall be
called in the order that they appear up
on the venire. Each side shall have two
peremptory challenges and jurors may
be challenged for cause, set aside, or ex-
cuSed according to circuit court prac-
tice. If less than twelve of the jurors re-
main after having exhausted the panel,
the jury shall be completed as follows:
Unless either party shall file with the
court written objection thereto, a suffi-
cient number of names to fill the panel
shall be drawn from ''the Amigo jury
list" and if such written objections are
filed, then the sheriff or other officer
shall summon sufficient number Of
talesmen as provided by circuit court
practice. Jurors that appear and fail to
serve shall be allowed their necessary
mileage and for one-half days attend
ance. The names of the jurors 50 drawn
from the jury boxes and not serving
shall be put back into the box from
which drawn.
Section A. In any case above provided
for, if either party declines to strike
from the list the names which he is en-
titled to strike, the court may direct the
clerk of said court, or any disinterested
person to strike the same for said party.
Section 45. Any person who has been a
member of either of the several jury lists
herein provided for and has actually
served as juror in the trial of any ac-
ton, shall not be eligible to have his
name appear on either such list during
the succeeding year and during such per-
iod of ineligibility he shall be disquali-
/ fed for jury service, except he shall be
summoned as a talesman. All persons
not having so served shall be eligible for
jury service during such succeeding
year
Section 49, Except as in this act 9TH
erwise specifically provided, said munic-
ipal judge shall have all the powers, issue
all writs, orders and process throughout
the state and follow the rules of plead
ing and procedure applicable in the cir
cult court, in the trial Of all circuit
court actions whether on appeal, infor-
nation or originally commenced by pro-
cess of the form used in circuit court.
Section A. In all actions or examina-
lions commenced by process common to