Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22
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judge, the governor shall appoint q suit
able person, duly qualified to fill such
vacancy. until a successor is elected and
qualified. Elections to fill vacancies for
the residue of the term shall be held at
the time, and notice thereof given in the
same manner, as for the election Of a
Section s. The municipal judge shall
receive salary payable at the end of
each month, out of the county treasury
of Langlade county, the amount to be
than two thousand dollars per year.
Section 9. The municipal court shall
be opened for business on all secular days
except legal holidays. In case of sick
said judge, he may, by order in writing
filed and recorded in said court, appoint
the county judge or any court commits
sioner of said county, who is an attorney
of record, to discharge the duties Of such
judge during such sickness, temporary
absence or disability, who shall have all
the powers of such judge while admin
istering such office, except the trials Of
informations and who shall receive for
his services the sum of ten dollars per
day, to be paid out of the judges SAL
airy. In cases founded on information
judge of the municipal court in the event
of the absence, sickness, or other dis
ability Of the municipal judge and may,
also, by order, transfer to the circuit
court of Langlade county all circuit
court actions; and upon filing such order
with the clerk of the circuit court, such
circuit court shall have Jurisdiction there
of, and the said actions shall thereafter
proceed as if originally brought in the
circuit court
Section TO- While administering the
duties Of the judge of the municipal
court, the circuit judge, county Judge or
court commissioner shall have the same
powers as if elected municipal judge, and
at such times shall sign all papers. pro-
cesses and records as 'B. B., Acting Mu-
nicipal Judge"
Section II. The clerk of the circuit
court for Langlade county and his deputy
shall be clerk and deputy, respectively,
of the municipal court. In addition to
his oath and bond as clerk of the circuit
court he shall file an additional oath as
clerk Of the municipal court, and shall
execute and file with the county clerk
a bond with two sureties, or from surety
company, approved by said county clerk,
and in such sum as the municipal judge
shall order, conditioned that he will pay
over to the proper persons all fines and
penalties, suit tax and other moneys in
his hands as required by law and the or
der of the court, and will faithfully per-
form the duties of his office as required
by law.
Section12 Said clerk shall have all the
powers and perform all the duties with
reference to the municipal court in Cir
cult court matters in the same manner
and to the same extent as the clerk of
the circuit court has and does perform
for that court, except as may be herein
otherwise specially provided; and such
clerk shall keep like records of all such
proceedings as are required to be kept
by him as clerk Of the circuit court, and
in the same record books, as far as prac-
ticable.
Section 10. In addition thereto the
clerk or his deputy SHALL upon an order
of the municipal judge setting forth the
reason therefor, attend the court, during
any preliminary examination or the trial
of any contested matter pertaining to
justice court procedure, and he is au-
thorlzed and empowered to administer
oaths, make and keep records of the
court, issue subpoenas and perform the
other duties of the position during the
hearing of such matters the same as
when said municipal court is sitting as
court of record
Section IA The clerk shall be entitled
to receive for his compensation such sum
as shall be fixed by the county board of
Langlade county, which shall not be less
than one hundred dollars per annum, and
when so fixed, the same shall be in lieu
of all fees for services rendered by him
in this court.
Section Is. The judge of the munic-
1pal court may appoint a photographic
reporter for said court, skilled in the art
of shorthand reporting, and may remove
such reporter at pleasure and appoint
another to the place Every person SO
appointed shall be deemed officer of
the court and before entering upon the
duties of the office shall take and SUBJ
scribe the constitutional oath and file
the same, duly certified. in the office of
the clerk of the circuit court. He shall
be furnished with all necessary station
cry and SHALL when requested by said
judge, attend and report the proceedings
of trials and examinations had in said
court and perform such other duties as
the court or judge may order
Section 16. The salary of such report
er shall be fixed by the county board Of
Langlade county and shall not be less
than SnVlntV-fiVa dollars month
able monthly from the county treasury
of Langlade county. and shall be in full
for all services, including the making of
ali transcripts from his shorthand notes.
Section II. In case of appeal in any
civil action, such reporter shall, upon re-
quest OF either party to such action,
transcribe in longhand the evidence or
other proceedings taken by him in said
action, Or any part thereof as requested,
and shall certify the same to be cor
rect transcript thereof, and shall furnish
q copy of such transcript to such party,
for which services such reporter shall
receive no extra compensation, but he
shall charge fee of five cents per folio
therefor, and all such fees shall be paid
by him into the county treasury.
Section 49, In any civil action ap-
pealed to the circuit court, the party
procuring a transcript to be made of all
the testimony taken upon the trial in the
municipal court, shall be entitled to have
the original transcript of such testimony
certified to the circuit court as part of
the return.
Section 10. In any trial of criminal
action on information, or appeal of a bas-
tardy case, the court shall order tran
script of the evidence or proceedings, or
any part thereof. to be made and certi-
fed by the reporter and filed with the
clerk of the municipal court.
Section 20. The municipal judge. in
addition to the powers hereinafter vested
in the municipal court, is vested with
all the powers and jurisdiction of a JUS
tice of the peace in said county in Grim
inal actions, criminal and bastardly ex-
aminations, and proceedings for con-
tempt, except as may be hereinafter
specifically denied. He shall have full
power to summon and compel the at
tendance of witnesses before him, and
examine on oath for the purpose of de-
termining whether a warrant shall be is
sued, and in case any witness so sum-
moned refuses to attend or answer per-
tinent questions relative to the subject
of inquiry he shall be subjected to pun
ishment for contempt
Section 81 The municipal judge shall
have jurisdiction to hear, try and de-
termine all criminal actions except hon.
icide, arising within the limits of Lang
lade County conduct examinations in
all criminal and bastardy cases arising
within the county, and the power and
jurisdiction to cause to come before him
the persons so charged with committing
bastardy or criminal offense within the
county, and commit them to Jail or bind