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

| exceeds that sum, and shall also have
! and exercise powers and jurisdiction
! within said county in certiorari proceed
| ings, concurrent with and equal to the
powers and jurisdiction Of the said cir
Of recognizance given in said court and
of all actions and proceedings under
chapters 142. 145, LAT. 14S, 149. $50 and
| 1853 Of the statutes. In actions for d.
| ercise powers and jurisdiction concur
| rent with the circuit court.
| Section "a. The municipal Judge is
also vested with and shall have Jurisdic-
ton, authority, powers and rights given
| by law to Justices Of the peace generally
| and in civil actions, special proceedings.
actions for recovery OF personal prop
! erty with damages for the unlawful TAX
brought for breach of any recognizance
given in said court, equal to and con-
| current with said justices, and In add1-
ton thereto shall have cognlzance OF ana
Jurisdiction to hear, try and determine,
by and pursuant to- the process and pro-
cedure common to Justices court all &C
tons and proceedings at law where In
the amount Of the debt, demand, dam
age, penalty or forfeiture shall not ex-
coed five hundred dollars after deducting
all payments and set-offs; and also OF
actions to recover the possession or per-
sonal property with damages for the UNI
lawful taking or detention thereof.
wherein the value of the property
claimed shall not exceed the sum OF five
hundred dollars, exclusive of damages. :.
Section 25. The municipal court and
the judge thereof shall have power and
Jurisdiction equal to and concurrent with
the circuit court and the justice courts
within the county to enter judgment by
confession.
Section 26. The provision Of law ap-
plicable to change of venue in the cir
cult courts of the state shall be applica-
BILE to the municipal court, except as
herein provided, and except that when
the venue of an action shall be SO
changed it shall be changed to the cir
cult court of Langlade county; and such
change Of venue shall not prevent the
granting by the circuit court Of further
change of venue as provided in sections
1922 and 1926 of the statutes; PROVIDED
that nothing herein contained shaH pc
construed as abrogatng the right 10 the
change of venue provided for by section
1921 of the statutes, and when such
change of venue shall be made it shall
be made by the municipal court direct to
the proper county for trial of the ac-
ton; and provided further, that section
1926 of the statutes, so far as applicable,
shall apply to the municipal court and
that the judge thereof shall have the
right to call upon circuit judge to at
tend, hold court and try such action, and
while so doing he shall have the same
power as if elected judge of the munich
pal court.
OGCtlOn a. mo CIIdIlSe VI NC!iuO oiiclh
be allowed in any civil or criminal &C
ton appealed from justice court to the
municipal court, except as provided for
by section 1924 of the statutes.
Section 20. No change of venue from
the municipal court shall be allowed in
any civil or criminal action or proceed
ing or in any eXaminat ton for bastardy
or criminal offense, otherwise cognizable
by a justice of the peace or proceeding
according to justice court procedure.
Section 20. In any civil or criminal &C
ton pending in the municipal court on
appeal from justice court, or in any such
action or any preliminary examination or
proceeding pending before the municipal
judge while sitting as justice of the
peace or as an examining magistrate. II 1t
shall appear by affidavit that the munich
pal judge is pecuniarily interested in the
action, examination or other proceeding,
or is a material witness, or is within the
forbidden degree of consanguinity, or
from prejudice will not decide impair
TALLY in the matter, he shall in like man
ner and with like effect as provided by
Section Of this act, call in the circuit
judge, or county judge or any court COM
missioner, who is an attorney of record.
to try the said action or take such ex-
animation, and while so doing or proceed
ing the provisions of section of this
act shall apply in all their force, except
that the circuit judge shall not be en-
titled to compensation for his services.
Section 80. A change of venue in any
civil action or proceeding pending be-
fore any justice of the peace in Lang
lade county, may be taken to the mu-
nicipal court at any time before going to
trial, in the manner provided by sections
3616 and 3617 of the statutes without
regard to whether the judge thereof is
the next nearest officer qualified by law
to try the case; provided either party
to the action shall, before the transmits
sion of the papers, by himself or attor-
ney, in writing demand that said action
be removed to the municipal court, in
which case the justice shall forthwith
transmit the papers to the municipal
court and the action shall proceed in like
manner as if originally commenced in
municipal court.
Section 81: Appeals from Justice court
in civil actions where the amount of
damages or value Of property recovered,
exclusive of costs, shall not exceed one
hundred dollars, shall be taken and re-
turn thereof made to the municipal court
In all other cases the same may be taken
to either the circuit court or the munic-
ipal court at the election of the unsuc-
| cessful party or his attorney. In case
both parties appeal, the election made
by the plaintiff or his attorney shall pre-
vail. If such appeal is taken to the mu-
nicipal court and neither party shall
! bring the same to a hearing in said court
| turn of the justice therein such court
shall dismiss the appeal unless it shall
| continue the same by special order for
cause shown
the municipal court in all civil and GRIM
inal actions and proceedings wherein the
same have been tried according to JUS
| tice court procedure. may be taken to
| the circuit court of Langlade county
within the same time, and in like man
ner and with like effect as from justice
court; provided that in civil cases, at
! appellants option, bill of exceptions
/ of the evidence and the rulings of the
| judge may be settled within thirty days
! after judgment in like cases and in like
| manner as in the circuit court, and when
I so settled an appeal may be taken di-
rect to the supreme court within sixty
days after judgment in like manner and
| with like effect as from the circuit court.
An appeal to either court shall be a
waiver of the right of appeal here given
| to the other court but not of the right of
appeal from the circuit court to the su-
preme court after trial in the circuit
! court.
| Section 33. Appeals may be taken to
the supreme court from the judgments
| and orders Of the municipal court in civil
and criminal actions, bastardy and other
{ proceedings, wherein the same have been
| tried, according to circuit court proceed
ure, within the same time and in like
| manner as from judgments and orders
of the circuit court
| Section "a. The judge of the municipal
| court of Langlade county may, in his
| discretion, sentence any person convicted
pursuant to law in said court of any
| p ID