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

Section 8. A judgment by confess
sion, may be entered before the judge
of the county court of the county OF
Monroe in any sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, without action, either
for money due or to come due or to
lia bility on behalf of the defendant,
or both, il a statement in writing is
made, signed by the defendant and
verified by his oath to the following
effect: First. 1t must state tho
amount for which Judgment may be
entered and authorize the entry of
for money due or to come due, it
must state concisely the fact out OF
which it arose and must show that the
sum confessed therefor. is Justly due
the purpose of securing the plaintiff
against a contingent liability it must
state concisely the fact constituting
the liability, and must show that tho
above stated.
Section 4. Whenever any action, ex-
animation or other proceeding shall
be removed from any justice of the
peace of said county of Monroe upon
the oath of the defendant, his agent
/ or attorney, according to the provision
OF law for such removal if said de-
PENDANT, his agent or attorney, or the
district attorney or other prosecuting
officer, shall request in writing to
said justice that the said action, ex-
moved to the said county court, then
such justice of the peace shall, with
out the consent of either party, ad-
! journ the said hearing or examination
not exceeding three days Tor hearing
before the said county court, and then
such action, examination and proceed
| ings and all papers therein shall be
transmitted by mail or otherwise. to
! the said county judge at the city of
/ Sparta who shall then proceed with
such action, examination or other pro-
| ceedingS in the same manner as if
originally instituted before him.
Section 5. The general provisions Of
| law relative to civil and criminar ac-
lions in courts of justices of the peace,
| shall apply to the said court as far as
| applicable, and all appeals, civil and
| criminal, from said court, may be talk
en- at the same time and in the man
ner, and with like effect as is provid-
of justices of the peace.
| Section 6. In all cases arising in
said court under this act or in which
said court shall obtain jurisdiction as
| in this act specified, a trial by jury
may be had in the same manner and
process as in justice court.
! Section T. The sheriff and his depu-
ties ,constables and police officers of
| Monroe county shall have the same
| power to serve and execute processes
| of this court as of justices court and
shall be entitled to receive the same
fees.
Section g. The summons in all ac-
| tons may be in the following form:
Monroe county)
City of Sparta.)
| The State of Wisconsin to the sher-
ic or any constable or police officer
! of said county:
You are hereby commanded to sum-
mon A. B., if he shall be found within
! your county, to appear before the un-
dersigned the county judge of said
county, at the county court room, in
said court house in the city of Sparta,
county aforesaid on the. ... day of
| ......... at. moon, to answer to
c. D., plaintiff. to his damage, five hum
| dred dollars, or under.
Hereof fail not at your peril.
Given under my hand at SpartS
Monroe County, wisconsin. this. ....t
County Judge.
and all other writs, warrants and pro.
| cesses necessary to be issued in this
law for justices of the peace and JUS
tees courts but under the name OF
| the county judge of Monroe county;
and all processes issued by said coun-
| ty Judge under the provisions of this
act shall be made returnable within
| the same time as like processes issued
by justices Of the peace under existing
! laws and shall be served within the
same time and in the same manner as
like processes Of justices of the peace
are required to be served under exist
| ing laws
Section 8. In case of the absence or
temporary disability of the county
! judge, he may by an order in writing
to be filed in said court, designate and
/ appoint any court commissioner of said
| county to discharge his duties under
| any of the additional powers herein
! granted and imposed on said court;
| provided, however that nothing herein
! shall operate to prevent the calling in
| of the county judge of some other
county to preside upon the trial of
any action or proceeding in said
court.
Section 10. Except as provided in
section 9, no action, examination or
other proceeding shall be removed
| from said court, except as hereinafter
I provided; if prior to joining issue in
! ton or other proceeding, it shall APP
pear by affidavit that the county judge
is a material witness or is in any way
related to either of the parties, or
from prejudice the county judge will
not decide impartially in the matter,
the said judge shall notify the county
| judge of any other county or some
court commissioner in said county not
disqualified to hear said examination,
| trial or other proceeding Whereupon
! the said county Judge or court COM
| missioner SO notified may hold court
and discharge the duties OF the judge
of said court on the trial of said case
or the hearing of said examination or
| other proceeding, as the case may be,
! Judge would if not disqualified to act.
| The magistrate so acting in any Grim
! inal proceeding shall receive as full
compensation therefor the sum Of
| three dollars for each day, one dollar
and a half for each half day, ne shall
! actually or necessarily spend in said
examination or other proceeding and
| shall be paid out of the county treas
ury upon presentation of a bill there
for to the county board and allowance
thereof, and in case Of civil actions he
shall be entitled to the fees provided
for in the preceding section; provided,
that the county board of said county
may provide a per diem or other COM
pensation in lieu of said fees, and di-
rect that all such fees shall be paid in
to the county treasury.
| Section il. In all civil actions under
this act in the county court in the
county of Monroe, the plaintiff If he
shall obtain judgment, shall be entitled
to recover attorneys fees as follows:
On all judgments taken in actions
wherein the defendant does not appear
or demur when the amount of the
judgment exceeds one hundred dollars
and is less than three hundred dollars,
ten dollars. When the amount of the
judgment is three hundred dollars and
upwards, fifteen dollars. On ali other
judgments, when the amount does not
exceed one hundred dollars an amount