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

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coed the sum Of fifteen thou
sand dollars.
Section A. Section Of chapter aa6
Of the laws of 1908 is amended to read:
tChapter 396, laws of 1909 Section Z.
A judgment by confession may be en-
tered by the judge Of said municipal
court In any sum not exceeding
fifteen thousand dollars without &C
come due or to secure any person
against contingent liability on behalf
OF the. defendant or both, IL a state
ment De made In writing signed by
the. defendant, and verified by his
oath to the following effect:
lst It must state the amount for
which Judgment may be entered and
therefor by the judge Of said inuni
cipaI court.
I'd. If it be for money due, or to be-
come due, It must state concisely the
arose. and it must show that the
amount confessed therefor Is justly
due or to become due.
3D. If it be for the purpose Of secur-
ing the plaintiff against a contingent
facts constituting the contingent liabil
ity, and must show that the sum con-
fessed does not exceed the same.
Section s. Section 8 of chapter Ss6
read: (Chapter 396, laws Of 1909
Section 8. The judge of said municipal
court shall provide seal for said
court and all papers, dispositions, GER
tions or other documents, executed or
signed by said judge, when sealed with
the seal of said court, shall be evil
dence in all courts and places in the
which shall at any time be in force
relative to circuit courts, and actions
and proceedings therein including the
enforcement of judgments, shall relate
also TO said municin11 c0nrt unless in
applicable, and the rules of practice
prescribed by the justices of the SUI
preme court for circuit courts shall
be In force in said municipal court,
and its rules of practice and proceed
ings shall conform as nearly as prac-
ticable to the rules and practice of
circuit courts, but in case Of the
change in the place of trial of any
cause Of which a justice court
would not have jurisdiction, or Of any
criminal case begun by information or
Of any bastardy case certified to said
court, said case shall be removed to the
circuit court for Brown county, un-
, less such change is taken on the
ground Of prejudice of the people of
said county, in which case the place
of trial shall be changed to the cir
cult court of an adjoining county with
in this state. All civil actions ORR
ginally commenced in said municipal
not have jurisdiction, shall be COM
menced by the service of a summons
as provided in chapter 100 of the Wis
cOnsin statutes and the provisions Of
chapter 100 and 121 of the Wisconsin
statutes shall, so far as applicable,
govern said actions. All civil actions
originally commenced in said court OF
which a justice court would have Jur-
iSdctiOn, shall be commenced by the
service of process as provided in chap
ter 155 of the Wisconsin statutes and
the provisions of chapter 155 and 1b6
Of the Wisconsin statutes shall, sc. far
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Said court shall have power and au-
thority to issue all process necessary
to carry into effect it's jurisdiction;
which process shall in substance be
circuit courts, or shall be as directed
by the judge thereof. Process issued
by said court, it's Judge or clerk, in
criminal cases, or in civil cases, may
by the officer to whom 1t Is addressed.
All informations for criminal offenses,
except murder, committed in said
county of Brown, shall be filed In said
municipal court by the district attor-
ney of said county before the day fix
ed for the trial thereof. 1t shall be
the duty of said district attorney to
prosecute all criminal actions in SAID
court in which the state is a party.
The sheriff of Brown county and his
deputies shall be officers Of said court,
and may execute all process, sentences
and judgments thereof.
S6CIlOn o. SGCllOu q VI CUdplSI LOO
of the laws of 1905 is amended to
read: Chapter 1873, laws of 1902
Section 2. Section II of chapter Se6
of the laws of 1909 is hereby amended &c
The municipal Judge shall be the chief
magistrate Of the city of Green Bay,
and possessed of all the powers of
Justice Of the peace in civil and Grim
inal cases and in city prosecutions he
shall see that the criminal laws of the
state and the ordinances, laws, rules,
regulations, resolutions, and bylaws
of the city Of Green Bay be observed
and executed and for that purpose,
shall open court every morning (Sun-
days and legal holidays excepted), and
proceed to hear and dispose of, in
summary manner, all cases which shall
be brought before him by the police
officers of the city, or otherwise, either
with or without process for violation
of the criminal laws OF the state, com
mitted in the county OF Brown, or the
ordinances and bylaws of the city Of
Green Bay. In all actions or prosecu-
| lions for violations Of the city ordin-
ances or bylaws the city attorney
sions Of law relative to civil and Grim
inal actions before justices of the
peace shall apply to said municipal
| court so far as applicable, provided
that said municipal court shall have
| full power and authority to try and de-
/ termine the question Of title to realty
in all cases when the question OF title
| is raised, except CndL no Change VI
venue shall be taken from said court
! in any civil case originally commenced
! in said court of which a justice court
would have jurisdition or in any GRIM
inal or bastardy examination, or GRIM
| inal trial, except cases tried upon In
formation as hereinbefore provided. In
! all other cases Of which a justice
court would not have jurisdiction, any
party thereto may, upon application,
at any time before jury is drawn
for the purpose of trial in said
/, court obtain q change of venue to
! the circuit court of said Brown county
upon making affidavit that he has
! good reason to and does believe, that
! he cannot have a fair trial of such
i action in said municipal court on ac-
| count of the prejudice of the judge
thereof; and thereupon the said NUM-
cipal court shall transmit all the
papers land g. copy of the records OF
the proceedings in such cause pro-
perly certified to be such, to the said
circuit court, which shall then proceed
| to hear and determine the same. In
| all actions brought in said municipal
court. where an attachment shall be
issued upon an affidavit made by or on
behalf Of the plaintiff, and the debt
or demand mentioned in such affidavit
! exceeds the sum of two hundred dol
lars, such attachment shall be Issued
in the manner provided in chapter LA
/ Of the statutes + entitled, "of
alta chment," and all the provisions of
said chapter 124 shall be applicable