St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02
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SNAA vAAAo6St dAN u pIOVlQe 1OT
and Of the records and files theraef and con.
lage certain Of the 1urisdiction Of such : NUM- mi.
c1pal courts. ~
It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Section. l.. All municipal courts heretofore
established ana now existing in villages incor-
porated under the provisions Of Chapter 14e OF
Chapter 256 Of the General Laws Of 1895. are
hereby discontinued and abolished.
sec: 2 Upon the discontinuance of such. court
wherein the amount in controversy does not ex-
e c eesan one hundred dollars ($1oo.0o 0 if a civil
penalty fixed by law for the the o fer "t cSare sed
ls1oo; COY or Imprisonment for more than three
Sffense charged, such action or proceeding shall
De Immediately transferred to one of the jus.
tices OF the peace. Of such village for trial OF
tee snail thereupon have jurisdiction thereof
and the proceedings upon such transfer shall
t trsn as near Of as ea, may iscn as nm in the ,st ease Of the
peace to another upon change Of venue and
such municipal court shall. notwithstanding
the trial and render Judgment in any case ac-
tually on trial when this act shall take effect
court ts ssai Sl1 hav. and nav 5gdf &c Of Of . such na megnIeip 81
things therein required Of him or them; and
all actions pending in such municipal court
troversy, exceeds the jurisdiction Of a ani Justice Sdee
Of the peace, shall be by said municipal court
transferred to the District Court of such coun-
ty which District Court shall thcreupon acquire
jurisdiction. thereof.
Sec. 8: Upon the discontinuance of such
Municipal Court the clerk thereof shall deliver
to the Clerk Of the District Court Of the coun-
y wherein such village is situate, the books,
files and records Of such Municipal Court and
Tor the transportation thereof to such District
Court the Clerk Of the Municipal Court shall be
paid a reasonable compensation to be allowed
by the village council. Thereupon the iuris-
diction. oyer and upon all Judgments docketed
IN such books by 1rch municipal court shall
be and become vested in such District court
power and upon payment by tho parties inter-
ested Of his fees therefor, which fees shall be
the same as in other cases in the district
court. he shall make and file transcripts Of any
1udgment from such municipal court docket
ana issue execution thereon. whether execu-
tion shall have been prior to said time issued
OF not, and shall have power to enter satisfac-
ton upon any such judgments which are paid
or satisfied and shall in all things have the
same powers and authority to do and perform
tho clerk of the municipal court could have
done had such municipal court not been dis
continued. and the clerk Of the District Court
shall collect Of the persons desiring any sery-
Ice relative to said matter. like fees as are
provided by law for the clerk in District Court.
oiscontlnued az herein provided the Justices of
the Peace Of such village shall have jurisdic-
ton Of all offenses for a violation Of any Of the
ordinances of such villages. and all crimes
committed in said village shall be tried and
disposed Of before such court and in such man
State. ~
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and he in
force from and after March 18th, 1918.
Approved March II. 1913.