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

OF 1879, chapter o. oeCtlOn D, IU6
judge Of the said municipal court of Onei-
da county shall hold his office at the
county seat of said county, in suitable
room for such purpose, to be provided
such Judge may hold court in
a suitable room furnished by himself,
when convenient to ntigants.
Section g. Section 6 Of chapter So,
laws Of 1856 is amended to read: Claws
Of 1895, chapter 63) Section 6. The
judge of the municipal court or
the county Of Oneida shall have cogni-
zance of, and the Jurisdiction to hear, try
and determine all actions and proceed
ings at law, wherein the amount Of debt.
damages demanded or for
fixture, shall not exceed the sum Of five
hundred dollars; actions to recover the
possession of personal property with
damages for the unlawful taking or de-
tention thereof, wherein the value OF the
property claimed shall not exceed the
sum Of five hundred dollars, exclusive Of
damages; actions founded on an account
where the sum shall be reduced to an
amount not exceeding five hundred dol
municipal Judge shall have and exercise
within said county the criminal jurisdic-
ton Of the justices of the peace In the
state Of Wisconsin,; In addition thereto
shall have jurisdiction Of ell offenses
within said county which are not pun
ishable by commitment to state prison;
and such criminal jurisdiction shall be
exclusive within said county, except that
conferred to second municipal court by
chapter 422, laws of 1907; and none OF the
justices of the peace within said county
shall have or exercise any criminal 1ur-
isdiction whatever, except When
acting as judge of the municipal court
provided that any such justice OF the
peace may upon complaint issue war
rant for the apprehension OF
one charged with felony which war
rant shall be made returnable before said
municipal judge and all proceedings sub
sequent to the issuing of said warrant
shall be had before such municipal judge,
rant is issued shall forthwith be trans
mitted by the justice Of the peace lssu-
ing such warrant to said municipal judge
and fled in his office. Said judge shall
authority, powers and rights, given by
law to justices Of the peace, and shall
be subject to the same prohibitions and
penalties as justices Of the peace. The
proceedings and practice, of said court
shall, in all respects be, governed
SO far as practicable by the
laws relating to the justices courts Of Of
filed and docketed with the clerk of the
circuit court for said county, with the
same effect as transcripts of judgments
rendered by justices Of the peace OF e ean
and criminal, of said court, may be taken
in the same manner and with like effect
as are provided by law from courts OF
the justices of, the peace. Nothing
give said municipal judge cognizance OF
any actions mentioned in subdivision ~,
(2) and 60 of section 1878 of the stat
utes. The municipal judge OF Oneida
his county, all the powers and perform
all the duties of court. commissioners
as defined in section 2434 Of the
statutes, and every authority
1s,,oyf ,afi nf IA
of a court commissioner by the laws OF
Wisconsin, shall be construed to extend
to said municipal judge, acting In such
capacity except when h ee etherW use ea-
ton of said officer in matters wherein ne
shall so act, shall be municipal judge Of
Oneida county.
Section g., Sections 8, 9. Is. IA and IL
to read: claws Of 1895, chapter 63)
Section g. In case Of the absence.
sickness or temporary inability
to act as municipal judge for any reason.
he shall file or enter an order In MS
docket designating some court commits
sioner county judge or some justice OF
the peace Of said county, to perform
the duties of the munlclpal
Judge during his absence, or while such
Inability, shall continue, and
shall cause such court commissioner,
county. Judge or justice of the peace to be
of a vacancy in the office of the munic--
ipal judge, or In case he shall be absent
or unable for any cause to act as munich
pal Judge, but shall fail to enter
or file such order, the nearest court COM
missioner, county judge or justice Of the
peace shall have all the powers and Jur-
isdiction Of the municipal Judge while
such vacancy absence or inability to act
and proceedings he has juris-
diction to try, hear or determine. 1t
shall be the duty of the person SO desig-
mated by order Of the munich
pal Judge, or in the absence of such or
der, by his being nearest court commits
sioner, Judge or justice of the peace as
aforesaid, to hold the said municipal
court and discharge all the duties OF
peace peace has jurisdiction of. until such
Vacancy is fillet, or such absence or ina
bility to act by the municipal judge Is
| removed.
Section 9. No action, examination or
other proceeding shall be removed from
said court, but whenever previous to
joining issue in any action, or before the
commencement of any examination 1t
party, his agent or attorney, that from
prejudice or other cause, specifying
such cause, he believes the municipal
judge will not decide impartially in the
matter, or that said municipal judge is a
material witness for such party, With
out whose testimony he cannot safely
proceed to trial, or that said municipal
Judge is near of kin to either party.
then the municipal judge shall
notify the nearest court commissioners,
county judge or justice of the peace in
said county, provided
said Justice of the peace has jurisdiction
to act in the said matters; whereupon 1t
shall be the duty Of said court commits
sioner, county judge or justice Of the
peace SO notified to forth,
with appear at the court room Of said
municipal court and to discharge the
duties of said municipal judge on the
trial of said case, or the hearing OF SAID
| examination, or other proceeding, In the
| same manner and with like effect as said
municipal Judge would If not disqualified
| to act and the doings Of said court
| commissioner, county judge or justice OF
| the peace, when SO presiding over said
| municipal court, shall have and be of the
| same force and effect as like proceedings
| of said municipal judge, and when said
| action examination or other proceeding
| is concluded like record, as in other
| like cases, shall be made in said court,
and thereafter and thereupon execution,
may be issued as in other cases tried
j before said municipal judge. Said court
| commissioner, county judge or justice OF
| the peace, shall receive for
such service the fees allowed by law to
| justices of the peace but not to exceed
| $3.50 during each one half day actually
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