Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29
No. $780, Al Published May 8 1913.

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laws Of 1905. and sections s. g. T. g. Is. IL. ls. II
and IS Of chapter Sae, laws q 1905 relating to
the municipal court OF Brown county and = the city
Of Green Bay.
The people Of the stats Of Wisconsin repesseued In
Senate and Assembly. do enact a. follows:
Section l. Section Of chapter S96 OF tbs lava OF
1908 is amended read tChapter 500. laws Of l90Sl
Section g. No person shall be eligible to the Office OF
Judge Of the municipal court unless he be practcin.
attorney duly admitted to the bar Of Brown county.
and said Judge shall hold no other county once dur
ing the term for which he is elected or appointed.
Said Judge may, by order In writing to be filed
in said court. appoint the county Judge thereof to
discharge the duties Of said Judge during his absence,
sickness or other temporary disability The appontes
shall have all the powers Of such judge while admin
istering such onlce The order appointing
any such county Judge may be revoked by said mum-
cipal judge at any time Said municipal judge shall
the right call upon the circuit Judge for Brown
county to attend hold court, and try action In
said municipal court. and while doing said circuit
Judge shall have the same powers as II elected judge
of said municipal court
Section O. Section / og chapter 1888 Of tho laws Of
1905 is amended to read: (Chapter 1888. laws OK
| 19O5) Section 1, Section OF chapter sss Of the
laws Of 1908 is hereby amended to read fol-
lows: Section 8. The municipal court shall be
court Of record, with clerk and seal, and shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court
Of Brown county. with full power and authority to
hear try and determine all Of crimes and
i'sdemeanors Of whatever kind except murder, that
u may be cognizable before the circuit court.
which may be committed in the county Of Brown.
provided that in all In which the person
charged with crime shall plead guilty to the charge.
the said municipal court shall have fun power and
authority to sentence such person. pleading guilty.
hard labor in the state prison. In case the oensc
is liable TO such punishment or 70 iniict any other
punishment penalty under the laws Of the state
In as full a manner the circuit court could do
such and the said municipal court shall have
power to commit or to bail over to such time a. may
bo convenient, such persons may be found on ex-
animation before it to be indctable OF subject 10
criminal information In which such persons are
charged with an oRense punishable By Imprisonment
in the state prison On before the time fixed
for the trial Of such persons committed OF halled
over the district attorney shall file In said municipal
information against and
the court shall then proceed TO hear Try and deter
mine the unless the said cause Is continued by
the court for cause And In any criminal cause, not
cognzable before Justice Of the and in which
an information be filed as aforesaid. AFTER the
same is at ISSUE the Judge fix day for the trial
Of the and the same may then be tried by the
court in case q trial thereof by Jury Is waived by
the accused. in writing. or In open court 70 be
entered upon the minutes and In case the TRIAL V
jury is waived. the cause shall be tried BY the
court No justice Of the peace. police Justice or
court commissioner within said city OF Green Bay
shall exercise any Jurisdiction In criminal bastary
cases but all such Jurisdiction Is vested In the judge
Of said COURT and all examinations recognizances and
commitments from said Judge. justices Of the peace
and police justices Of seid county In criminal cases
Except murder. and In bastardy cases shall Be GER
titled and returned said municipal court instead Of
said circuit court at least five days before the time
fixed for tho appearance Of the accused; and the az
csed shall and all witnesses required to attend may
be committed to be brought recognized to appear
before said municipal court on q day certain, not
than twenty days from the date OF sac commit
ment or recognizance. Said court shall have Jur1s-
diction to try and determine all appeals In civil and
criminal from justices OF the peace and police
Justices in said county and In all cases removed from
said justices or police courts account Of the title
to lands coming in question and all such cases shall
be certified and returned TO said municipal court
instead OF the circuit court Of said county. within
ten days the perfection Of the appeal in appealed
cases. the Joining Of Issue In other cases; pro-
vided that in civil appealable from Justices
judgments the party appealing may at his option:
appeal to the circuit court for Brown county instead
of TO said municipal court Transcripts OF all udg-
ments rendered In said may Immediately after
the enty Of such judgments. be filed By the clerk
of said court in the Office Of the clerk Of the circuit
court Of Brown county and shall be doceted By SAID
clerk the circuit court who shall receive tne same
fees therefor provided by law IN other cases ana
such transcripts Of judgments 30 filed ana doc!eted
shall have the force and effect as constituting
lien upon real estate that Judgments rendered and
docketed in said circuit court have by law and b
carried into execution both to the principal judy
ment debtor and his surety, any. In the same
manner and with like effect the Judgment Of said
circuit court A jury in said municipal court In
criminal cases Of which Justice court would not
have jurisdiction and in which an information may be
Aed TO sit as jurors under the laws Of this state
provided that same may be tried by Jury OF less
than twelve Jurors whenever the accused. In writing
by consent In open court, entered In tne mlnutes
valves trial by a jury Of twelve Jurors
Nsection g. Section OF chapter Sse OF the laws
Of 1903 is amended to read: tChapter Sse. laws OF
I9O3) Section 6. The municipal court shall have
civil jurisdiction to hear, try and determine AL ac
lions and proceedings at law, wherein the amount Of
debt. damages demand. penalty or forfeiture shall
not exceed the sum of fifteen = thousand dol
lara actions founded account whom the same
estcen thousand dollars by credits or BY the set-o
or dGmand Of the opposite party; actions to recover
the possession Of personal property damages ior tne
unlawful taking detention thereof wherein ths
value Of the property claimed shall NOT exceed the
sum OF fifteen thousand dollars
Section T. Section Of chapter 500 Of the laws
of 1908 Is amended to read: tChapter 5So, laws OF
19O3) Section 7. judgment by confession may be
entered by the Judge Of said municipal court In any
ann, not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars
without action either for money due or TO become
due or to secure any person against contingent ma
bltv on behalf Of the defendant both. II state
1,lent be made In writing signed By the defennants
and verified lv his oath to the following effect:
lat It must state the amount for which Judgment
NAV be entered and authorize the entry Of Judgment
therefor by the judge Of said municipal court
ID II IL be for money due to become due. 1t
must state concisely the facts out Of which the In
debtedness arose. and it must show that the amount
confessed therefor is justly due or to become due
Adj II It be for the purpose Of securing the plaintiff
against contingent liability, 1t must state conclsely
the facts constituting the contingent liability, and
must show that the sum confessed does not exceed
Section s. Section Of chapter 8se Of the laws
~ 1903 is amended to read: Chapter 396, laws Of
1901 Section 9. The Judge Of said municipal court
shall provide seal for said court and all pa ers
dsrosftions certificates. acknowledgements. exanlna-
tion NJ other documents executed or signed by said
tdee when sealed with the seal Of said court shall
be evidence in all courts and places IN the state.
Tho general provisions of law which shall at any
time be In force relative to circuit courts, and ac-
lions and proceedings therein including the enforce
en OF judgments shall relate also TO said municipal
ca,rt unless fnapplicable and the rules Of pracce
prescribed by the justices Of the supreme court Tor
prcrlt courts shall be In force In SAID munlcipdl
eourt and its rules OF practice and PROCEEDINGS shall
conform al nearly az practicable TO the rules and
practice Of circuit courts but IN case OF the change
In the place Of trial Of cause Of whcn
i,stice 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 re-
yoved to the circuit court for Brown county. unless
s,,rh change Is taken the ground OF prejudice OF
tba reople OF said county, In which case the place
~ shall be changed the circuit court Of an
s1ioInin0 county within this state. All civil actions
rrinaIly commenced in said municipal court OF which
Justice court would have jurisdiction, shall be
commenced BIZ the service Of summons as provided
&, chanter 100. of the Wisconsin statutes and the
1rorIsians of CHAPTER 100 and I21 Of the Wisconsin
sfat1,tes shall so far applicable. govern said ac-
lions All civil actions originally commenced IN SAID
court Of which justice court would have jurisdiction
shan he commenced by the service OF process as pro-
vIed in chapter 155 Of the Wisconsin statutes and
the PROVISIONS Of chapters 1856 and 1856 Of the Wiscon-
sin statutes shall, far applicable, govern sucn
actions Said court shall hate power and authority
n Issue all process to carry into eject us
i1rfsdicfion which process shall In substance 90 tne
same when applicable. used In circuit courts, OF
s1aIl be as directed By the Judge theretL Process
Issued By said court Its Judge or clerk IN criminal
csses or In civil cases be executed IN any part
of the state by tho oflcer to whom It IS addressed
An inf0rmatons for criminal oenses. except murder
connitted in said county Of Brown, shall be fled IN
said municipal court BY the district attorney Of said
connv before the day fixed for the trial thereof It
shall he the dIts Of said district attorney 70 prose
ffe IN criminal actions in said court IN when the
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