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


sions in the charter and ordinances
OF said CITY. relating to the police
court or Justice courts, or to CRIMINAL
prosecutions, shall be held applicable
said court shall have the same power
to solemnize marriages take acknowl-
edgments and dispositions, and adj
minister oaths., as justice of the
and shall receive like fees therefor,
The Judge Of said municipal
court may, in his discretion, summon
witnesses before him and examine
them on oath for the purpose of de-
termining whether warrant should
be issued. and witnesses so sum-
before him and answer all pertinent
questions relative to the subject of
inquiry, and shall be subject to pun
ishment for contempt for refusal to at
tend and answer.
Section 7. Section IL of chapter see
Of the laws Of 1908 is amended to read!
lChapter 396, laws of 1909 Section IL.
The Judge of said mum cipal court shall
of said court, some suitable person as
clerk of said court. who shall be an
expert stenographer and typewriter.
The said clerk, when so appointed,
take and subscribe an oath to sup
port the constitution of the United
states and the state Of Wisconsin, and
faithfully to discharge the duties Of
oath shall be filed in the office Of the
city clerk of Green Bay, and dupli-
clerk of the circuit court of Brown
county The duties of such clerk shall
be to do and perform all such min
isterlal acts as shall be required OF
shall have power to administer oaths,
take Acknowledgements of bail, and
other instruments. and under the
direction of the judge of said court to
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ments, orders and sentences OF the
said municipal court. In the
event of the sickness, absence or other
disability of the clerk of said court,
the Judge of said court in such cases.
shall have power to appoint deputy
clerk, whose powers and duties shall
be the same as those of the said clerk
and he shall receive the same COM
pensation for the time he shall actual
ly serve as the said clerk to be paid
in the same manner as the clerk. The
clerk of the circuit court for Brown
county and his deputy shall be deputy
clerks of the municipal court and shall
have all the powers and perform all
the duties in the same manner and
to the same extent as the munlclpal
clerk, excepting the taking OF testi-
mony in ST orthand The clerk of the
circuit court for Brown county or his
deputy shall, upon an order OF the
municipal Judge, attend court az
deputy clerk In any proceedings in the
municipal court.
Section s. Section Is Of chapter Sss
of the laws Of 1903 is amended to readi
(Chapter 1885, laws of 1909 Section 10.
The municipal court jury commission
before the first Tuesday in June in
each year, and from time to time
sary and ordered by the judge OF said
court, make two lists, the first
list to contain the names OF three
hundred qualified electors Of the city
of Green Bay; the second list to con"
tain the names of three hundred quail
fed electors of Brown county, VINO are
citizens of the United States, to serve
in said court as jurors for one year
from the said first Tuesday in june
or for one year from the time they
may be placed upon said lists, ana oe-.
liver the said lists to the ludge or
shall be deemed waived unless de-
manded by one of the parties before
entering upon the trial. In all GRIM
able by imprisonment in the state prl-
son or Wisconsin state reformatory
and in all civil cases of which Jus.
tice of the peace would not nasS
twelve jurors, unless a trial by twelve
Jurors is waived. The fees of jurors
shall be . the same as they re-
ceived in circuit court in all cases.
In ali cases the court may fix a parti-
cular day for the trial of the case
which shall not be more than twenty
DAYS after the day fixed in the recos-
niZance or commitment for the ap-
pearance of the accused, in all GRIM
inaI cases, and not more than twenty
DAYS after the fling of the return on
than twenty days after the joining OF
issue in civil actions originally COM
menced In said court and may ad-
iOurn the trial of any case Tor cause.
in the presence of the, accused and
prosecuting officer in all criminal ana
bastardy cases, and OF, the parties OF
their attorneys in civil cases, on ths
dav Of the trial; but such jury may Do
drawn in a like manner at any pre-
yious time by consent or the partlss.
All such juries shall be drawn IN me
manner following: The clerk OF salS}
court shall draw, In the presence OF
| the court, from a box containing ths
names Of all persons not d1squallneo
by previous service, rn fFGm the Sv G ths
| jury commission hereinafter PROVIDED
| fhirty-six names, and shall make O
| list thereof, and each party alternately,
beginnfnFg With s the name from
said list until only twelve names re-
main. In case either party shall neg
! lect or refuse to strike out such
| names the Judge shall appoint some
person to strike for him. The twelve
| persons whose names remain shall be
/ summoned as jurors In such case In
civil and criminal actions pefore sag
| judge, ~. =
court, Of which q justice of the peace
has Jurisdiction, and in all actions
arising under the charter, ordinances
and bylaws of the city of Green Bay,
| eighteen names from whom a jury
shall be struck, shall be drawn from
| such box in like manner, each party
/ Striking six names, instead OF twelve
| in the manner aforesaid. The SIX
nersons whose names remain shall Dc
summoned as jurors in such case. Inc
! dav for trial may be adjourned from
! time to time in the discretion OF the
| court If any person thus drawn can
| not be summoned, or be excused or
! set aside as incompetent, another
| name may be drawn from said list
to supply his place and the person
whose name is so drawn shall be sum
moned in like manner, or the Judge
! NAV direct the issue of Venlre TO
| the sheriff of said county to summon
the necessary jurors to complete the
panel from said county at large. In
any case where a jury of twelve is
required said judge may at ms optlon'
and shall, at the request of the defend-
| ant or prosecuting officer, in Grim
inal case, and of either party, In
civil action, direct the clerk TO
draw thirty-six names from the box
| containing the names of Jurors from
| the body Of the county, from Whlch
list a jury shall be struck and sum
moned in the same manner as PROVO
ed above And in case any or SAID