The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-19

sion OF the County Board. /, therefore,
trust that you will accept this report
in the spirit in which it is rendered
and permit Sheriff Achen to appear
personally before you at the January
session and furnish any explanations
you may desire.
Respectfully submitted,
N. j. Fonk,
Under Sheriff
Report.
We, your committee, to whom was
referred the within report respectfully
report that we have examined the same
and find it correct,
P. III. Tobin,
M. Hensgen,
A. j. Burg,
Committee.
Supervisor Kline moves to accept
and adopt report as read.
Motion carried.
Report.
We, your committee, to whom was re-
ferred the expens accounts of the sher-
liff respectfully report that we have ex-
amined the same and find same correct.
P. I'll. Tobin,
NJ. Hensgen,
A. j. Burg,
Committee.
Supervisor Kline moves to adopt the
report of committee as read.
Motion carried.
Report.
Report of Municipal Court business
from October LIST, 1912, to October LIST,
1913.
During the year GAL cases were han
died under violations Of the Charter or
Ordinances of the City of Kenosha.
Convictions were had in 591 of these
cases.
During the year 395 cases were dis
posed of in the criminal branch of the
justice branch Of the court for viola
tions of the State Laws. Fines or costs
paid in 275 Of these cases.
During the year 6 cases were handled
in the juvenile branch; 204 civil cases
in the justice branch, AZ civil cases in
the circuit branch, and 40 criminal
cases in the circuit branch; making in
Iall 1912 cases disposed of in all
branches of the court.
During the year preliminary examin-
tions were had or waived in So cases,
in which the defendants were bound
over to the circuit branch of the
Municipal Court or to the Circuit Court
of Kenosha County.
Moneys were collected in fines, Off
GERS fees and court costs and state tax,
as follows:
In city cases: Fines ,$1,s72.oo; Off
GERS fees, $l,076.76; court costs, 3d.
039.55. Total collected, $4,98S.31.
Disbursements for witnesses and in
terpreters fees, $100.28.
Net amount paid to the City Treas
urer, $4,S88.03.
Criminal eases, justice branch:
Fines, $2384.O0; officers fees, $46601;
court costs, $l013.74; total $3863.75.
Civil cases, justice branch:
Court costs, $413.55.
Civil cases, circuit branch:
Court costs, including state tax,
$183.40.
Criminal cases, circuit branch:
Fines, $465.0o; court costs, 5000.
Total, $515.S2.
Total paid County Treasurer, $4,-
1852.
Total turned over to City and County
Treasures, $9,S64.55.
Cost of maintenance of court:
Salary Of judge, $4,000; salary of
clerk, $1,5Oo.O0; ianitor, $225.o0; heat
ing and lighting, $4,000; telephone
$47.35; additions to library, $3375;
dockets, legal blanks and stationery,
1870 furniture, 5000; exchange of
typewriter, $4,000; postage, 1913; mis-
celaneous, 1885. Total, $4,53659.
The above total of $4,536.59 are the
disbursements of the Municipal Court,
which can be properly considered as
maintenance when comparison is
made of the present system with the
former justice court system. The
Municipal Court has jurisdiction not
only of violations of the City Charter
and Ordinances but jurisdiction of civil
cases and all actions and proceedings
where the amount involved exceeds the
jurisdiction of justice of the peace
but does not exceed the sum of five
thousand dollars. The court also has
jurisdiction of all actions triable by a
justice of the peace, where the amount
involved does not exceed two hundred
dollars, and also has the power to hold
preliminary examinations. If these ex-
aminations had been held by a justice
of the peace or court commissioner dur
ing the year reported upon the expense
to the county would have been at least
six hundred dollars
The court also has the right to try
all criminal actions known as felonies
where the maximum punishment i'm
posed by the statute does not exceed
i've years in Waupun.
In exercising its jurisdiction in the
circuit branch of civil and criminal
eases, the municipal court relieves, to a
large extent the work of the circuit
ca1arf As ra..ar+ad oInva .l,,ri,a ~