Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

\ nry rnn,-rs huaii open his court ey
nays s~aas. sundays and legal holi
N ona pteo, at nine O., O'clock a
al ana proceed to hear ana ais1sas. !. :
dar ~ and proceedings arising nm
1Si.e penal laws OF the StaTa =
s .,' and hear and dispose ~ /,
sheu manner of all cas- tha
sf,s % brought to him by the nolic,
s,.,t ess or the city, either with or with.
process for violations Of tha ar
II !, sa,. laws, regulations or bylaw.
cara sils. The clerk shall have tn.
racorsa a custody of all books. files
IL ana papers Of said court.
xnas. SNAIL De present at all trials and
proceedings In court. He shan swaa,
saIs and juries and administe,
~ ana shall keep the record O
e court. all Of which shall be don.
oer bhe supervision Of the Judge n
sno absence Of the Judre adjourn,
shts may be made by the clerk. H.
snal tax all costs and disbursement
9"ed In any action and do all thing
other acts necessary and prope,
~ a.e enforcing and carrying out O,
lIe jurisdiction OF the Municipal Court
nana s4ail receive and collect all fines
penaitles and fees of every kind &C.
crulns to the court and keep fun ac.
oulate and detailed accounts of the
SANE and on the first secular dav oh
eac.i month file copy OF the same
ana detailed statement OF the same
NUN the receipts Of the Treasurer OF
ls city. with the city clerk.
"a sec. =. That section of Chapter
% OF the Special Laws OF the State
VI minnesota for the year 1891, be
Is follows:
Sec O. The Municipal Court shall
trial OF civil actions, on the second and
1ourth tuesdays of each month al
zen elo) o'clock A. M. which term shall
Coiitinue from day to day. with such
auJournments as the court NAV ieem
proper. until the business of each term
shaii De disposed of, and the Court
may by rule or order appoint such
special terms to be held upon other
DAYS tnan the days mentioned above.
. All civil actions in this court shall
oe commenced by service of summons
ZIG snall run In the name of the State
OF minnesota. the summons, EXCEPT
when not otherwise provided in this
aet. must be subscribed by the plain
TIT or his attorney and directed to
the defendant. requiring him to an
eWer the complaint and serve a copy
OF MS answer on the person whose
name is subscribed to the summons.
ana at a place within the state there
IN specified In which there Is a post
once. and within ten 10 days after
tne service of such summons, exclu-
SiVe OF the day of service. 1t shall
not be necessary for a party to set
forth In pleading in a civil action
~ said court, the items Of an account
therein alleged, but he shall deliver to
The adverse party within eight (s)
DAYS after a demand therefor In writ
ang, copy of the account verified by
DDS own oath. or that of his agent or
attorney; IL verified by his agent or
attorney, 1t shall be to the effect that
he believes 1t to be true, or be pre-
cluded from giving evidence thereof,
and the court or Judge may order
Surther and more particular bill.
The notice to be contained In the
summons, the manner of summons,
pleadings, notices, and appearances,
and the Mariner Of commencing civil
actions shall be the same as required
by law In district courts, of this state
otherwise provided in this act. and the
provisions of Chapter seventy-seven
CD and seventy-nine G9 General
Statutes of the State of Minnesota for
the year 1913, and acts amendatory
and supplementary thereto so far as
the same may be practicable and not
controvene the provisions of this act,
shall apply to this court. If the de-
PENDANT appears within four ID days
after service Of summons where no
pleading was served with the sum-
mons, the plaintiff must serve a copy
of the pleadings IL demanded on the
other party. or his attorney as the
case may be, within four "a days aft
ed notice and demand, and the other
party shall have at least five 80 days
\ hnr IN hn
When the answer contains new mat
ter constituting a counterclaim, the
plaintiff may, within five 6) days. re-
ply thereto and such counterclaim
may, be such as could be interposed
in the district court or Justice courts
of this state Either party may demurI
to the pleadings of his adversary, as
in the district court. After the deci-
sion of the demurrer the court may
IT it appears that the demurrer was in
terposed in good faith, allow the party
demurring to withdraw the same or
amend the same or plead over again,
at any time within five 90 days from
the date Of fling the decision In the
demurrer. or. if the demurrer is sus-
tanned may allow the pleading de-
TO to be amended on such
terms as may be just. When a notice
is necessary to be given of a motion
to be heard by the court, 1T must be
served at least five (5) days before
the hearing or the time appointed, but
the Judge may, by order to show
cause, prescribe a shorter time:
attempts to commence an action in
this court shall be followed by the
service of the summons or first publi- !
ca ton thereof within sixty days (60,, |
from the date of Issuing the same. !
Each party shall. on or before the |
day of the trial of any issue and for |
which any cause Is noticed file his !
plea dings with the clerk. Notice Of
trial may be given at any time by
either party after issue joined, and
must be at least four "a days before
the term. and the party giving the
notice shall furnish the clerk, at least
one "a day before the term. with a
note of issue containing the title Of /
the action and the names of the at
torneyS, If any.
When any such summons or other
process or aper in any civil action I
shall have been delivered to any per-
son for service, he shall as soon as
practicable thereafter, make return to
The said court or clerk, whether said
summons. process or other paper shall
nave been served or not and IL not
;erved. the reason therefor.
The pleadings in said court shall be
he same as in the district courts Of
his state, subject to such moditica-
ions as herein prescribed
The court may for good cause shown. |,
n it's discretion and on such terms
Is may be just and equitable, open
INV default at the term at which 1t
occurred or at any time within six Co. Il
months thereafter, or may allow any
to any pleading at any i
inle during the trial of an action, and