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

nh1 hlag. Sundays and legaI Holt
excepted. at nine %, O'Clock A
ali 80. proceed to hear and DISPOSE oil
da- ons and proceedings arising I'm.
ST;,,S pehai laws Of the State Oh
neeota, and hear and dispose of In
summary manner OF all cases ana
So % brought to him by the police
oiIeeis or the city, either with or with
az process for violations of the or.
honNes' laws, regulations ar by-laws
VI SAID city. The clerk shall have the
and custody Of all books. files
AeSoros and papers Of said court,
snail De present at all trials and
s,,,tnss In court. He shall swear
witnesses and juries and administer
oaths' and shall keep the record OF
~ne court. all OF which shall be done
uIloer uhe supervision of the Judge In
the absence Of the judge. adjourn
Anents may be made by the clerk. He
snall tax all costs and disbursements
aIio"ed IN any action and do ali things
.iio other acts necessary and proper
70 dne enforcing and carrying out o!
ne JURISDICTION OF the Municipal Court
ne small receive and collect all fines
penalties and fees Of every kind &C.
crulng TO the court and keep full. &C
ourate and detailed accounts of the
same, and on the first secular dav of
each month file copy of the same
ano detailed statement of the same
"ioh the receipts of the Treasurer OF
the city, with the city clerk.
sec. T. That section of Chapter
o., OF the Special Laws Of the State
OF Minnesota for the year 1891 be
amended so as to read when amended
as follows:
sec .. The Municipal Court shall
hold regular terms of court for the
uiai OF civil actions, on the second and
fourth Tuesdays of each month at
Ten tlo) o'clock A. NJ which term shall
continue from day to day, with such
auJournments as the court may deem
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 than the days mentioned above.
All civil actions In this court shall
ne commenced by service of summons
and shall run In the name of the State
OF Minnesota. the summons, except
when not otherwise provided In this
act. 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
or his answer on the person whose
name Is subscribed to the summons,
and at place within the state there
IN specified in which there is a post
once. and within ten G0) DAYS after
the service of such summons, exclu-
oive of the day of service. 1t shall
not be necessary for a party to set
forth In a pleading in a civil action
In said court, the items of an account
tnerein alleged, but he shall deliver to
the adverse party within eight (S)
days after a demand therefor in writ
ing, a copy Of the account verified by
hds own OATH or that Of his agent or
attorney; II verified by his agent or
attorney. 1t shall be to the effect that
NE believes 1t to be true. or be pre-
cluded from giving evidence thereof,
and the court or Judge may order a
further and more particular bill
The notice to be contained in the
summons, the manner of summons,
pleadngs, 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
CO and seventy 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 a. days
after service Of summons where no
pleading was served with the sum-
mons, the plaintiff must serve a copy
of the pleadings If demanded on the
other party. or his attorney as the
case may be within four CD days aft
ed notice and demand, and the other
party shall have at least five 81 days
thereafter to answer the same.
When the answer contains new mat
ter constituting a Counterclaim the
plaintiff may, within FIVE (5) 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 demur
to the pleadings of his adversary. as
in the district court After the deci
sion Of the demurrer the court may
If 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 80 days from
the date Of filing the decision In the
demurrer. or. if the demurrer is sus-
tanned may allow the pleading de-
INJURED to TO be amended on such
terms as may be just. When notice
is necessary to be given of a motion
to be heard BY the court, it must be
served at least five 90 days before
the Judge may. by order to show
cause. prescribe a shorter time: ALI
attempts to commence an action in
this court shall be followed by the
service OF the summons or first publi-
cation 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
pleadings 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 O. 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 laper in any civil action
shall have been delivered to any per-
son for service, he shall as soon as
practica BILE thereafter, make return to
the said court or clerk. whether said
summons process or other paper shall
have been served or not and IL not
served the reason therefor.
The pleadings in said court shall be
the same as in the district courts Of
this state. subject to such moditica-
lions as herein prescribed
The court may for good cause shown
In its discretion and on such terms
as may be just and equitable, open
any default at the term at which it,
occurred or at any time within six (6)
months thereafter, or may allow any
to any pleading at any
time during the trial of an action, and