Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-13
A BILL


The people of the State Of Wiscon-
sin, representing IN the Senate
and Assembly do enact as fol
lows:
Section /. Section of Chapter
! 228, Laws Of 1895, as amended by
Chapter 1870, Laws Of 1913, is amen
ded to read:
Claws Of 1895, Chapter 228) Sec
ton g. The Municipal Judge of the
County of Villas shall have cogniz-
ance Of, and jurisdiction to hear,
try and determine, all actions and
proceedings at law wherein the
amount of debt, damages, demands,
penalties of forfeiture, shall ex-
coed the sum of One Thousand Dol
lars; actions to recover the posses
ion of personal property with dam
ages for the unlawful taking or de-
tention thereof, wherein the value
OF the property claimed shall not
exceed the sum of One Thousand
! Dollars, exclusive of damages; ac-
tions founded on an account where
the same shall be reduced to an
amount not exceeding One Thous-
and Dollars; said Municipal Judge
shall have and exercise within said
county the criminal jurisdiction of
the Justices Of the Peace in the
State Of Wisconsin; in addition
thereto shall have jurisdiction of
all offenses within said county
which are not punishable by impri-
sonment in the State Prison. Said
Judge shall have all jurisdiction
authority, powers and rights, given
by law to Justices of the Peace, to-
gether with the powers and right
in his discretion to charge the jury
in all cases tried before him and he
shall be subjected to the same pro-
hibition and penalties as Justices
Of the Peace.
The proceedings and practises of
said court shall in all respects be
governed as far as practicable, by
the laws relating to Justices of
the Peace courts of this State, and
transcripts of the judgments of the
Municipal Court may be filed and
docketed with the clerk of the cir
cult court for said county, with the
same effect as may be transcripts
Of judgments rendered by Justices
OF the Peace in said county, and |
appeals from SAID court in all cases,
both criminal and civil cases, and |
other proceedings may be taken in
the same manner and with like |
effect as are provided by laws for
justices courts.
The Municipal Judge shall pro-
vide a seal for said court and all |
papers, dispositions, certificates, ac-
acknowledgements, examinations and |
other documents executed or signed |
by said Judge, when sealed with the |
seal Of the court shall be evidence |
in all courts and places in this
State, and shall have the same effect
as the seal Of a court of record.
Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to give said Munich
pal Judge cognizance. of any ac-
lions mentioned in Sub divisions 1, I
2, 3, of Section 1878, of Chapter 154
Of the Revised Statutes.
Be it further resolved that Hon.
}. H. Carol, Senator, and Hon. R.
G. Trembath, Assemblyman, be and
they are hereby requested and
urged to exercise every reasonable
effort to bring about the passage
of such an amendatory law.
The county clerk is hereby di-
rected to certify copies of this res
olution and mail one of such copies
to lion. ]. H. Carroll, Senator, and
one such certified copies to Hon. r.
G. Trembath, Assemblyman.
Dated, Eagle River, Villas County,
Wisconsin, this 21st day of April,
A. D. 1925.
w, L. Convey, Supervisor.
On motion made and seconded a
roll call on the adoption of the
above resolution was required.
Roll CALI
Arbor Vitae, Town of, A. X. Andcr-
son, Chairman, Vote, Aye
Cloverland, Town of, Harry Nelson,
Chairman, Vote, Aye.
Conover, Town of, Peter Hedeen,
Chairman, Vote, Aye.
Eagle River, Village of, N. M. EN-
mons, Supervisor,-Vote, Aye.
Pennington, Town of, Arthur Jack
son, Chairman, Vote, Aye.
tlambeau, Town of, VIM. E. Patter-
son, Chairman, Vote, Aye.
Lincoln, Town Of, Warner P. Nor
J. II. "