Justices of SEC. 18. The justices of the peace now in office shall continue to hold their offices until the expiration of their respecJurisdiction of. tive terms, and no longer, and so long as they remain in office peace, term of office. Fees to be paid clerk on commence How taxed. their jurisdiction shall remain unchanged except that after the judge and associate, herein provided for, shall have been elected, qualified and entered upon the duties of their offices, all prosecution for the violation of any ordinance shall be brought before said municipal court and not elsewhere. SEC. 19. In every civil action or proceeding, except garnishment proceedings commenced in said municipal court, ment of suits. there shall be paid to the clerk by the plaintiff, an entry fee of one dollar, and before the trial of any action or proceeding shall be commenced, such party shall pay a judgment fee of one dollar in cases where the defendant shall not appear and join issue, and two dollars in cases where issue is joined between the parties; but in case of nonsuit before commencement of trial no judgment fee shall be required; proceedings in garnishment shall be treated as part of the principal cause and no additional fee shall be required therefor, except when an issue of fact shall be joined in respect to the liability of any garnishee; in such case a judgment fee of two dollars shall be paid before such trial shall commence. The fees provided in this section shall be in full for court costs and proceedings in said cause to and including the issue of an execution upon the judgment therein, and shall be taxed in favor of the party paying the same if he be the prevailing party in the suit. The fees for all alias writs, and duplicate garnishment proceedings to be the same as provided by statute, and shall be taxed and collected in addition to the fees above specified. The jury and officers' fees provided by general law shall be paid in addition to the foregoing fees. For all services and proceedings subsequent to the issuing of an execution or for the purpose of staying proceedings or removing causes to an appellate court, there shall be paid Costs collected to the said justice the fees provided by law. In all criminal cases where a fine may be imposed it shall and may be lawful to include in the sentence such an amount for costs as would be taxable under the general laws of the State, in justices' courts and all such costs and fees and moneys collected by such justice for or on account of the business of his office, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be paid over by said clerk to the city treasurer as hereinbefore provided. The fees of witnesses and jurors in criminal cases shall be paid in the same manner as is now provided by law for the payment Fines collected of such fees by justices in townships, and all fines imposed paid to county by the said justice for the violation of any of the criminal laws of this State, except such as are imposed as costs as aforesaid, shall be, by the clerk of said court, paid to the treasurer of the county of Calhoun as required by law. Jury, etc., fees. Execution, appeal, etc. to whom paid Witness and juror fees, how paid. treasurer. Disposition of moneys paid to clerk. SEC. 20. All moneys paid to said clerk, except jury, officer and witness fees, and except all fines and costs recovered constables. judge. proviso. for the violation of the penal laws of this State, shall be for the use of the city and shall be paid to the city treasurer, who shall give duplicate receipts therefor: Provided, That Proviso as to the constables provided for in this act shall be entitled to receive and collect in all civil cases the fees provided by statute: Provided, also, This act shall in no way affect Proviso as to the fee to which said judge may be entitled on the performance of marriage ceremonies, taking acknowledgments and administering oaths in matters not connected with any litigation in said municipal court: Provided further, That said Further judge shall not engage in the collection of claims and accounts and shall not be connected with any collection agency. SEC. 21. As the term of office of the justices of peace now Justices' in office shall expire, their dockets, and the dockets then in dockets to be their possession shall be turned over and delivered to the court. court herein provided for, and said judge is hereby authorized to issue executions, or other processes, as is now or may be authorized by law upon any judgment appearing therein. SEC. 22. Vacancies in said offices of judge of the muni- Vacancies, cipal court and associate judge of the municipal court shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for filling vacancies in office by this act by election at any general election or charter election held in this city, or any special election held for that purpose, in accordance with the provisions of this act for holding special elections. delivered to how filled. SEC. 23. All fees and costs taxable by law, shall be col- Clerk to collect lected by said clerk, and monthly, or oftener if required by fees and costs. the common council, he shall pay over to the city treasurer all moneys received by him belonging to the city, taking duplicate receipts therefor, and filing one of such receipts with his sworn statement of the amounts with the city clerk, the other to be kept and filed in the office of said court. be signed in SEC. 24. Process may be signed in blank in civil cases Process may and left with said clerk, and may be issued by him on proper blank. application or showing, and said clerk is authorized to administer oaths in all cases wherever an oath is required. SEC. 25. In cases of appeal or certiorari the said clerk Appeal or cermay make and certify a return thereto which shall have tiorari, clerk the same force and effect as if made and certified to by said return in. judge. may make certain prose SEC. 26. In all prosecutions before said court for a viola- County liable tion of any of the general laws of the State, the county of for fees in Calhoun shall be liable for court, constable and other fees cutions." and costs, to the same extent that it is liable under the general laws of the State for justice and constable fees and costs, and the clerk shall make out and certify such bill in Clerk to the name of the court and present the same to the board of to supervisors. supervisors for said county, and said board shall allow the same as in other cases of bills from justices and constables, present bill and the amount of the order therefor when received shall Money, where paid. when court may appoint Stenographer, be paid over and delivered to the city treasurer. In case of examination of offenders by said court for offenses committed against the criminal laws of this State where such court has jurisdiction to examine and to hold to bail only, it shall be lawful for said judge, on motion of the prosecuting attorney, to cause an order to be entered in the records of such court before or during the pendency of said examination, appointing some suitable stenographer to take Compensation down in shorthand the testimony of such examination; and such stenographer so appointed shall receive such per diem compensation for the time so expended in taking such testimony and such price per folio for writing out the same in longhand, as shall be fixed by the board of supervisors, the same to be allowed and paid out of the treasury of said county. of. Repealing clause. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with, or contravening this act are hereby repealed. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Empowered to transfer bond fund [No. 393.] AN ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of the county of Luce to transfer surplus moneys from the bond fund of said county to other funds. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. The board of supervisors of the county of moneys from Luce shall have power to, and in its discretion may, at least once in each year, transfer, by resolution, any surplus moneys in the bond fund of said county to the county road fund, or any other county funds, and in such proportions as the said board of supervisors shall direct. to other funds. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. [No. 394.] AN ACT to amend act number four hundred seventy-nine of the local acts of the State of Michigan for the year nineteen hundred three, entitled "An act to authorize and empower the city of South Haven, in the county of Van Buren and State of Michigan, to raise or borrow money and issue bonds therefor, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, with which to purchase a site for a park and for the improvement thereof, in the city of South Haven," by adding thereto a new section to be known as section four. The People of the State of Michigan enact: amended. SECTION 1. Act number four hundred seventy-nine of the Act local acts of the State of Michigan for the year nineteen hundred three, entitled "An act to authorize and empower the city of South Haven, in the county of Van Buren and State of Michigan, to raise or borrow money and issue bonds therefor, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, with which to purchase a site for a park and for the improvement thereof, in the city of South Haven," is hereby amended by adding thereto new section to be known as section four, to read as follows: of city shall provide for payment of certain bonds. SEC. 4. Should the said city of South Haven raise or bor- How council row money and issue bonds therefor under and by virtue the provisions of this act, then the city council of said shall annually, in addition to all other taxes provided for by law, by resolution provide for the raising of a sufficient sum of money, by taxation on the assessable property in said city, to pay the interest upon said bonds and indebtedness, and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds and indebtedness; and it shall be the duty of the When several supervisors of said city, in addition to all other shall spread taxes provided for by law, to spread upon their respective assessment rolls of their respective wards, annually, the taxes hereinbefore provided for, whenever the same shall be authorized by a resolution of the city council of said city as is herein before provided. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. 18 supervisors taxes. School district borrow money and issue bonds. Proviso. submitting [No. 395.] AN ACT to authorize school district number eight, of the township of Grosse Pointe, county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, to borrow money and issue bonds therefor in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, to be used in the erection of a school building or school buildings in said. district, and furnishing the same and in the purchase of a site or sites therefor. The People of the State of Michigan enact: SECTION 1. School district number eight, of the township authorized to of Grosse Pointe, county of Wayne and State of Michigan, is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow on the faith and credit of said school district, a sum of money not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, for a term not exceeding thirty years from date of issue, at a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent per annum payable semi-annually, at such place or places as the board of trustees of said school district may determine, and to issue the bonds of said district therefor, in such denominations as the said board of trustees may by a majority vote of all the members thereof elect, determine: Provided, however, That no such bonds. shall be sold for less than par value: And provided further, proviso, as to That no bonds shall be issued or moneys borrowed for the purpose of the construction of said school building or school buildings and for the furnishing of same, or the purchase of a site or sites therefor, until the question of borrowing such sum of money and issuing of said bonds therefor shall be first submitted to a vote of the electors of said school district qualified under the laws of the State of Michigan to vote on the questions which directly involve the raising of money by tax for said school district, present at any annual or special meeting appointed and called by the board of trustees of said school district for the purpose of voting thereon, and unless the borrowing of such sum of money and the issue of said bonds therefor shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of such qualified electors voting upon said proposition at such meeting. question to electors. When be submitted. SEC. 2. The board of trustees of said district shall submit question may the question of making such loan and issuing said bonds to the electors mentioned in section one of this act, at any annual meeting of said district, or at any special meeting called by said board for the purpose of voting on such proposition, and public notice of such meeting, which shall contain a statement of the time, place and object thereof shall be given by said board of trustees, by causing copies of such notice to be posted in at least five public places in said district, not less than six days before the time of such meeting. Notice of meeting. |