Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-15
Approved March 10, 1853.
AN ACT TO provide forihe election Of stao Prson Com
missioner and 70: other purposes.


missioner, and TO: other purposes 4a
The People Of the State Of Wisconsin,, represent
ediH Senate and ASSEMBLY, do enact as fotloCs:
SEcrIoN l. There shall be elected at the pre-
sent session of the Legislature, joint ballot of the
two houses, one commissioner, who shall be known
and styled state prison commissioner; said COM
missioner shall hold his Office until the first day of
January next, and until successor shall have been
elected and qualified.
SEC 2. Alter the first election under this act,
there shall be elected at the general election in
November. eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and
biennially thereafter, State Officers are elected
one State Prison commissioner who shall hold
the office for two years from the first day of Janu
airy thereafter and until his successor shall be elect
cd and qualified. Said commissioner shall be
warden aud treasurer of the State Prison.
Sec. 8. In case a vacancy shall occur, q COM
missioner shall be appointed by the Governor,
who shall hold his office for the residue of the I'M
expired term.
See. 4. All acts and parts Of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act arc hereby repealed.
AN ACT to amend chapter 10 Of the Revised statntes
The People of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed IN Senate aud Assembly, do enact as f5lio,cS:
Sec. /. Chapter Is of the Revised Statutes OF
this State is hereby amended so TO provide
that no school district in this State shall levy
tax except at its first and each annual meeting
in any school district of this State, who is no
qualified to vote at general election for State
aud county officers, and who shall not have resi-
ded at least ten days in the district where he o,
they may offer to vote.
Sec. ?. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk OF
each district, on or before the second Monday in
October in each year, to make out a tax list of
the taxes legally voted by his district, and deliver
such list, with his affidavit attached thereto set
ting forth that the whole of the taxes contained in
such list were lawfully levied or assessed accord
ing to the provisions Of this act to the town clerk
OF the town in which the lands taxed are situate,
AMI he shall also notify the district treasurer OF
the amount of such tax "A "
Sec. 8. The town clerk, upon delivery to him
of such list shall give certificate to the district
clerk of the amount of said list, which certificate
shall be filed in the office of the said district clerk
Sec. A. sSuch town clerk shall, in making out
the duplicate assessment roll of the town next
thereafter, enter such tax in. separate column
therein, opposite the description of the lands upon
which the taxes are so levied respectively, and
such taxes shall be collected in the same manner
as town and county taxes are collected and when
collected shall be paid over to the town superin-
tendent of such town. who shall pay the same to
the treasurer of the district i'll which such taxes
were originally levied.
Sec. 5. All provisions of chapter 9th of the
Revised Statutes Of this State which conflict with
or cOntravene the provisions, or any provision OF
this act are hereby repealed. -
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the list day of September
next.
Approved March 80, 1853. ..s