Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-05-01
ov. pvofec1ing LuEisber on the
j." wisconsin River.

4 Wisconsin Riuer, was passed by the last
4 legislature, and approved BY the Cow
y einor
Section /. All logs, timber, shingles,
4 and all kinds of humber usually RATED
round floating on the Wisconsin river of
this ST. te, shall be subject TO the proyi-
sOns in this act.
rec. 2. Any persons finding so float
! ing and securing amy such logs. timber,
shingles, or any kind OF lumber as men-
Toned in the first section OF this act
exceeding in value ten dollars, shall be
entitled 70 demand and receive of the
owner or owners tn ereof ten per cent.
Of the value thereof, as a compensation
for their services in securing the same,
the value thereof to be ascertained by
the parties if they can agree upon the
same, and in case Of their disagreement
the same TO be ascertained by three dis
interest persons, or majority there of,
two Of whom shall be selected by the
parties interested, and the third by the
persons SO selected and shall have
lien up>n Sucr fl eating lumber secu-
red by them 10 the amount specified
in This section.
See. 8. Any persons finding and Sc
curing any logs, timber, shingles, or any
kind of lumber mentioned in the fore
going section of tlis act, shall imme-
diately upon so finding and securing the
some, or within ten days thereafter adj
yer ise the same, giving particular de-
cripion thereof III kind, quantity, and
quality. irgeiher, with any mark upon
.saoh lumber so found and secured. in
iome weekly newspaper published in
the county where the same may be so
found, il any be so published, at least
.-- weeks successfully, and if there
be no such paper, public notice shall be
given by postage the same in al least
four public places in The town where
the same may be so found and secured
at least six weeks snccessively /; at the
expiration Of the time mentioned in this
section for giving pnblic notice, if such
properly shall remain unclaimed by the
owner or owners thereof thew having
iaiIed to appear and make good their IL
tie hereto, the person or persons so hOl-
ding aud advertising the same may pro-
ceed to sell tie same at public auction,
by pivirg al least ten days days natice
of the tine and place Of such sale in some
newspaper, or by posting up notices in
al least three public places in the town
where the same may be. The proceeds
Of such sale firStio be applied in defrav-
ing all reasonable expenses incurred and
contemplated by this act, and the bal
ance TO belong to the persons so finding
and selling the same unless claimed by
The righttul owner or owners
thereof within one year thereafter.
Sec. 4. Anyone violating any, of the pro-
visions Of this act shaI! be deemed gull
\ ~ Of a mi~demeanor, upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine moi
less than five, Tor more than one hun
dred dollars, for each offence, or by i'm
pri>onment in the c"unty jill not less
than one nor more than three months,
or both fine and imprisonment, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 5 Justices of the peace shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court of all cases arising under
this act, " hen the property claimed shall
not exceed in value the sum of one hun
dred dollars.
See. 6. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Approved April 8, 1854.
AN ACT TO amend artic four, of the Con-
stitutional.
The people of the Safe of Wisconsin,
represented IN senate and assembly, do enact
as toIlows:
Section /. Section four article four.
Of the constitution, is hereby so amen
ded as 10 read as follows: The mem
Oers of Assembly shall be chosen bien-
niaIIy. by country, precincts, town or
warde lines TO consist Of contiguous
territory, and so be in as compact
iUm a. practicable.
Sec. 2. The last clause Of section
five Of said article is hereby so amended
as 10 read as follows: The senate dis
trlcts shall be numbered in regular Sc
Fles. the senators chosen BY the pres
ent odd numbered districts, in the year
1894, shall hold their Offices until the
last day Of December, one thousand
eight hundr ed and fifty six. The sem
a'orS chosen by the present even mum
oered districts, in the year 1855, shall
|a0Id their Offices until the last day Of De-
Cember, one thousand eight hundred and
MY eight. Thereafter, senator's shall
De chosen for the term of four years,
but the legislature at any new appoint
ment shall so classify the senators to be
elected from any additional nate dis
Hict which may be formed, that the ERIN
OF office Of all senators elected from e.
ten numbered disiaicts shall expire al
The same time, and the term of office Of
all those elected from odd numbers shall
expire at the same time.
Sec. 3. Section eleven is hereby so
amended as TO read ss follows: The
legislature shall meet at the seat of gov
ernment once in two years, and not often
81. unless convened by the government
Sec. 1. The above amendments are
SSereby submitted to the people of the
Slate in the following manner: AT the
general election on the Tuesday next