Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-29
Published March %, 1860.
CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT to provide for the protection Of camp
meetings and other religious assemblies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represent
ed an Senate and assembly, do enact as toJLos0s:
SECTION 1. That any person who shall sell
any intoxicating drinks within two miles of any
camp meeting, or other religious assembly,
without the written permit of the person or per-
sons having the oversight and management of
such camp meeting or religious assembly, or
who shall otherwise willfully interrupt or dis
turb such meeting or assembly, shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than fifty dollars
nor less than five dollars: Provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to pro-
hibit any such sale at any regularly established
store, tavern, or other place of business, which
may have been licensed or established previous
ly to such meeting, and not with the intent to
evade the provisions of this act.
Sec. .. Any person who shall violate the
provisions of this act, and who shall be mott
fed by any person, that he, she, or they, are
violating the law, and who shall, after such no
tice, continue such violation, he, she, or they,
shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, a
fine not less than five dollars nor more than fifty
dollars to be collected as hereinafter provided,
and paid over to the County Treasurer where the
same, as other fines, are required to be paid,
for the use of schools.
Sec. 8. Any sheriff, coroner, justice of the
peace or constable of the proper county, shall
upon view or information and without warrant,
arrest any person offending against this act,
and shall seize any article of traffic or other
property found in the possession of the person
or persons so offending, and convey the same
to place of safety, and take the person or per-
sons so offending before any justice of the
peace, and shall make an inventory of the prop
erty so seized, and the said justice of the
peace, upon complaint, upon oath or afirma-
ton of the officer apprehending such offender.
or the oath of any other person, shall proceed
sation, and if found true, such justice shall en-
force the penalty prescribed by this act
Sec. 4. If such offender shall fail to pay
such fine as said justice of the peace shall in
fict together with costs, including the neces-
sary expenses of the seizure and care of any
property Of any kind, seized under the provis-
ions of this act. the said justice of the peace
shall forthwith issue an execution as in actions
of tort, and deliver the same to constable of
the county, who shall Immediately levy the
said writ upon the property so seized or d
sufficient portion thereof to make the amount
of such fine and costs, and shall after giving
ten days notice of the time and place of sale,
by posting written or printed notices in three
public places in the township, proceed to sell
said property so levied upon to the highest
bidder, for cash. and after paying the amount
Of such execution and occurring costs thereon,
shall pay the residue of the proceeds of such
property to the defendant and take his receipt
therefor; Provided That if the property so
seized shall not be sufficient to pay such fine
and costs, or if the persons violating any of
the provisions of this act, and who shall be ar
rested for such violation, shall not have the
property in his possession, from the proceeds of
which the fine and costs inflicted by such JUS
tice can be made, it shall be the duty of such
justice to commit to the Jail of the county, to
be there kept till such fine and costs shall be
fully paid or be otherwise in pursuance of law
discharged.
Sec. S, The fees of officers under the pro-
visions of this act shall be the same allowed to
sheriffs for like duties in other actions.
AMASA COBB,
Speaker of the Assembly
A. l. BENNETT,
President pro tenn. of the Senate
Approved March IS, 1861.
ALEX. w. RANDALL.