The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-05-03
Published April IL, 1851.
CHAPTER 166.

Statutes, entitled i" of the duties of as>
SCISSORS in the collection of statistics, and
section Of chapter 81, of acts of a
general nature of 1858.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented IN Senate and assembly, do
enact as tollows;:
Sec. /. Section one Of chapter sixteen
Of the Revised Statutes. is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words "two years"
in the fourth line Of said section, and in
serting in lieu thereof, the word year
and by inserting after the words "shall he
allowed" in the tenth line, the words 'for
the time so employed" a...
Sec. 2. Section two of chapter sixteen,
of the Revised Statutes, is hereby amend
Ell by striking out the words sugar,
pounds, valuation" in the thirty fifth line
of said section, and by aiding to the list
Of articles enumerated in said section, the
following, to wit:
Flax seed, bushels, valuation.
Sorghum, acres.
do molasses, gallons, valuation.
do sugar, pounds, valuation.
Maple sugar, pounds valuation.
do moIasses, gallons, valuation.
Honey, pounds, valuation.
Linseed oil, gallons, valuation.
Woolen fabrics, yards, valuation.
Leather, valuation.
Lumber sawed, feet. valuation.
Cabinet ware, valuation.
Wnp1 opI r,iII,u ,y,ro ,-ol,,,,or
Wagons and carriages, number, valua
ton.
Agricultural implements and machinery
valuation.
Iron castings, valuation.
Leaden manufactures, shot, &c, valua>
ton.
Copper manufactures, valuation.
Earthen Ware valuation.
Drain Tiles, number, valuation.
Shingles, No. thousand a valuation.
Capital invested in manufactures.
Sec. 3 Section four of chapter sixteen
of the Revised Rtatu,es, is hereby amend
ed SO as to read as follows: "Section 4
1t shall be the duty of the clerks of the
Boards OF Supervisors in the several coun-
ties, Immediately on the receip of the sta
tistical returns of each Assessor, to care
fully examine said returns, and in case
they shall, in every respect, fulfil the re-
quiremen's of the law to give to the said
Assessor a certificate of such conformity
and annually on or before the first Monday
of September, to transmit to the Secretary
of State, an abstract of the foregoing re-
turus."
SEC. 4 Section six Of chapter sixteen
of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by striking out all after the word "chap,
ter' in the nineteenth line and substitu-
ting in lieu thereof, the following to wit :
and to present to the town board of sup
er,isors the certificate of the clerk of the
county board of supervisors, showing that
he has, in every respect, faithfully per-
formed his duty as assessor according to
the requirements of the law, then the said
town board Of supervisors, shall not audit
tho accounts of said assessor, for any por-
ton of the services rendered by him, and
he, (the said assessor) shall further be sub
ject to penalty of not less than twenty
five dollars, to he collected in the same
manner as other fines are collected for
neglect of official duty"
SEC. S. The accounts of the clerk of
the Board of Supervisors of the several
counties OF this State for the services re-
quired Of him by section three of this act,
shall be audited in the manner provided
in section one of chapter fifty one of "acts
of general nature" as embodied in chap
ter sixteen of the Revised Statutes.
SEC. 6. All acts inconsistent with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 7. This act shall take effect aud
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved, April 6, 1861.
Published April 16, 1861.
CHAPTER 274.
AN ACT to allow the party defendant to
testify in his own behalf, in certain
criminal actions.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
IN Senate and AsSemb ly, do
enact as .tollops'
Sec /. In all trials in criminals actions
in which the party defendant is charged
with having committed an assault, or an
assault and battery, such party defendant
shall have the right, and be permitted to
be examined as a witnesss, in his own be-
half in all cases, in which the person upon
whom the assault, or assault and battery
is alleged to have been committed, shall
be examined as a witness on the part of
the prosecution.
SEC. 2. On the trial of any action foun-
ded on complaint for An assault, or an
assault and battery, in which trial the per-
son upon whom the assault, or assault
and battery is alleged to have been com
mitted, shall be examined as a witness on
the part Of the prosecution, it shall be
lawful for the Justice, or if said action be
tried by jury. then for said jury to find
either the defendant in such action, or the
person upon whom the assault is alleged
10 have been committed, or both, as the
testimony shall warrant, guilty OF an as
saut, or assault and battery, las the case
nav be), and the Justice before whom such
rial shall be had, shall render Judgment
against the person or persons SO found
guilty.
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