Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-30
Published AprfI S, 1862.
CHAPTER 2O7.

AN ACT to authorize t .e collect of agriculiur-
al, minera. and manufacturing statistics, and to
repea al chapter ffty-two II the general laws of
1897, chapter fifty one OF the general laws of
ls5o chapter sixteen OF the revised statutes, and
chapter one hundred and six,y-si OF the general
laws of 1851.
The People IF tie State Of Wisconsin, represent
ed an Sendte dnd assembly. do enact as tOLlowS:
Section /. Ii shall be the duty of the assessors
of the several and cities this state, at the
time of making the annual assessment of real and
personal property in the year 1862 and once in
ten thereafter TO collect the statistics IN
their several aud cities, of all ayr cultural,
mineral fact uriDg int erests, ed on in
their respective towns and cities, and make return
of the same to the clerk clerks OF the coun-
~ board boards of supervisors, on or before the
first Monday ia August, in the year in which such
statistics are required by ths section to be taken
which service the several assessors shall be al
lowed, for extra time employed, the same
per item is ALLOW ed Tor making the assess
ment, to be audited by the proper authorities of
the ,wn city village III which the duty may
have been peri rmed.
Sec 2. lie shall be the duty of the secretary of
state, before the teenth day of April, in the
year 1885, and every ten years thereafter to furnish
the clerks of the county boards of supervisors OF the
counties of this state, sufficient numb,r OF blank
forms for taking said statistics, saio form to be as
follows:
Apples; bushels. valuation.
Agricultural Implement aud machinery; valua.
ton.
Barley; acres, bushels valuation.
Beans and peas; acres bushels, valuation.
Bouts and shoes pairs, valuation
Buckwheat; acres, bushels, valuation.
Butter; pounds, valuation.
Cabinet ware; valuation.
Capt. al invested in man actures
Cattle and calves on hand; number and valua-
ton.
Cattle and calves slaughtered; number and valu-
elton.
Cheese; pounds, valuation.
Glover seed; pounds, valuation.
Copper ore; tons, valuation.
Copper man ufactures: valuation.
Corn; acres, bushels, valuation.
Cotton goods; yards, val uaton.
Drain tiles; number, valuation.
Earthern ware; valuation.
Flax; pounds, valuation.
Flax seed; bushels, valuation.
Grapes; pounds, valuation.
Honey; pounds valuation.
Hay; acres, tons, valuation.
Hemp; pOunas, valuation.
Hogs on hand; number, valuation
Hogs saughtered; Dunner, valuation.
Horses and Ii. ules; number, valuation.
Iron castings; valuation.
Iron: pig, pounds, valuation.
Linsced oil; gallons, valuation.
Leather; valuation.
Lumber sawed; !eet, valuation.
Lead smelted; valuation.
Lead Iaised valuation.
Leadrn man ufact ures, shot, &c; valuation.
Maple sugar: pounds, vaIuation.
Maple sugar molas5es; gallons. valuation.
Oats. acres, bushels, valuation.
Paper; reams or pounds, valuation.
Potatoes; acres bushels, valuation.
Rye; acres, bushels, val hation.
sorghum; acres.
Sorghum molasses; gallons, valuation.
soghum sugar; pounds, valuation.
Shugies; number of thousand, valuation.
Sheep aud lambs on hand number, valuation.
sheep and Janus slaush tered number, vaiua-
ton.
Timothy and other grass seed; bushels, valua-
ton.
Wood and willow ware; valuation
Wagons aud c rriag' 5; num'er, valuation.
Wool, Ii fabrics; yards, valuation.
Wheat; acres, bushels, valuation.
Wine; gallons, valuation.
whiskey wits vi gallons, valuation.
Wool; pounds, valuation.
See g. IL shall be the duty of the clerks Of the
county boards of supervisors, TO furnish each town
or city assessor with blank form, or before the
fife enth day OF May, in the year 1865, aud every
ten years thereafter.
Sec. 4. 1t shalt tie the duty OF the clerks of the
boards of supervisors, in the several counties of
this state, before the first Monday of Septem-
Der, the ye, lS65, aud every ten years thereat
ter, to transmit to the secretary OF state copy Of
the foregoing returns
sate &c prepare and report to the legislature, at
it's annual session IN Jan uary, A. ID. 1866 and every
ten years thereafter, tabular statement OF all the
ayric nturai, mine raj and Tact uriDg products
OF each county, AS shown by the reports required
by the first section OF til 8 chapter, aud he shall
also transmit copy of the same 20 the commits
siou er of patents.
Sec 6. The assessors of the several towns, wards
or precincts, the case may be, in the sew raj
counties this stare, while performing their du-
ties as assessors shall ascertain aud euter upon
schedu s prepared for that purpose, the names, in
full, OF such leach deaf aud dumb, blind, insane
and diotie person In each town, ward or precinct,
together with the age, COLOR Sex, occupation and
place OF birth Of said persons; also, whether said
o, rsons are educated not; also, the number of
children OF said parents; also, what Ability of blood,
il any, exists between said PARENTS also Il e num-
OF dea! aud dumb, blind insane and diotic child
of SAID parents; aud lthat) said papers shall be
returned to the clerk clerks OF the county boari
lbeards OF supervisors, with the assessment roll.
AID by him the III returned to the secretary of
state. The secretary II state shalt furnish sched-