Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-23
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CHAPTER 1871.

incoirigible or vicious conduct, OR who may there
after be received into said state reform school,
committed ior vag-ancy encorrigble incorrigi-
BILE or Vicious conduct, from each OF such coun-
respectively: proosded, that the costs OF orr
yinal commitment OF all persons to said state
form school, snail 30 chargeable TO the county
from which the person committed to said school Is
sent aud provided, purifier, that II shall be the
duty Of the superintendent OF said state reform
scho ol. to procure the arrest aud return OF any
person escaping therefrom and it shall also be
the duty of any justice OF the peace, marshal or
constable, upon information OF such escape, to
arrest and any such fug tive as above men
tioned.''
Sec 2 All acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions OF TINS act, Is are hereby re-
pealed.
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 81, 1868. SCOPY.
Published 4prA. Is, 1861
CHAPTER Isl.
AN ACT to authorize the borrowing of money to
repel invasion, suppress instruction and defend
the state in time OF war.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
| senate and assembly, do enact as To1ows:
Section /. The governor, sec'y lsecretaryl OF
state and state treasurer, or majority OF them,
are hereby authorized and directed, in the name
and behalf of the people OF this stats for the pur
pose organizing and bringing into active service
the volunteer militia, TO repel invasion, suppress
insurrectlon aud defend the state in time of war;
negotiate and contract for loan or loans for such
sum sums of money as they may deem necessary
for the purposes Indicated by this act not exceed
| ing, in The aggregate, the sum OF three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. They shall issue tor
the same, coupon bonds, bearing interest at rate
| not exceeding six per cent. per annum, payable
| semi-annualy, on the first days OF January and
july in each year, at such bank in the city or New
York may from time to time be designated by
the state treasurer, or they may, at their discre-
| ton, issue for the same, tor such amount the
! commissioners OF schooi and university lands may
choose to invest in this loan certificates Of indie
edness to the school fund, bearing interest at the
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ally, the 3lst day OF May, in each year, at the
Office OF the state treasurer and the proceeds OF
said loan shall be paid into and constitute part of
| the war fund pr0Uided, that no bonds certi6-
of indebtedness authorized by this act, shall
| be sold at less than par.
| Sec. 2. The bonds and certificates of indebted
ness issued under the authority OF this act shall
| be redeemable as follows One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in the year 1898, and one hundred
thousand dollars in each succeeding year thereaf.
| rer, till the whole shall have been redeemed.
| sec. 8. The bonds shall be redeemable] on tn Q
first days day. OF July, aud tie certificates Of in
debtsdness the 3lst day of may in each OF those
years.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state, annually to levy such per centase of taxa
ton the taxable property of this state, will
be sufficient to pay the annually accruipg interest
| on all outftanding bonds and certificates of in
dsbtedness issued under the provisions of this act;
and it shall ALTO be the duty of the secretary OF
state to levy such an amount OF tax the taxable
property OF this state in the years 1885, 1894 and
1895, sufficient to pay the principle principal OF
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maturing in each of said years. in accordance with
the provisions of this act.
| Sec. 5. There is hereby annually appropriated
out of aly money in the state treasury, sufficient
| sum to pay all interest due or to become due on
all bonds heretofore issued for war purposes, and
| on all bonds and certificates issued by virtue OF
this act; and the state treasurer is hereby author
lied and directed to pay ell such interest; and if,
at any time, there shall not be a sufficient amount
of money in the treasury realized from the special
levied for that purpose, to pay said interest,
| the state treasurer shall pay the same from any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 6. The faith OF the state is hereby pledged
for the payment of principal and interest OF all
| bonds and certificates of indebtedness which may
! be issued under the provisions of this act.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be in force
| from and after its passage.
| Approved March 2S, 1868. Ea- COPY.
| Published April 49, 1861
CHAPTER l79.
| AN ACT to amend section of chapter SO of the
revised statutes, entitled ''of the sale of intoxi-
| eating liquors 30 Indians"
~ae people of the state of Wisconsin, represent.
| ed in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section 1. Section one of chapter SO of the re-
vised statutes, is hereby amended, to read at
follows: II any person shall sell, barter give
or in any manner dispose of any Intoxicating drink
| to any Indian, or to any mixed blood Indian who
receives his annuity from the United States within
the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered by any
| person who will sue for the same in his own name
in an action before any justice of the peace OF the
| county in which the offence shall be csmDi ted:
provided the provisions OF this act and the act OF
| which this is amendatory ail not apply to civil
lied persons OF India descent not members OF any
| tribe"
| Sec. 2. Thisa. all take effect and be in force
| from and after its passage.
Approved March 81, 1868. R8 COPY.
Published April Is, 1861
CHAPTER 16O,
AN ACFto graduate and reduce the minimum
| amounts for which swamp and overhoweo lands
belonging to the state, may be- sold.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
| in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
| Section /. The commissioners of school and
| university lands hereby authorized and re.
quired graduate and reduce the prices for which
| the swamp aud overhowed lands now belonging to
| the state, or which may hereafter belong to the
state, may be sold in the manner hereinafter sps-
| ciied Upon all such lands which have once been
| sold and have been forfeited and resold to the
state, and shall have remained in the hands of the
! state for one year from the hrst day OF January
immediately following such resale, the price shall
be reduced by deducting from the price now fixed
| by law, the amount OF interest and penalties and
| cost of advertising due the state at the TIME OF
| such resale, At the expiration of two years from
the first day of January following the resale, the
price shall be still further reduced, by deductlng
ten per cent. Of the principal due the state st the
| time Of forfeiture. At the expiration OF another
| year the price shall be still further reduced, by
| deducting another ten per cent. OF the principal
due the state the time Of forfeiture, and 30 on
| at the expiration OF every year, ven PC. 49, 49,. s
the originsl balance OF principal due the state
| shall be deducted from the last price PROVIDED,
| that such reduction shall cease when the prce
| shall reach seventy-five cents per acre, e1eiunse
of all taxes: provided, further, the provisions OF
this act shall apply to lands forfeited after the
| passage of this act.
Sec 2. In case the ta1es due az tne ume Oh
forfature upon any Of the lands mentioned In sec
ton one OF this act, shall exceed five dollars per
forty acres, such excess shall also be deducted
the price Of the land At the enp1ssoa ., 9 On
lowing such resale.
| Sac g. Upon all swamp and overhowed lands