The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-16

AN ACT to amend section 81 of chapter Is Of
the revised statutes, entitled ''ot counties and
county officers"
The people ofthe state ofWisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec 1. Sect = 81 of chapter l3 of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by adding after the
word law, in the last line OF said section the
following worde: land such publication OF
notice required to be published by law in
newspaper in this state, shall be deemed legal
notice, except the same be published IN news
paper published in the English language
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 4, 1864.
Published May 6, 1891 40
CKAPTER 467.
AN ACT to prohibit any person from taking or
receiving from any volunteer into the military
service any fee or reward for procuring TOR
such volunteer extra bounty.
PREAMBLE. G..
WHEREAS 1t has been represented that certain
persons, calling themselves town, village or
ctv agents for procuring volunteers to fill the
towns, villages and cities in this state, and for
paying such volunteers the town, village or city
bounties to which they may be entitled, are IN
the practice of taking for their services for pro
curing such bounties, or in the enlistment Of
men, exorbitant fees; and
WHEREAS We believe that the public interest
requires that our patriotic volunteers should
be protected from the swindling operations OF
those so,oailed agents" and that such voluh-
teers and their families should be secured the
avails of all bOuntes voted them in accordance
with any law or laws of this state; therefore,
we,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
Sec. /, Ii shall not be lawful for any person
or persons to take or receive, either directly or
indirectly, from any volunteer in the service of
Il GNafa Of fI,fz
ward for procuring such volunteer the town, viii
lage or city bounty to which such VOL
unteer may be entitled, which fee or reward
shall exceed in value three per cent of the
bounty obtained.
Sec. 2 1t shall not be lawful for any person or
persons employed by any town, village or city
for any fee or reward, to fill the quota Of such
town, village city, to take or receive either
directIyor indirectly. any fee or reward for SER
vices in procuring the town, village or city
bounty, from any volunteer in the service of the
United States or of this state, who may be
credited to such town, village or city.
sec. g. Every person violating the prOvs.
ions of either OF the preceding sections shall be
deemed guilty ola mIsdemeanor, aud Ou CoB.
viction thereof shall be punished by fine no!
less than fifty dollars. nor more than two hum
dred dollars, with costs of suit for each Oifense.
Sec A, Justices Of the peace shall have jus
risdiction to try and determine all cases arising
under the provisions Of this act: PTuUtded thai
j
trial nor his right to appeal, as in other Case
and all fines collected under the provisions %,
this act shall be disposed OF by said justice -
follows One half shall be paid to the com
panant in the action, and the remaining half T.
the treasurer of the county in which the justice
receiving the fine resides, to be by said county
treasurer paid over To the state treasurer, and
by him TO be placed to the credit of the fund
for tie payment of families Of volunteers,
Sec 5. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage
Approved April 4, 1864
Published May 1864. j
CHAPTER 292.
AN ACT to establish and define the Liberties o
jails, and admitting pursOns thereto.
The PEOPLE Of the state of Wisconsin, represented il
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Sec. ]. A space of ground, in a square, tor
distance of one mile each way iron
the Jail of each county, in this state, is hereb
set apart and designated as the liberties OF tn
iail OF each county in this state.
Sec. 2, 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff 0
each county, as soon as practicable, after tn
passage of this act,tO designate by monuments
enclosures or posts or other visible and pefman
ent marks. at the expense of the county, the ex
tent and limit of such liberties.
Sec. 3. Every person who shall be in tn
custody of the sheriff of any county, by virtue
LIST Or any capfaS ad reSPoNdeHdum or an,
order of arrest, in a civil action; or I'd. Of an,
execution on civil action, Dr, 3D. BY VII
tue of any attachment TO- the nou.payment Q
costs in a civil action; or, Ain In consequence,
OF a surrender on exhonoration OF his bail shall
be entitled to be admitted to the liberties o
the jail hereby established, upln executing
bond to such sheriff and his assigns, as prescrlb
ed ia the next section.
Sec. 4. Such bond shall be executed by tn
prisoner aud one or more sufficient suritIes be
ing inhabitants and hUus eholders of the count
in a penalty which shall be us follows. LIST 1
cha ha lnag neD m Ia ba
sum ia which the sheriff was required to holt
the defendant to bail, before Judgment dock Ell e
against him; I'd 1t shall not be less than dou b.
lie the amount directed to be levied by the exc
cutOn or attachment, ii he be in custody upuI
attachment or execution; 30. 1t shall not be les
than double the amount for which iudgmen
shall have been rendered against him, if he b
surrendered after judgment docketed
Sec. s.. Such bond shall be conditioned tina
the person so in custody of such sheriff ehal
remain a true and faithful prisoner, and shal
not at any time or in any manner escape or o
without the limits and boundaries of the Hber
ties established tor the Jail OF such county, unit
discharged by due course of law.
SeC .. Every such bond taken for the liber
ties OF any Jail, shall be valid, and shall be hell
for the indemnity If the sheriff Ting the same
and of the party whose suit the prisoner execu
ting such bond shall be confined.
Sec Z. Ii sheriff who shall have taken an,
such bond, for the liberties OF any jail shall dis
cover that any surety to such bond is insufficient
he NAV commit the prisoner who executed TIL
same. To close confinement in such Jail until 9th
er good and sufficient suretes shall be offered.
Sec, s. The sureties III any bond given fol
the liberties of any jail, may surrender thei
priuclpal at any lime before judgment shall nay,
been rendered against them on such bond bu
such bail shalt not be exhOuorated thereby from
any liability incurred before the making of sucl
surrender WON
Sec g. Such surrender may be made as fol
lows: The bail may take their principal to tn
keeper OF the Jail, and upon the written REQUIRE
ment of such tail the keeper shah take sucl
principal into his custody, and thereupon indors
upon the bond given for the limits an acknowl
edgement OF the surrender of such principal
aud such shall also, il required, give the bail /
certificate acknowledging such surrender
gee. 10. The going at large OF auy prsone
who shall have executed such bona or of an,
prisoner who would be entitled to me ibertieI
OF sny jail upon executing such bond witbiT
the limits of the liberties OF the jal OF the c,,u a.
~ in which be shall be in custody, shall not be
deemed an escape of such prisoner, but IN cgs,
any such prisoner shall go tlarge without The
jail liberties of spch county, without ihe Assem-
OF the party at whose suit such prisoner shall r,
in custody, the same shall be deemed an escspt
and forfeiture OF the bond so executed; and me
sheriff IN whose custody such prisoner shall Lave
been shall have the some authority to pursue
and retake such prisoner as ifsuch escaJe had
been made from the jail
Sec. IL. In every suit brought by i sheriff,
on such bond. the defendants may plead a Vel.
uHtsry return OF the prisoner to the jail ftcu.
which be csc raped, or the liberties thsre,f or tae
Tecapture ofsuch prisoner by the sheriff from,
whose custody he escaped before the Commence
ment Oh such suit. and may give evidence Thereof
in bar of such action and such defendants shall
be entitled to make any other defense to sucb
suit which might be made by such sheriff TO an
action against him for such escape
Sec. -. But if any action shall have been
brought against such sheriff for such oscar e,
and due notice thereof shall have been given To
the prisoner and hissuretIes, who executed the
bond for the Jail liberties, the judgment against
such sheriff shall be conclusive evidence of his
right to recover against such prisoner and his
sureties, to whom such notice was given in the
action on such bond as TO al matters which
were or might have been -controverted in the
SETON against the sheriff. III GEstEtf ~