Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07

eight of the general lave OF 1860 TO be rendered by
them. shall be as follows: For entering any copy
Of sher's certificate Of writ of attachment OF rea
estate OF certificate Of sale Of real estate, twenty
/ FIVE cents for notice Of the tendency OF any &C
ton affecting the title to real proper y, containing
/ not more than twenty defendants, twenty-five
cents and twenty-five cents in addition for every
| additional tsenty defendants.
See 2 This act shall take effect and be in forcs
i from and after its passage.
/ Approved April 2. 1854. H1-COPf-
IPublished April %, lso4.l
| CHAPTER Sol.
i AN ACT to authorize the borrowing of money to
repel Invasion, suppress Instruction, and defend
| the state in time of war.
4 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
Section l. The governor, secretary of state and
state treasursr, a majority of them, are neTeoy
authorized and directed, In the name and behaiI OF
the people of this state for the purpose OF organz-
ing and bringing into and sustaining IN actlve SER
vice. the volunteer militia, to repel INVASION, sup
press insurrection, or deIehu w sss's ~ zine ~
/ for such sum or sums of money as theysinly deem
necessary TOR the purposes indicated by this act,
not exceeding in the aggregate the sum OF three
hundred thousand dollars. They shall issue for
the same, certificates of indebtedness, bearing in-
terest at a not exceeding seven per cent. per
annum payable at the pleasure of the state treas
urer on or before six months from the date of said
certificates D. oEded. that certificates of indebt
edness authorized by this act, shall be sold at less
than par dns % sh wsr fSnd %
Sec. 2. IL shall be the duty of the secretary OF
state to levy such per centage OF taxation on the
taxable property of this state in the year 1864, as
shall be sufficient to pay the principal and accru-
ing interest on all certificates of Indebtedness is
sued under authority of this act.
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the state treasury, a sufficient sum to
pay the principal and interest OF said certncates OF
and payable and if there shall not be a sufficient
amount of money in the treasure realized from the
special tax levied for that purpose, to pay said
principal and Interest, the state treasurer shall
pay the same from any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated
Sec. L. The faith of the state is hereby pledged
tifcates Of Indebtedness which may be issued under
the provisions OF this act.
See. s. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after It's passage.
Approved April 2, 1864. g3-C0pY.
- IPublifhed April %, 1851
CHAPTER 362.
AN ACT in relation TO suits ana proceedings by
and against joint stock companies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repr sentsd
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Any joint stock company or associa-
ton doing business IN this state consisting OF seven
shareholders or associates, may sue and
shall be sued in the name Of the president OF such
joint stock company association, for the time be-
ing, and all suits and proceedings prosecuted by
against such joint stock company or association,
and the service of all process or papers in such
suits and proceedings the president for the time
being, of such company or association, shall have
the same force aud effect, as regards the joint
rights, property and effects of suck joint stock
company or association, as if such suits aud pro-
ceedings were prosecuted in the names OF all the
shareholders associates, in the manner now pro-
Vided by law.
Sec 2. After judgment shall be recovered against
any such joint stock company. or association, as
above provided and execution thereon shall be re-
turned unsatished in whole or in part suits may be
brought against any all of the shareholders or
associates, individually, as now provided by law,
but no more than one suit shall be brought and
ahcla afac
at any time, until the same shall have been
determined, and execution issued and returned
unsatsfed in whole or in part. The death, removal
resignation OF officers or shareholders, or sale or
transfer of stock, shall not work dissolution of
any such joint stock company association, as
against the parties suing or being sued, herein
provided, against any ere ditOr person having
any demand against such joint stock company or
association at the time of such death, removal,
resignation. sale or transfer.
See. 8. No suit or proceeding commenced,
shall abate by reason of the death, removal or
resign alton of such president of such joint stock
company or association, or the death or legal in
capacity Of any shareholder or associate, during
the tendency of such suit or proceeding, but the
same may be continued by or against the successor
sec. !. The president Of any such Joint stock
company association shall not be individually
liable, by reason Of any suit proceeding prose-
euted as above provided, by or against him the
nominal plaintiff or defendant therein: prOUided,
thas such president shall not be exempted from
any liability to which he may be otherwise legally
subject. as stakeholder or shareholder in such
joint stock company or association.
See. 5. Nothing herein contained shall be con
strued to confer upon any joint stock company or
association mentioned in the first section of this
act, of the rights privileges of corporations,
except as herein specifically provided.
Sec. 6. In any suit proceeding against any
such joint stock company or association, as above
provided, If such president cannot be found within
this state then all process and papers in such suit
company or association, by delivering the same TO
any authorized agent of such joint stock company
or association. personally, in this state, with thu
same force and eject as If served upon such presi-
Sec Z. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1864. R9- COPY.
Published April %, 1884,
CHAPTER 352.
AN ACT to provide for tract index.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section /. The registers of deeds inseach county
in this state shall, soon az practicable after the
FIRST day Of Juue, A. d. 1864, procure at the ex-
pense Of said county and keep in his office su:ta-
Bile book or books, substantially bound, and so
ruled and arranged that opposite to the description
of each quarter section of land sectis nal lot and
town. city aud village lot, (Which descriptions shall
be arranged in numerical order shall be blaEk
space at least forty square inches, in which he
shall enter in red ink, the letter letters,
al numerals indicating the volume, and in black
blue ink the class of records referred to, (desg
mating mortgages by the letter NJ >" deeds by the
letter I'D and miscellaneous by the abbreviation
ssMis", together with the page OF said volume up-
on which each and every deed, mortgage other
instrument affecting the title to or incumbering
the whole any part or subdivision thereof shall
heretofore have been or may hereafter be record
ed for which services the said registers shall be
entitled to receive fro N said counties the sum of
two cents for each necessary entry in said index of
records, made prior to the time at which this act
takes effect, and shall be entitled to demand and
receive of the grantee grantees in each instru-
ment thereafter recorded, the sum of three cents
for each entry in said index, made necessary by
cording said instrument: prODided that in case the
county board of supervisors shall Gas they are
June, A. ID. 1864, purchase a correct aud reliable
abstract Of title to the real of said county,
then and in that case the register of deeds shall
not make the entries herein provided for Of records
referred TO in said abstract; and proUided further
that the purchase price Of said abstract shall not
exceed the sum to which the register of deeds
would be entitled for making the necessary entries
rerred to in said abstract of title. y - g
Sec.2. The index provided for in this act, shall
be open TO the free Inspection of all persons during
reasonable business hours.
Sec. 3. The provisions Of this act shall not ex-
tend apply to the register of deeds of any coun-
ty which new has in the Office of register of deeds
general tract or numerical index of deeds, and
general tract numerical index of mortgages of
any kind, nor TO any county whose county board
of supervisors majority thereof, shall on or
before the first day of December, A. ID. 1864 fail
TO accept and ratify the by ordering the regis
ter Of deeds to comply with its requirements
Approved April 2, 1854. RS- COPY.
Published April %, 1864
CHAPTER 1884,
AN ACT authorizing the governor to take care ot
the sick and wounded soldiers of Wisconsin, and
appropriating money out of the treasury for that
purpose.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
section 1. There is hereby set apart and appro-
prated out Of any money in the state asury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum Of ten thousand