Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-04-14

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the poiDtment of lumber inspectors.
Sec This act shall take effect frem and after
Approved March 81, 1864 ~ COPY.
Published March 81, l86.
CHAPTER 23l.
AN ACT TO divide the eighth judicial circuit and
organize eleventh juiicisl circuit, ami to fix
the time for holding the circuit court in the
| counties the said eleventh circuit. and to re.
| peal chapter 1i9 of the general laws of 1864 en-
titled relating to snd eonferring civil
jurisdiction upon she county court of Douglass
| county,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section /. From and after the first day of july
in the year one Thousand eight hundred sixty-iour
all that portion of this state included within tn
counties of Ashland Burnett Dallas, Polk Dong.
lass and La PoHte, shall constitute and bs sepa-
rate judicial circuit to be known and designated
| the eleventh judicial circuit and all that nor
ton Of this state included ia the counties OF Chip
pewa, Dunn, Eau CLAIRE. Pepn, Pierce and Saint
Croix shall con nue to be the Ell hth judicial cir
| cult.
| Sec. 2. The terms of the circTit court in tho
several counties OF the eleventh judicial circuit,
after It's anizaton, shall be holden the tim
| following, to wit: In the county OF Ashland ON
the second Monday of May and first Monday of De-
tober, of each year. In the county of Burnett. On
the third Monday of ApriI and third Monday OF
| November, of each year. In the county of Dallas
| on the fourth Monday of April and fourth Monday
| of November, of each year. In the county of Polk
on the second Monday of April and second Monday
| lass, on the fourth Monday of May and fourth Mon
| pay of October of each year. In the county of
| La Pointe, the third Monday of May and third
| Monday OF October, of each year.
| Sec ). An election shalt be holden in said
eleventh judicial circuit, for the election of iudpe
of the circuit thereof, in the several conntes
! aud precincts, the first tuesday of Nav next
| Such election shall be conducted and the votes
| canVassed il the same manner $ at general cleo
lions Tor state and county officers. The inspectors
judges OF said election shall make returns there
OF to the clerk of the board of supervisors of their
respective counties immediately after the same sre
canvassed, and the said clerks of the board of conn
ty supervisors shall file the in their offices
and forthwith transmit a copy thereof to the gov.
ernor of this state.
| Sec. 4. On the third Monday of juno next. the
governor, with the secretary of state and treas
| urer, shall proceed to canvass said returns.
| and the person having the highest number of
votes TOR said office, cast in said circuit shall he
| the judge elect of said eleventh judicial circuit:
| and the governor shall transmit to the person an
| elected, certificate of hi. election unl4r tn.
| seal OF the state and in there shall be 4 til.
the governor shall forthwith proclaim the fact And
order neN election IN said circuit.
| Sec o. Tho Judge elect, before he enters on the
duties OF his office, shalt take and subscribe the
| following oath affirmation: 81, do
solemnly swear, Cor affirm, the may be that
will support the constitution of the United States
and the constitution OF the state of Wisconsin and
| that will administer justice without respect to
| persons, and will faithfully aud mpartially dis
charge the duties OF the office OF judge of the
cult court of the state Of Wisconsin, according to
the best of my ability" Such oath or affirmation
shall be duly certified by the officer ADM nisterinp
the same, and by said Judge be lied in the office NJ
| the secretary OF state.
Sec. 6. Said judge shall enter upon the duties of
his office on the first day of July, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty -four, and shall
hold his Office for the term of six years, and until
| MS successor is elected and qualified He shall
have all powers and jurisdiction conferred upon
other judges OF the circuit courts of this state and
shall perform like duties ceive like comper sation
and have the same rights and privileges.
Sec 1t shall be the duty of said circuit judge
to hold at least two special terms of the circuit
court wi hin said circuit each yea1 for the tran
sactisn OF all business not requiring the interveu
ton of a jury The times aud places for holding
such special terms shall be designated and appoint
ed once in two years, by order of said Judge
which he shall cause to be published in each and
all the newspapers published within said judicial
circuit, Tor not less than three weeks Immediately
aft er making said order
Sec. s. Chapter lI9 of the general laws of one
thousand eight hundred and sixty -four, entitled
an act relating to and comforting civil iurisdic-
ton upon the county codrt of Douglass countyn ia
hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect from and after
It's passage and publication; and the secretary of
state shall forthwith transmit by mail a printed
copy of This act to each of the clerks of the cir
cult courts within the counties mentioned in this
Approved March 81, 1864. Rs COPY.
LPablished April 1, ls64.l
CHAPTER 233.
AN ACT to amend chapter 277 of the general laws
OF 1860, entitled "an act relating to school, uni
to the state, and to repeal section of chapter
20 Of the revised statutes.'
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact 5 follows:
Section l. Section of chapter PIT of the
general laws of 1860, entitled San act relating so
school, university, swamp and overlooked lands
be longing TO the state, and to repeal section nine
OF chapter twentynne of the revised stat utes. is
hereby amended, so to read follows
''Section 1. The commissioners of school and uni
versity lands hereby authorized and empower
APPOINT such number
ing eight, as they may determine to be necessary,
for the purpose Of protecting the school, university
swamp and oyerhowed lands belonging to the state |
any lands in which the state may have an inter-
est, legal or equitable, from any injury from any
person or persons trespassng thereon, by digging
or removing any mineral theretrom, or by cutting
removing, or in any m amer I'M uring any lum-
Der, TIMBER trees, wood bark, being standing or
growing such premiges."
Sec. 2. Section two of said chapter is hereby
amended, as to read as follows ''Section 2. 1t
is hereby made the duty of the commissioners of
school and university lands, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered, to prescribe, by writ
ten rules and reg ulations, the duties and the
pensaton of such clerks provided, that such
clerk shall re ceive compensation for his SER
vices than shall be paid to a clerk employ ed in the
school bureau, at Madison, and only for the time
he shalt be actually employed; and prouided, |
further, that the whole compensation to such
clerks shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the sum
OF four thousand dollars per annum."
Sec. 3. Section four of said chapter is hereby
nded, to read as follows: "Section A. The
said commissioners shall have power to authorize
and empower any such clerk to seize, cause to
be seized, any timber, lumber logs, shingles, shin
gleboits, slaves, shocks, headings, wood or bark
cut upon removed, taken from any of the |
land described in section of this act, without
process, and to sell the at public auction to
the highest bidder: prOUided, that such sale
shall be made until the clerk making such seizure
shall report the same to the said commissioners |
until the time and place of such sale shall |
have been dvertsed in newspaper, printed 10 the
county where such SAFE is to be had, if any there
be- at least in each week for three successive
weeks and if there is newspaper printed in said
county, then By written or printed notice of such
time and place, posted up in the most public place
in said county, at least twenty days before such |
sale. And the said commissioners may cause bid |
to be made behalf OF the state at such sale, to
amount not less than one-half the actual value |
of the property offered for sale. No part of the
money realized at any such sale, shall be applied
the certificates issued by the said commission
ers, then outstanding, II any Property purchased
behalf of the state at such sales, shall be sold
by the said commissioners for such price and at |
such time or times as they may deem for the best |
interest of (0f) the state
Sec. f. Section six of said chapter is hereby |
amended, to read as follows: -" Section 6. The |
compensation and expenses OF such clerks shall be
audited by the secretary of state, upon the certf
cate of the commissioners, and shall be paid out of
the state treasury out of the OF the several
funds for which the service has been rendered. |
The amount to be paid out of each fund shall be |
determined by the secretary of state. An amount |
sutflce Mt is hereby appropriated out OF the state
treasury to pay all such accounts SO audited
aforesaid: provided, that the whole amount to be |
audited, during any year, Tor services rendered
and disbursements made pursuant to the provisions
of this act, shall not exceed the sum of six thou-
sand dollars
Sec. 5. Section five of said chapter is hereby
amended, so as t. read as follows "Section s.
Any person or persons found trespassing upon any
such lands belonging to this state, shall have the
right to purchase said premises of the state, by
paying the amount in lawful money OF the United
states, at the minimum price at which such land
shall be appraised if the same is sube to private
entry at the office of the said ssloners and