Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-02-25
Published February Is, lS64. ]
CHAPTER 81.

i AN ACT 70 amend section two chaptrf Ghirt,
nine OF he general avs OF SOD. uff.d An
act to su horize towns, cities aud lncorp Grated
villages to raise money, by tax, for the payment
CT bounties to volunteer, for the military SER
vice Of the United states, aud to provide fer the
levy aud cole criou OF the same "
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, pres ented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section TWO of chapter thirty-nine
of the general laws of 1864, is hereby amended, SO
as to read as follows: Section ?. special n eet-
iBg may be held in asy tosn. city Incorporated
village OF this state Tor the purpose or purposes
mentioned in section OF this act, upon writ
ten peiiioo TO the clerk thereof, signed by or
more Quahued electors and freenoiders OF such
town, city or Incorporated village, which petition
| shall set forth the pur purposes for VIII oh
SAID special meeting is .sktd oy the petitioners
| together with the amount Of money sought to b..
appropr sted. raised by q such meeting for
each OF said purposes aud it is here oy N AIDE the
laty OF every sucn clerk, upon tresen tasion to
him OF such petition, 20 call special meeting of
the qua ined eit ctols Of such town, Sity village,
| oy posting notices of the same in three mere
| pubic ana conspicuous places such town, city
! or village, stating the time when aud the place
where such meeting viii De held and the object of
| the same, together with the amount of each tax
proposed to be voted thereat which notice shall be
| so posteds notices than i've nor more than fifteen
days preTIously to he time appointed for holding
such special meeting Such meetsg, if in any
town, saa De heid 1t She place or the last annual
| town meeting in such town, whenever tie same
shall be practicable, aud shall be ops ned and
Quoted III the manner provided by Jaw for holuing
meetings thaii be heiu at the plsce designated
therefor Ia the petition asking fer the same. The
toard OF lnfp ecsors to- meetings cities and vii
ges shalt be chosen by maj ority of Ae lectors
present at the opening OF the polls, and the viii
lage or city cerK Gas the may or) shall be
| the clerk of said polls but in of his absence
or retusal to act, clerk Tor said polls may be ap-
| pointed by the board of inspectors and the same
| laws which now govern the holding of elections AZ
to tine OF opening and closing the polls ia cities
| anu villages shall govern in the holding of the
meetings contemplated by this act: proUtded, that
| the electors assem bled at any such meeting not
less than twelve in number, may before proceeding
to vote on the question OF raising any such tax,
| agree or determine upon less sum to be voted for
any such purpose than thu amo unit named therefor
i'll the petition aforesaid; and a correct and
| compete record OF the proceedings OF every
| sucn meeting shall be kept, III which shall!
be stat ed the amount OF each tax voted thereatsnd
| the purpose tor which the was voted; and
such proceedings shall be signed attested by the
officers thereof and filed and corded in the once
of the clerk of the proper town, city village;
ana pr0Utded, also, that the board OF supervisors
! OF any town, the common council Of any city, or
the board OF trustees OF any village, in which tax
| or taxes shall have beeL voted at a meeting held
Tor that purpose, in pursuance of act shall be
authorized to issue town, city or village ORDERS as
the case may be, for the melft OF the whole or
any part of such tax taxes, bearing interest or
| not more than seven per cent. per annun; and
such orders may be made payable at such time or
times, and at such place, as such respective boards
may determine within the period periods lin-
tied Tor the collection OF such taxes; such or
ders shall be receivable in payment any taxes of
such town, city or village, the may be- at
any time after the same shall become due and pay
able"
sec, 2. section eleven of said chapter thirty
uihe is hereby amended, so as to read follows:
'section IL. In case any town clerk, supe rvsor
or other officer of any town, cry or incorporated
village, authorized or required by law to perform
any duty or service either in giving the notices of
any meeting authorized by shis act or In conduct
ing or holding any such me citing, or in issuing apy
for the collection of the taxes voted al any
such meeting, or in collecting such taxes, shall will
fully refuse and neglect to perform the duty or
service required OF him, for the purpose of pre-
venting the no ding of such meeting, the voting of
a tax thereat, or the collection OF any such tax,
when voted, or shall refuse to issue sign any
town, village city order auth, rIzed to be issued
by his their respective town, village or city.
each and every person offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, ana shall be liable to be
indicted and punished therefor, provided by law
in cases of misdemeanor.'
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and DE in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved Feb. II, 1864 RgCOPY.
Published February 1e 1861
CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and sixty.
two of the revised statutes, entitled :. of the re-
lief of persons confined in Jail civil process"
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows
Section 1. Section two of chapter hundred
and sixty Two of the revised statutes, entitled
the relief of persons confined in Jail civil pro-
cess, is hereby amended to read as follows:
'Section 2. Such persous shall cause notice to be
gwen to the plaintiff in the action, his agent or
attorney, in writing, that a certain day aud
hour, and at certain place, he will apply to the
judge of the circuit court. county judge court
commissioner OF the county in which he is SO con-
fined, for the purpose of obtaining a discharge from
his imprisonment"
Sec. 2 Section four of said chapter one hundred
and sixty-two is hereby amended, by striking out
the words, :" such Justices whenever they occur
thereu and inserting in lieu thereof the words
'such circuit judge. county judge or court COM
missioner
Sec. 8. Section five of said chapter one hundred
81 ty fyrpi hor Inv lad
the word, 'justices,' where it occurs in the last
line of SAID section, and inserting in lieu thereof
the words, " officer before whom such examination
ia had"
Sec /. Section six OF said chapter one hundred
and sixty-two is hereby amended, by striking out
the words, "the Justices VIII ere they occur in the
first line of said section, and inserting in lieu
thereof the words, "such officer before whom the
is held"
dred and sixtytwo is hereby amended, as to read
as follows section Z. After administering the
cath, the officer before whom such examination
shall be held, shall make certificate under his
hand, follows:
ITO the sheriff or jailor of the county of -:
g 1 do hereby certify, that --, confined in
your Jail upon execution, at the suit of -
is entitled to be discharged from imprisonment if
he be imprisoned for no other cause"
SEC. g. Section nine of said hapter one hundred
and sixty-two is hereby amended, as to read as
follows: "sec,i ion 9. If upon such examination
aforesaid, the prisoner be not discharged he shall
be entitled to Apply for his discharge at the end of
every succeeding ten days, in the manner as
above provided, and the same proceedings shall
there upon be had. ="
Sec. 7. Section ten of said chapter one hundred
and sxty-two hereby amended, by striking out
the words, " before the two Justices" where they
occur therein, aud inserting in lieu thereof the
word, g aforesaid. 4"
Sec s This act shall take effec and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved Feb. 10, 1864. NaCOPY.
Published February IL, 1S64.I
CHAPTER "a.
AN ACT to authorize the holding of special term
OF the circuit court in and for the tenth judicial
circuit.
The Peep of the state of Wiscon SIM re presented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section /. There shall be held by the circuit
judge OF the tenth judicial circuit, Special term in
and for said circuit at the house in the CITY
Of Appleton, in the county If Outag- mic, on the
fourth Tuesday in February, 1864, to commence at
two O'Clock said day, for the transaction of all
business pending in any and every county in said
circuit, that may be transacted theIeat without
the Intervention Of jury and all such business
may be heard and disposed OF said special term
with the same force and effect as it may now be
heard and disposed of in the county in which the
causes or matters pending.
Sec 2. No notice o the holding of said special
term shall be required other than the passage
and publication of this act.
Sec. g. This shall take eHe ct and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication
Approved Feb. 10, 1864. - COPY.
Published February Is, 1854
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to change the time of holding the general
terms of the circuit court in the countiee of La
Crosse, Buffalo and Vernon. -- 's.
The people Of the state of Wirconsin, represented