Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-04-23

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dred and sixty.seven, is hereby corrected, by
striking out the words sssection ones ana substi-
tuting therefor the words, section two, where
the formrr words occur in the clause relating to
the appointment of lumber inspectors.
Sec A This act snail take effect frem add after
Approved March 81, 1854 ia COPY.
= lPablisbed March 81, 1854
's.l5t"4Hs CHAPTER 23l ISIS r
AN ACT to divide the eighth judicial circuit, and
organize eleventh Judicial circuit, and to fix
the time for holding the Circuit court in the
counties OF the said eleventh circuit, and TO re-
peal chapter 1l9 of the general laws of 1864 en-
titled :. an act relating 60 and comforting civil
jurisdiction upon the county court of Doug lass
county, ff 500 esafasf .stssal. s
The people of the state OF Wisconsin represented
=, in, senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. From aud after the fret day of Jnly,
in the year one thousand eight hundred sixtyfour,
all that portion of this state included within the
counties Of Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Polk Doug
lass and La Potato, shall constitute aud be sepa-
rate Judicial circuit, to be known aud designated
the eleventh judicial circuit and all that por-
ton Of this state included in the counties of Chip
pewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce and Saint
Croix, shall continue to be the eighth judicial cir
cult.
Sec. 2. The terms Of the circuit court in the
several counties OF the eleventh judicial circuit,
after It's org snizaton shall be holden at the times
following, TO wit: In the county of Ashland, on
second Monday
tober, of each year. In the county Of Burnett, on
the third Monday of april 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
of November, of each year. In the county of Doug
lass, on the fourth Monday OF May and fourth Mon
pay OF October, OF each year. In the county of
La Pointe, on the third Monday of May and third
Monday of October, Of each year.
Sec. 3. An election shall be holden in said
oil inAi ral ala q fnAcr
of the circuit court thereof in the several
and precincts, on the first Tuesday of May next.
Such election shall be conducted and the votes
canvassed in the same manner as at general cleo
tons for state and county officers. The inspe ctors
or judges Of said election shall make returns there
of to the clerk of the board of supervisors of
canVasssd, and the said clerks of the board of
ty supervisors shall file the in their offices,
and forthwith transmit copy thereof to the gov
ernor of this state.
Sec 4. On the third Monday of June next, the
governor, with the secretary of state and treas
urer, shall procsed to canvass said returns;
ana the person having the highest number of
votes for said Office, cast in said circuit, shall be
the judge elect of saia eleventh Judicial circuit
and the governor shall transmit to the person so
elected, certificate of his election, under the
seal of the ssate and in case there shall be tie
the governor shall forthwith proclaim the fact, and
order new election in said circuit.
$50. 5. The judge elect, before he enters on the
duties Of his office, shall take and subscribe the
following oath or affirmation "I, 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 and impartially dis
charge the duties of the office of judge of the cir
cult court OF the state of Wisconsin, according to
the best of my ability" such oath or Affirmation
shall be duly certified by she officer administering
the same, and by said judge be fled in the Office OF
the secretary of state.
Sec. 6. said judge shall enter upon the duties of
his Office 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 ntil
his successor is elected and qualified. lie shall
have all powers and jurisdiction conferred upon
other judges of the circuit of this state and
shall perform like duties receive like compensation
and have shs 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 in each year, for the tran
sactien of all business NOS requiring the nterven-
ton Of jury. The times and places for holding
such special terms shall be designated aud appoint
ed once in two years, by an order of said judge,
which he shall cause to be Published in each and
all the newspapers published within said judicial
circuit, for not less than three weeks Immediately
after making said order.
Sec. s. Chapter lI9 OF the general laws Of one
thousand eight hundred and sixty -four, entitled
" an act relating to aud comforting civil jurisdc
ton upon the county court of Douglass county,, is
hereby repealed.
Sec Q. 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. 49, COPY
Published April l, 1851
CHAPTER 2Ss.
AN ACT to amend CHI apter 277 of the general laws
of 1860, entitled can act relating to school, nui-
varsity, swamp and overlooked lands, belonging
to the state, and to repeal section of chapter
20 of the revised statutes."H
The people OF the state of wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do exact follows:
Section 1. Section one OF chapter 277 of the
general laws of 1860, entitled san act relating 10
school, university, swamp and overlooked lands
belonging to the state, and to repeal section nine
of chapter twenty of the revised statutes 10
hereby amended, so rs to read as follows
ssSection l. The commissioners OF school and uni
yersity lands ars hereby authorized and empower
ed to appoint such number Of clerks, not exceed
ing eight, as they may determine to be necessary,
for the purpose of protecting the school, university
swamp and overlooked lands belonging to the state,
or any lands in which the state may have inter-
estg legal or equitable, from any injury FROM any
person or persons trsspassing thereon, by digging
removing any mineral therefrom, or by cutting
or removing, or in any manner injuring, any lum-
Der, timber, trees, wood or bark being standing
growing on such premises"
Sec. 2. Section two of said chapter Is hereby
amended, so as TO read as follows: "Section z. 1t
is hereby made the duty of the commissioners of
school aud university lands, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered, to prescribe, by writ
ten rules and regulations, the duties aud the COM
pensation of such clerks: pr0UGded, that no such
clerk shall receive mors compensation for his
vices than shall be paid to a clerk empoyed in the
school bureau, ut Madison, and only for the time
he shall be actually employed; and Qr0Uided,
further, that the whole compensation to such
clerks shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the SUN
o. four thousand dollars per annum."
Sec. 3. Section four of said chapter is hereby
anne ndsd az to read as follows: Section 4. The
said commissioners shall have power to authorize
and empower any such clerk to seize, or cause to
be seized, any timber, lumber, logs, shingles shin
headings.
cut upon or removed, or taken from any of the
land described in section one of this act, without
process, aud To sell the same at public auction TO
the highest bidder: pr0Uided, that no 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 advertised in newspaper, printed ia the
county where such safe is to be had, if any there
be- at least once in each week for three successive
weeks; and If there no 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. Aud the said commissioners may cause bid
to made on behalf of the state at such sale, to
an amount not less than one-hslt the actual value
money realized at any such sale, shall be applied
on the certificates issued by the said commission
ers, then outstanding, if 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 (of) the state.
amended, so to read as foil VS.: " Section 6. The
compensation and expeB SEES of such clerks shall be
audi Ted by the secretary OF state, upon the certi
cate of the commissioners, and shall be paid out of
the state treasury out of the income 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
sufficient 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 one year, for services rendered
diahn N de to he visin