Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-05-05

Approved April /, 1861. EBCOPT.
Published April -, 1S64.]
CHAPTER SIS.
AN ACT to authorize overseers OF highways t
clear the public highways from snow drifts
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represen,e
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows
Section 1t hereby made the duty of over
seerS q high ways. st any time during he wjuter
when any part of the public hig aways in their re
pectiye districts, are blocked up by snow drifts
So to render the same impossible TO cal out up
on one day notice the tax payers OF said dis
tricts and immediately put such part of or parts o
said highways in passAbIe order: preceded, tina
whenever it shall be deemed impraeticabIe by sucl
overseer to render such part parts of highway
passable, and to keep the same in such condition
it shall be lawful for him open track through
any field or Enclosure in his district for the tempo
rarv accommodation OF travel, whenever the same
NAV be done without any material damage to tn,
owner or owners OF such Enclosures, aid no person
using such track shall be liable therefor, IN any
civil or criminal action.
Sec 2 Every person who shall, upon notice be-
ing given by the overseer, appear with such tool:
as he shall direct and WORK asreeably to the direc
ton of such oTerseer, shall be credited on the
highway tax-roll which may still be in the hands
OF said overseers, the amount OF such labor or any
part thereof : provided, said person perform ng
such labor shall not have paid the full amount o
tax assessed to him on said highway tax roll. But
in case shall he receive greater credit than he
may be delinquent on said tax-roll, or may be en-
titled to an account of such labor. The overseer
exceed one fourth the amount assessed on the tax
able property the highway tax soll OF the pre-
vious year said tax to be applied TO rendering the
highways passable according to the provisions OF
section one Of this act said tax to be collected
in the way and manner as any other highway
tax.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved A. ril 2, 1864. W. COPY.
Published April %, 1864.
CHAPTER $40.
AN ACT to provide for leTying and collecting a
special state tax for the year 1864, for the sup
port Of families Of volunteers
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. There shall be levied and collected
for the year 1864, special state tax of two hun
dred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as the
governor, secretary of state and state treasurer
led and collected, which shall be placed in the war
fund for the and purposes set forth in chap
ter one hundred and seventeen of the general laws
of 1864.
Sec 2 Said tax shall be apportioned among and
assessed upon the several counties of this state as
provided by law; aud such tax shall be levied upon
the taxable property of this state, real and per-
sonal and collected and paid into the treasury,
provided by law
Sec 3 The secretary of state shall apportion
said tax among the several counties of the state
provided by law, on or before the second Monday
OF October next, and certify the same to the clerk
of the board Of supervisors of each of the several
counties, as provided by law.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
Approved April 2, 1864. 30 COPY.
Published April 20, 1864
CHAPTER 3O5.
AN ACT for the preservation of reproducing ami
mails herein named.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. No person or persons (eXcept Indians
po niVilZp6 and they only THEN
tions) shall KILL destroy take, or pursue til in
tent kilt, destroy take by any gin snare trap
rat, mink, otter, beaver, marten fisher, between
the first day of May and the first day of November,
iu any year.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons who shall trap
snare, KILL destroy or take by any device, contriY
ance means whatever, or shall pursue with in
tent to Kill, destroy take by any gin, snare, trap
device, contrivance or means whatever, any ami
NAL, the killing of which is prohibited by
the first section of this act or who shall have in
his possession a fresh skin of any such animal
during the time when the killing taking the
same is prohibited by the said first section, shall
upon conviction thereof, suffer a penalty of not
less that five dollars more til a twenty-fv
dollars, in the discretion of the justice who shall
try the case.
the peace, residing IN the county in which any of
the provisions of this act shall be violated on the
filing in his office OF complaint of any person,
verified by oath, stating facts which show a viola
ton of this act. and the person persons who Vio-
lated the same to cause such person or persons to
be arrested and brought before him or some other
justice of the county, to be tried for such olense
and upon conviction, such person or persons shall
be fined as prescribed by section two of this act,
which fine. when collected, shall be paid. one
fourth to the person making the complaint, the
balance to the county treasurer of the county in
which the conviction takes place.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage.
Approved April l, 1864. No. COPY.
Published April %, 1864
CHAPTER 335.
IN ACT to provide for the sale of lands for unpaid
taxes and assessments in certain cases. and to re.
peal an act entitled can act to provide for the
sale of lands for unpaid taxes in certain cases"
approved March 10, 1868.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. In all cases where any officer has
been or hereafter may be enjoined from selling
any land or lands, subject, under any law of this
state, to sale for unpaid taxes assessments of
whatever name or nature, and where such injunc-
ticn shall be dissolved by order of the courf such
taxes assessments with interest and charges up
on such land or lands, shall remain unpaid for
thirty DAYS after the dissoving of such Injunction
as aforesaid. such lands shall be subject to sale
for such assessments interest and charges;
and it shall be the duty of such officer his
cessor, Immediately after the expiration of said
thirty days, to give notice Of the time and place of
the sale of such land or lands, and thereupon to
sell the same for such unpaid taxes assessments,
interest an charges
Sec 2. In case any injunction mentioned in
he preceding section, shall have been dissolved
before this takes effect, it shall be the duty of
the officer enjolned, or his successor on the first
Monday of May next, to proceed to sell the lands
which he by such injunction restrained from
selling, for the unpaid taxes or assessments inter
est and charges thereon, first giving notice of the
time and place of such sale: prOUided, that if the
unpaid taxes or assessments, interest aud charges
upon any such land shall be paid on or before the
first dar of April next the same shall not be subject
to sale under this act.
Sec. g. In giving the notices and making the
sales in this act provided for such officers shall be
governed in all respects by provisions of law which
may then he in FORCE concerning sales ef lands for
unpaid taxes by such officer, so far as the same
may be applicable.
Sec T. The effect of SAILS made under this act
shall be the same as of other sales of land for I'M
paid taxes made by such officer, and all lands cold
under this act may be redeemed from such sale
within The same time and in like manner as other
lands sold by such officer for unpaid taxes may be
redeemable and deeds of such lands shall be given
at such time and in the same manner and with the
like effect as may be provided in other cages of
lands sold for unpaid taxes by such officer.
Sec. 5. Interest shall be charged upon the I'M
paid taxes or assessments on lands in the cases in
this act provided for, to the time of sale or pay
of such taxes or assessments at the rate pro
cided by law for interest such taxes or assess
ments, at the time of granting such Injunction.
Sec. 6. Chapter eighty-one of the general laws
of 1868, entitled san act provide for the sale
lands for unpaid taxes in certain cases., is hereby
repealed.
Sec. Z. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1864. un.G0PY,
Published April %, 1861
CHAPTER 341.
AN ACT to amend section of chapter I31 of the
general laws of 1862, entitled SO an act so suspend
the sale of certain lauds mortga ed to the state,
held by volunteers"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate aud assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec l. Section four of chapter one hundred and
thirtv-one of the general laws of /. 81, entitled
san &C to suspend the sale of certain lands mort
gagged to the state. held by volunteers, as amend
ed by chapter two hundred and sixty-three Of the