Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-05-07
fpublIshed pril q, 1884,.

country, on the estate any person not reside e
of this state at the time OF his or her as, ana
~ executor or administrator thereon shall be ap
POI ed in this state, such foreign executor or ad-
minisrator, upon filing in the probate court OF any
county In which any mortgage or mortgages held
by the estate Of such deceased lie
authenticated copy of his appointments, may exc
cute, acknowledges and deliver, as such iofeign
executor administrator, certificates OF sausiac-
ticn deeds of release affecting said OF
mortgages on the premises coyereS thereDy, the
same as executors and administrators appolnted
such under the laws of this state, may new no.
such Instruments shall in all respects have and be
Of the same effect like instruments executed by
executors or administrators APPOINTED sueh unuer
OF this state. and shalt in all respects IN
like manner with such instruments, be entitled TO
record and be recorded.
sec 2 Any heir or legatee of such deceased per-
SON re siding out of this state, upon filing with the
probate court of such county ordinary or proper
proof OF his heirship and ownership Of such mort
gage mortgages, may in like manner satisfy or
release such mortgage or morte ages, and the in
rents affecting the same shall in like manner
be entitled TO record, and be recoSied.
Sec. Any guardian appointed in any other
state foreign country, of a minor or minors hold
ing ant owning such mortgage or mortgages upon
filing In the probate court of such county an au-
thentieated copy of his appointment as guardian,
and proof of the ownership of such mortgage or
mort cages by said minor or minors, may in like
manner satisfy or release such mortgage or mort
cages, and the instruments affecting the same shall
in like manner be entitled to record, and be re-
corded.
sec A. The terms executor, administrator, heir,
legatee and guardian, Importing the singular num-
Der only used in this act may extend and be ap-
piled to several persons Of the same class, as well
60 one person, and may apply as we'll to females
sec 8 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 2, 1864 pn-OoPY.
Published April 20, 1864
a4a@ CHAPTER $50.
AN ACT to authorize the borrowing of money to
repel invasion, suppress insurrection, and defend
the state in time of war.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer, a majority Of them, are hereby
authorized and directed, in the name and behalf of
the people of this state, for the purpose Of organ
izing aud bringing into and sustaining in active
service the volunteer militia, to repel invasion,
suppress Instruction, defend the state in time of
war, to nsgotate and contract for loan or loans,
for such sum sums of money as they may deem
necessary for by this act not
exceeding in the aggregate the sum of three hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. They shail issue
for the same coupon bonds, bearing interest at a
rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum, paya-
BILE annually, on the first days of January and
July in each year, atsuch bank In the city of New
York as may from time Co time be designated by
the state treasurer they may in their discretion,
issue forithe same, for such amount as the commits
sioners Of school and university lands may choose
to invest in this loan certificates ofindebtedness to
the fund from which the moneys so invested by the
said comm ssoners may be loaned, bearing interest
at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, payable
annually the Slst day of May, in each year, at
the Office of the state treasurer; and the proceeds
of said loan shall be paid in and constitute part
Of the war fund: prOgided, that bonds GER
tiheates of indebtedness authorized by this act,
shall be sold at less than par
Sec. 2. The bonds and certificates OF indebted
ness issued under the authority of this act snail
be rsdeemable as follows: One budred thousand
dollars in the year 1885, and one hundred thousand
dollars each succee ding after, until the
whole amount shall be redeemed
Tha lQ N he
first day of July, and the certificates of indebted
ness on tue 3lst day of May, in each of those
years.
Sec 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state annually to levy such per eentage of taxa
lion the taxable property OF this state, as will
be sufficient pay the annually accruing Interest
on all outstanding bonds and certificates of in
iebtedness issued under the provisions OF this act;
and II shall also be the duty Of the secretary OF
state to levy such amount of tax On the taxas
BILE property Of this state, in the years 1896, 1897
1898 and 1899, shall be sufficient to pay the prin-
cipal of such bonds and certificates of Indebtedness
maturing ia each Of said years, in accordance with
See. 5. There is hereby annually appropriated
out of any money inthe state treasury, sufficient
sum to pay all interest due or to become due all
bonds aud certificates issued by virtue OF this act
and the state treas urer is hereby authorized and
directed to pay ali such Interest," and il at any time
here shall not be a sufficient amount of money in
the treasury realized from the special tax levied
Tor that purpose, to pay said interest, the state
treasurer shall pay the same from any money in
Sec. 6. The faith of the state is hereby pledged
FOR the payment OF principal and interest of all
bonds and certificates OF indebtedness which may
be issued under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force
rom and after its passage.
Approved April 2, 1854. ia COPY.
Published April %, 1864.
CHAPTER 1853. Is
AN ACT to amend section 8, chapter 12l, of the
session laws of 1861, entitled "of the state
prison."
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows:
Sec. 1. Section three of chapter one hundred and
twenty one of the session laws of 1861 IS hereby
amended so as to read as follows Hereafter the
compensation of the following named officers and
employees of the state prison, shall be
as follows: The prison chaplain shall re-
ceive the sum of five hundred dollars per
the prison clerk, the sum of six hundred dol
lars per annum the deputy warden, the sum oftwo
dollars and atty cents per diem the oyerseer in
the blacksmith shop, overseer in the cabinet shop,
overserr in the finishing shop, overseer in the
cutting shop, and the overse er in the cooper
shop shall each receive the sum of two dollars per
diem and al the other oyerseers and keepers in
the several departments If the prison, shalt each
receive the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per
Hem, payable in quarterly payments, as now pre-
scribed by section 9. cnapter lSS, of the revised
See. 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from after and its passage and publication.
Approved April 2, 1854. B0- COPY.
Published April 81, lSe4.l
CHAPTER 3l6.
AN ACT to provide seals to be furnished for the use
of registers of deeds.
rhe people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
See /. The board OF supervisors of each county
in this state is hereby required, as practice
able after the passage of this act to provide and
furnish seal for the Office of register eds with
oh ripfi nd dew al no
in each OF the respective counties
Sec. The register of deeds in each of the
era counties of this state, is hereby authorized to
adopt and such seals as provided for by section
one Of this act and the axing of such seal to any
certificate of record attestaton issuing from said
office, shall be deemed a sufficient Authorization
thereof to make II testimony in any court of this
See s. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 81. 1864 HGCOPY.
4tf Published April 20, 1861
Il CHAPTER 800.
AN ACT to extend to executors and administrators
the provisions Of chapter one hundred and forty
one of the revised statutes, relating to actions
for the recovery OF real estate.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec I. Any executor or administrator may proceed
10y action, pursuant to chapter one hundred and
forty oue of the revised statutes, to recover pos
session OF specific real property belonging to the
estate represented by him
Sec. 2. The complaint in such action shall set
forth the nature and extent of the interest which
the heirs, devsees successors in interest of the
deceased have in the premises claimed and that
the plaintiff such executor or administrator, is
entitled to the possession of such premises, and
that the defendant unlawfuly withholds the pos
session thereof from him.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
Approved April 2, 1864. ear COPY.
Published April Is, 1s64.1