Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-05-12
Published April Is, 1864.
CHAPTER 434.


AN ACT to amend chapter 155 of the general laws
of 1868, entitled g an act to codify the laws of
this state relating to com non schools''
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section seventeen of chapter one
hundred and hfty-fve of the general laws of egh-
teen hundred and sixty three, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: The annual meeting Of
each school district shall be held on the last Mon
day of September, in each year. The hour of such
meeting shall be seven O'Clock in the afternoon
unless otherwise provided by vote of the district
duly recorded, at the last previous annual meeting
pr0Utded, that at any annual meeting of a school
district, held after the passage of this act major
ity of the electors present may determine that the
annual meeting of such district shall be held on
the last Monday of August, in each year. said de :
termination to take effect when copv of the
proceedings OF said annual meeting in reference to
such change, shall have been filed wi the town
clerk OF the town IN which said district or lin case
of Jotnt diStrict,) in which the school housH ot
such district is situated, and to remain in force
til rescinded by of majority of the electors
Oh saiu ulstrlcC present at a legal citing; the
meeting heId III pursuance of such deturmin a ii on
to be deemed the legal annual meeting OF said dis
trict, the same as il held on the last Monday of
September IN each year,
Sec. 2. Section sixty-four of said chapter one
hundred and hfty-hye is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows "Any tax voted at a special meet
ing held at a time not specified in section sixty
two OF this chapter shall be assessed by the district
clerk ana collected by the district treasurer in the
manuer hereinafter provided unless the meeting
which voted such tax shall determine that the
same shall be collected by the town treasurer in
which case the dstrlc6 clerk shall include such 5ax
in the statement which by section sxty.two of this
chapter he is required to deliver to the town CLERK
on or before the fourth Monday of November
Sec. 3. Section seyenty-eight of said chanter
one hundred and fifty. five is herebv amended
to read as follows Whenever a school dis
tlict shall be unable to obtain the school house site
selected or designated by majority of the electors
thereof present at a regular meeting, on account
of the refusal of the owner to sell or lease the
same, or ON account of the owner being . uon-resi-
dent such site may be located and established Nv
the town board OF supervisors in the manner here
matter provided
Sec. + All the provisions of the said chanter
hundred and htty five in reference to the oca-
ton and establishment of school house sites
apply to the selection and Adjustment of any adj
diton to a site already located : provided, that 70
site thus enlarged shall exceed one acre of land
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication
Approved April 4, 1864. R4- COPY
Published April IS, 1864
CHAPTER 435.
AN ACT to amend chapter III of the general laws
of 1864, entitled " an act revising, anne ding IN
consolidating the laws relating to extra paw to
Wisconsin soldiers in the service of the United
States of this State, and providing for the re-
lief of families of such soldie.G in certain cases
and to prescribe severe penalties for fra uds CON-
mitted in procuring such extra pay.'
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly do enact follows:
Sec. 1. Section ~ of chapter III of the general
laws of 1864, entitled an act revising, amendi ng
and consolidating the laws relating to extra pay
Wisconsin soldiers in the service of the Unite
States of this state and providing for the relief
of families of such soldiers in certain cases. and
prescribe severe penalties for frauds committed in
procuring such extra pay" is hereby amended. by
adding at the end of said section the following
words: :. Preceded, Jurthsr, that the governor
NAV authorize reports of such Wisconsin soldiers
az may be in hospitals, away flom their regiments,
to be made by suitable persons other than their
regimental officers"
Sec. 2. Section six of said chapter III is hereby
amended by adding at the emu of said section the
following: PrOUided, Jurhsr that this act sh all
not he so construed to exclude from the benefits
Of this chapter, the widows of soldiers who died in
the military service of the United States prior to
the ID day of April, 1863 although any such widow
NAV have commenced receiving pension before
the passage OF this act
sec 2 Section two of said chapter III is hereby
amended, by adding at the end OF said section the
following: "In cases where the child or children
IF the soldier under fourteen years OF age, nave
been deserted by the mother, or the mother ma
died the extra pay all be audited in favor OF tn
nerson having such child or children in charge
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect from and ate
its passage aud publication. oo,v
Approved April 4, 1864 W. Oor L