The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-06-08
LAWS OF WlSCONSIN--OFFICIAI.
IcoNcLUDED FROM LAST wEEK;1
Published April % 1865
GEaAKsR 53S.

dInFy OF chdpter Io| nf the general Jaws OF
1872. and OF cha pier IL o! the revised statut es
entitled ''of the assessment and collection of
taxes
The people of the state of Wisconsin. represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec AZ. Each clerk of The board Of supervis>
Drs shall correct the valuation of any parcel of
real property. on which any new strurture of
over one hundred dollars in value has been
erected. or on which any structure of like value
shall have been destroyed, by adding to or de-
Quoting from the valuation of such property
such amount az shall correspond with the re-
urn OF the assessor in relation the eto and
'uch corrected valuation shall thereafter De Ia
Ken as the true value OF such real property.
Sec 40 The capital stock paid in and re-
naming as capitai stock, uhdimnished by loss
IS, inclusive of the value of all other persOani
property belonging to any banking or other Joint
stock company that shall have been or may
hereafter he Incorporated in this state shall be
listed tor taxation by the principal accounting
'thcer OF Sucn company in the town or city
where the principal ofice of such company is
kept, and taxed Ms other personal properly be-
"hg'ng tn natural persons is required to be- tax
I'd PrGraded. that this section shall not apply
- any such company whose charter or act ui
Incorporation may ba guaranteed exemption
rum taxation, shall have provided another
node Tor taxing the same
Sec 40. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
sage of this act, and IN the month OF March an
nualiy thereafter, to prepare and transmit IT, the
clerk OF the boBrd OF supervisors of each coun-
y, all such forms and instructions a. he shall
deem necessary to best secure the carrying out
1T its provisions, and with the aid and advice
# lbs attorney general. he shall decide all ques-
lions which may arse as To the true construc-
non of this act, subject always TO an appeal t.
he supreme court. tAnd il shall be the duty OF
Zach OF SAID clerks TO cause TO be printed for The
Use OF the assessors Of each of the several towns
cities and Incorporated villages in his county
such number of said blanks us may be necessa.
~, such printing 20 be paid out Of the county
ueasury.)
sec. so. If any secretary of state, clerk of the
hoard OF supervisors. or assessor, shall refuse
knowingly neglect to perform any of the dutie.
-njOlued on him by this act, or shall consent Il
connive at any evasion of It's provisions
whereby any proceedings under its requirement
hail be prevented or hindered, or whereby any
property required to be listed for taxation shall
De exempted therefrOm, or entered on the tai
list al less than It's true value, he shall for every
such refusal neglect or cOnnlvance, forfeit an(
lay to the state not less than two hundred no
more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered
before any court OF record having jurisdiction
hereof.
Sec. ST. Every second year computing from
the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
line, the real properly OF this state shall be list
I'd, valued. returned and equalzed In the man.
Ier pointed out in this act for listing, valuIng
eturning and equaliZing zeal pr perty.
Sec. 81 This act shall apply to al cities
towns and villages in this state
sec. 80 The improvements on all lands situa
ed III this state, Wnicn have been or may here
after be entered under the provisions OF the &c
# congress, entitled IAN act TO secure home
,teads to actual settlers on the public domain.
approved May 10Th, 1869, aud which shall b.
actually occupied and improved by the person
so entering the same or his heirs, shall hereatte
0e subject TO taxation, and the valuation o
~uch improvements shall be assessed as person
ii property. All taxes le"ied thereon shall b.
collected out of the personal property of til
occupants of such lands and in no other man
uer
OF THE DUTIES OF ASSESSORS IN THE coLLEc
TIoN OF STATISTICS.
Sec. 81. 1t shall he the duty Of the assessor
of the several towns and cities in this state, a
he time OF making tbs annual assessment o
real and personal property in the year 1865 ant
nee IN every ten ears thereafter, to collect ih
statistics in their several towns and cities, or al
agricultural, mineral and manufacturing inter
1sts carried on in their respective towns ant
cities and make return of the same to the clerk,
If the county boards of Supervisors, on or be
lore the fl st Monday in August, in the year il
which snch statistics are required by this section
TO be taken for which service the several as
shall be allowed for the ezra time Sc
employed, the same rate per diem as is allowed
ior making the assessment, to be audited by
the proper authorities of the town, city or viii
iage in which the duty may have been perform
ed.
Sec 55. It shall be the duty of the secretary
OF stale, on before the fifteenth day of April
in the year 1865, and every ten years thereafter
10 furnish the clerks of the county boards of su-
pervlsois OF the several counties OF this state, a
sufficient number ut blank forms for taking said
sta syics. said form TO be- as follows:
Apples bushels, valuation
AZ iculturai implements and machinery; vail
udtIun.
Barley acres, bushels, valuation.
Beans aad peas acres bushels valuation,
Boots and shoes; pairs. valuation
Buck wheat: acres. bushels. valuation.
Butter; pounds, valuation.
Cabinet ware valuation.
Capital invested in maaufactureS.
Cattle and calves on hand number and vau-
alton.
Cattle and calves slaughtered number and
valuation. f.s
Cheese; pounds valuation.
Clover seed !; pounds, valuation.
Copper ore IONS, valuation.
Copper man ulactures valuation
Corn acres, bushels, valuation.
Cotton goods yards, valuation.
Drain tiles; number. valuation.
Earlhen ware; valuation.
Flax pounds, valuation.
Flax seed bushels, valuation
Grapes pounds, valuation.
Honey pounds, valuation.
Hay acres tons, valuation
Hemp pounds, valuation.
Hogs on hand number. valuation.
Hogs slaughtered number, valuation.
Horses and mules; number, valuation.
Iron castings valuation.
Iron pig pounds. valuation
Linseed oil gallons, valuation.
Leather valuation.
Lumber sawed feet valuation
Lead smelted valuation.
Lead raised +; valuation.
Leaden manufactures shot, &C., valuation.
Maple sugar pounds, valuation.
Maple sugar mO'asseS gallons, valuation.
Oats ACRES bushels. valuation.
Paper reams or pounds, valuation.
Potatoes acres, bushels, valuation.
Rye ACRES bushels, valuation.
Sorghum acres
Sorghum molasses gallons, valuation.
Sorghum sugar pounds, valuation.
Shingles mt mber of thousand valuation.
Sheep and lambs on hand number, valua
ton.
Sheep and lambs slaughtered number, vau-
alton
Timothy and other erase seed bushels. valu-
Atinn.
Wood and willow ware valuation,
Wagons and carriages number, valuation.
Wooden fabrics yards, valuation.
Wheat acres, bushels valuation.
Whisky gallons. valuation.
Wine gallons. valuation.
Wool pounds, valuation.
Sec. So 1t shall be the duty OF the clerks OF
be county boards OF supervisors to furnish each
own or cry assessor with blank form on OF
before the fifteenth day of May, in the ear 1865
and every ten years thereafter.
Sec 81. 1t shall he the duty of the clerks OF
the boards of supervisors of the several counties
If this state, on before the first Monday Of
Sep ember, in the year 1865, and every ten ca r.
hereafter, TO transmit to The secretary OF stait
a copy of the foregoing returns,
See. So 1t shall be the duty ofthe secreter,
ii state to prepare and report tothe legislature
At It's annual session in January, A d 1866. anC
svery ten years thereafter, tabular statemeDi
of all the agricultural mineral and nlauufa cur
irg products of each county as shown by the re
ports equired by the 54th section of this chap,
er, and he shall also transmit a cory of tue
same tn the commissioner of patents
sec. 81. The assessors OF the several towns
wards or precincts, the case may be- in the
everal counties iu this state while perfnrmin.
beir duties as assessors, shall a. certain ami en-
OF II 81 n6t,i,. mr..