The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-04-27
LAWS OF WISCONSIN -OFFICIAL.
Published April l3, 1865.
CHAPTER A16

AN ACT to amend chapter III of the genera
laws "f 1864 relating to the relief of soldiers
fam es. .'' ..5
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact a. toll lows.
SectiIn |. Section two of chapter IL of the
general laws OF 1861, is hereby SO amended as to
read as follows s'Section g The term family or
families where it occurs in this act ehal be
construed to mean the wife living with and act
ualy dependent upon the soldier for support at
The time OF his enlistment or being drafted or
having no vile as aOOye,or il the wife shall
nave deserted his child or children, then his chill
dren under fourteen years OF age, or, hav ing no
wife or children, then his indigeut mother actu>
ally dependent upon his labor for support Jana
who actually received The proceeds of the labor
of the soldier tor her SD POOR prior to his enlist
ment; proSaded that in no ease shall u mother
De ennted 10 ezra pay fshe has a husband liv-
ing and residing with her at the date of her ap-
hcation; or, having no wife or INDECENT mother
then the inhrm or INDECENT father actually ana
wholly disabled from supporting himself and
wholly dependent upon sald soldier tor support
at the time Of his enlistment or being drafted
In any case III which the dependence OF pa
rent has been or sh all be transferred from u nus
band to n.by the death of said husband in
serVee,to another son or sons in the service
the said parent or parents shall be entitled to
receive the said five dollars pc. month so long as
SAID parent or parents has or have any son in
service uprn whom SAID parent or parents Ia or
are dependent: pr0caded, that one family or
person shall be eutitied 10 draw more than FIVE
dollars per month nnder the provision of this
act and pr0ptded also that nolbiug in this act
shall authorize or require the payment Of said
extra compensation to be made to any person
VIII" has received the extra pay heretofore pro-
vIdej by law, or any time tor which such per-
son has heretofore received such extra pay -
Sec =. That section IA of chapter III as
aforesaid be amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing; ''And proOidtd further thai any enlis,
ted man servin-. in the eorps known as Han
cocks corps shall be entitled the 10 benefits of
this act it he were resident of the state of
Wisconsin at the date of enlistment and credit
ed TO the state of Wisconsin. .. ~
Sec. 3. Any justice oftle peace court com
missioner, or ofher person, who shall reeeivs di>
rectly or ind rectly,from any person applying
Cor aid from tbs state under the prpvisI ms of
this act, and of the act to which this is amenda
tory a grefter sum than twenfy ~five cents To-.
pfeperng and pertecting all necessary papers
tor and obtaining such aid tor the person enit,A
ed thereto shall he guilty OF a msdemeannr. md
apon conviction thereof shall be fueJ sum n I
exceeding enc hundred doilars,or by imprison.
ment III the county Jail NOT exceeding six
N 'uths or by both such fue and imprisonment:
and Justices of the peace shall have concurrent
jurisdiction VITA The culprit courts OF this state
If offences mentioned in this section
See A. All acts and paris If acts incDnsists
ent with the provisions OF this act are hereby
repealed. -.i.i-..--.
Sec , This act shall .ake effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
zion. --....-,i #.....