The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-07-06
LAWS OF WISCONSlN-OFFlCIAL.
tPubli shed May IL 1865.
CHAPTER 346.

r CHAPTER 346.
| AN ACT to amend chapter I67 of the general
lava OF 1859, entitled ian act TO amend chap
terle OF the revised statutes, entitled Of the
assessment ana collection of taxes
The people OF the state of Wisconsin, repre-
| sented III senate and assembly, do enact as fol.
lows: @
Section l. 1t shall be the duty OF The assessors
of each town or ward. when there are more than
one assessor, to designate one of their number.
| and OF the assessor OF each town nr ward where
| there Is but one assessor. to meet at the usual
place of holding the annual meeting ofthe cnun.
ty board OF supervisors in his county, on the last
| Monday of May, in each year. for the purpose
| OF agreeing upon some uniform basis for vauiLg
personal property in he several towns or ward,
OF tsld county pr0Dided that when by the pro
visions Of any city charter different system OF
representation shall be authorized, the provis
| ions of such charters shall remain UNCHANGED
When so met. said assessors shall form county
board OF assessors, and shall choose from thei
number moderator and clerk Tie said board
so organized, shall then procee5 10 such manner
| as snail seem most practicable to fix uniform
basis Tor vaiuing the personal property of saio
| comfy and when such uniform basis shall be
agreed upon by q majority vote OF the aforesaid
board, 1t shall be the duty of the assessors
! the several towns or wards of sal, county Il
proceed, at The time and in the manner presorih-
ed by law, to assess the personal property o.
their respective towns or wards upon said uni,
| firm basis. to~-+
Sec 9 Such uniform basis when fixed shat
| be as near the true value of the personal prop
erty to be assessed as t may be practicable T.
make it. -.
Sec 3. Before entering upon their duties tn,
| several assessors Of the at iresaid board shai
take and subscribe on OATH to faithfully dis
charge the duties required Ut them by the pro
visions of this act, accord ny TO the best of lhei
abilities. .s. r.-r .. ..,' -- .-...-.
Sec. Each member of said board of asses
, sprs shall be allowed and paid by the county
such compensation and mileage as Is allowed T.
4 the county board OF supervisors, b ut no suc
board shall he paid for more than three day.
sitting in any one yeaI .....-....
Sec. 5. Ii any assessor shal refuse or neglec
TO perform any ofthe duties which are require
of him by the provisions OF this act without jus
cause therefor, he shall. tor each offense. forte
TO the county SUN OF not ess than fifty dol
lars nor more thRn one hundred dollars. to b
recovered before any court having jarisd ctlo
81 thereof.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April Z, 1865.
Published May IL 1865. .t
CHAPTER $50.
: AN ACT to authorize the conversion of stat
!, banks to national banking associations
The people of the state of Wisconsin represeu
ed in senate and ass smbiy, do enact as toI
| lows
Section l. Any bank or banking association
organized aud doing business under the laws O
the state of W isconsin. is hereby authorized an
: empowered to change and convert its capita
stock or organization into a national banking
association. as hereinbefOre provided, under tn
general mixing laws OF the United States, an
according to the foIty-fnurth section of the &C
OF congress entitled Fan act to provide ia
tonal currency secured by pledge of Unit e.
States bonds, and to provide TO- the circulate
aid redemption thereof approved June Sd
1864. '-- ft" zoos"
Sec. g Whenever the stockholders of an
bank or banking association Organized and d.
ing business under the laws of ths state, own
ing at least twO>thirds Of the capital stock there
of. snail give their assent in wiring, in due for
of law, to change and convert such bank into
nat onsl banking association, and such asRen
having been filed 10 said bank, it shall ami ma
al be la" full for the directors thereof, or MAORI
~ OF them, to proceed al once to change ant
; convert the same into national bank NJ associ
alton, with such name as they may chouse q
: adopt, aud also to perfect the Organization q
such Few ASSOCIATION, in pursuance of and Il
accordance with the provisions of said act o
r congress, anything in the laws of this state /
, the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 5 Whenever the organic tion Of sue
new association shall be compile under aud j
pursuance OF SAID act OF congress, all tine prop
erty, personal aud real, and o! every kind all
, description belonging to such state bank o
banking association, shall become, and the sam
3 hereby declared vested in the said nations
banking association, and the latter shall b
deemed IN law the successor OF the former, 3
far as relates to its legal rights and relnede,
aud ais" lis Liabilities. And from thence. al
thereaf' er, the said state bank or banking asso
citation shall cease 10 be subject 10 the laws
thus state under which it organized and had i,
exlstence. except AZ far as I reIaies to the re
dempt!0n III lts CT cuiat:Ig notes, aud they ma
be retired by the new .cIatiuiI in the mod
and manner prescribed by lhe general bankin
law OF ihi| state. and the nc E nmendatory there
to; ProUaded. houerer, thai noIhing in this az
contained shall be cunstr ued az 10 relieve sue
J new banking association from The layment ,
the state tax, as now provided by law, unit
eighty per cent. Of the Gre ulaling notes f III
sta bank or banking association which sue
new banking association succeeds. shat! hay
3 been retired, pursuant to section eleven of chaI
ter seveniy-one of the revised STA tui es aud ii
: acts amendatory thereof. @ 80 @a-+'
sec This act sh all take effect and be
] force from and after its passage and publication
Approved April 10, 1865.
: Published May 90, 1861