The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-05-23

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deemed guilty of a misdemeanor."
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with the provisions sof this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. -. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April II, 1867.
Published April 8, 1867.
CHAPTER 176-GENERAL.
AN ACT to provide for the more efficient col
lection of license fees due the state.
The people of the state of Wisconsin repre-
scented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. The governor is hereby author
lied to appoint an agent of the treasury of
this state, whose duty it shall be to snperin
tend and enforce, if necessary, under the pro-
visions thereof, and as hereby amended, the
collection of fees due for licenses fixed in
chapter fifty of the revised statutes, entitled
of hawkers and pedlers, 'and other acts of this
state requiring the payment of fees into the
state treasury, for any license under which
business is to be transacted. Said agent may
appoint an assistant, whose acts shall have the
same lawful force as the acts of the said agent.
Such treasury agent shall, in case OF necessity,
and where there is reasonable ground to sup
pose that such licenses as are required by any
law of this state, may become otherwise I'M
collectable, seize and detain any property
which is being sold and exposed for sale in vi
provided in sections 6. 7 and of such chap
ter may be issued and served;b ut the said agent
shall exercise due diligence in procuring such
process to be issued and served.
| Sec. 2. Section one of said chapter fifty is
hereby amended, so as to provide that timer
ant vendors of patent rights, and of territory
for the sale, use or manufacture of patented
rights articles Except inventions of citizens
Of this state) shall procure the same licenses
as other pedlers of the same class. Sec. 9 of
! L lal i
as follows: "No action or prosecution for
the recovery of any penalty provided in this
chapter shall be maintained, unless it shall
appear that the same was brought within one
year after the commission of the offense
chaged." All licences shall expire on 31st
day of December, except those heretofore is
sued. Licenses may be issued for a portion
of year, if it shall appear that the applicant
is to prosecute business hereunder only for
such portion of year. Licenses may be trans
ferred by the secretary of state, on the recon-
mendatlon OF said agent, from one person to
another, in case of a change in business, or for
other good reason. Sec. OF said chapter is
so amended as to provide that applications
for license shall be made to the secretary of
state, through the said agent of the treasury,
who shall keep record of such applications
and all licences issued.
Sec. 3. Every person who shall neglect for
ten days after being notified that any license
fee is due, (allowiug reasonable time for the
mailing and receipt of such notice. shall for
felt and pay d penalty of ten per cent thereon
to be collected at the time and in the manner
that the principal is collected; which sum, to-
gether with thirty-three and one third per
cent. of the amount which said agent may
cause annually to be collected as fees for
licenses, over and above the average annual
amount heretofore collected, shall not be paid
into the treasury, but shall be paid to said
agent, as full compensation FOR his services
and those of his assistant, except for necessary
stationery, postage, blanks, and Advertising
which shall be furnished by the state in the
usual manner; and an appropriation of such
amount as may be found necessary to carry
into effect the provisions of this act, is hereby
made out of any money received into the treas
ury on account of license fees under the said
chapter 90 OF the revised statutes as hereby
amended.
Sec. f. Any person who shall knowingly
and willfully eyade the provisions of the said
chapter so oft revised statutes, with intent
to detraud the revenue OF this state, may be
prosecuted for a misdemeanor and on convic
ton thereof may be punished by imprison-
ment in the county jail, not to exceed three
months, in the discretion of the court; and it
shall be the duty of the district attorney to
prosecute all complaints in their respective
counties under this act and the chapter of the
revised statutes to which this act is amend
atory.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved April 10, 1867.
Published April %, 1857
CHAPTER 1T.
AN ACT to repeal chapter 1877 of the general
laws of 1864, entitled IAN act to amend Sec
ton IS of chapter III of the revised statutes
entitled of county courts.'
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly do enact as
follows.
Section l. Chapter 1877 of the general laws
of 1864, entitled San act to amend section IS
of chapter III of the revised statutes, entitled
of county courts" is hereby repealed, and
section 81 of chapter III of the revised stat
utes, is hereby restored and re-enacted
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publica-
ton.
Approved April IL, 1867.
Published April q, 1857
CHAPTER 178.
AN ACT to amend chapter Sc of the general
laws of the year 1867, entitled IAN act to
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