Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20

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erty or owing such demands. debts or claims: pro-
ssdsd that any court in which such actions may be
commenced may require such guardian 10 give Sc
Sec 3 Sucn foreign guardian shall allege In
the complain. in such action that he has filed an
authenticated copy of his appointment in some
name and such allegation shah be taken 10 be
true and no proof OF snch allegation sball be
CURED unless the defendant shall by affidavit or by
an allegation contained In the answer to such com
plant verified In the manner now required BY
law, deny such allegation.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after il passage.
Approved March II, 1871. 1 COPY.
Published April l, 1871.
CHAPTER 142-GENERAL
AN ACT to amend sections six, eight and nine of
chapter 100, of the revised statutes, entitled "of
courts held by Justices of the peace"
The people of the state of wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section l. Sections six To- eight (s) and nine (9),
of chapter one hundred and twenty (120) OF the
revised statutes, is hereby amended so as TO read
as follows: Section .. A justice of the peace
shall also have jurisdiction over and cogDzance
OF the following actions: l. Actions on a note,
bill, bond or other instrument in writing given Tor
the payment of money or other valuable article,
for any amount exceeding two hundred dollars,
which has been reduced, by credits or payments
endorsed ihereon,t to an amount not exceeding two
hundred dollars. 2. Actions on instalments as
they shall become due, where payments are TO be
or other instrument in writing for the payment OF
money or other valuable article, when the install
ment or insalments due shall not exceed two hun.
dred dollars, or when the same has been reduced,
by credit. or payments Endorsed as aforesaid, to
an amount not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Section s. Justices shall havef jurisdiction in all
actions on any surety bonds gwen in favor Of any
town, though the penalty exceed two hundred dol
lars when the damage claimed shall not exceed
two hundred dollars. Section O. A Justice shall
heve jurisdiction of actions founded on airy &C
prov TO the satisfaction of the justice shall not
exreed five hundred dollars and when the same
shall be reduced TO an amount not exceeding two
hundred dollars b. credits given or by the tof
or demand OF the opposite party
Sec. 2. No attorneys fees shall be allowed in
any action before justice of the peace except in
civil actions when an attorney of court OF record
has appeared therein for the party obtaining judg
ment, and then only in cases when the defendant
or defendants have appeared and pnt in an answer
shall be rendered shall have contested some ques-
ton which shall be declared against him or them
and neither this act, or chapter thirty 1907 of the
general laws of 1870 shall have the effect TO de.
prvc parties from recovering attorneys fees when
they were before entitled to the same in courts Of
record.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passge and publication.
Approved March "a, 1871. TCOPY.
Published March 81 ,1s71.J
CHAPTER I69-GENERAL.
OF 1863, entitled an act 10 codfy the laws of this
state, relating TO common schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
In senate and assembly, do enact as follows.
Section /. Section crytwo of said chapter 155
s hereby amended 80 as to read a. follows Sec
ton A. The clerk shall contract with and hire duly
qualified teachers for and ia the name of the dis
trict, which contract shall be IN writing, and shall
have the consent of the director or treasurer,
both Endorsed thereon,and shall specify the wages
per week month or year, as agreed upon by lhe
parties, aud said contract 40 completed, shall be
fled in the Office of the district clerk, with copy
of the certificate OF the teacher so employed at.
| tached thereto, and copy OF such contract shall
be furnished by the Clerk 10 the teacher pr0ptd-
ed, that majority OF the board may, by an order
| filed with the clerk, or memorandum in the dis
trict record book, said order or memorandum be-
ing subscribed by them, fix the time when the sew
eral terms Of the school, or any of said terms sha
open and ifthe clerk shall fail TO hire suitable
teacher before the term 40 liked, then the district
board shall hire and contact with a qualified
teacher; and majority OF the board shall ccnsti-
tute quorum for the transaction CT business.
Sec2 Sab section second OF section 43 of said chap
ter 1855 hereby amended by adding thereto the FOL
| lowing words: "also, the number OF children at
tending school during any part of the year, be.
tween the ages Of four and seven, seven and df-
teen, and fifteen and twenty, respe ctively and to
this end he shall require and instruct the teachers
to enter the ages of all children attending school
in the register he shall also ascertain and report
| the whole number of children between the several
ages named, residing in the district on the last
~ h.
Sec. 3. Section so of said chapter 1856 Is hereby
| amended by adding thersto the following words !:
in case vacancy shall occur IN JOINT district,
and shall not be filed by the district board, the
clerk OF the town in which the school house is sit
uated shall fill said vacancy, but his appointment
shall be Endorsed by the clerks of the other town
or towns embracing part of said joint district
| Sec. 4. Section 63 Of said chapter 1876, shall be
smendedto to read as follows 'The town clerk
shall assess said tax or the due proportion thereof
upon the real and personal property iableirhereto
DIaCinp the a
assessment roll of his town, delivered to the TOW
treasurer for collection. Whenever such certif.
of the district clerk shall be received by him
IL time therefor although after the first Monday Of
November, and If for any reason such tax shall
not be assessed in the pext assessment roll after
the tax is voled 1t shall be assessed in that of the
next succeeding year. The tax shall in all re-
spects be collected OF returned delinquent like
other taxes, and when collected, the money shall
be paid over to the district treasurer: pror,ded
that If there shall be deficiency IN cash funds in
the town treasury to pay all the charges thereon
III one year. then the town treasurer shall set
apart a sufficient amount CT such funds to pay in
full the amount OF moneys levied and assessed for
common school purposes, and returned taxes col
lected for any school district: and prOrded fur
tier, that merchants and manufacturers stock
shall be liable TO assessment for school tax, only in
the school district where the same is situated"
Sec. s. Section Ga of said chapter 155, is amend
ed 80 as to read a. follows: section g.. Any
tax voted at special meeting held at time not
specified III section 62 of this chapter shall be
sesseI by the district clerk and collected by the
district treasurer in the manner hereinafter pro sd
ed, unless the meeting which voted such tax shall
determine that the same shall be collected b. the
town treasurer in which case the district clerk
shall inc ude each TAX in the statement which by
section 81 Of this chapter he is required 70 deliver
to the town clerk on or before tie first Monday Of
November"
Sec 6. Section IS OF said chapter 155 is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following words :
All the provisions of this chapter and of all acts
amendatory thereof in reference TO the location
and establishment o. school house sites, shall ap
ply TO the location and establishment of any add
ton to a site already located prOusded, that no
site thus enlarged shall exceed one acre of land "
Sec Z. Section 1913 OF said chapter ij5 shall be
amended so as TO read as follows: section lU3
Every applicant for certificate OF the second
grade, shall be examined in all the branches re-
CURED for certd ate of the third grade, and in
addition there's IN grammatical analysis, physi
ology, physical geography and elementary alge-
bra, ana if found qualified. shall en'itle the holder
to teach IN any town in the county in which he is
examined, ana which shall DO il force one year
from the date thereof"
Approved March IS, 1871. COPY.
Published March a. ls7l.l
CHAPTER l14-GESERAL.
AN ACT to amend certain sections Of chapter 1872
of the general laws Of 1868, entitled IAN act 10
authorize the county supervisors to lay out and
establish highwaysil certain cases.