Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-26
lFupnshed FeDruarY 70, 1879

CHAPTER 55.
AN ACT to amend chapter 156 of the general laws of
1872, entitled an act to authorize the taking of
lands for the use of charitable, educational and
3 correctional institutions of this state.n
The people of the state os Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. Chapter 156 of the general laws of
1872, entitled 'Fan act to authorize the TAX
ing of lands for the use of charitable, ed
ucatlonal and correctional institutions of
this state" is hereby amended by adding
after section six of said chapter the following
which shall be numbered section seven of said
chapter: Section z. Upon the making of the appli-
cation mentioned in section two of the act to which
this act aInendatory, the said board of regents
board of managers or state prison commissioners
as the case may be, may also apply to the judge of
the circuit court or county judge of the proper
county, for order restraining the owners of the
lands required from cutting or injurng any of the
timber or wood growing thereon, during the pen
dencsyof said proceedings and it shall be lawful for
such judge to grant such njtnctional ORDER if it be
made to appear that the destruction of said wood
or timber will seriously impair the value of said
land for the uses for which it is required
Sec. 2. Section seven of the act to which this act
is amendatory, shall be and is hereby numbered
section s.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 25, 1873.
Published February 26, 1871
CHAPTER 4s.
AN ACT to amend section sixteen of chapter seven
of the revised statutes, entitled of general and
special elections.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section sixteen of chapter seven of
the revised statutes of this state, entitled of cleo
tions other than for town officers, is hereby amend
ed so as to read follows 'SeetiOn 16, The sher-
if on receiving either of the notices directed in
this chapter to be sent to him, shall forth with
cause notice in writing to be delivered to the
town clerk of each town. and to of the inspect
ors of election each ward in any city of his coun-
ty; or if the vacancy be in an assembly senate
district within his county tnen such notice shall be
delivered to such officers in each ward or town in
such district; which notice shall contain in sub
stance the notices so received by such sheriff. and
he shall also cause copy of each such notice to be
publish ed in paper printed in his county in
each week, from the date of such notice, until the
date of the election to which it shall REFER if there
be paper printed and published in his county; and
if there be paper printed in his county, he shall
cause the same to be published in paper printed
in an adjoining county"
Sec. 2 All acts, so far as they conflict with the
provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 21, 1879
Published February &c, 1881
CHAPTER A.
AN ACT relating to evidence in certain cases.
The people fthe state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section /. All patents of lands heretofore issued
by the territory or state of Wisconsin, or by the
may hereafter be issued by the state of Wisconsin
by its proper officer, shall be prirna face evi-
dence in all courts and places that the grantees
therein named had lawful title IN fee to the land
therein described, at the date thereof; and such
patents shall be rina facie evidence of all the facts
therein cited provided this act shall not be con-
Strued to prevent said grantees from proving title
to said land by purchase from said territory state
prior to the date of such patents.
Sec. 2. All patents of land heretofore issued by
the territory state of wisconsin, by the proper
officers of such territory state, by the United
States or its proper officers, which shall hereaf
ter be issued by said state of Wisconsin or its prop
officers, Tor by the United States its proper Off
GERS, may be recorded in the office of register of
deeds of any county wherein any part of the lands
in such patents described is situated, and the rec
ord of all such patents which may be hereafter re-
corded or which have been heretofore recorded in
the office of the register of deeds of the county
wherein the lands therein described any portion
thereof, are situated, the copy of such records
duly certified by said register, may be read in ev-
dence in any court within this state without further
proof thereof but the effect of such evidence may
be rebutted by other competent testimony.
Sec 3. The secretary of state may certify to any
facts which appear from the books, files and records
in his Office in regard to the grant, conveyance, or
transfer of any lands by the United States to the
territory or state of Wisconsin, and also in regard
to the sale, conveyance transfer of any such
lands by said territory or state to individuals or
corporations and his certificate of such facts shall
him.. -.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
from ana aftef IT'S passage ana puDilCdGlCn.
Approved February q, 1873.
Published February Is, 1881
ZE CHAPTER 80. ~ -....
AN ACT to amend chapter three hundred and forty
four of the general laws Of 1856, entitled San act
to amend section fifteen of chapter one hundred
and eighty three of the revised statutes, entitled
IAN act fof otfenses cognizabe before justices of
the peace" #s
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section fifteen of chapter one hundred
and eighythree of the revised statutes, as amend
ed by chapter three hundred and ffty-four of the
general laws of 1861 is hereby amended by insert
ing after the word % lakes, in the second line Of
said section, the words 'bayous, backwaters, and
sloughs," so that said section, when so amended,
shall read as follows: Section Is. 1t shall not be
lawful for any person persons to draw use any
seine net in any of the inland lakes, bayous,
backwaters or sloughs situated within the limits of
this state, except Silver Lake, in Sheboygan county,
for the purpose of taking or catching fish, provided
slcn lake, bayou, backwater slough shall contain
an area of less than twelve square miles.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February 15, 1873