Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-23

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: ryof state the sum of one hundred dollars per an
9 num- which shall be in full compensation for rem
of armory, pay of armorer, and keeping in repa1
the ordnance and ordnance stores furnished suci
company battery, and no allowance shall b.
! made hereafter for said purpose by the count.
board of supervisors of any county, except for rem
and pay due and unpaid before the passage of thi
! act.
Sec L. All companies and batteries not properly
organized and conducted, which shall not make
and file with the adutant general the returns re-
qrired by law shall be dissolved by order OF the
comInauderin- chief and the property OF the state
in possession of such company or battery or the
commanding officer thereof, shall be returned to the
state: provided, however, that the cornanaer-l
chief may grant to such company or battery such
time to complete their organization, or to furnish
the returns required, as in his opinion may best
serve the interest of the state and the militia organ
izanon thereof.
Se- g. The inspecting officer shall receive no pay
for his services, but may be allowed mileage at the
rate OF ten cents for every mile actually Travelled,
whica mileage shall be audited by the secretary of
state, and paid from the general fund.
Sec 6. There is hereby appropriated from the
general fund of the state sufficient to
pay the expenses created by the provisions of this
act
sec. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec 6. This act shall take effect from and after
| is passage.
Approved March II, 1873.
Published March 81, 1871 10
CHAPTER 303. @.
AN ACT to amend chapter ffty-eght of the revised
statutes and the act amendatory thereto, entitled
''of weights and measures"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section eleven of chapter fifty-eight of
the revised statutes, entitled ''of weights and meas
ures," as amended by chapter hundred and
twenty-five of the general laws of 1868, and chapter
twelve of the general laws of 1872 is hereby amend
ed SO as to read as follows: Section II. Whenever
wheat, rye Indian corn, OATS barley, clover seed,
huckWheat, dried apples, dried peaches, flax seed,
timothy seed, potatoes. parsnips, turtips Common
sold by the bushel, and no special agreement as to
the measure or weight thereof shall be made by the
parties, the measure thereof shall be ascertaned by
weight, and shall be computed as follows: sixty
pounds for bushel of wheat or clover seed fifty
six pounds for bushel of rye Indian corn she'll
/ ed, and seventy pounds of Indian unsheled;
hlrtY two pounds for a bushel of oats forty-eight
pounds fer bushel of barley; fifty pounds for
/ bushel of buckwheat; twenty-eight pounds for
bushel of dried apples or dried peaches; afty-six
pounds for bushel of flax seed forty-six pounds
/ for bushel of timothy seed; sixty pounds for
bushel of potatoes; forty-four pounds for bushel
OF parsnips; forty two pounds for a bushel of COM
mon fat turnps; fifty pounds for bushel of beets;
fifty pounds for bushel of corrots; fifty pounds for
a bUshel of onons and ffty-six pounds for oushel
! of F1Ita bagas.
Sec Q This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 20, 1873.
Published March 81, 1871
CHAPTER 272.
AN ACT to amend subdivision five of section eleven
of chapter one hundred and nineteen of the gen.
eral laws OF 1872 entitled act in relation to rail-
reads and the organization of railroad compa-
MES.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision five of section eleven of
oh. hr of
laws of 1872, entitled san act in relation to railroads
and the organization of railroad companies is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following, to
vii: All bridges constructed OR hereafter to be
atructed by any railroad company across the Fox or
wisconsin rivers shall be constructed or mod6ed
according to such plans shall be approved by the
secretary of such engineer as he shall eies
ignate and in case it may be necessary for the in
Jerests of navigation or commerce to change or
modify any such railr DAD bridge heretofore con-
structed it is hereby made the duty of the railroad
company maintaining such bridge to mako such rea
soDable alterations in such bridge as may be direct
ed 10y the secretary Of war or such engineer as ne
may designate for that purpose.
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1878.
Published March 27, 1878.
CHAPTER 224.
AN ..CT aptboriziaa county boards of supervisors
to exercise jurisdiction over public highways in
certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. In case any organized town in this
state, either through its proper officers or by ma
iority vote of its citizens, refuses to repair pub
lie highway i'll such town, it shall be lawful for par
ties feeling aggreved thereby to appeal from such
decision to the county board of supervisors of the
county ip which the town is situated
Sec. 2. In case OF appeal being taken from
such decision and signed by not lees than fifteen
reeholders of such town. 1t shall be the duty of the
county board of supervisors at any regular meeting
Of the same, to examine such highway, either by all
the members thereof or by committee of the same
and if in their Judgment repairs ought to be made
said board shall determine what amount is necessa-
to repair said highway, and assess the amount
determined IN said town, which amount shall be
collected in the manner the highway tax is
now required to be collected.
secs ID case of az appeal as above specified,
the county board of supervisors shall exercise The
same jurisdiction over such highway the town
board of supervisors exercise over other highways
in said town. # hi.
See 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March Is, 1873.
Published March q, 1881
CHAPTER 25s. t..sf..
AN ACT to prevent the indecent exposure of per-
son
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in