The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-04-18

Section 4. All acts ard parts of acts contra
venine the provisions of this act are hereby re.
realed. ie
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March 18th, 1874.
published March -, Is74.I
CHAPTER l9J.
AN ACT 10 amend chapter 81 of the laws of tse,
titled ''an act to provide for the protection nj
camp meetings and other religious assemblies
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
ID senate and assembly, DO enact as follows:
Section ]. Section of chapter 81 of the o.ner,l
laws of 1861, lie hereby amended so as 10 read as
follows: Any person who shall violate the proyjs
ions OF this act, he, she they shall forfeit and
pay Tor such otense fine not less than five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, to be collected as here
matter provided and paid to the county treas
urer, where the same, other fn9s are required 10
be paid, for the rise of schools
Section 2 This act shall take effect from and
after its passage and publication
Approved March 10, 1874.
Published March "A, 1871
CHAPTER PSF.
An ACT to require general guardians Of minors
anu others to render annual accounts, and
amendatory of chapter IL, revised statutes.
The people OF the state of Wisconsin represented
III senate and assembly, DO enact as follows:
Section !. Subdivision three g section eight
% OF chapter one hundred and twelve Q12) of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by adding after
the word appointment" in the fourth line there
of the words, q" and annually thereafter" 50 that
said section eight of the revised statutes when
amended will read as follows: Section g. Before
appointing any person guardian of a minor the
jutge shall require of such person bond to the
minor with sufficient sureties to be approved by the
judge, and in such he shall order, con
ditioned as follows: I. To make true inventory
of all the estate, real and personal, of his ward
that shall come to his possession knowledge and
to return the same into the county court Of the
proper county within such time the Judge shall
order. II. 10 dispose of and manage all such es.
tate according to law and for the best interests Of
the ward, and faithfully to discharge his trust In
relation thereto, and also in relation to the care
custody and education of the ward. III. To rem
der an account on oath of all the property, estate
and moneys of the ward in his hands, and all pro-
ceeds or interest derived therefrom, and of the
management and disposition of the game, within
one year after his appointment, and annually there
after, and at such other times the proper court
shall direct, and, ". At the expiration of his
trust to settle his accounts with the Judge of the
county court or with the ward il he be of full age
or his legal representatives and TO pay over and de-
liver all the estate, moneys and effects remaining
IN his hands or due him such settlement, to the
person or persons who shall be lawfully entitled
thereto.
Section 2. The annual accounts of every general
guardian shall be rendered under oath, and shall
specify the amount of property received by him and
remaining in his hands or invested by him and the
manner and nature of such investment, and his
| receipts and expenditures in the form of debtor
and CREDITOR and shall state the end thereof the
length of time each OF his wards, if minors has
attended public school during the year for which
the account is rendered, and shall give the names
of the sureties of the guardian, and their resi-
dences II they are living, and the time OF the de
cease of any of them that have died whose deaths
have not been previously reported, and their resi-
dencss at the time of death.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of the county
court Of each county to forthwith order all guard
ians heretofore appointed by such court, by
wills proved therein, to render annual accounts
and the time fer rendering the first account under
aaI6 nrfiar hall 1r ~
by the circumstances of the case.
Section T. At the next stated term of the county
court after the filing eff any guardians account
therein, the said account and its vouchers shall he
examined by said court, and if said account if full
and satisfactory it may be entered of record but
If it is not it shall be examined notice, and he
court shall make such order thereon as Justice
may require.
Section 5. Every guardian who fails to render
any account required of him for thirty days after
the same should have been rendered, may be re-
moved. and new guardian appointed.
Section 6. Every county judge shall annex
copies OF sections two, three. four aud FIVE of this
act 10 all letters of guardianship granted by him.
| or cause the same to be printed thereon,
Section Z. Any minors, males of the age of if
teen years or over and females of the age of thlr
teen years or over Tor whom the comfy court may
have appointed guardians who shall arrive or shall
have arrived at the ages aforesaid respectively NAV
| severally choose guardian or guardians such as
| the county judge Of the county in which such
| minors shall reside, shall approve, and upon the
| choice of such guardian having been made by such
| and after such guardianship chosen shall have
filed the bond required by the comfy Judge of the
county in which such minor shall reside, it shall be
| the duty of the county judge by whom such
former guardian shall have been appointed to i'm
mediately cite such former guardian to appear and
settle his accounts as such guardian according to
| law and pay over the balance remaining in his
hands provided, that notice shall be served per
sonaliy upon the guardian chosen by such minor
at such time prior TO the time appointed for Euch
settlement az the comfy Judge by his orde, shall
designate.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 18th, 1874.
CHAPTER 3I5.
AN Act to amend chapter % of the general laws of
1852, entitled an act to amend chapter III of the
genera! laws of 1860, entitled act to regulate
railroads"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate aud assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one of chapter % of the gen.
eral laws of 1862 entitled an act to amend chapter
ia of the general laws of 1850, entitled act reg-
lating railroads. is hereby amended by striking
out the word three in the fourth ard sixth lines
of said section, and inserting the word ''four,
that said section of chapter ia of the laws of
1869 shall read as follows Section l. All railroad
companies now organic lied that may be here after
organized IN this state and having railroad coTu
peted in whole or III part, and being operated or
nsed shall hereafter he compelled to apply for and
| obtain, in the manner hereinafter directed a
license Tor tue operating OF their respective roads,
and to pay for license, to the treasurer of the
| state, as fee or charge therefor, a equal 70
| four per cent of the gross earnings of their re-
spectye roads and said section two of said chapter
| ia shall read as follows On before the 10th
day OF February in each year, and at the time of
making the returns requ red by chapter $40 of the
general laws OF 1859, each of said companies shall
by its authorized agent, apply to the treasurer OF
this state for license to operate its respective
road and upon the pay mt to the state treasurer
by said company CT the lessee, mortgageo, trustee
or other agent operating the road OF such company,
| of a sum equal to four per centum of the gross
| earnings of such road for the year embraced in
such return, which is to be ascertained by such
return, it shall be the duty of the treasurer to issue
/ to such company, lessee, mortgage, trustee, or
/ pther agent, certificate that such payment has
| been made in compliance with the terms of this
act, and which certificate shall be evidence of the
/ facts stated therein.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be il
| force from and after its passage.
Approved March u, 1874.