Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-18
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published February II, 1S74.1 az
GU ADTER

The peope of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. II in any cause tried or to be tried
before referee, the prevailing party fail to move
to confirm said referees report therein within one
year after the is filed, the action shall, on
motion of the defendant, be dismissed Provided,
however that two terms of said court shall in all
cases be held between the filing of such report
and the dismissal OF such action, one of which
shall be six months subsequent to the passage of
this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force fromand after its passage and publication.
Approved February TO, 1874 6saa Ea
Published February IS, 1s74.N
CHAPTER Al.
AN Act relating TO the publication of delinquent
tax lists.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. It shall be unlawful for any County
Treasurer publish list of land for non-payment
of taxes for any county clerk to publish list OF
lands for redemption in any newspaper tnat mas not
been regularly and continuously published IN the
English language in the county where said lands
situated, once in each week tor one year, pre-
vious to the time fixed by law for the pubhcatlon OF
said lists provided that this act shall not affect the
publication of said lists, when made In any other
paper than one published in the English language,
made in accordance with the PROVISIONS OF enapter
600 of the general laws of 1873; and provided fur
Their that the provisions of this act shall not apply
to any county in which there has been no newspa-
per established and published, Tor one year prior to
the date of said lists.
Section 2 Any treasurer clerk who shall yio-
late the provisions OF this act shall be liable to any
publisher on his official bond for double the amount
of damage sustained by any such publisher, by rea-
son of such violation, to be recovered by such pnb
Usher in action at law.
Section 3. All acts or parts of acts contravening
the provisions Of this act are hereby repeated
Approved February "A, 1874.
Published March 5, 1874
CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT relating TO the government of the Soldiers
Orphans Home.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The board of trustees of the Soldiers
Ornhans' Home, are hereby authorized and directed
within six months from the passage of this act, to
procure homes in private families according to law
for all children who are, or may become fourteen
years of age within the time specified above. and in
case the respective parents or guardians of such
children shall fail refuse to give their consent in
writing the acts of the board in the procurement
of homes as aforesaid, the said board of trustees
shall return such children to their legal guardians
or parents.
trustees to ascertain by personal examination or
otherwise whether the mother or legal guardian of
any child, children, under fourteen years OF age,
who may upon the passage of this act be inmates OF
the Soldiers Orphans Home, are suitable. and
proper persons to be intrusted with the care and
custody of such child, children, and if it shall be
ascertained that such mother or legal guardians,
are suitable and proper persons to be ntrusted with
the care and custody of such children, it shall be
the duty or the Sa1O DOaru OF trustees, anu tney
hereby authorized to contract with such mother,
legal guardian, for the care and maintenance of
such child children until they shall have reached
the age of fourteen years. and for this purpose the
said board of trustees authorized to pay to such
mother, or legal guardian, for such care and main
tenance, the of five dollars per month, for
such child maintained, the to be paid quar-
tery out of any moneys which have been, or may
be appropriated for the current expenses of the
Soldiers Orphans Home; provided, that the said
board Of trustees may, in their discretion, withhold
shall have been furnished that the said child, or
children, have been in regular attendance at
school for a. Least four months in each year,
have been prevented by sickness from thus attend
ing school
Section g. IN case of children who have no
mother or legal guardian, or where such mother
or legal guardian not suitable persons to have
the charge OF such children, it shall be the duty of
the trustees to find home with the relatives of
the children If they have relatives within the state
who are suitable persons, and if not, with other
persons, failing to find homes for such children
il private families within six months after the
passage of this act the said board of trustees are
authorized 10 contract for the care and 1nainte-
nance of such children in some of the private Or
phan asylums III this state, until such children
shall have reached the age of fourteen years, and
for this purpose the board of trustees shall have
power and they are hereby authorized to pay for
each child thus maintained, the of six dollars
per month. in the same manner, subject to the
same provisions specified in section one of this
act. 5s1 se1--
Section 4. In al cases where contracts shall be
entered into for the and maintenance of orphan
inmates of the soldiers orphans home, the trustees
shall reserve the right to annul such contracts, and
reserve the custody of such orphans whenever they
shall become satisfied that the interests of the child
or children, viii be subseryed thereby, and moth
ing in this act or IN any contract entered into
shall prevent the board of trustees from exercising
general supervision over said children and adopt
ing such measures as they may deem for their best
interests
nish to each parent or legal guardian OF children
who may upon the passage of this act be inmates of
the soldiers orphans home, copy of this act, and
shall include n their annual report to the Governor
full statement of all their actions under the provi
sions of this act. 50
Section E. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February %, 1874. EA
Published February 10, 1S74.l
CHAPTER 80.
AN Act for the reduction of the quantity of public
printing.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. The Secretary of State, State Treasur-
and Attorney General shall be, ex-offico, COM
mssioners OF public printing during their terms of
Office respectively.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Governor
as soon any of the reports of the executive off,
GERS of the state and the heads of the different
educational charitable and penal institutions Of
the state received by him, to transmit the
same, or copies thereof, to the commissioners of
public printing, whose duty it shall be to strike
therefrom all parts not actually necessary in their
Judgment, to be printed for the information of the
people as to public affairs and to order the publca-
ton of the remained (remainder) in condensed
form, said commissioners may determine and
prescribe.
Section 3. The parts stricken out shall be re-
turned to the respective offices from which they
originated, and shall there be entered in book or
books to be kept for that purpose, and shall at all
reasonable times be open to the examination of the
public provided, however, that if said commission
ers have reason to believe that any such rejected
collateral matter, is of sufficient Importance to the
people Of the state to Justify the state in mourning
the expense Of printing the same, they may report
such matter with their recommendation to the
Governor VINO shall transmit the same to the Legis-
Iature for their action.
Section l. It shall be the duty of the commission
ers OF public printing to make annual report to
the Governor, wherein they shall set forth the cost
Of the public printing during the preceding fiscal
year, with their recommendations any retrench-
Enent that might have been effected therein and in
such report they shall state whether any, and if So
what part Of such expenditure was incurred for
blank spaces not printed, technically known among
printers as g fat matter
Section 5. N preparing said reports of executive
officers and the reports Of the different educational
charitable and penal institutions for the printers
the said commissioners of public printing shall give
summaries OF the receipts and disbursements in
such offices and institutions but shall not give the