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

CHAPTER 502
An ACT to amend section of chapter "A of the re-
vised statutes, entitled of the disposition of I'M
claimed property"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as fohows:
Section 1. Section of chapter A of the revised
statutes, entitled of the disposition OF unclaimed
property" lis hereby amended as to reao as fol-
lows Section 5. If any such property shall not
be claimed and taken away within one year after
the time it shall have been received, the person
wing possession thereof may at any time there
after proceed to sell the same i'll the manner pro-
vided in this chapter: Provided, that If such
property be deposited with any tavern keeper, and
Oh which such tavern keeper has ap inn keepers
lien. then if such property shall not be claimed and
taken away within three mouths after the time 1t
shall have been received, the said tavern keeper
having possession thereof may, al any time there
after proceed to sell the same in the manner pro
vided in this chapter
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be ill
force from and after itf passage.
Approved March IL, 1874
Published March "A, 1874
CHAPTER $50.
Ar ACT to provide for the purchase of paper re-
quired for public printing and blank books.
The people of the state OF Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the commits
sioners of public printing during the first week in
September, A. D. 1874, and every six months there
after to advertise for sealed proposals in two
papers printed in the city of Madison. two newspa-
pers published in the city of Milwaukee, and two
newspapers published in the city of New York, once
in each week for four weeks. for furnishing the
state with such paper said commissioners may
deem necessary for use In printing and blank books
as may be required by the state
Section Q. Said advertisement shall state the
size, quality and amount of paper required, the
necessary form for bids, the time when and the
place where the bids will be opened the neces-
sary bond to accompany each bid, and such other
information as said commissioners may deem nee
essary.
Section g. The paper shall be divided into two
classes, and shall be bid for separately. The first
class shall CONSIST of what commonly called
"print" and book paper. The second class
shall consist OF such fine paper as Is necessary III
executing the job printing and blank work required
by the state. All paper must be clear and uniform
i'll color.
Section 4. Previous to advertising for proposals.
said commissioners shall provide suitable samples
of the various qualities of paper required for the
use of the state. which shall be properly labelled
and kept in the office of the secretary OF state
the inspection of bidders, and shall at all tinez be
the standard criterions of the quality, weight and
size Of the paper to be furnished by the contractor
Section 3. Every bid fer paper shall be in writ
ing sealed. and shall have endorsed thereon pro-
posals for furnishing paper, and shall be deposited
In the office of the secretary OF state. Each prOpo
sal shall be accompanied with bond, executed in
due form by the bidder, with two good and sutf-
cient suretes, satisfactory to the commissioners, in
the penal sum Of two thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his contract, and
for the payment as iquida,ed damages by such bid
der to the state of any excess of cost over the bid
or bids of such bidder, which the state NAV be
obliged to pay for such paper, by reason OF the
failure Of such bidder to complete his contract.
Said bond shall be null and void if no contract is
awarded him. No bid unaccompanied by such bond
shall be entertained by said commissioners.
Section 6. The commissioners Of public printing,
any two of them, at the expiration of the time
for receiving proposals aforesaid. shall proceed
to open in public all such proposals by them re-
ceived, and they shall award the contract for each
class OF paper to the lowest bidder thereof pro
yided, that nothing herein contained shall be con-
tr,ied to prevent the same person from be-
corning contractor for both classes If two or more
h ipr T,nytfr
posal of one be lower certain Qualities of paper
and that of another lower other qualities OF
paper, then said commissioners shall make g strict
computation of said BIDS and shall assign the COLI
tract to the lowest aggregate bidder appear 10y
said computation, provided, however, preference
shall always be siven TO any bidder residing and do
shall be as low, freight added, rs that of any other
bidder not doing business in this state.
Section 7. All paper shall be delivered 10 the sec
rotary of state and by him delivered to the supcrn-
tendent of public property, who shall be the proper
custodian thereof upon receipting to the secretary
Section g. The commissioners of public printing
shall carefully examine the paper received of the
contractors, and ascertain whether il corresponds
in size. quality and weight to the samples in the Of
fee of secretary of state. If any Of the paper fur
pshed by the contractors fails to be good in
quality and not up in all respects TO that called for
f;r the contract, then said commissioners shall
THY sait contractor OF the tact and that they refuse
TO accept the saiiias
Section 9. The contractor fer cash class of paper
shall file and preserve n sample OF each kind and
quality of paper embraced ill his bill, which be
shall deliver over to the secretary of state with his
accounts for the same, all accounts shall be care
fully examined by the secretary of state: il any CT
rcr be found in such accounts by said secretary of
state, he shall Immediately correct and return the
saline to the contractor who rendered it, and rhem
the account is finally corrected and djusted, he
shall draw warrant the state treasurer for fine
amount thereof which amount shsll be paid from
the general fund.
Section 10. There is hereby annually appropri-
ated out of any money in the state treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated a sum sufficient to meet the
expenditures authorized by this act.
Section IL. All acts or parts OF acts con,ravenpg
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Section II. This act shall take effect and be III
orce from and after its passage aud publication.
Approved Marchsl0, 1874.
published March "a, lS74.l
CHAPTER ale.
AN ACT to amend section of chapter 179 of the re-
vised statutes, entitled 4" of trials i'll criminal
cases.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
Ii senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Upon the trial of any person or per-
sons, upon Indictment or information, which is
not punishable by imprisonment for life, the par
ties shall be entitled to the following peremptory
challenges from full panel: The state to four
peremptory challenges, and no more: each and
every defendant to four challenges, and no more
Provided, however, that if there be than two
defendants, there shall be eight peremptory cha-
enges On the part of the defendants, and one adj
ditional perempt0ry challenge for each defendant
over two and more the whole to be divided |
eqeaily, as far as practicable, among the defend
ants, by the court.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March "a, 1874
CHAPTER oct.
An Act to amend section of chapter II of the pri-
vdte and local laws of 1872, entitled an act to |
amend section l of chapter Dis of the general |
laws of 1860, entitled act providing for q lien
for labor and service on logs and lumber in Ger |
tam counties, and to amend section of said |
chapter 215 of the general laws of 1860 and to |
add certain other provision to said chapter 215.
The people of the Stae of Wisconsin, represented |
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. Section of chapter seventy-one ON |
of the private and local laws of A. D. thousand
eight hundred and seventy-two. entitled an act to
amend section of chapter 215 of the general laws
OF eighteen hundred and sixty, entitled act pro-
viding for lien for labor and services upon logs
and lumber in certain counties and said section |
of said chapter 215 of the general laws Of A. D. /
1860 is hereby amended to be and read follows |
Section l. Any person, company corporation |
that shall furnish any supplies, rafting materials or
other materials or articles, that may do or per
form in any labor or services in cutting, filling
hauling, driving, rafting, booming, cribblng or |
towing any logs timber the counties of |
Shawano, Waupaca, Outagame, Winnebago, Fond |
du Lac, IN this state or in such parts portions of
Brown and Oconto counties i'll this state, wherein
such logs or timber are got out upon the Wolf river
or any of its tributaries, upon any stream run
nng INTO any tributary of said Wolf river where
and when such logs timber are got out for the
purpose or are run down the same Wolf or any of |
Its tributaries, or any stream running into any |
tributary of the said Wolf river. shall have lien
on such logs or timber for the amount of such |
abor or services, supplies, rafting other maeri-
ais or articles, and the shall take precedence
of all other claims thereon, and provided that such
Len for labor or services shall take precedence to
such hen or liens for supplies, rafting or other
material or articlee. The provisions of this act
and OF the acts of which the same is ameudatorv
shan apply to all such labor, services supplies
ina. may have been done or performed prior to the
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