Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-25

Section 6. Any town that shall by vote as here
inbefore provided, determine to unite its moneys
with the moneys of any other corporation for the
purpose of building or purchasing town hall
herein provided or for building or buying build
ing, for the exclusive of such town, is hereby
authorized to borrow money for such purpose, and
to make and issue the bonds of said town running
for such length of time, and bearing such rate of
interest, not exceeding ten per cent. per annum
the electors of said town may determine. y
Section 7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March IL, 1874.
Published March ID, 1874. IL - !
s CHAPTER 1871.
AN ACT to appropriate sum of money to the In
sttute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
for the current expenses for the year 1874.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows 4.
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the general fund not otherwise APP
proprated, the sum of thirty-ive thousand dollars
in full for the payment of current expenses at the
Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb
| for the year 1874.
Section q All sums for current expenses shall
be drawn from the treasury not oftener than quar-
| terly in advance. s... 81 ... . Z .
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication and
shall be printed with the volume of general laws
| for the year 1874. -'.
| Approved March Z, 1874. .r .s .-...s 81.
Published March IA, 1871
CHAPTER 3o7. -..r ...
AN ACT relating to incorporated companies, and to
| authorize the increase decrease of directors
and trustees.
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. Any incorporated company society
organized or created by general or special law Of
ma jorty of all the stockholders at meeting
specially called for that purpose, to increase de-
crease the number of directors trustees of such
company: Provided, the number shall not be less
than three, and to change the time and manner of
their elections from time to time, as may be deemed
proper.
also, by majority vote of all its stockholders,
| change its corporate name, and adopt such other
corporate the stockholders shall designate
in the vote resolution; i'll the event of any such
company changing it's above authorized,
the secretary shall file in the office of the secretary
of state copy of such resolution, certified under
his hand and the seal of the company, changing the
name as aforesaid and shall publish the same for
at least week in the official state paper, and
such change shall take effect from the time when
such resolution is filed with the secretary of state.
Section 3. ALI acts and parts of acts which al1-
thoriZe allow the directors of any company Gre
ated organized under the laws of this state, to
increase decrease the amount of capital stock or
number of shares, are hereby repealed, and no such
change in the capital stock shall hereafter be made
unless by and with the of at least two
thirds of the owners of all the stock then outstand
ing, at a meeting of the stockholders specially
called for that purpose.
Section T. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March II. 1874.
| Published February "a, 1871
CHAPTER Al.
AN ACT to amend section 10 of chapter 124 of the
revised statutes, entitled " Of the manner of COM
menclng civil actions
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 10 of chapter 124 of the re-
vised statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following, subdivision 6: "6. Where the
action is brought to foreclose mortgage upon real
estate and the defendant is proper necessary
party defendant to said action"
Approved February d. 1874
Published March 5, 1874
CHAPTER IS.
AN ACT to amend section Sc of chapter "a of the
vised statutes relating to the support of the poor
by counties.
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section SO of chapter "a of the re-
vised statutes relating to the support of the poor
by counties, is hereby amended SO that the same,
when amended, will read follows Every
county superintendent of the poor, who shall here
after be elected under and in pursuance of this
chapter, shall within ten days after notice of his
election and before entering upon the duties of his
Office, execute to the county board of supervisors of
his county, his bond in such penal sum as shall be
required by said board Of supervisors by resolution
with two sufficient surities to be approved
by said board of supervisors, by the chairman
thereof when said board is not in session, which
bond with the approval aforesaid Endorsed thereon
by the county clerk. ball be filed in his Office.
Such bond shall be CT -ioned in substance that he
will faithfully and properly perform all the duties
of the office of county superintendent of the poor,
and will pay over and disburse according to law, all
moneys that shall come into his hands such
superintendent, and that he will render just and
true account thereof whenever required by the
county board of supervisors, or by any provisions
of law, and will deliver to his successor, to
any other person or persons authorized by law to
receive the same, all moneys, books, papers and
other things appertainlng or belonging to his said
Office.
Section 3 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March g. 1874
| ... Published March 5, 1874
.. CHAPTER SO. ..r
AN ACT to amend section of chapter Sc of the
general laws of 1873, relating to common schools.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 1 of chapter Sc of the general
laws of 1863, is hereby amended to read as
follows: Section 16 of chapter 155 of the general
laws of 1873, is hereby amended as to read as
follows: Section Is. Whenever any school district
shall, for two successive years. neglect to
maintain public school required by law, it shall
be the duty of the supervisors of the town contain
ing the district to attach said district to such other
adjoining district or districts in the town they
snail Judge proper and II the district be JOINT dis
trict, then the supervisors of the several towns
bracing parts thereof shall dissolve such joint
district, and Immediately proceed to attach the
spective towns hereinbefore provided. And
whenever any district shall become extinguished by
of the attachment of all its territory to
other district districts, the supervisors of the
town or towns embracing such districts shall take
charge Of the property belonging to the same at the
time of its extinguishment, dispose af the same by
grant or otherwise, and apply the proceeds to the
discharge of its debts paying over the remainder,
any, to the treasurer of the district to which the
territory has been attached in proportion to the val
uation of the property attached to each, appears
from the last assessment roll of the town or towns
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage
Approved March 3, 1874.
Published March 6, 1874
CHAPTER ITO.
AN ACT relating to telegraph companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
L in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
) Section l. Any telegraph company that has been
Of any law in this state and doing business therein
is hereby authorized and empowered, acting by its
board of directors to borrow any sums OF