Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-18
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such motion such sum, not less than twenty five
dollars nor exceeding one hundred dollars, the
court shall direct. W "a t
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage and publication
| Approved February II, 1874.
| Published March 5, 1874 -z
| RF9 rTf5ts s. CHAPTER 90 FF1| 8V
AN ACT to regulate the capacity Of APPLE pear, and
potato barrels.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
| Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
| Section l. barrel of apples, pears or potatoes,
| shall represent quantity equal to one hundred
quarts of grain dry measure. natE .E..
| Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March 3, 1874.
| G Published March 5, 1874. ~
| cir q. ..,.. CHAPTER 1O1. s.. . .
AN ACT making the price paid for abstracts of title
| taxable as disbursements in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
| Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section l. In any action or proceeding relating
to or affecting title to lands, it shall be lawful to
| tax part of the necessary disbursements in
favor of the successful party, the cost of procuring
abstract of title to the lands affected by the
ton proceeding Also it shall be lawful for
cutors Of wills administrators of estates of de-
| ceased persons, before proceeding to administer
such estate, to procure complete abstract of the
title to the lands of which said deceased died seized
and the price paid for such abstract shall be allowed
| as necessary disbursement in the settlement of
| said estate
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved March A. 1874.
Published March 5, 1874
| CHAPTER 90.
AN ACT relating to the sale of real estate of in
fants, and amendatory of chapter 96 of the revised
| statutes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
| Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section 1. Whenever application shall be made
to the circuit court for the sale of any real estate
of any interest in real estate, belonging to infant
or infants under the provisions of chapter ninety
six of the revised statutes and order for the sale
thereof shall have been made if it shall appear to
the court that the interest of the infants would be
promoted by plating such real estate, the court
may by its order authorize the guardian guar
dians, on behalf of such infants, either alone or
together with their co-tenants, II any, or other
owners, to make and acknowledge plat of such
real estate, laying out roads, streets and alleys
may be deemed most beneficial to the owners. A
plat made pursuant to such order, certified and
knowledged in manner and form required by law,
and approved by the court shall be to all intents of
the same validity and effect if made by such in
fants when of full age After such plat shall have
been duly made and recorded the guardian or
guardians may, in manner prescribed by said chap
ter make separate sales of lot or lots, according
to such plat part thereof, of the infants inter-
ests therein.
Section .. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1874.
Published February 20, 1874
. CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment Of
section three ~, article eleven Q1), of the consti
tuition.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Whereas, the legislature of the state of Wisconsin,
at its annual session for the year 1872, proposed
and adopted by vote of the majority OF the MEM
bers elected to each of the two houses, amend
ment to the constitution of this state in the follow
ing language:
| Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring
that section three (3) of article eleven ) of the
constitution of this state be amended, adding at
the end of said section the following words: No
county, city, town, village school district other
municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become
indebted in any manner or for any purpose, to any
amount, including existing Indebtedness i'll the ag
gregate, exceeding five per centum, the value OF
the taxable property therein, to be ascerained by
the last assessment for state and county taxes pre-
vious to the mourning of such Indebtedness. Any
county, city, town, village school district other
municipal corporation, mourning any Indebtedness
aforesaid, shall, before or at the time of doing So
provide for the collection of direct annual tax suf
cent to pay the interest such debt, as it falls
due, and also to pay and discharge the principal
thereof within twenty years fron the time OF con-
tracing the same and, whereas the legislature of
this state at its annual session for the year 1873
agreed to such proposed amendment by majority
of all the members elected to each house now,
therefore, .t..
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment
to the constitution of this state shall be sub
be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day of November 1874, and if the people shall
approve and ratify such amendment by ma
jority of the electors voting thereon, said amend
ment shall become part of the constitution of this
state.
Section q The form of the ballot in voting to
| approve and ratify said proposed amendment shall
be, For amending the constitution limiting bonded
Indebtedness by counties, towns, cities and villages,
to five per cent" and against said amendment,
against amending the constitution limiting the
bonded Indebtedness by counties, towns cities and
villages to five per cent, which shall be sepa-
rate ballot and shall be deposited in separate box
to be provided for that purpose, and all persons
qualified to vote at any election in this state shall be
deemed voters on this question. FL
Section 8. The votes cast approving and ratify-
ing disappearing said amendment shall be count
ed and returned by the inspectors of the election in
all respects votes for state officers counted
and returned, and the officers designated by
law to the returns Of votes for state officers
shall canvass the returns on this question at the
same time and place and under the same regula-
tons and restrictions provided by law for
wasting and declaring the returns Of elections for
state officers.
Section L. Within three days after the determine
ton of said it shall be the duty of the
vassers to certify the result of the said to
the Governor who shall thereupon without delay
make proclamation of the result.
| Section 5. The Secretary of State is hereby re-
quired to include the substance of this act in the
notice of the general election for the year 1874.
| Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February Is, 1874
Published February 10, 1874
/ CHAPTER "a.
/ AN Act to prevent the depositing Of poison on
s-s lands.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly do enact as follows
Section l. If any person persons shall deposit
any poison or poisonous substance upon the lands
or in the buildings of any other person, he they
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and shall
be punished by fine not less than twenty nor more
than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county
jail not less than thirty than ninety days
And such person or persons offending shall be
further liable IN damages to any person injured by
the loss sickness of any domesticated animal oc-
casioned by the deposit of such poison poisonous
substance.
| Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
| Approved February Is, 1874.
Published February 10, 1874
| CHAPTER 35.
AN ACT to provide for the sale Of lands for dein-
quent taxes, in certain cases.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
| Section 1. If for any cause any county treasurer