Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-15


said company and sold, for the repayment of the
money thus obtained the credit of said grant for
the construction of said road, and the execution of
said trust so assumed by the state, provided that
the bonds issued shall not run for longer period
than twenty years. from the date thereof: and pro-
vided further, that the lands remaining unsold at
the expiration of said twenty years shall be subject
to sale to actual settlers at price not more than six
dollars per acre. ... .
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after passage. .8s .s ri 4.r
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March "a, 1874
-ss CHAPTER 3O2. g 1
AN Act to amend section of chapter Il of the re-
vised statutes, entitled of the disposition of I'M
claimed property ~ -l5..--A Va
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section L. Section of chapter A of the revised
statutes, entitled of the disposition of unclaimed
property" is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: Section 3. If any such property shall not
be claimed and taken away within one year after
the time it shall have been received, the person
having possession thereof may at any time there
after proceed to sell the same in the manner pro-
vded in this chapter: Provided, that if such
property be deposited with any tavern keeper, and
which such tavern keeper has an inn keepers
lien, then if such property shall not be claimed and
taken away within three months after the time 1t
shall have been received, the said tavern keeper
having possession thereof may at any time there
after, proceed to sell the in the manner pro-
vided in this chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after itf passage.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March "a, 1874
CHAPTER $50.
AN 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 i'll
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 2. 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
essary.
Section 8. The paper shall be divided into two
classes, and shall be bid for separately. The first
class shall consist of what is commonly called
"print" and "book paper. The second class
shall consist of such fine paper is necessary in
executing the job printing and blank work required
by the state. ALI paper must be clear and uniform
in 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, for
the inspection of bidders and shall at all times be
the standard criterons of the quality, weight and
of the paper to be furnished by the contractor
Section 5. Every bid for 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 suffi
cient surees 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 iquda,ed damages by such bid
der to the state of excess of cost over the bid
or bids ,of such bidder, which the state may 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 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 as 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-
vided, that nothing herein contained shall be con-
trued so as to prevent the same person from be-
coming contractor for both classes. If two more
bidders propose for the contract, and the pro-
posa of one be lower on certain qualities of paper
and that of another lower other qualities of
paper, then said commissioners shall make strict
computation of said bids, and shall assign the
tract to the lowest aggregate bidder appear by
said computation, provided, however, preference
shall always be given to any bidder residing and do
ing business in the state of Wisconsin, if said bid
shall be as low freight added as that of any other
bidder not doing business in this state.
Section T. All paper shall be delivered to the sec
rotary of state and by him delivered to the superin
tendent of public property, who shall be the proper
custodian thereof, recelpt1ng to the secretary
Of state for the same.
Section g. The commissioners of public printing
shall carefully examine the paper received of the
contractors and ascertain whether it corresponds
in SIZE quality and weight to the samples in the Of
flee of secretary of state. If any of the paper fur
nished by the contractors fails to be good in
quality and not up in all respects to that called for
by the contract, then said commissioners shall
tfy said contractor of the fact and that they refuse
to accept the same.
Section g. The contractor for each class of paper
shall file and preserve sample of each kind and
quality of paper embraced in his bill, which he
shall deliver to the secretary of state with his
accounts for the same, all accounts shall be care
fully examined by the secretary of state: if any
ror be found in such accounts by said secretary Of
state, he shall Immediately correct and return the
same to the contractor who rendered it, and when
the account is finally corrected and adjusted, he
shall draw warrant on the state treasurer for the
amount thereof, which amount shall be paid from
the general fund.
Section TO- There is hereby annually appropri-
ated out of any money in the state treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated. sum sufficient to meet the
expenditures authorized by this act.
Section IL. All acts Or parts of acts contravening
the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Section IL. This act shall take effect and be in
orce from and after its passage and publication.
Approved MarchI1O, 1874
Published March "a, 1874
CHAPTER 318.
AN ACT to amend section of chapter ITO Of the re-
vised statutes, entitled "of trials III criminal
cases.'
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Upon the trial of any person 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 more than two
defendants, there shall be eight peremptory chal-
enges on the part of the defendants, and one adj
| ditional peremptory challenge for each defendant
| over two, and no more, the whole to be divided
eqeally as far as practicable, among the defend
ants by the court.
| Approved March u, 1874
Published March "a, 1874
| CHAPTER 267.
AN ACT to amend section of chapter II of the pri-
| vate and local laws of 1872, entitled an act to
amend section / of chapter 215 of the general
laws of 1860, entitled act providing for lien
for labor and service on logs and lumber in GER
tain 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