Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-16

Section 81. Inc copy OIL the laws dellEefeu 10 |
my person, on account of any office held by him,
hail have stamped OF written thereon the name OF |
he office held by such person, and he shall, when
he 10 hold such office. deliver over TO his
uccessor in Office 81 laws received by him as
uch officer, and take the receipt OF his successor
heTeior, and deposit such receipt, If town
,icer, with the town clerk, and II county o1heer
With the register OF deeds; ana any person VINO
hail neglect or refuse to deliver over to his rnc
,essor in Office ali laws received by him rs atore
70 d. shall be liable 10 such successor in an action
lf repleYln t0T tha same, or Tor money had ana re
,eived to the full amount IL shall would cost |
aim 10 furnish himself with such laws, and caste
If suit, which action ihali request, be brought
and prosecuted by the district attorney OF the
county but no person, while he continues 10 hold
any Office which would eDtitle him to such LAVE,
shall be required to return the same as aforesaid.
Section o. The register OF deeds III each ecun-
ty, within one month after the adjournment Of the
legislature in each year, shall forward to the su
perintendent OF public property statement OF the
number of officers III his county entitled by .aw
TO a cOpy of the laws OF the preceding legislature,
aud as soon the same ready Tor distribution,
the superintendent OF public property shall Tor
ware 10 each register, properly packed IN boxes,
The number of copies of laws required by such
including one copy each Of the jour.
mails o the preceding session, and the message
and documents, tor each member OF the lcgIsa
ture residing in the county, and take receipt
therefor, All expenses for transporting such doc
uments to any county as provided in this section
shall be- paid out The county treasury, snd II shall
be the duty OF the register of deeds OF each Cuun
" 10 deliver such documents to the persons ent-
tied TO receive them, and not dispose OF them IN
any other manner.
journals and documents remaining after the dis
provided or by law, shan be safely kept
for the of new counties ard towns, as they
shall become entitled TO receive the same, but the
superintendent Of public property may sell 10 any
person being citizen OF this state, copy o. each
publication printed by the state printer at the cost
price thereof, TO be computed by the secretary oil
state. And it shali be the duty OF the supeIln-
tendent Of public property to keep an accurate
account OF slcn sales and TO pay the amount real.
lied thereirom into the state treasury al the end
OF each quarter
Section 81 All volumes OF supreme court re
ports furnished TO The state in pursuance of section
tbirtytl3e of this chapter, snail be Distributed rs
follows one copy 10 each OF the justices OF the
supreme court OF this state; one copy - tie dis
trct judge OF the United States for each strict
IN the slate; Que copy TO each judge OF circuit,
county o. municipal court OF this state, and one
copy 10 each OF the clerks Of the crcult courts Of
this state, said copies 70 be handed over 10 their
SUCCESSORS III Office The copies of SAID re-
ports remaining ON nand after the distribution
provided Tor IN this chapter, shall b. celvcrcd TO
The state librarien, who shall stamp and keep III
the library as many copies as may be necessary
for the uses the reoI and shall safelyikeep he
mainder until required for further distributions by
law. And il shall be the duty Of the snperinteud-
ent of public property as soon as may be conVe-
nent, after the adjournment Of this Legislature, TO
make distribution in accordance with this act, OF
any volumes of the supreme court reports hereto
fore delivered to the sIaIe, and not yet distributed
the State Historical Society shall be delivered 10
the secretary OF said suciety.
Section ST. The transactions OF the State Agri-
cultuTsl Society shall be distributed as follows
One thousand copies 10 the Legislature; one nun
ored copies TO the State Historical Society; one
hundred copies to the Academy OF Sciences, Arts
and Letters; fifty copies TO each district industrial
organization embracing two or more counties,
and furnishing lhe State Agricultural Society re
port OF its proceedings; twenty-five copies 10 each
county agricultural society. and the remalnde- TO
the State Agricultural Society.
Section 81. The transactions Of the State Hor-
ticultural Society SHAH be distributed by the state
superintendent of pubic property as ioHows, VIZ:
Three copies to eaCn member OF the legislature;
ntty copies 10 each town or county hOrtlcuitura
fcers iect and number mtmbeis, with an abstract
OF its proceedings, FOL publication IN suCh volume
10 the secretary of the State Horticultural Society
fifteen copies TO each county agricultural society
reporting the secretary OF state; fifty copies TO
the State Agricultural Society; fifty copies 20 the
State University; twenty five copies 10 the State
Historical Society, aud all the remaining coplSs
to the State HOrticntura. Society.
Section 5S The transactions OF the W .scOnslE
Academy Of Sciences Arts and Letters shall be ds-
tributed as follows: One copy 20 each member OF
the legislature; one copy 10 the Librarian OF each
state Institution; one hundred copies to the State
Agricultural Society; one hundred copies to the
state Histol ical society, and the remainder io
section s.. In The distribution OF books OF
other packages when such dis, Tbut!0n is directed
BY law if such packages are TOO large, or w0nld
cost too much to be seat by mail, they shall be
sent by express und the accounts for such express
charges properly certified TO, shal be audited by
TIE secretary Of state, AID pad tom the general
fund
Section co. There is hereby annually appropri
ated cut of any money IN the state treasury, not
Otherwise appropriated, IA sum sufficient 10 meet
he expenditures authorized By this act.
Section I'll Chapter six OF the revised statutes,
chapter threo hundred and fifteen OF the general
laws Of 1850, chapter one HUNDRED and elghty-tWu
Of the general laws Of 1855, chapter SIXTY Of the
general laws OF 70, chapter t7To hundred and
ninety OF the laws Of 1873, and oil acts and parts
of acts contrayening the provisions of tis act are
hereby repealed provided that ali laws necessary
for the complete fuflment OF the contract with
the present state printers, shall remain in tul force
until the expiration Of said contract on the 3lst
day OF December, 1874.
Sec o. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after liz passage and publication
Approved March II, 1874. 80 CORY.
Published March 81, sal
CHAPTER 165
AN ACT to secure the sale navigation OF the Wis
consiu river
The people OF the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and Assembly, do enact as follows;
Section l. Every person or persons, or corpora
ti0ns, municipal or private, who now control OK
maintain any dam or bridge across the Wisconsin
riVer, shall within nine months from and after the
publication OF this act, construct at one side Of
the slide over such dam, and at each end oil the
span OF such bridge extended over the channel Of
SAID river, guide boom or booms and extend the
same up and diag0nally across the river towards
Gent length to secure the Eae passage Of ali I'm
Der aud crafts ever the slide OF such dams and
through the channel span OF bridges, and each
boom shau be attached securely 20 pier a. the
upper eUd thereof, or 10 some other firm sirGc
ture.
Section 3 All dams and bridges hereafter built
across said river shall have constructed Herewith
at the time OF their erection, the guide booas
provided for in the frat section OF this act.
Section 3. ANY rsOn maintaining or control
ling any dam or bridge across said river. or who
may hereafter build, either Gnder any contract,
leas9, as tenant in common or any occupancy
by which such person 10 liable to account IN any
manner Tor the value OF the thereof, ehall, i'll
case the owner neglccts or refuses Tor nine months
after the publication of this act TO construct such
piers and booms, Euild them himself, anu the cost
and expense thereof shsll constitute seton
against any claim for rent or claim for the use
thereof, and such occupant may aso recover the
same by action against The owEer
section f. In all cases OF injury TO property by
reason Of egiect or refusal 10 make the piers amt
bOOms aB herein provided, or in case such piers
aud booms shall be built as not to aif2rd Inc
safety and protection Intended hereby, and injury
TO property thereby ensue, the owner Of such prop
erty may recover treble damages therefor against
the owner and occupant OF such dam or bridge,
jointly or seyerslly, as he may elect and such
judgment may be enforced as personal jpdg
ment, ana shah also, when doCketed In the proper
county constitute and be a lien upon the whole
OF sucp dam, including its abutments and shore
line aud upon the Mill ard fixtures situate there
with, and upon such bridge and lis approaches,
whenever owned by person or a private corpora
llUu, ana suCB judgment may De enforced against
such dam or bridge by sale thereof is provided
by law Tor the sale OF real estate.
Section ;. In all cases where injury 10 person,
loss of limb or life occurs caused by the neglect
or refusal TO provide such piers and gui0e boOms,
or by the insufficient detective construction
thereof sach person, or his heirs or widow, may
maintain action against the owner anu occu-
pant thereof, in the same manner and with the
same remedies both 10 the action and 10
forcing the judgment as is provided Ii this ACT for
injury 10 personal property.
section o. This act shall not in any manner be
construed as to discharge affect the liability
OF persons owning or controlling any dam, bridge,
or other structure in or said river Tor dam
ages, as now determined by law, III respect to mat
tiers not herein provided for, nor shall the proyis
ions of this act apply to any bridge upon said river
below Portage City, until channel span has bsen
established by the government engineer who may
have control of the improvement At said rif er.
section {. This act shall be in force from and
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