Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-22


this act, and may organize such state corporation
by making and fling with the secretary of state
ahfeles OF assoclat5on as provided by section OF
exceed five hundred thousand dollars and by such
articles CT association may confer upon such state
corporation all the rights, powers, privileges and
franchises as contained, provided and authorized in
| section of this act and the shall be body
polite and corporate with all the rights, powers,
privileges and franchises and subject to all the
liabilities as provided by section of this act.
Section 10. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication
Approved March 4, 1874.
. 49,. ~. Published March %. 1874
r. & "a n CHAPTER 1873.
AN ACT to repeal chapter 1885, laws of 1871 entitled
an act to organize state board of charity and
REFORM"
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows
Section 1. Section of chapter 1876 of the gen
eral laws OF 1871, is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows: Section g. The board shall have full
power at all times to look into and examine the con-
dition of the institutions and establishments re-
ferred to in this act, to enquire into and examine
their methods of treatment, instruction, govern
ment and management of their inmates, the official
conduct OF trustees, managers. directors superin-
tendents and other officers and employees of the
same the conditions of the building, grounds and
other property connected Herewith, and into all
other matters pertaining to their usefulness and
good man9 ment and for these purposes they
shall have access to all parts of the grounds
and build md to all books and papers of said
institution establishments; and all persons
| now or he connected with are hereby
directed a red to give either verbally in
writing, I'd may direct such information
and to affol facilities for inspection as the
board may md the several members of
the board al 3tary thereof are each hereby
| authorized tC ler OathS III examining any
person persons relative to any matters connected
with the inquiries Investigations authorized by
| this act. And if any person examined shall
knowingly falsely on his or her examination
they he shall be deemed guilty Of perjury, and
shall be punished i'll the manner provided in sec
ton of chapter 167 of the revised statutes,
titled "of offenses against public Justice
Section 2. In the said board shall desire to
avail themselves of the provisions of chapter 25 of
the general laws of 1868, Gan act to provide for
taking the deposition of witnesses i'll certain cases.
they shall place vote to that effect upon the
ords, and directing their secretary to make ap-
pication to court commissioner justice of the
peace other officer authorized by the laws of this
state to take depostions to be used and read in the
circuit courts of this state and upon such applica-
tions, it shall be the duty Of such court commits
s1oner or other officer to proceed III all respects
though the application had been made by the Off
of state institutions provided in said chapter
25 and all the provisions of said chapter 25 shall
apply to the taking of deposition Of witnesses
the application of the state board of charities and
reform, the though application made
by trustees, managers or regents of state nstitu-
tions.
Section g. Any officer serving papers under the
provisions of this act the act to which this is
an1endatory, shall be entitled to the fees allow
ed by law for similar services, to be audited and
paid i'll the manner provided in said chapter 25 for
the payment of the fees of the commissioner or
other officer and the fees of witnesses.
Section d. It shall be the duty of the state board
of charities and reform. when directed by the gov
| ernor to do, to investigate into the past or
present management of any or either of the penal
correctional refOrmatOry charitable state nStiu-
tons. and they shall keep the governor advised of
the progress being made in such Investigations and
such reports shall from time to time be made the
governor may require, and upon the completion Of
investigations the
the facts of the case in full. For services thus
rendered under direction of the governor each
member of the board shall receive the of five
dollars per day for the time actually devoted to such
investigations and accounts therefor, when ap-
proved by the governor shall be audited by the
secretary Of state and paid from the state treasury
Sec. D. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 10, 1874.
Published March %, 1874
CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT to authorize the commissioners of school
and university lands to loan portion of the trust
fundsof the state to the county of Iowa.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. The commissioners of school and uni
versity lands hereby authorized to loan portion
of the trust funds Of this state, not exceeding two
hundred thousand dollars, to the county board of
supervisors of the county of Iowa in this state and
the said board Of supervisors is hereby authorized
to borrow a sum not exceeding the amount above
named Of said commissioners, and to issue to said
commissioners certificates of the Indebtedness SO
contracted. Said Indebtedness shall bear interest
at the rate of seven per cent per annum, and said
interest shall be paid annually together with not
less than onetenth of the principal sum till the
whole is paid.
Section @ Each and every year until the whole
loan be repaid, the secretary of state SHALL when
| he apportions the state taxes among the several
counties add to the state tax which would be prop
erly chargeabe to said county of Iowa, the annual
interest due the state on said loan, together with
ten per cent. of the principal sum so loaned and
the same shall be levied and collected out Of the
taxable property of said county, and paid over to
the state in the same way as other state taxes are
collected and paid.
Section 3. At the time and in the manner pro-
vided for levying taxes for state and county pur-
poses, the board of supervisors or said county of
Iowa shall levy the amount Of money required for
the payment of the annual interest and not less
than one-tenth of the principal loaned by the
commissioners of school and university lands to
the county board of supervisors of the said county
of Iowa, provided for in the preceding sections
of this act.
Section 4. And it is further provided that the
said county of Iowa shall never during the period
which said bonds shall remain unpaid, become in
debted or contract debts for greater amount in
Guiding debts heretofore contracted well that
herein referred to- than five per cent. of the aver
age taxable property as the same shall appear from
the last two assessment rolls. Before contracting
any debt and before any of said funds shall be de-
hvered to said towns in exchange for said certif-
Gates of Indebtedness, the county board of super
visors of said county of Iowa shall file with the
secretary of state an acceptance of the provisions
of this act and Of the terms and limitations herein
provided for.
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be I'D
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1874. ESiET
Published March %, 1911
4 CHAPTER 254.
NsACT to authorize the judge Of the 9th Judicial
circuit to change the time of holding court.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 1t shall be lawful for the circuit
judge, in the eighth Judicial circuit Of this state to
alter the time for holding terms of the court in the
county of St. Croix, in said circuit by order to be
made by him and published in one or more news
papers of general circulation in such circuit, sixty