Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-08

which the party charged was not actually and pub
1ioly a resident within this state in which the
party committing the offense unknown an
offender to the sheriff or prosecuting attorney of
the county where the otfense committed shall
not be reckoned part of the six years, and all in
dictments or infOrnatiOns for msdemeanOrs of
any kind shall be found and filed within four years
after the commission of the same, but any period
during which the party charged was not actually
and publicly resident of the state shall not be
reckoned part of the four years.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March g. 1871
CHAPTER 291.
AN ACT to authorize the governor of the state to
convey land to the United States for the purpose
of erecting light houses and other aids to naviga-
ton, and for other purposes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever the United States desire to
acquire title to land belonging to the state, and
covered by the navigable waters OF the United
States, within the limits thereof for the site of
light house, beacon other aid to navigation and
application is made by duly authorized agent of
the United States, describing the site required for
of the purposes aforesaid, then the governor Of
the state is authorized and empowered to convey
the title to the United States, and to cede to the
United States jurisdiction over the same: Pro-
vided, no single tract shall contain than ten
QO) acres and that the state shall retain concurrent
Jurisdiction far that all process, civil or crlm1
nal, issuing under the authority of the state, may
be executed by the proper officers thereof upon any
person or persons amenable to tie same within the
limits of lands coded in like manner and to like
effect as if this act had never been passed.
Section 2. In case the lands of any person have
been overlooked or niured or taken, or if it shall
be found necessary proper hereafter to overflow,
inure take the bonds [landsl of any person for,
or by reason of the construction of any dam,
bridge, lock or pier, or the repair or enlargement
thereof, the construction repair or enlargement
of any canal or other works by the United States
government in the improvement Of any harbor,
river stream of water in this state, the cOmpen-
sation for damages sustained by the owner
of the lands overfowed, injured or taken as
aforesaid, may be ascertaned, determined and paid
in the manner as prescribed in chapter 119 OF
the laws of 1872 entitled I" an act in relation to
railroads and the organization Of railroad COM
panies," approved March %, 1872, for acquiring
title to lands by railroad companies, and all the
provisions Of said act may apply in case Of the
OVERLOOKING, injury taking of lands by the United
States government for the purposes aforesaid,
which properly applicable thereto.
Section 3. This act shall be 1nforce from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March 26, 1874
CHAPTER 285.
AN ACT in relation to railroad companies organized
under and by virtue of chapter 73 of the revised
statutes, entitled /" Of joint stock companies
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. Any and every corporation heretofore
organized for railroad purposes under the provis-
ions of chapter 70 of the revised statutes of 1853,
entitled Of joint stock companies shall have and
possess every power and privilege conferred and be
subject to all the duties and liabilities provided by
chapter 119 of the general laws Of 1872, entitled
" an act in relation to railroads and the organiza-
ton of railroad companies, and the acts supple
mentary thereto" upon companies organized under
said chapter 119 and other acts supplementary
thereto.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March &C. 1s74.]
CHAPTER 282.
AN ACT Ito amend chapter ten Q0) of the revised
statutes of 1853, entitled g of state officers"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 10 of chapter 10 of the re-
vised statutes of 1858, entitled " Of state officers,
is hereby amended by striking out in the first and
secondsines where they occur, the words zone
thousand" and inserting therefor the words g tif
teen hundred" 50 that it will read as follows
The salary of the librarian shall be fifteen hundred
dollars per annum, nor shall any extra amount be
paid for any assistant librarian.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be il,
force from and after its passage.
Approved March -, 1874.
Published March 27, 1874
,-' CHAPTER 227.
AN ACT to regulate railroads in certain respects
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
Section 1. Any company corporation operat-
ing any line of railroad in this state, running
through any village or within one-eighth Of a mile
thereof containing two hundred inhabitants or
more having postoffice, shall be and is hereby
required to make necessary arrangements to take
on and discharge freight and passengers and shall
make stoppings, train each day, each way, at
such points sufficient to enable such business to be
done, in case such company corporation runs
through or adjacent to such village train day
each way.
Section 2. Any company corporation men,
toned in section of this act, offending against
the provisions of said section, shall be liable to pay
fine of not less than twenty -ive dollars more
than fifty dollars for each and every day such COM
pany or corporation shall neglect refuse to make
such arrangements or stoppings, after demand
| shall have been made upon such company or corpo-
ration to comply with the first section of this act
to be recovered as fines by law recoverable
by suit before justice of the peace of the proper
county, with costs of suit, one-half of said fine
to go to the complainant, and ene half shall be
paid into the state treasury for the benefit of the
ohoolf fund.