Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-03-18

language, by the order of the county Judge or
county court of jefferson county, in matter of pro-
bate, are hereby declared legal notices. and valid
as if such notice so published had been also pub
ilshed in newspaper published in the English
language. sG 51871ll| 6HE HEIlE o7@7
Section g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication 20
Approved February 49, 1874. rs =Inff.4.uga r9
~ vss Published March 8, 1s74.l 5nstn, a-
..... .s-... CHAPTER 70. SD t-.
AN ACT relating to the care of the insane, and
amendatory OF section 15 chapter 1O2, of the gen.
eral laws OF 1871 -
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
III senate ana assembly, do enact as follows: grl
Section L. Section Is, of chapter 1922 of the gen.
eral laws of A. D. 1871 is hereby amended by ad-
ding to said section Is, the following to-wit: Pro-
vided, in all cases, where from any cause said in
person cannot be admitted to said hospital for
the insane then it shall be the duty of the county
Judge to order commitment of said insane person
to the county poor house, and in case there is no
county poor house in his county, then he may COM
NIT said insane person to the nearest poor house of
any county that may be willing to receive said in
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved February %, 1874. t... . .-
Published January 26, 1874 ~ ..
CHAPTER 1.
AN ACT to change the time for holding terms of
the Circuit Court in the counties Of Brown
Oconto and Door, in the Tenth Judicial Circuit.
and TO amend chapter nine of the general laws Of
1872. .~-a. q.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: Il Is
Section l. The first section of said chapter nine
of the general laws of 1872, is hereby so amended
that hereafter the general terms of the circuit
court for the counties of Brown, Oconto and Door
shall be held as follows: In Brown county, on the
fourth Monday OF March, the second Monday of
September, and the second Monday of December,
in each year. In Oconto county, the fourth
Monday of April, and the third Monday of October
! tho fret
Tuesday after the third Monday of February, and
the first Tuesday after the second Monday of July
jury for the February term, 1874, of said circuit
court for Door county, may be given at any time
within six days before the drawing of said jury, in
stead OF twelve days, as heretofore required by
law.
Section 2. The first clause of the third section
OF said chapter nine, of the general laws of 1872,
and all the provisions of said third section requiring
any order or orders OF the judge of said circuit for
the summonng of jury, for any term of said
court in either of the counties of Door and Sha-
wano, are hereby repealed. .
Section g. The sixth section of said chapter nine
1s hereby re-enacted and made applicable to said
chapter as amended by this act.
Section T. All acts and parts of acts, conflicting
with the provisions of this act, hereby repealed
Section D. This act shall be published inmedi-
atey after its passage, and shall take effect and be
Approved January a. 1874
Published February "a, 1871
CHAPTER 43.
AN ACT relating to the collection of statistics from
towns, villages, cities and counties.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l.. Whenever any town, village or city
clerk shall fail in any year to return to the county
clerk, within the time fixed by law, the statement
required by section of chapter $50, of the gen.
eral laws of 1872 it shall be the duty of the
county clerk OF the county, to send messenger to
such town, village or city, delinquent to procure
the statement required by said act said messenger
shall be entitled to compensation Of $500 per
day, and to travelling fee of ten cents per mile for
the distance necessarily travelled in the discharge of
such duty; and such compensation shall be paid
from the county treasury, and the chairman and
clerk shall issue an order for the amount, and said
amount shall be charged to the town. village or
city delinquent, and shall be certified to the
clerk OF such town, village or city by the county
clerk special county tax to be raised therein at
the time Of making the annual apportonment of
taxes in November in each year.
Section q Whenever the county clerk of any
county shall fail to discharge the duty required by
| section of chapter $50, Of the general laws of
1872, before the first day of April in any year, it
shall be the duty Of the secretary of state to dis
patch messenger to such county to procure the
statistics required by such section and such
senger shall be entitled to a compensation of S. 90
per day for such services and travelling fee Of
cents per mile for actual travel in the discharge of
such duties; and such compensation shall be made
by drawing warrant by the secretary of state, on
the state treasury, for the amount and said secre
tary shall certify such amount to the county clerk
OF the county 80 delinquent at the time of certify
ing to the state tax necessary to be raised in such
county; and said amount shall be special state
tax against such county, and shall be collected and
returned in the manner that other state taxes
are collected and paid into the state treasury.
Section 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force frog~and after its passage and publication.
Approved February d. 1874
Published February "a, 1871 st
.r CHAPTER 38. ....
AN ACT to ascertain annually the number of acres
of the principal farm produce Of the state.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the assessor Of
each town in this state at the time of making the
annual assessment OF property, to ascertain the
whole number of acres of each kind Of farm
products, to-wit: Wheat, oats, corn, barley, rye
hops and tobacco then growing in his town, and
make duplicate certificates thereof, one of which
he shall file in the Office of the town clerk of his
town. and the other with the clerk of the board of
supervisors of his county, before the first day
of July of the same year. - q
| Section 2 The county clerk shall, on or before
the 18th day Of July, forward to the secretary of
state, to be kept in hif Office certificate of the ag
gregate number of acres in his county of each of
said products ascertained and compiled from
the certificates of said assessors.
Section q This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage. - F.
| Approved February q, 1874. '
Published February "a, 1871
.H CHAPTER 40. ......
AN ACT to authorize the commissioners of school
and university lands to recovery to the county Of
Marathon, certain lands. . <,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The commissioners of school and uni
versity lands hereby authorized and empowered
to convey to the county Of Marathon such lands as
have been heretofore conveyed to the State of Wis
consn by said county, by virtue OF chapter o. gen
eral laws of 1867, through mistake of want OF
authority, and Of which said county had title at
the time of making said conveyance, and where the
tax sales which such title is based have since
been cancelled
Section q Upon the receipt of list Of such lands
from the county clerk of said county, stating the
| reason why such conveyance is void, opposite each
tract, duly verified, the said commissioners may, in
their discretion, and if they shall deem such reason
sufficient convey to said county in the usual man
ner, all the lands described in said list.
Section 3. Upon the completion of such convey
ance, the county of Marathon shall be charged at
the rate of fifty cents per with interest at seven
per cent. up to the time of re-conveyance, for all
lands conveyed, and the amount so charged shall
be included in the apportionment of state tax to
said county for the ensuing year.
Section T. Wherever any such lands have been
conveyed by the state to other parties, said commits
sioners are hereby authorized to refund the pur-
chase money paid for such land with interest at
seven per cent, aid there is hereby appropriated
out of any money in the state treasury, not other
wise appropriated sufficient for such purpose
This act shall take effect and be in