Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-08
CHAPTER 800.


it shall be lawful for the street commissioner to
give, or notice in writing to be given, to
the party or parties subject to the tax for the
pairs of such sidewalk or gutter if known and re-
siding within said incorporated village, and if
said party or parties non-residents of said in
corporated village, then, and in such case, the
commissioner shall give notice by posting I'D
written notices i'll three more public places in
such village, that unless such sidewalk or gutter
therein specified shall be repaired to the satisfac
ton of said street commissioner within three
days thereafter, that he, the said street commits
sioner, will, and it shall be lawful for him to
pair the same, specified in such notice, and to
charge the amount of such repairs against the
owner of such lot lots tracts of
land along the line of said sidewalks gutter SO
repaired and to return said tax for the repairs so
performed by said street commissioner, and the
same shall be collected in the manner hereinbe-
fore provided.
Section O. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March 81, 1874.l
CHAPTER 347.
AN ACT to regulate insurance companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
III senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. That in all cases where any individ-
ual or insurance company companies, author
lied by laws OF this state to take risks and issue
policies of insurance against fires, and transact the
business of insurance i'll this state, whether ncor
pOrated by this any Other. state, shall insure
issue policy of insurance against loss by fire,
upon the real property of any individual or incOr-
pOratiOn i'll this state, and the property insured
shall be wholly destroyed, without criminal fault
the part OF the insured, the amount of insurance
written in said policy policies shall be taken
and deemed the true value of the property at the
time of such loss, and the amount of the loss sus-
tanned by the individual or corporation in whose
favor the said policy issued, and such amount
shall be taken, and deemed the measure Of dam
ages.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1874
Published March T. 1874
CHAPTER 142.
AN ACT relating to stay of executions in justice
courts, and amendatory of section 179 of chapter
120 of the revised statutes.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 179 Of chapter 100 of the
vsed statutes is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following words provided, the provisions of
this section shall not apply to executions on judg-
ments rendered for manual labor performed by the
plaintiff"
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1874.
Published March 81, 1874
CHAPTER AL.
AN ACT to amend section 13 of chapter n Of the
laws of 1870 concerning hawkers and peddlers.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section 10 of chapter u of the gen.
eral laws of 1870, is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following Or served in the quarter
masters cOmmissarieS department OF the United
States, and was permanently disabled in such SER
vice and honorably discharge therefrom.
Section 2. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved March 7, 1874.
Published March 81, 1874
CHAPTER lat.
An ACT to allow Attorneys fees in the county
rte and 70 anti 0IJnfy Undo n
court for each other.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Attorneys fees may, in the discretion
of the court, be allowed as part OF the taxable
costs all contested matters proceedings and cases
heard tried before the county court where an ap
peal lies to the circuit court, and when allowed shall
be taxed at the same rates allowed for like services
in the circuit court.
Section q The judges of the county court are
hereby authorized and empowered to hold courts
for each other, and while doing they shall have
the same power as if elected for the counties III
which they are acting
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1874.
Published March q, 1874
CHAPTER 1885,.
AN ACT to amend chapter 103 of the general laws OF
1872, entitled an act authorizing the formation OF
town insurance companies, approved March rs
1872, and the act amendatory thereto, approved
March II, 1878.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented il
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 Of chapter 103 Of the genera
laws Of 1872, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows ''Seotion l. 1t shall be lawful for any
number of persons not less than twenty-five, resid
ing in adjoining towns in any county in this state
who collectively shall own property OF not less
than twenty-five thousand dollars in value, which
they desire to have insured, to form themselves
into company for mutual insurance against loss
| or damage by fire lightning; which corporation
shall possess the usual powers and be subject tt
the usual duties of corporations and the corporate
name thereof shall embrace the name Of the town
in which the business office OF said company shall
| be located
Section q Section of chapter 215 Of the genera
| laws of 1873 is hereby repealed and section 10 o
chapter 1O3 Of the laws of 1872 hereby restored
| the same to be and read follows Section
TO- No company formed under this act shall in
sure any property out of the limits of the town O.
| towns in which the said company is located, no
shall they insure any property other than detached
dwellings and their contents, and farm building
and their contents, and live stock while on th'
premises running at large, and hay and grai1
| in the bin stack, shall they insure any prop
erty within the limits Of any incorporated city il
| this state"
| Section g. Section of chapter 215 Of the genera
laws of 1873, is hereby amended to read follows
Section 4. Section IL of said chapter is hereb,
amended so to read follows: The directors
of each company SO formed shall be chosen 4, b!
ballot at the annual meeting thereof which shall bt
| held on the first Tuesday Of January in each year
unless otherwise determined by majority O.
the voters in such company, and every person shal
| have one vote for each two hundred dollars fol
which he or she may be insured, but no person shall
be allowed to vote by proxy at such election excep
women.
Approved March TO- 1874
Published March 26, 1874
CHAPTER $40.
| AN Act to amend section one q, chapter one hun
bred and seventy eight Q7s) of the general laws
of 1872 entttlen San act to amend section eighty
six 1857 of chapter one hundree and fifty-fve Q55
of general laws of 1861" entitled ''an act to cod
| ify the laws of this state relating to common
schools"
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented il
| Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section l.. Section a. of chapter hun
bred and seventyeight Q78) of the general laws OF
| 1872 is hereby amended, as to read as follows
Section /. Section eighty-six 1867 of chapter one
hundred and fifty-fve Q55) of general laws of 1868
entitled act to codify the laws of this state re-
| lating to common schools" is hereby amended sc
as to read follows There shall be chosen at the
general election, held the Tuesday next succeed
| ing the first Monday in November, in the year
1861, and biennially thereafter, county superin-
] tandent of schools for each county of the state