Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-15

ty may at any time before the close of the term of
court at which the action is tried, except to any
part of the judges charge to the jury and such
cepttcns may be Incorporated into the bill of ex-
ceptions and reviewed the sane as if made before
the jury retires.
Section 3. ALI laws contravening the provisions
of this act are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Thfs act shall take effect ana be in
force from and after it's passage. gr1e
Approved March 10, 1874 8 &
Published March 81, 1874
CHAPTER IA. "a e
AN ACT to limit the commencement of actions
y against counties and cities on defective tax cer-
tihcates and tax deeds.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, repre- ented
in Senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. No action brought to recover any sum
OF money on any defective irregular title, tax
certificate or tax deed made or issued by any coun-
ty Or city shah be maintained in any court against
such county or city unless such action shall be
a deed would have been due upon such tax certifi-
cate according to the terms thereof provided that
any such action may be brought within one year
after this act shall take effect: provided further
that whenever action relating to the validity of
any tax deed shall have been commenced within SIX
years from the maturity of the certificate upon
which such deed was based, and final decision shall
not be rendered until after the expiration of the time
limited by this act, then, and in such case action
may be commenced at any time within one year
after such decision declaring said tag deed void
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1874.
Published March 81, 1s74l a#a 81
CHAPTER 1874. a W y
AN ACT to amend subdivision four and to repeal
subdivision five of chapter 90 of the revised stat
utes, entitled ''of real property by descent" 49,
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows: q
Section l. Subdivision four of section one of
chapter 81 of the revised statutes is hereby
ed to read as follows: 4th. II he shall leave no
issue, nor widow father, nor mother his es-
tate shall descend in equal shares to his brothers
and sisters and to the children of any deceased
brother or sister, by right of representation.
Section 2. Subdivision five OF said section one is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication
Approved March 7, 1874.
Published March %, 1874
CHAPTER 247,
AN ACT to provide.for the trial of criminal actions
in justices courts. .'-
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The complaint may be in the follow
ing form:
STATE OF WISCONSIN, ss
- County,. { ees
The State of Wisconsin,
(Name " Of accused,
A. B., being duly sworn, says that on the --
day Of -, in the year 1877 at said county
(name OF accused or alias) did Estate the crime)
against the peace and dignity OF the state of Wis
consn.
Subscribed to and sworn before
me this - day of -.
CD.
Section 2. Sections eleven to sections twenty six
inclusive OF chapter 1877 general laws of 1871 shall
be applicable in all criminal trials courts held by
justices of the peace and in the examination of all
criminal cases by committing magistrates, and
where the word ''indictment' reformation " is
used in said section, the word complaint" shall be
substituted.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March II, 1874.
Published March "a, 1911
CHAPTER $40.
an ACT to provide for justices of the peace and
eonstables in Incorporated villages.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Each incorporated village in this state
shall, at the annual election theIeof elect JUS
tice of the peace and one constable.
Section 2. Such justices OF the peace and con-
stables shall hold their Offices for the same terms
and qnalify in the same manner may be required
of justices of the peace and consables in organized
towns.
Section 8. The justices of the peace herein pro-
vided for, shall have exclusive original jurisdiction
of all arising under the ordinances, by laws,
rules and regulations of such villages unless it shah
be otherwise provided by the charter statute in
cooperating such village, and concurrent jurisdic-
ton with other justices of the peace in the same
county.
Section T. All acts and parts of acts contra
yening the provisions of this act are hereby re-
peaed.
Section s. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage and publication.
Approved March 18th, 1874.
Published March "a, 1S74.]