Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-15
Published March 81, 1874.]
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| All ACT to amend section one hundred and forty
! of chapter one hundred and ffty-fve of the gen.
| eral laws of 1863, entitled act to codify the
laws of this state relating to common schools.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
| in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section /. Section 14O OF chapter 155, laws of
| 1862 is hereby amended to read follows ANY
person who shall wllfully Interrupt, in any way
modest or disturb any private or public school
while III session shall upon conviction thereof be
| punished by fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars
and costs, or by Imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days. nm IS
Section 2. Justices of the peace and police JUS
tees shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the
circuit court in all cases arising under said section
! 14O of this act.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect and be in force
from aud after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1874.
Published March 81 1874.l
.... CHAPTER 165.
| AN ACT to secure the safe navigation of the Wis
consn river.
| The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section 1. Every person or persons. or corpora
| tons, municipal private, who now control or
| maintain any dam or bridge the Wisconsin
river, shall, within nine months from and after the
| publication of this act, construct at side of
| the slide over such dam, and at each end of the
span of such bridge extended over the channel of
said river, guide boom booms and extend the
! same up and diagonally across the towards
cien length to the safe passage of all lum-
Der and crafts over the slide of such dams and
through the channel span of bridges, and each
boom shall be attached securely to q pier at the
| upper end thereof, or to some other firm structure
| Section .. All dams and bridges hereafter built
across said river shall have constructed thel ewith
at the time of their erection the guide booms pro-
| vided for in the first section of this act.
Section 3. Any person maintaining or control
| ling any dam or bridge across said river, or who
may hereafter build, either under any contract,
/ lease tenant W
| by which such person is liable to account in any
| manner for the value of the thereof, shall in
case the neglects refuses for nine months
after the publication of this act to construct such
piers and booms, build them himself, and the cost
and expense thereof shall constitute a set-off
against any claim for rent claim for the there
OF, and such occupant may also recover the by
action against the owner.
Section 4. In all cases of injury to property by
| reason of neglect refusal to make the piers and
booms as herein provided. or in case such piers
and booms shall be built not to afford the
safety and protection intended hereby, and in jury
to property thereby ensue, the of such prop
erty may recover treble damages therefor against
the owner and occupant of such dam or bridge,
| Jointly severally, as he may elect, and such
and shall Also when docketed in the proper county,
constitute and be a lien upon the whole of such
dam, including its abutments and shore line, and
upon the mill and fixtures situate Herewith, and
owned by person or private corporation, and
| such judgment may be enforced against such dam
the sale of real estate.
Section 5. In all cases where injury to person.
loss of limb or life occurs, caused by the neglect
or refusal to provide such piers and guide booms,
or by the insufficient defective construction
thereof, such person, or his heirs widow, may
maintain an action against the owner and occupant
| thereof, in the same manner and with the same
remedies beth as to the action and to enfor cling
the Judgment as is provided in this act for injury
to personal property.
Section g. This act shall not in any manner be
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of persons owning controlling any dam, bridge,
or other structure in said river for dam
ages now determined by law, in respect to mat
tiers not herein provided for, shall the provis-
ions of this act apply any bridge upon said river
below Portage City, until channel span has been
| established by the government engineer who may
have control of the improvement of said river.
Section T. This act shall be in force from and
after its passage and publication.
Approved March 7, 1874.
s. Published March ~, 1s74.l
g. CHAPTER ss3.
AN ACT to amend chapter 2S5, general laws of 1878,
being san act eutitled act to regulate the sale
of mineral oils and other substances for illumi-
mating purposes" approved March 10, 1878.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one of chapter 2s5, general
laws of 1873, is hereby amended to read follows
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person
to offer for sale, for illuminating purposes, agent
or otherwise any mineral or petroleum oil, fluid or
substance which is product of petroleum, Tor into
which petroleum or any product of petroleum.
enters, is found as constituent element, unless
the same shall have previously been tested by some
competent person, by an instrument knows as Tag
liabues open fire tester, in the way and manner
used by the inspectors of New York, Cleveland
Chicago, ETC., being such a manner as will ascer-
tain the exact temperature at which such OIL fluid
substance will emit gas vapor that will ignite;
and if it emit gas vapor that will ignite at any
| temperature below one hundred and ten degrees
Fahrenheit thea it is hereby declared to be danger
| Gus, and it shall be unlawful to sell offer the
| same for sale.
| Section 2. Section two of said chapter is hereby
| amended as to read as follows That any person
or persons who shall offer for sale for illuminating
purposes, any oil, fluid or substance mentioned in
the first section of this act, unless the shall
have been tested, prescribed in this act, who
shall offer for sale, for Illuminating purposes, any
of said articles, that will emit gas vapor that
| will ignite at any temperature below one hundred
and ten degrees Fahrenheit, under the test pre-
scribed in this act, he they shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not less than one hundred dollars,
imprisoned in the Jail Of the county not exceed
| ing twenty days or both in the discretion of the
court and shall pay the costs OF prosecution.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved, March II, 1874.
Published March %, 1s74.l
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT to amend chapter 81 of the laws of 1861
titled ''an act to provide for the protection OF
camp meetings and other religious assemblies.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
| Section 1. Section of chapter 81 of the general
laws of 1861, is hereby amended SO as to read as
| follows: Any person who shall violate the provis.
ions Of this act, he, she they shall forfeit and
pay for such oense fine not less than five dollars
nor than fifty dollars, to be collected as here
matter provided and paid to the county treas
urer, where the same, other fines required to
| be paid, for the of schools.
Section 2. This act shall take effect from and
after it's passage and publication.
| Approved March 10, 1874.
| Published March %, 1S74.l
CHAPTER 1874.
| AN ACT to amend section ten of chapter one hun.
dred and thirty-two Of the revised statutes OF
| 1858, relating to verdicts and exceptions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section (1O) of chapter one hundred
and thirtytwo 32) of the revised statutes OF 1858
is hereby amended as to read as follows gen.
| eral verdict is that by which the jury pronounce
| favor of the plaintiff or defendant. special YER
dict is that by which the jury find the facts only
! leaving the judgment to the court. In all civil
the court shall, at the request of any party
direct the iury to find verdict. naovi6ed