Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-07
Sec 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication
. Al proved March 4, 1875. - .Fg' ..
Published March H. 1853
CRATTER 266.

| ured ana hfty-seven of the general laws Of 1872
De amended by adding to said section one G) the
following words: Provided that the said act here
by revived shall not apply have any force Or APP
pca'lon 10 any action now pending in any court of
tns STATE wherein issue OF fact had been Joined
before the passage of said chapter hundred and
nfty-seven of the general laws of 1872 SO that said
secton as amended will read as follows That sec
loh BIZ or chapter OF the revised statutes
De, and the same is hereby revived, restored and
re-enacted, and declared to be in full force and
eHect; provided, that the said act thereby revived
snall Eot apply or have any force application to
any action now pending in any court of this state
wherein an issue of fact had been joined before
the passage of said chapter one hundred and fifty
seven OF the general laws of 1872.
, sec. 4 All acts and parts of acts, contravening
the provisions OF this act, are hereby repealed
Sec .. This act shall take effect and be in force
from aud after its passage.
| Approved March S, 1875.
Published March %, 1875
| CHAPTER 329
AN ACT concerning corporations
| The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and Assembly do enact follows:
| section l. Whenever an action shall be brought
| III the supreme or circuit court by the attorney
general III the of the state for the purpose Of
vacatlng the charter or annuling the existence Of
corporation, the summons shall be served person
ally upon some officer of the corporation named as
defendant therein, if to be found within the state
| Such service may be made by the sheriff of any
county within this state If any sheriff to whom an
! such summons shall be delivered for service shall
make return thereon that officer of such corpora
ton can, after due diligence, be found Within this
state, and shall verify such return by his affidavit
the attorney general shall cause copy of such sum
mons to be published in the official paper or
some daily newspaper printed and published in the
city OF Madison once III each week for four a. sue
cesslve weeks, and upon filing such proof of such
publication rs is required by subdivision three (N
of section thirteen 3) Of chapter one hundred and
twentyfour Q24) OF the revised statutes, with the
CLERK OF the court III which the action brought the
| service OF the summons shall be deemed complete
ana the court shall proceed as though personal
vice had been duly made upon such corporation
Sec. !. Ii 1t shall be adjudged that corporation
| against which an action shall have been brought
! has by neglect abuse, surrender, forfeited it's
corporate rights, privileges or franchises indictment
shall be rendered that the corporation be excluded
| from such corporate rights, privileges and fran
chises, and that the corporation be dissolved and
thereupon the affairs of such corporation shall be
wound up by and under the direction of receiver
to be appointed by the circuit court and its property
| sold and converted into money and the proceeds
after paying the costs and expenses of the receiver
ship and proceedings, shall be paid and distributed
i'll the following order, to wit 1st. For the pay
ment of taxes and debts due to the United States
the State OF Wisconsin and any county, city, town.
or village therein; md Legal and equitable liens
upon the property of said corporation in their order
OF priority; Sd. The just debts of such corpora
ton salable which liens and debts shall be ascer-
tanned by said court upon such notice and in such
manner as it shall prescribe; 4th. The rest and resi-
due of such moneys shall be distributed among the
stockholders of such corporation.
Sec. J. IT such action shall be pending in the cir
cult court then such receiver shall be appointed in
and by the Judgment of dissolution, or by subse-
quent order founded thereon. If it shall be pending
IN the supreme court, then it shall be duty Of
the attorney general forthwith to commence an &C
ton i'll the proper circuit for the appointment of
such receiver and the winding up of the affairs Of
such corporation, and after such judgment of disso
luton tae corporation shall exist until receiver
shall be appointed, and until he shall be qualified
and duly invested with the property of said corpo-
ration, but such corporation shall not after such
Judgment of dissolution be able to do any other act
than to make its assets such receiver as shall
he nj ct
Sec. f. The provisions of this act shall, so far as
they relate to the distribution of property of the
corporations and actions to appoint receivers
therefor, apply to any corporation against which
proceedings are now pending, and to any corpora
ton whose charter has been may hereafter be
peaied by act OF the legislature or otherwise an
nuiled thereby.
Sec. 5. All acts or parts of acts SO far as they
contravene the provisions of this act are hereby
pealed. Pr. 1922. '
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's passage and publication.
| Approved March 8, 1875.
IT, .r.~ Published March %, 1851
s- .- CHAPTER $40
AN ACT to amend section g. of chapter 49, of the
general laws of 1867, entitled ''An act relating
to the returns and canvass Of votes, and amend
atory OF sections 50, so, and 68. Of chapter 7, CT
the revised statutes, entitled, "Of elections"
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. section three (3}, OF chapter eighty
five 49, OF the general laws of 1867, entitled San
act relating to the return and canvass Of votes and
amendatory OF sections ffy-eight 49, sixty (6O),
and sixty-eight, of chapter seven ~, of the
vsed statutes, entitled ''of elections is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows: Section 3 Sec
ton sixtyeight (G), Of said chapter seven "a, is
hereby amended by adding thereto the following:
If from any town, ward election district of the
county there shall have been go returns received
by Saturday, at u o'clock NJ, next after the cleo
ton, the clerk may dispatch special messenger
to obtain such returns from the person having
them IN charge, and such person shall deliver to
said messenger the returns required which re-
turns the messenger shall deliver to the clerk of
the BOARD OF supervisors with al convenient dis
patch. Ii III the canvass OF votes any returns shall
be found to be so informal incomplete that the
board cannot canvass them, they shall dispatch a
messenger to the inspectors who made the returns
commanding them to complete the returns III tie
manner specified by law, and such corrected re-
tdrns shall forthwith be returned to the canyasseTs
for their further action, and for the reception OF
such returns the board may adjourn for time not
exceeding four days.
Sec. 2. This shall take effect and be IN force
from and after its passage AID publication.
Approved March 5, 1875.
Published March 10, 1851
CHAPTER 264.
AN ACT to amend section o. of chapter 121, of the
Revised Statutes, entitled, "Of jurisdiction Of
Justices OF the peace III criminal cases, and of the
proceedings therein"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
i'll Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. at section twenty-eight, of chapter
one hundred and twenty lone, OF the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended to read rs follows If
in the progress of any trial before justice of the
peace under the provisions of this chapter it shall
appear to the justice from the evidence in the
before him, that there is probable cause to believe
the defendant guilty of ofense of which the JUS
tice has not final jurisdiction, and that the defend
ant ought to be put upon his trial for an ofense
cogniZabe before the court which has Jurisdiction
to hear and try the same, the justice shall immedi-
ately stop all further proceedings in the trial before
him, and bind the defendant commit him to
Jail to answer to said court having proper jurisdic-
ton, in the same manner as he would have done
had ,1oyt hnny, hofNr
examination for the offense of which the justice
shall find there is probable to believe him
guilty.
Sec g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage, and all acts in conflict
with or contravening this act, are hereby repealed
SO far as relates to this act
Approved March 5th, 1875
Published March 10, 1851
CHAPTER 2lO.
AN ACT to protect persons engaged in the business
OF breeding and rearing furred animals.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows