Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-04-08
Published March IL, 1875. |
OH prINE D 1O1


AN ACT to amend Chap. 1872 of the General Laws
of 1869, entitled An act to codify the laws of
-, this State, relating to highways and bridges"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sentedin Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
SECTION l. Any person who shall consider
himself aggrieved by any determination of the
commissioners appointed by a Justice of the
Peace OF any adjoining town, or the Supervisors
of any town, either i'll laying out, altering dis
continuing, or in refusing to lay OUT alter or dis
continue any highway in this State, may, in thirty
days after such determination, appeal therefrom,
and apply to the County Judge of the same cOun-
ty for the appointment of commissioners to
whom an appeal from such determination of the
commissioners appointed by Justice of the
Peace of any adjoining town may be taken.
SEC. 2. Every application for an appeal from
the determination of the commissioners APP
pointed by Justice of the Peace in any adjoin-
ing town shall be made in writing to such County
Judge, and shall briefly state the grounds upon
which it is made, and whether it is brought to
reverse entirely the determination of the commits
sioners appointed by such Justice of the Peace,
or only to part thereof and in the latter
case it shall state what part.
SEC. ). Upon the filing Of such application,
and bond executed to the Supervisors of the
town, with sufficient suretles, to be approved by
the County Judge, conditioned to pay, all costs
arising from such appeal, provided the deter
mination of the commissioners in laying out,
altering or disseminating or refusing to lay out,
| alter discontinue such highway (as the case
may be) shall not be reversed, such County
| Judge shall then proceed in the same manner as
is now prescribed by Secs. seventy-nine GO,
dred and ffty-two G52) of the General Laws of
1869, in case of an appeal to a Justice of the
Peace of an adjoining town, as far said sec
lions are applicable to this act.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875. COPY.
Published March -. 1851
| CHAPTER 201.
| AN ACT to provide for taking a census or emu
meration of the people of this State.
The People of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
| SECTION 1. The Town Clerks of the several
| towns in this State, under the direction of the
! County Clerks of their respective counties,
| hereby authorized and required to take emu
meration OF the. inhabitants in their respective
towns, emitting in such enumeration Indians not
entitled to the right of suffrage under the Con-
stltutlon and laws of the State; and in case
s sheFe 5 shall be ro NO G oFganizGd town or
| trict composing the whole part of any coun-
ty, them and in every such case, the County Clerk
| of the county to which any such district may be
attached for judicial purposes shall appoint one
! or more assistants, with power to perform the
service required of Town Clerks by this act; and
within the limits OF any incorporated city or vii
lage not within the jurisdiction of the Board of
! Supervisors of the town or towns in which such
city or village is located, the said services shall
! be performed by the Clerk of the corporation;
and such Clerks are hereby authorized to APP
| point such assistants they may find neces-
sary, but additional compensation shall be
allowed by reason of the appointment of such
| assistants.
SEC. :. The Secretary of State shall prepare APP
| propriate forms, distinguishing therein persons
! of each SEX deaf and dumb, blind, insane, and
persons of color, and shall cause sufficient
Der of copies thereof to be printed and transmit
ted to the several Clerks of the Boards of Super
vsors, on before the first day of May next;
and Immediately thereafter each of said Clerks
shall forward the requisite number of such forms
| to the Town Clerks and assistants appointed by
| him, within his county to enable them to take
| said census in q uniform manner:
! SEC. 3. The Town, City and Village Clerks and
han fox hSP lhn
oath previously to entering upon the discharge
of the duties imposed by this act that they will
| well and truly cause to be make just and per
| feet enumeration of all persons resident within
| their city, town division, the may be,
| and true return thereof made in pursuance Of
the provisions of this act according to the best of
| their ability which oath shall be returned with
the census taken by each person, respectively,
to the clerk of the Board of Supervisors Of the
! county or before the 1st day of July next.
| SEC. 4. The said enumeration shall be made by
an actual inquiry, by the person taking such cen
sus, at every dwelling, or by personal inquiry of
the head fevery family in their respective cities
| towns or districts, and shall commence the
| first day of June next, and shall be completed
and closed in one month thereafter and said
enumeration shall include only those whose
places of residence shall be in said cities, towns
or districts on the first day of June aforesaid;
and the several Clerks ana assistants shall de-
liver TO the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors d
| true and accurate enumeration of all persons
within their respective cities, and districts
| which enumeration shall be forth in schedule
according to the form prescribed by the Secretary
| of State, designating the city, town or district
and shall embrace the several families BY the
name ofthe head thereof, and the aggregate pop
ulation therein.
SEC. 5. The several County Clerks shall, on the
first day of August, sooner, if all the returns
shall be received by them from the Clerks and
sistants, prepare duplicate copies of the enumera-
ton of the inhabitants of their respective coun-
ties, and transmit one of said copies TO the Sec
rotary of State and deliver the other, together
with the returns received from the Clerks and as
sistants, to the Register of Deeds of the county,
and the said Register shall preserve the same on
file in his Office.
| SEC. 6. The persons appointed to take the said
census shall be allowed compensation for the
service to be performed in taking the same as fol-
lows: Clerks of incorporated cities and villages
shall be paid at the rate of one dollar and fifty
cents for every 100 persons enumerated by them,
respectively: Town Clerks and Assistants ap-
!, pointed by the Clerks of the Boards of supervi-
sors shall be paid at the rate of three dollars for
every 100 persons enumerated by them, re-
spectively; and in all counties where the popu-
lation did not exceed 300, according TO the
census of 1870 said Town Clerks and assistants
f shall receive the sum OF five dollars for every
r 100 persons enumerated by them, respective
: ly: Pr0Uided, That each County Clerk shall be
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