The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29

Sec. 2. The term agent agents used in the fore.
going section shall include an agent, surveyor,
broker or any p rson who shall receive any applca-
ton make any contract for insurance. or collect
or receive any premium or deliver any policy
Sec. s. This act shall take effect aud be in force
from aud after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875.
Published March 10, 1851
sd ss Ea CHAPTER H. 81. IS haass-a
AN AcT to encourage the building of narrow gauge
railroads and to secure cheap transportation to
the people. e ae A61 a4
The people of the state Of Wisconsin. represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Any county, town, incorporated city
or village in this state, is hereby authorized and
empowered to aid in the construction of any mar
row gauge railroad in this state to be constructed
by any company, under and by authority of any
law of this state, as provided by an act entitled
san act to authorize municipal corporations to aid
in the construction of railroaSs,n approved March
Is, AID. 1872, and all acts amendatory thereof.
Sec. 2. Any municipal corporation named in the
foregoing section. may, by agreement between the
railroad company and such municipality, take first
mortgage bonds Or capital stock, part first mort
gage BONDS and part capital stock, the railroad
aided, in lieu of the stock Of such company for
the aid SO suhscr ibed. The agre ment between
such railroad company and such municipality shall
be arrived at as provided in sections three (3 and
four ~ of the act aforesaid, and all the conaItions
restrictions provisions instructions forms aud re-
quirements, Of every kind and nature, in the act
bereinbefore mentioned, shall apply 10 this act and
be complied with, both on the part IF the railroad
company aud the municipality subscribing such
aid, meaning and intending hereby only to change
said act, approved March z5, a. D 1874 so as to
authorize tbs receiving of first mortgage bonds, by
municipal corporations subscribing aid to narrow
gauge railroads, in lieu of the stock of such com.
pany, the better to secure such municipalities
against any possibility of loss in subscribing aid to
narrow gauge railroad companies. tesg-es --...t,f
rec 3. And 10 further secure the people against
extortonate rates of freight and passenger fare all
railroad companies, before asking aid under this
act shall, by resolution of their board of direct
ors, fix the maximum rate Of passenger fares and
rates of freight of all classes to be charged bs such
company for the period of ten years from TIE date
of such resolution; Provided, The passenger fare
and rate of freight SO fixed shall at time exceed
the rates fixed by the laws of this state and such
company shall cause such resolution to be recorded
in the recorders Office of each county in this state
through which their road shall pass and tho rates
and fares 80 fixed shall be binding upon such COM
pany, its successors or assigns, for The time so
fixed in such resolution. That is to say, such COM
pany shall not exceed such maximum Tate as deter
mined by their resolution, but may, at their option,
lower reduce either passenger fare rates upon
freight, and such resolution by the railroad com.
pany shall be made part the proposition to ald
agreement with, the municipality subscribing aid
to said company. so l5a e.,4 e.-s .-sta., il
Sec T. And be it further enacted, That each
county, town, Incorporated city Incorporated viii
lage subscribing aid to narrow gauge railroads
der this act. SHALL from year to year. and each year
for the period OF ten tlU) years, in proportion to
the aid each municipality shall subscribe for the
capital stock of such railroad, receive from the
state treasurer the money paid to the state by the
railroad so aided for license or tax. .-. ~. .-.
Sec 5. 1t shall be the duty of the proper off Ger
of each municipality subscribing aid to narrow
gauge railroads under This act, at tie time of is-
suing their bonds to the railroad company, in pay
ment f3r the capital stock of such railroad COM
pany, to forward to the state treasurer statement
showing the number of each bond, date, par value,
interest it bears, aYd when payable. And it shall
be the duty of the state treasurer to keep record
Of the same, in book kept for that purpose in his
Office, and each year for the period of ten years
from the date of such bonds, and Immediately
upon receiving the license or tax money from the
railroad company SO aided to ascertain the amount
due each municipality, upon the basis of the
amount subscribed by each municipality in aid of
such compa ny, and shall pay the amount 50 ascer-
tanned to the proper officer of eaca municipality,
taking therefor his receipt. Provided, No county,
city, town, village school district or other munich
pal corporation shall grant to said railroad compa-
MES an amount, including exciting indebtedness,
in the agor gate exceeding FIVE per centum on the
value Of the taxable property therein, to be
tanned by the last assessment Eor state and county
taxes previous to the ineurring Of such indebted.
ness.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 2, 1875.
Published March II, 1871
CHAPTER $780,
AN ACT to provide for the punishment of selling
prize packages containing money or other yalll1-
BILE things, and the ling of photographer Ger
tain cases,
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, d. enact as follows:
Section /. ANY person selling or Offering for sale
any package or packages, commonly known as prize
packages, at a price greatly in excess of the real
value thereof on the representation of the party
selling or offering for sale said packages, that said
packages, or some of them. contain money, or
oil n1I1a1 k,;r,
der for money, jewelry, or other valuable thing
shall be deemed guilty of naisdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
not less than five dollars than fifty dol
lars or by Imprisonment in the county ail not ex-
ing thirty days.
Sec. 2. ANY person selling or Offering for sale anv
photograph or picture at price greatly in excess of
the real value thereof the representation of the
party go selling or offering for sale said photo
graphs or pictures that there is sum of money or
other valuable thing named on the back of said
photograp hs or pictures, or some Of them, which
will entitle the purchaser thereto, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor. and on conviction there
of shall be punished by fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not exceeding thirty days
Sec. 8. Justices of the peace and police Justices
shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit
court in all cases mentioned in the foregoing Sec
tiOns.
Sec L. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4. 1875.
Published March II, 1851
CHAPTER 24s.
AN ACT relating to the fencing of railroads.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. All railroad companies in this state,
whose roads have been in operation two years or
more in carrying goods and passengers over the
same or over any portion of such roads, are hereby
required to fence the same, and to construct the
farm crossings and cattle guards when
ever said roads portions thereof have been SO
running through inciosed lands, or through lands
lat may hereafter be inclosed. s.-..-. IL.
Sec. 2. ANY owner or occupant of such inclesed
land, or lands that may hereafter he inclosed, if
the railroad company, whose track runs through
such lands, refuses or nerlecs to comply with the
r. quirements of the foregoing section NAV give
notice in writing to such company to fence its
road so running through his premises, and to con-
struct the necessary farm crossings and cattle
guards thereon, and If such company, after being
30 notified, shall refuse neglect for the space o.
six months to fence It's road and to construct the
farm crossings and cattle guards, it shall
be liable to pay to the owner or occupant Of such
premises the sum Of ten dollars for each and every
train Of cars Or for each locomotive that may there
after pass through such premises and over such
road, to be recovered in an action Of trespass
against the railroad company so offending.
Sec. 3. Toe notice mentioned in the foregoing
section shall be signed by the person owning or &C.
;upying the land, and shall contain description
If the premises 80 owned or occupied, and may be
'SA WI OlA pLOoAuOut, SCGoIc1 Or
1srintendent Of such road, or any agent having
charge Of a station on such road by leaving copy
hereof with any of said officers.
Sec 9. Upon the trial of any action arising IN
Ter this act against each railroad company it shall
not be necessary for the plaintiff to prove owner
ship of the land, but the proof of possession of
he premises shall be deemed sufficient to entitIe
him to sustain such action.
Sec. s. Every justice Of the peace hall have con
current jurisdiction with the circuit court of the
county wherein such action may arise against any
railroad company not complying with the provis-
ous cf this act.
Sec e. All acts and parts of acts contravening the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed IS
SEE. 7. This act shall be in force from and after
Is passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1875. ta
Published March II, 1875.
CHAPTER IS4.
IN ACT to amend chapter 152, of The general laws
Of 1859, entitled, ''An act 10 codify the laws Of