The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
Published March IS. 1851
CHAPTER 270.

| approved March 0, 1919.
| Published March IS. 1851
CHAPTER go.
AN ACT to protect public libraries and the libraries
of literary. scientific, historical and library
Citations and societies.
! The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any person who shalt wilfully, ma
liciously or wantonly tear, deface mUate, or by
other meaDs njure any boob, pamphlet, map, chart,
painting picture belonging to any public library,
or to any library, the property of any library,
scientific, historical library society assoCia-
ton, whether incorporated unincorporated, shall
| be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, aud on con-
viction thereof shall be punished by fine of not
| less than five dollars than one hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in the county isil not
less than ten than sixty days, in the dis
erection of the court; and all justices Of the peaoe
in their respective counties shall have Jurisdiction
| to hear, try and determine all prosecutions under
! this act.
Sec 2. Any person who shall procure or take in
any way whatever from the library of any public
library or library of any literary scientific, kistor-
cal or library society or association whatever, in
corporated or not any b ok, pamphlet map, chart
painting or picture with intent to convert the
to his own who shall convert the same to his
! own use with intent to defIaud the owner
thereof, shall be punished by fine of lot less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. or
| in the discretion Of the court by Imprisonment IN
| the county jail for not more than three months.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be tho duty Of every librarian,
board of trustees, directors other officers per
I
as is mentioned in this act, to post up
| more conspicuous places in the room or rooms
where the same shall be kept printed copy of this
act.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and otter its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1875.
Published March 10, 1875
CHAPTER 26s.
An ACT to amend an act entitled San act to pro-
vide for the incorporation of villages"
0f he ~ i'm
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section three of chapter forty-four of
the re5i7ed statutes is hereby amended by inserting
IL tn luurth line thereof between the words
to"n and ''or" the word ''village" so that said
section WHEN amended snail read as follows: Any
mortgage Of personal property, one copy Thereon
may be FLED in the Office of the Clerk of any town,
village city where the mortgager executing the
me may reside or in case he is nonresident Of
the state then in the Office of the clerk Of the town,
village or CITY where the property mCrtgaged may
be at the time of executing said mortgage: and
such clerk shall endorse such instrument or
copy the time of receiving the same and shall keep
the same in his Office for the inspection OF ali per-
sons. Mortgages so fled shall be as valid and bind
ing upon all persons as if the property thereby
uortgaged had Immediately upon the execution Of
such mortgage been delivered to and the posses
sion thereof retained by the mortgage.
Sec. 2 The village clerk shall perform the came
duties and be entitled to be fees the clerks
Of the several towns in hke'cascs.
Sec. 8. This act ebaI take effect and be 10 force
from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved Narch 3, 1875.
[Pubshed March II, 1851
CHAPTER 325.
An AcT authorizing industrial schools.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate ard Assembly. do enact as follows:
Section /. Any number Of ladies, or ladies and
gentlemen. not less than twenty, being of fuII age
citizens of the United States. and citizens and res
ideLts of this state, may unite for the purpose OF
organizing and maintaining an industrial school
any county in this state, and for that purpose
may make siibscr ption and may Inake, sign and
acknowledge before any officer authorized by law
to take the acknowledgements of deeds, q certificate
IN writing, in which shall be stated the corporate
name Of such school, the Eames Of the incoTpora-
tors, the officers that such school shall have for
the first year, and the name of the city, village,
town and county, in which i'd school IL to be 10
Gated and maintained; such certificate shall be
attached to such subscription and fled IN the CT
fee of the register If deeds OF the county in which
said school is TO be located. and duplicate there
OF shah be fled in the Office of the secretary of
state. H ----
Sec 2. Upon filing certificate as Aforesaid, the
persons who shall have signed and acknowledged
such certificate and their associates and successors
shall thereupon by virtue Of this act be body
polite and CORPORATE, by tine stated in such
certificate, and by that name they and their sue
cessors, shall and may have succession, and be
capable In Law Of suing and being sued; may have
aud use common seal and the same alter and
change at pleasure aud shall IN law be capable Of
taking and receiving, BIZ purcaa se, gift bequest
device. or otherwise, holding, owning and again
selling, or dispesiDg of property, both real and
personal, for toe purposes of their Incorporation
but for no other purDose; may make rules and by
laws for the nagement Of the AFFAIRS of such
corporation may eject appoint such officers
agents or committees, as may be deemed necessary
for the management and conduct of the bufiness
of said corporation, fix their term Of Office, pre-
scribe their duties and compensation; may employ
teachers, and generally may adopt all such regula-
tons, bylaws and rules shah be deemed advisa-
bic for the interests of such corporation, and the
accomplishment of its objects and purposes.
Sec. 3. All corporations organized pursuant to
this act may annually elect from its members such
officers its bylaws shall provide for, at such
time and place, and in such manner as may be
specified in ITS by laws such bylaws may also pro-
vide for the filing of vacancies among such Of
heers, and for the powers and duties of such Of
ncers; any corporation formed under this act shall
Dot De dissolved by the failure elect its officers
ne time prescribed in its bylaws, but such ocera
nay be CHOSEN at any later day named for thai pur-
oose IN Its bylaws or designated for that purpose