The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
published March is, 1885,
rfFTn NINETY
AN ACT to prevent gamblino in ,

CHAPTER I19.
AN ACT to prevent gambling in railroad cars.
The people of the State of Wisconsin. represepted
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Any person, corporation or companv
running operating any railroad in this state who
shall suffer the game called three card monte or
any game or games whatsoever, to be played for
gain, or by means of any gaming device or ma
chine, of any description or denomination or name
whatever in his their cars depots station houses
or in any building or place. of which he or thew
corporation SO offending shall be liable to penalty
of not less than fifty, nor than two hundred
dollars 5000, for each and every offense.
Sec. 3 And il shall be the duty of conductors
brakemen and other railroad officers or employees
and they shall have and possess the power aud au-
thority to arrest any person persons which they
or either of them shall find in the act of gaming as
mentioned in the preceding section, and bring him
or them before any court of competent jurisdiction
upon his or their complaint forthwith, without war
rant, and any such person or persons so convicted
shall be punished by imprisonment in the county
jail not less than six months by fine not exceed
ing i've hundred dollars $500 less than fifty
| CSC, with costs of prosecution.
Sec. 5. Any person giving information and
making complaint of any violation of the provis-
ions of this act, shall be entitled to one-hsf the
penalty recovered. taf
Sec. t. This act shall be in force from and after
its passage and publication. -
Approved March 2, 1875.
Published March 10, 1881
l. CHAPTER 23s. ss-.
AN ACT TO amend Cnap.er Isl, OF the laws of 1878.
entitled "AR act to amend chapter 155 of the gen.
eral laws of 1868, entitled AN act to codify the
laws of the state relating to common schools -"
The people of the State of Wisconsin. represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Section one, of chapter 2Sl, of the
laws of 1S73 entitled 'An act to amend chapter 1885,
of the general laws of 1862 entitled An act to cod
ify the laws of the state relating to common
schools, ~ be and the same is amended by adding
to said section the following: And provided
further, That majority of the district board of
any school district this state shall have the right
TO permit the school house to be occupied by re-
ligious meetings, temperance meetings and any
other meetings which IN the Judgment of the ma
jority of the board will aid in disseminating intel
igence and good morals among the inhabitants Of
the district
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after the passage and publication thereof.
Approved March 4, 1875.
f Published March Is, 1878.
zas CHAPTER 253
An ACT to amend chapter IS of the general Laws Of
1872, entitled San act to amend chapter ITO of the
general laws of 1867, entitled AN act to facilitate
the recovery of Judgments"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate aud Assembly, do enact follows:
Section l. Section one CT chapter thirty-eight (3S
of the general laws of 1872 hereby so amended SO
to read as follows: Section ]. Section of chapter
one hundred and seventy u7u) of tho general laws
of 1867 Is hereby amended as to read as follows
Section l. In all civil actions nov pending, or
which shall hereafter be commenced, IN any circuit
court III any OF the judicial circuits this state in
which the time allowed by law therefor has ex-
PRED, or shall expire, without any ISSUE either of
law or of fact having been, being joined there
in, it shall be lawful for the judge of said court
upon the application of the plaintiff in such action
upon such notice to the advers party, is now re-
CURED by law in cases where notice of application
for judgment is required and without notice to the
adverse party, where by law NO notice Is now re.
CURED to hear the testimony and proofs offered III
such actions, whether submitted uuun report of
referee or taken in open court, and to sign iudg
ment therein at any general special term in hrs
circuit, and the judgment signed, together with
the proofs and testimony taken, shall be filed in
the Office of the clerk of the court in which such
action shall be pending, and such Judgment shall
have the same effect and be enforced as if the came
had been signed during regular term of the said
court; and either party may apply for payment
upon any frivolous pleading, or move upon any
frivolous or sham pleading for judgment or to
strike out the same, to make any pleading
more detuite and certain, or for judgment for de-
fcency, after foreclosure sale or for confrna-
ton of sale in foreclosure or other judicial SALE at
any general or special term in the circuit in which
such action is now or may hereafter be pending,
upon such notice is required by law,
and without notice where such notice is now re-
quired by law; and the court is hereby authorized
its order or iuds ment therein may be filed in the
office of the clerk of the court in which the action
is pending, and shall have the same effect as if
signed or made at regular term of said court and
be in like manner enforced.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
ADDrOYed March 4. 1875