Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19


elected, or said certificate shall be signed by the
secretary OF such companies, he shall have control
OF sad company or companies at all times, and
they snail OBEY his orders and he shall be -of1co
trustee OF each company and shall be vested with
all the power and privileges, and be liable to the
same penalties as fire wardens are in incorporated
villages.
Section g. 1t Is hereby made the duty OF town
clerks ID each town containing fire department or
ire company, to receive the said department or
companys reports, as provided by this act, and file
the same as other papers filed in their offices,
and deliver to the treasurer of each company Tor
Department. a receipt therefor.
Section The purpose and object Of said cor
porations shall be to aid and assist In the extin-
gushing of fires at such villages and for
refusal to attend any fire within three-quarters
| CT mile from location of engine or truck houses
(when notifed), shall forfeit and pay the sum of
fifty dollars for each oense, to the town authori-
ties for the benefit OF the poor fund.- and shall be
| lected.
Sec. 10. This act shall be published immediately
and shall be in force from and after its passage
and publication, and all acts and parts of acts con-
trayening the provisions .of this act hereby
pealed.
Approved March 7, 1876.
Published March IS, 1861
CHAPTER 121.
An ACT relating to the preparation publication and
distribution of the final report OF the geological
survey.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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report, the chief geologist be- and he is hereby
authorized to collate the general geology and the
Leading facts and principles relating to the mate
rial resources of tie state together with the practi
cal suggestions as to the methods of detecting and
utilizing the same, to constitute the material
for a volume suited to the wants of explorers
miners, land owners and manufacturers, who use
crude native products, and TO the needs of the
schools of the state and the masses of intelligent
people who are not familiar with the principles of
geology; said volume to be written in clear plain
| explanations tech
and to be properly illustrated with maps and dia-
! grams, and to be so arranged as to constitute a
key to the more perfect understanding of the whole
report.
Section 2. The annual RI ports for the years 1873
1874 and 1875, are hereby placed in the hands of the
chief geologist, to be useo i'll the preparation of
his fiual report.
Section 5. The commissioners of public print
! Ing are hereby author lied and directed to pro-
| cure the printing, under the supervision of the
chief geologs OF seven thousand copies Of the vol
ume provided for by section one ~, of this act,
and OF twenty-four hundred copies OF the complete
report
| Section 4. The said commissioners are also
hereby empowered to procure on the best terms
they can make, such plates, cuts, engraved stones
and other means of representation may he nee
essary to properly illustrate the report and they
directed to contract for the delivery after the
printing OF the report, of such plates, cuts, en-
graved stones and other means of illustration to
the state.
section s. The said commissioners are hereby
further authorized to determine, with the advice
! port shall be printed, and to make exception of
the printing Of said report IN advertising for bids
for bids for the public printing and making con-
tracts for the same, provided for in chapter
hundred and fortyhree (24s, of the general laws Of
1874, if, in their judgment, the nature of the pub
LEGATION makes it desirable to do so, ana are en-
powered to make special contract for the printing
OF said report provided, they shall in pay
rate exceeding that paid the state printer and pro
vtded further that they shall not violate any exist
Section 6. Each school district within the state
shall be entitled to one copy of the volume pro-
vided for by section of this act each high school
school and incorporated college to fifteen Q5), and
the state university to twenty five copies, respeo-
lively, of said volume. Each member of the legis-
lature Of 1876 and 1877, every officer of state each
judge of the supreme court shall be entitled to
two copies OF the complete report. Each officer of
the present senate and assembly, each incorpo-
rated college or academy, each normal school, e2ch
high school, Oh state charitable penal institu-
ton, each person who has rendered assistance In
the prosecution OF the survey each scientific socs-
ty in the state, and each town or city library,
tabnshed under the provisions Of chapter eighty
leo OF the general laws OF 1872, shall be entitled to
one ID complete copy. The state university, the
Wisconsin academy Of science, arts and letters the
historical society, and the state Library shall each
be. entitled to ton Q0) complete copies. The re-
naming copies shall be placed in the hands Of the
governor and chief geologist for distribution to
pubic libraries scientific men, learned societies,
and colleges beyo the limits of the state, prefer
ence being given to those situated in the certers OF
capital in the United States and in Europe, and In
such other ways as may best subserve the objects OF
the survey.
Section 7. There is hereby appropriated, out Of
any money in the general fund in the state treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated, sufficient tt
carry out the purposes Of this act, not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars, and it is further pro
vlded that not to exceed twelve thousand dollars
shall be drawn during the current year.
Section 8. All acts or parts of acts in contraven
ton CT the provisions OF this act are hereby repeal
ed, SO far as they affect the provisions of this act
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March g. 1876.
Published March so, 1885,
/ CHAPTER 3Ol.
AN ACT to require village or city authorities te
construct vaults or structures for the temporar,
keeping of dead bodies before interment. il
certain cases.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Whenever ten fret holders and tax
payers OF any incorporated village or city Of ove]
} five hundred inhabitants shall petition to thu
authorities of said village or city to have vaul
or structure built in it's public cemetery then i
shall become the duty of said authorities to cause
to be constructed, and maintain after completion
thereof vault or structure for the purpose for thu
themporary keeping of dead bodies before inter
ment, said vault structure to be so CONSTRUCTED
as to preserve the dead bodies placed therein al
much as possible from atmospheric influences
and such vault CT structure shall be located in th,
publc CEN etery grounds OF such cities Or villages
and be part of the cemeteries.
Section 2 The expenses in constructing ani
maintaining such vaults structure shall be pait
from such funds and in such manner as said au
thorities may direct
Sec 3. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March IL. 1876,
Published March 20, 1876.
| CHAPTER 1874.
AN Act relating to the publication Of local laws
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. All laws of local nature, required t,
be published IN local papers under the provision
OF chapter one hundred and thirty one. of the gen
eral laws OF 1862 which relate to any city village
and also City charters and amendments to charters
OF cities or villages shall be published at the ex
pense OF such city or village.
Section O. It shall be the duty of the secretary Of
state, immediately after the publication Of an,
sucn law in the official state paper, to forward
copy thereof to the clerk OF such city or village
and such clerk shall procure the local publication